SECOND home owners will not be charged a council tax premium for one year if they had previously been paying business rates, a council has agreed.
Author - Twm Owen
Local Democracy Reporter
A RAID on an animal sanctuary that resulted in the death of 11 dogs “caused concern in Monmouthshire and beyond” a council has acknowledged.
A SUGGESTION of reinstating Severn bridge tolls was made by an outside body, the councillor responsible for a plan which included the idea has said.
FORMER sub-postmasters who’ve been compensated for the Horizon scandal will not be denied help with paying their council tax.
A BUDGET including a potential £117 increase on a typical council tax bill and £8.4 million in cuts has been agreed by top councillors.
AN OVERHAUL of the council tax system in Wales – which could cause bills to soar – should be kept to a minimum, a Gwent council has said.
A PRIMARY school that started with just 12 pupils 30 years ago is set to move into its fourth building.
THE MAN responsible for transport in Wales has said there are no plans to bring back tolls on the Severn bridges and that “there never have been”.
WALES’ deputy climate change minister won’t be making a statement on a council document that suggested the reintroduction of tolls on the Severn...
A GWENT borough was one of just two areas in Wales that didn’t have to house people in bed and breakfast accommodation at the end of last year.

