A “HUGE GAP” remains in Caerphilly County Borough Council’s budget for the next two years despite a funding increase from the Welsh Government.
Author - Nicholas Thomas
EXTRA money for Newport’s public services is “positive news” but the city council still faces “significant cost pressures”, its leader says.
THE two last single-sex secondary schools in Wales will merge despite concerns about job losses and the impact on pupils.
SOME of Newport’s long-standing “vacant and derelict” properties are being targeted by the council in a bid to improve the city’s appearance.
MORE people are being fined and prosecuted in Newport for waste offences, councillors have been reassured, after the city reclaimed the unwanted...
HEADTEACHERS have been forced to cut back their budgets “to the bare bones” because of financial pressures on schools.
WORK to build the new and much-anticipated visitor centre at Newport’s famous Transporter Bridge is nearing completion.
NEWPORT City Council could increase parental charges for older pupils who use a home to school transport service.
A CLUB owner’s plan to sell alcohol slightly later at night will give him “more of a chance to compete” with other venues in Newport city centre.
WALES' auditor general has warned that councils’ finances are “unsustainable” over the medium-term and services “increasingly stretched”.
