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WEB5 days ago · Absent Caerphilly Council boss gets £200k pay-off. Wednesday, October 9, 2024Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Christina Harrhy has left her chief executive role at Caerphilly County Borough Council following a secret meeting of councillors on Monday, when a six-figure settlement deal was reportedly agreed.
Caerphilly: Meadows Farm Village granted longer opening hours
WEB3 days ago · The owners of a farm park near Caerphilly have won permission for longer opening hours, which they say will improve evening attractions like a Christmas lights trail. Caerphilly County Borough Council planners were less supportive of plans to hold 52 “bespoke” or private events at The Meadows Farm Village Retreat, however.
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WEBSenedd sounds alarm on fire authorities. Thursday, October 10, 2024. Senedd members called for an “urgent and long overdue” overhaul of fire authorities amid concerns about a culture of bullying, misogyny, racism and nepotism.
Estyn praise for Caerphilly Council's education service
WEB2 days ago · The council’s education service has been praised. Education services in Caerphilly have won the praise of inspectors, who said the department’s staff “put the best interests of children and young people at the heart of the decisions they make”. Wales’ school inspection agency, Estyn, said the council works well to support headteachers ...
Caerphilly Council seeks private sector deal for Cwmcarn Forest …
WEB2 days ago · A private-sector developer could take the reins at Cwmcarn Forest Drive in a bid to secure the attraction’s “future viability”. Caerphilly Observer. “This partnership agreement will allow us to explore exciting new opportunities for the facility,” he added. “I want to assure the community that the site is not under threat.
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WEBSep 5, 2024 · Authority facing ‘significant financial challenges’ – Council leader. Friday, September 27, 2024. Caerphilly County Borough Council leader Sean Morgan discusses the financial pressures facing the local authority in this blog for Caerphilly Observer.
Residents fed up waiting for Virginia Park homes development
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Reserved planning was approved for the first phase of 174 homes in March 2022. A council report shows that one of several objectors felt the ongoing work at Virginia Park had “disrupted lives of local residents for five years already – including flood damage, dust, odour and noise pollution”. Others complained the land was “not suitable ...
Thumbs up for town’s new £33.6m leisure centre - Caerphilly …
WEBJun 13, 2024 · Become a member today. Councillors have approved plans for a new £33.6m leisure centre on the edge of Caerphilly. The “leisure and wellbeing hub” will be built on former industrial land between the town’s railway station and Caerphilly Business Park. Accessible from Van Road, the new timber-clad centre will boast a swimming pool, sports ...
Caerphilly On Ice planned to return this year
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Caerphilly On Ice is planned to return this year, pending approval from the council’s planning department. The organisers of a Christmas event in Caerphilly town centre have applied for planning permission to allow the festivities to continue for another ten years. Planning documents submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council show ...
Service for vulnerable residents sees 257% increase in usage amid …
WEBJun 29, 2023 · Caerphilly residents’ use of a centralised support service for vulnerable people increased by more than 250% in a year. Usage of Caerphilly Cares, a service which was launched to assist people with issues such as living costs, mental health and loneliness, increased by 257% from 2021 to 2022.