More than 700 affordable homes will have been built in Caerphilly by March 31, 2012 – new Welsh Assembly figures reveal.Under the One Wales Agreement, between Labour and Plaid Cymru for control…
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Newbridge regeneration plans on display
Plans by Caerphilly County Borough Council for the regeneration of Newbridge town centre have gone on display.Residents will have the chance to view the proposals over the next fortnightMore than £3.7 million…
Caerphilly Council adopts Local Development Plan
Caerphilly County Borough Council has become the council in Wales to adopt a new Local Development Plan (LDP) – a blueprint to guide future development.The LDP sets out the council’s policies and…
Council motion proposed to back ‘Yes’ vote in Assembly referendum
Plaid Cymru councillors are urging their Labour and Independent colleagues on Caerphilly County Borough Council to back the ‘Yes’ campaign in next year’s referendum on greater powers for the Welsh Assembly.A notice…
Caerphilly Council to get £251m in Assembly settlement
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to get £251million from the Welsh Assembly Government in annual funding.The settlement, agreed by the coalition Labour and Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Government, will help fund services…
Rates hike criticised by Caerphilly business leaders
A hike of 4.6% in business rates by the Welsh Assembly Government has drawn criticism from business leaders.Welsh councils have been told that the provisional multiplier for business rates in 2011/12 will…
Plaid Cymru’s Ron Davies calls for freeze on college principals’ pay
Ron Davies, Plaid Cymru’s Assembly Candidate for Caerphilly, has called for the pay of further education college principals in Wales to be frozen after it was revealed they earn up to £152,000…
More shoppers visiting Bargoed town centre
Business is booming in Bargoed – new footfall figures for the town suggest.More than18,000 shoppers visited Bargoed town centre last week with footfall 11% up for the north end of the town…
Caerphilly Council announces cabinet reshuffle
Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced changes to its cabinet to reflect a recent management reshuffle.Council leader Lindsay Whittle explained: “I have revised the portfolio responsibilities of a number of my cabinet…
Community clean-up for Caerphilly town area
The Pontypandy area of Caerphilly town has been spruced-up by volunteers.A team of 40 local volunteers and workers from Caerphilly County Borough Council helped tidy the patch of land by planting native…