Hi All, you may remember around August time 2023 that the right of way path at the bottom of the ridings leading to the bottom line that leads to the library was illegally blocked off. We were all advised to fill in objection forms to the council, which all interested people did. I submitted my…
Caerphilly County Borough Council employees, alongside volunteers from external business Willmott Dixon, came together in the spirit of giving this Christmas by supporting the ToyBox Project during a dedicated volunteer day at Penallta House. The event, held on Thursday 28th November, saw an incredible turnout, with 48 council staff members and additional volunteers from Willmott…
A partnership working to address hoarding in the Caerphilly borough has been recognised with a UK Housing Award. Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Supporting People and Holistic Hoarding received ‘Partnership of the Year’ at the prestigious annual event, hosted by Inside Housing. Judges commented “This innovative and uniquely deep partnership tackles hoarding: a challenge that affects…
The latest County Lines Intensification Week resulted in arrests and seizures of class A drugs, weapons and cash. South Wales Police teamed up with British Transport Police and worked with other UK police forces such as the Metropolitan Police to target County Lines gangs, arresting 31 people between Monday, November 25 to Monday, December 2….
Taken from FB: I beleve the writer speake for a large majority of the residents within Rhondda Cynon Taf While the outpouring of community support in times of disaster is admirable, it is important to recognize that it should not be down to the goodwill of local residents to carry the burden of relief efforts….
The pioneering Caerphilly Keys housing scheme has been relaunched, to offer even more benefits to private landlords. Caerphilly County Borough Council has been running the project since 2018 and has seen it grow from strength to strength in that time. Additional funding from Welsh Government has now allowed the Council to expand the scheme and…
Commenting following the Labour Welsh Government’s Statement in the Senedd today on Welsh NHS waiting lists, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “The record waiting lists we’re seeing demonstrates Labour’s failure to get to grips with the long-term challenges in the Welsh NHS. “But behind every statistic is a person, waiting for…
The Open Spaces Society have published Removing and improving path paraphernalia guidance to local authorities, land managers, and rights-of-way volunteers on the provision of easy access to paths and countryside. The information sheet aims to help those who share the society’s goal of reducing unnecessary and undesirable structures from our public paths. Too often our way is…
Pollution is not restricted to North Wales it is up to everyone to prevent pollution but mistakes are made Are you managing your waste safely and legally? We all know how important clean rivers are for the environment, wildlife and people. Yet, across North East Wales, rivers are at risk from pollution caused by accidental…
Natural Resources Wales timber scandal ‘incompetence, not corruption’ NRW has had its accounts criticised by the Wales Audit Office three years in a row after it sold timber repeatedly without going to the open-market. The original contracts, made in 2014 and worth £39m to NRW, were awarded without tender to BSW Timber.24 Our environmental regulator,…
