21 Dec 2012 — The 21 Caerphilly council officers who received pay increases of up to 30% were today urged to voluntarily donate their rises to local food banks. The plea has been made by Plaid Cymru councillor Lyndon Binding, who says...
17 Dec 2012 — Commissioners working with the Isle of Anglesey County Council to improve corporate governance have taken a further step in reducing their role following a visit to the island by the Minister for Local Government and...
17 Dec 2012 — Cardiff Council will provide a simultaneous translation service for Welsh speakers at its council meeting for the first time on Thursday. The Council is committed to providing a good quality service, in Welsh as well as...
14 Nov 2012 — Thousands of staff at Swansea Council will get a pay increase as part of its Single Status proposals. Under Swansea's proposed pay structure almost 80% of staff will not lose pay with 44% getting a pay rise and 35%...
1 Oct 2012 — The Welsh Government’s Minister for Local Government and Communities, Carl Sargeant, has announced today that he will return powers to the Isle of Anglesey Council, with safeguards in place. During the first...
3 Sep 2012 — The Environment Minister has congratulated Wales’ local authorities for collectively achieving their 2013 target to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill a year early. The Landfill Allowances Scheme helps...
31 Jul 2012 — Members of the Public Health Wales Health Protection team have been shortlisted for a prestigious national health award. Josie Smith, Mike Mallett and Dr Marion Lyons have been selected as E-Health Insider Awards...
27 Jul 2012 — Anglesey’s leader, Councillor Bryan Owen, has been appointed the Welsh Local Government Association’s official spokesperson on energy and power matters at the WLGA’s Annual General Meeting. Councillor...
24 May 2012 — Swansea Council has named one of the youngest councillors in Wales as its Cabinet Member for children and young people. Mitchell Theaker, 21, who was elected as a councillor for the first time earlier this month, will...
18 May 2012 — A long serving Councillor has become Swansea's new Lord Mayor-elect. Cllr Dennis James will become the city's First Citizen in June after Swansea Councillors agreed his nomination at an Extraordinary Meeting of...
8 Mar 2012 — Isle of Anglesey County Council have agreed to a Council Tax increase of 4.5%. Tax bills, however, will still remain amongst the lowest in Wales with an average Band ‘D’ bill standing at £894.42,...
13 Feb 2012 — Swansea residents could have their Council Tax bills frozen as part of the Council's budget proposals. Swansea Council's Cabinet will be discussing its Draft Revenue Budget for 2012/13 which includes holding...
7 Feb 2012 — The Welsh Government has opened a consultation on proposals to provide support for those who need help with their council tax bill. It follows the UK Government announcing plans to abolish council tax benefit and...
3 Feb 2012 — Isle of Anglesey Council is making “promising progress in addressing longstanding weaknesses,” says a new Wales Audit Office report. The Annual Improvement Report published yesterday (Thursday) looks at how...
8 Dec 2011 — Commissioners are to reorganise senior management at the Isle of Anglesey County Council as they seek to modernise and make financial savings. The Authority’s team of principal officers (Senior Leadership Group)...
28 Nov 2011 — Swansea Council is to start formal consultation with trade unions over a proposed new pay structure and staff terms and conditions. If agreed, 44 per cent of staff will receive a pay increase but some staff will see...
15 Nov 2011 — Delme Bowen, the first Plaid Cymru member to hold the office of Lord Mayor of Cardiff, has announced he will step down as councillor in May after 35 years service. Delme is not seeking re-election in the Creigiau and St...
23 Sep 2011 — Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has received one of the strongest and most positive Improvements Assessments of any Council in Wales. The 2011 Annual Improvement Assessment from the Wales Audit Office highlights Rhondda Cynon...
30 Jun 2011 — The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has found serious shortcomings in the way Anglesey County Council dealt with homelessness and housing application from a resident (referred to in the report as Ms A). The Council...
23 Jun 2011 — Local Government Minister Carl Sargeant today launched an attack on complacency, under-performance and senseless bureaucracy in Wales's local authorities. Addressing the WLGA conference in Swansea he said the senior...
