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A total of 193 Caerphilly council workers have had to sign confidentiality clauses as part of settlement agreements when they left the authority’s employment over the past five years.
The Welsh Government needs to issue advice on the use of controversial chemical glyphosate as a matter of urgency, says the leader of Caerphilly council’s Plaid Cymru group, Colin Mann.
Labour councillors were accused of selling residents in Caerphilly “down the river” after it gave the go-ahead last night (Wednesday) for 350 homes at Virginia Park.
Plaid Cymru leader Colin Mann has called on Caerphilly council to investigate installing its own wind turbine to cut energy bills at its Ty Penallta headquarters and thereby slash carbon dioxide emissions.
Caerphilly Plaid Cymru councillor Lindsay Whittle has criticised Welsh heritage body, Cadw for culling pigeons at Caerphilly Castle.
The Plaid Cymru leader on Caerphilly council fears councillors could be asked next month to approve spending of thousands more in public money as the senior officers’ pay scandal drags on.
Caerphilly Council’s Labour Cabinet pressed ahead with a “do minimum” policy to the impact of air pollution despite being told by the Welsh Government that it did not have all the required information.
Plaid Cymru has condemned a decision by the Caerphilly Council’s Labour Cabinet to do nothing to help residents living on the most polluted street in the UK, outside London.
The bill for the decision by Labour-run Caerphilly council to hike the pay of 21 senior officers in what has become a public scandal has now topped £6m.
Plaid Cymru councillors have condemned a decision by Labour-run Caerphilly council to shut public toilets near the Caerphilly railway station.
Plans to build a 500-space park and ride site at Llanbradach have been strongly criticised by Plaid Cymru ward councillors who say it would be “way out of proportion”.
A council tax rise of 6.95% proposed by Labour rulers in Caerphilly for 2019-20 will mean that bills have risen by a whopping 26% since 2013.
Plaid Cymru’s group on Caerphilly council has rejected Welsh Government plans to change the way Fire & Rescue Authorities (FRAs) in Wales are run.
Plaid Cymru has welcomed plans by the UK government to support the introduction of electric buses in Caerphilly Councillor James Fussell, whose St Martin’s ward includes the town centre, said:
The Plaid Cymru group issued a statement to the local media following publication of the agenda and report on the 2018-19 council budget.
The leader of the Plaid Cymru group on Caerphilly council has accused Labour rulers of hoarding too much money in reserves when it should be investing to save money.
Councillor Colin Mann, Leader of the Plaid Cymru group on Caerphilly council, paid tribute to Steffan Lewis AM following his death from cancer at the age of just 34.
Plaid Cymru activist Daniel Llewellyn of Bedwas has called on the Caerphilly County Borough Council to do more to combat the growing problem of flytipping in the County.
In a hard-hitting article, Plaid Cymru group leader, Colin Mann, writes about Labour's lack of vision over its budget plans for next year and attacks "salami slicing" of frontline services.
The cost of employing agency staff is set to rise by £700,000 to almost £5.5m in 2018-19, according to information obtained by Plaid Cymru.
