The Freedom of Information request also found that 32 staff left the council last year after signing confidentiality clauses, costing the council £282,000.
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Application for new biking hostel lodged
The proposals include plans for six dormitories with en-suites, which could accomodate between two and four people each.
Homeless pods could be set up at church
If available, the pods could be used as emergency accommodation for the homeless who may turn up at the parish door requiring assistance.
£800k of reserves could be used in council’s next budget
Around £800,000 of social services reserves could be used for Caerphilly County Borough Council’s 2020-21 budget.
Dinner ladies crowned “Shining Stars” at awards ceremony
Phyllis Levi of Blackwood Primary School and Joyce Hanford of Coed y Brain Primary School in Llanbradach scooped prizes at the Wales Local Authority Catering Association Awards.
Council cabinet signs off plans to buy homes on polluted street
The council is to offer residents on the street 50% above the market rate for the purchase of their homes, to ensure they do not lose out financially.
Council to plant 2,000 trees as part of climate emergency declaration
Trees are being planted at four countryside parks and two schools in the borough.
General Election: Who is the returning officer and what do they do?
Voters are set to hit polling stations on December 12.
Interim chief exec says council “cannot deliver everything and anything”
Interim chief executive Christina Harrhy addressed the community council liaison sub-committee over the proposed budget cuts.
Blackwood Primary School closes due to sickness bug
Blackwood Primary School has closed following reports of a “gastrointestinal infection”.