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Remembrance Day 2020
Remembrance Day services in 2020 were affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Town Mayor, Mike Prew, attended at the Caerphilly Cenotaph to lay a wreath on behalf of the Town Council.
Read more >Don’t let lockdown lead to shutdown
Residents across the Caerphilly county borough are being encouraged Shop Safe and Shop Local to help support local businesses during the ongoing lockdown period. More and more businesses are reporting that the local coronavirus restrictions are having a negative impact on trade, with many business owners expressing serious concerns for the future. Caerphilly county borough council is […]
Read more >Town Council resumes meetings
The Town Council has resumed holding meetings by remote access. The next scheduled Town Council meeting is 16 November 2020. The meeting will be held in accordance with the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020. The Regulations make temporary provision in relation to local authority meetings during the Covid 19 pandemic. Statutory requirements placed […]
Read more >Annual Accounts 2019/20
The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 set out the requirements for preparing the annual accounts. Update 22 May 2020 At the end of April Welsh Government issued the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 making it possible to hold council meetings by remote access. The Annual Return, which includes the accounting statements, the […]
Read more >Town Council and Coronavirus
Due to the latest advice from the government to limit social contacts and stop unnecessary travel the Town Council has agreed to implement the following actions: 1 To suspend all Town Council meetings for the foreseeable future 2 To close the Town Council office at the Twyn until further notice 3 Staff will work from […]
Read more >The Dragon Harp Sculpture
The new artwork outside the Twyn Community Centre is a commemoration to the composers of the Welsh National Anthem. The music was composed by the harpist James James in 1856. The lyrics were written by his father Evan James. Evan was born in Caerphilly in 1809 but moved away from the area when four years […]
Read more >Coronavirus – Hygiene Tips
To help prevent the spread of the corona virus follow good hygiene. Wash hands frequently Washing hands with soap and water or alcohol based hand sanitiser will kill viruses on hands Avoid touching face if hands not clean Hands will touch many surfaces and if contaminated it is easy to transfer the virus to eyes, […]
Read more >Latest Grants Awarded
St Martins OAP Association has been awarded a grant of £250 towards the costs of organising trips for their members
Read more >Bus Passes
The end of 2019 marked the official expiry date of all the green bus passes across Wales. Over half a million people have applied to renew with the Transport for Wales branded Concessionary Travel Card. Old bus passes will be accepted until 29th February 2020. Don’t delay and apply for your new bus pass as […]
Read more >Town Council Precept
The Town Council has approved a budget for 2020/21 and set a precept of £15-50 for a Band D property. The precept remains unchanged from the current financial year 2019/20.
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