RELAXING the booking policy for Newport’s tip could help increase recycling rates, a councillor has claimed.
Author - Nicholas Thomas
TRADING standards officers in Newport have seized illegal tobacco and vape products worth more than half a million pounds so far this year.
PROPOSALS to merge two schools in Caerphilly and create a new primary have moved a step closer.
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to close down Rhydri Primary School will move to the next stage, senior councillors have decided.
TWO schools in Abertridwr will strengthen their ties in the new year by forming a single governing body.
THOUSANDS of parking tickets were issued in Caerphilly last year despite the council struggling to hire enough wardens.
MORE council assets in Caerphilly could be handed over to community groups in an attempt to save money.
A “HUGE GAP” remains in Caerphilly County Borough Council’s budget for the next two years despite a funding increase from the Welsh Government.
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.
