Local taxpayers should not foot a 6.99% higher bill to fund Gwent Police next year, the region’s police and crime panel has concluded.
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Opposition slam potential council tax rises but leader warns increase needed
Successive council tax increases have been labelled “hard to justify” by opposition councillors – but the local authority’s leader has insisted the rises are needed to invest in public services.
Share of £1.5m for community groups that ‘make a real impact’
The UK Government’s Pride in Place Impact Fund will support a wide range of recipients ranging from rugby and tennis clubs to churches and wellbeing groups.
Critics sound alarm over proposed council tax increase
Proposals to increase council tax bills for Caerphilly County Borough’s residents have been criticised by opposition councillors.
‘False statements’ row over council’s withdrawal from anti-nuclear group
An anti-nuclear partnership’s officer has blasted Caerphilly County Borough Council over comments made when it withdrew from the group.
Twinning association to welcome Breton visitors to Caerphilly next summer
A twinning partnership that has linked Caerphilly and Brittany for more than three decades will continue next summer, with Breton visitors being welcomed to the borough once again.
Frustration over railway footbridge replacement delays five-and-a-half years on
A railway footbridge damaged five-and-a-half years ago is yet to be replaced, despite promises.
Councillors bid farewell to ‘Mr Caerphilly’ after his election to Senedd
Members of Caerphilly County Borough Council have bid a fond farewell to Lindsay Whittle, who has joined the Senedd after 49 years in local government.
‘Frustration’ over lack of detail on £20m regeneration funding
The UK Government announced in September the borough would receive that sum in Pride in Place Fund cash over a ten-year period.
Staff sickness levels on rise within council’s ‘fatigued’ workforce
Caerphilly Council has been urged to address staff sickness absence, after a new report showed it was on the rise.