Roads across Caerphilly County Borough are to be resurfaced after the council agreed to almost £1 million of highway improvements.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet recently agreed to spend £900,000 repairing roads and…
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Caerphilly Council grit levels remain low
As the cold weather looks set to return to Wales, Caerphilly County Borough Council has admitted it only has a stock of 700 tonnes of grit.If fully stocked the council would have…
Caerphilly Council still clearing rubbish backlog
Extra council staff will be deployed for the rest of the week in a bid to clear the rubbish and recycling backlog brought on by last week’s heavy snow.On the weekend just…
Caerphilly Council: rubbish backlog will be cleared
Caerphilly County Borough Council has vowed to clear the waste and recycling backlog by Monday.The local authority is telling residents to leave any uncollected waste or recycling out for collection.However the council…
Caerphilly Council staff praised for snow effort
The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has praised staff for going “above and beyond the call of duty” during the recent bad weather.
Councillor Lindsay Whittle said: “Local councils are often an easy target for criticism when services are affected by severe weather but our staff have clearly shown that they are prepared to pull out all the stops to limit disruption to the community.
“There have been many examples of employees working around the clock, in very difficult conditions to deliver frontline services and I’d like to thank them all for their efforts.”
Caerphilly schools to open Friday
Schools across Caerphilly County Borough are to open on Friday.
After more than a week of disruption, things are returning to normal as the weather continues to improve and the thaw comes.
Most schools had reopened on Monday and Tuesday thanks to huge efforts by council staff to clear areas around them.
However the return of heavy snow on Tuesday afternoon meant many had to close early. They stayed shut on Wednesday and Thursday.
Snow update from Caerphilly Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said its grit salt levels are still at a very low level despite the local authority taking a delivery of 200 tonnes earlier this week.A spokesman for…
Council: Clearing rubbish is our priority
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said clearing the backlog of waste collections, delayed by the weather, is its top priority.
Councillor Lyn Ackerman, the cabinet member for the environment and housing, said: “We know the snow has caused disruption across all services in the county borough and we understand local residents are concerned about when their rubbish and recycling will be collected.
“I want to reassure all our residents we are doing everything we can to clear the backlog.”
Caerphilly schools open but grit worries continue
The majority of schools in the Caerphilly County Borough managed to open today but council bosses have admitted they are not confident about a promised grit salt delivery.On Friday, Caerphilly County Borough…
Caerphilly Council’s grit stockpile now ‘critical’
There is only 200 tonnes of grit salt left in Caerphilly County Borough – a level which the council describes as “critical”.The news will mean further chaos and disruption on valley roads…