FINANCE chiefs will have their work cut out to see if hiking up council tax rates for empty houses and second homes will boost income.
Author - Twm Owen
Local Democracy Reporter
RESIDENTS of a private housing estate have been told a council can’t take responsibility for its open spaces and a children’s play area.
A CARE home forced to close after serious concerns over standards were raised by inspectors could reopen under new operators.
COUNCILLORS in a Gwent borough have passed what has been described as one of the lowest council tax rises in the United Kingdom.
EIGHT more schools in one part of Gwent are expected to be in the red when the financial year closes at the end of March.
PLANS to create 13 hotel rooms at an historic country inn would “quickly” establish it as Torfaen’s “premier place to stay”, according to a planning...
A CHURCH has asked for permission to cut back a protected yew tree as it is blocking a path needed to bring in materials for a ‘compostable toilet’.
COSTA Coffee is set to return to Chepstow after planners gave the thumbs-up for the change of use of a former clothing shop.
A SELF-EMPLOYED electrician left with just “a pair of trousers and old boots” when his home was destroyed by fire has been given permission to...
THE NUMBER of flats set to be built above a recruitment agency’s offices in Pontypool town centre has been doubled.
