Caerphilly Council spent more than £5 million on agency staff last year, owing to a national shortage of some social workers and sickness absence in other services.
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Breton visitors welcomed once again as twinning celebrates 35th anniversary
A twinning partnership that has linked Caerphilly and Brittany for more than three decades continued again this summer, with Breton visitors welcomed to the borough once again.
Quick sale questioned after council make £1.1m from solar farm project
Caerphilly Council has made a £1.1 million profit from the sale of a large-scale solar farm project above Penyrheol.
Call to give backbenchers more power to challenge council decisions
Councillors in Caerphilly should be given another chance to scrutinise local authority decisions if they feel there are “valid grounds for review”, one representative has argued.
PCC lowers police budget demands by 0.04% after opposition
Jane Mudd’s original proposals for local police funding were vetoed by an independent panel in January.
Panel vetoes police commissioner’s plan to increase local taxpayers’ bills
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.
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.