Risca West

Risca West
Community
Risca West
Location within Caerphilly
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
WebsiteRisca Town Council

Risca West is a community and electoral ward[1] in Caerphilly County Borough. It is one of two communities to cover the town of Risca.[2]

The community of Risca West was formed in April 2013, alongside Risca East, and the council was soon renamed to Risca Town Council.[2] In 2023 a change was proposed to merge the community with the neighbouring Risca East to form a new Risca Community Council.[3]

As of November 2021, Risca Town Council charged the highest council tax rate in Caerphilly County Borough.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://democracy.caerphilly.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?VW=TABLE&PIC=1&FN=WARD&LLL=0
  2. ^ a b "Your council". 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ Hicks, Tom (12 October 2023). "Almost 400 people could lose their community council under boundary proposals".
  4. ^ Williams, Rhys (3 November 2021). "What exactly are community and town councils and what do they do?".