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Swansea Council sets its 2011/12 budget

Swanse Council has approved a budget for next year that will include investment in schools, literacy and projects directly...

Morgan: Concern over rewards for failure

Welsh Conservatives yesterday expressed concerns about excessive bonus payments to failing local authority departments after figures revealed the Welsh...

Suspension of Cllr Graham Simmonds

The Chief Executive and Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council would like to issue a message to county borough...

Councillors asked to take allowance cut

Anglesey councillors will be asked to take a cut in their allowances to help reduce council tax bills. The...

Welsh households pay £466 less a year for council services than English households

The WLGA predicts that the average council tax increase across Wales for 2011-12 will be the lowest since devolution,...

Flintshire Street Lighting and Highways and Winter Maintenance teams celebrate success

The Street Lighting, Highways and Winter Maintenance teams at Flintshire County Council are celebrating after winning a Public Service...

Cabinet set to agree to council tax freeze

Residents across Caerphilly county borough could soon be welcoming the news that council tax rates have been frozen for...

Conwy’s Cabinet proposes a 3.71% Council Tax rise

At a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday afternoon , Members supported the draft budget for 2011/12, which will be...

Valleys Councillor Urges Labour Party Leadership to Intervene in Local Government Dispute

A Rhondda councillor has written to Carwyn Jones urging him to intervene over the way the Labour-led RCT local...

Minister considers more stringent intervention

The Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Carl Sargeant, in a written statement issued last week, whilst praising...