caerphilly county borough council News Archives

Calls for investigation into “unacceptable” FOI request delays

Between March and May, 69 FOIs submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council were not answered within the required timeframe.

The plans include 83 affordable homes on the site of former council offices in Pontllanfraith.

Plans have been submitted to demolish The Solar Strand Hotel in Crosskeys and build 11 homes on the site.

Unpaid carers have two days left to apply for a £300 grant to cover extra costs during the coronavirus pandemic.

A councillor has called for an “urgent review” into the use of the weedkiller, which has been linked to causing cancer.

The time capsule will be opened on the 20th anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic.

Illegal tree felling across Caerphilly County Borough has been condemned by the council.

The council’s book lending and delivery service is back up and running, but it is still unknown when library buildings will reopen.

Schools in Wales have opened their doors for the first time in three months.

As the application comes back before the council’s planning committee, planners have once again recommended the committee approves the plans.