Council Budgets, Finance & Tax

The challenges facing Bridgend Council in recruitment and retention of staff were laid out in a report discussed by a...

Coychurch Crematorium is set to increase cremation fees by 10.5% for 2023-24 as a final budget for the coming financial...

Bridgend Council has published its final plans for their 2023-24 budget (pdf). The budget is set to be signed off...

Bridgend Council has approved a request to transfer money from the Penprysg Bridge replacement in Pencoed – and Porthcawl regeneration...

Bridgend Council has approved the introduction of a council tax premium on empty residential properties and approved-in-principle a premium on...

The findings of this year's "Shaping Bridgend's Future" budget consultation have been published by Bridgend Council (pdf). The headline finding...

Yesterday, Bridgend Council's Corporate Overview & Scrutiny Committee discussed a report summarising feedback from the council's scrutiny committee on 2023-24...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet will discuss the draft budget for 2023-24 later this week, including a list of proposed cuts and...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet has turned down a request by a council scrutiny committee to provide costings for the council's flagship...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet is to consider a business case submitted by Llangynwyd Rangers Boys & Girls Club for a Community...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet formally adopted a new council-wide carbon reduction strategy back in December 2022. The strategy (pdf) sets out...

This year's "Shaping Bridgend's Future" budget consultation is open until January 22nd 2023 – all of the information is available...

Bridgend Council has accepted that lessons need to be learned from how they managed a Welsh Government cost-of-living payment scheme...

Planning for next year's budget at South Wales Fire & Rescue Service is due to be discussed this week by...

Bridgend Council will be undertaking a review of its partnership arrangements with other local authorities as part of preparations for...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet is set to authorise the latest change to the contract for the redevelopment of Maesteg Town Hall...

Bridgend Council's cabinet is set to approve a public consultation on the introduction of a council tax premium for long-term...

Last week, Bridgend Council's Governance & Audit Committee approved the introduction of a regulatory tracker. It follows criticism from Audit...

At this month's council meeting, councillors discussed the annual report on the management of the council's finances (pdf). One item...

Officers have recommended that Bridgend Council's Cabinet approves a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for land at Griffin Park and Sandy...

Bridgend Council will be updated on the council's capital spending programme this week (pdf), with signs that several projects are...

Edit: Due to the death of Elizabeth II, the Cabinet meeting that was due to discuss this has been cancelled...

A report presented to Bridgend Council's Planning Committee this week revealed the current status of Section 106 agreements in the...

Yesterday, Audit Wales published their long-awaited report into fraud and financial mismanagement at Maesteg Town Council (pdf). The council's former...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet is set to approve two applications for funding under the council's town & community council capital grant...