CYNGOR CYMUNED Y BORTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Ceredigion County Council InformationPlease NoteThe Civic Amenity Site in Glan yr Afon will be closed from Monday 23rd March until further notice.Coronafeirws: Cysylltu â’r Cyngor 23 Mawrth 2020Yn dilyn cyngor y Llywodraeth ar ynysu cymdeithasol mewn ymateb i Coronafeirws COVID-19, mae swyddfeydd Cyngor Sir Ceredigion ar gau i’r cyhoedd.
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Rhannau o Lwybr Arfordir Ceredigion ar gau dros dro01 Ebrill 2020 Mae rhannau o Lwybr Arfordir Ceredigion wedi'u cau dros dro er budd iechyd y cyhoedd. Y rhannau sydd wedi cau dros dro yw;
I weld map o'r lleoliadau hyn, ewch i wefan y Cyngor yma: http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/preswyliwr/yr-arfordir-a-chefn-gwlad/ Bydd y llwybrau cyhoeddus yn cael eu cadw ar gau nes yr ystyrir nad oes angen cau mwyach er mwyn atal, amddiffyn rhag, rheoli neu ddarparu ymateb iechyd cyhoeddus i fynychder neu ledaeniad yr haint gyda'r coronafeirws. Ar hyn o bryd mae gweddill rhwydwaith Hawliau Tramwy Cyhoeddus Ceredigion yn parhau i fod ar agor i'r cyhoedd ei ddefnyddio. Fodd bynnag, rydym yn annog pawb sy'n mynd i gefn gwlad yn ystod y cyfnod hwn i wneud hynny'n gyfrifol, yn barchus ac i ddilyn cyngor y Llywodraeth ar gadw pellter cymdeithasol wrth wneud un math o ymarfer corff bob dydd. Rydym yn gofyn i'r cyhoedd gadw draw o leoliadau a llwybrau a allai fod yn brysur sy'n pasio yn agos at dai, gerddi ac iardiau ffermydd. Rhaid i breswylwyr ddefnyddio eu cymdogaeth ar yr adeg hon a pheidio ⠴heithio i leoliadau eraill at y diben hwn.
Mae diweddariadau rheolaidd ar y sefyllfa yng Ngheredigion ar wefan Cyngor: www.ceredigion.gov.uk/coronafeirws. Gallwch hefyd gael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf trwy Facebook, Twitter ac Instagram.
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Sections of Ceredigion Coastal Path temporarily closed01 April 2020 Sections of the Ceredigion Coast Path have been temporarily closed in the interest of public health. The sections that have been closed temporarily are;
A map of these locations can be seen on the Council’s website here: http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/coast-countryside/ The public paths will be kept closed until it is considered that closure is no longer necessary to prevent, protect against, control or provide a public health response to the incidence or spread of infection with the coronavirus. The remainder of Ceredigion’s Public Rights of Way network currently remains open for the public to use. However, we are strongly urging everyone who is accessing the countryside during this period to do so responsibly, respectfully and to follow Government advice on social distancing when undertaking one form of daily exercise. We are asking the public to keep away from potentially busy locations and paths that pass in close proximity to houses, gardens and farmyards. Residents must make use of their immediate locality at this time and not travel to other locations for this purpose.
Regular updates on the situation in Ceredigion are provided on the Council website: www.ceredigion.gov.uk/coronavirus. You can also keep up to date on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Covid-19 Grants for Businesses in Wales linked to Non-Domestic Rates (NDR).Scheme Guidance Document.As part of the fiscal stimulus package to support businesses in Wales through the Covid-19 pandemic, Welsh Ministers have introduced two non-repayable grant instruments that are linked to non-domestic properties. Throughout the following, the term ‘properties’ should be taken to refer to hereditaments recorded on the non‑domestic rating list for Wales.
The aim for both grant schemes is to get financial support to eligible businesses and not-for-profit organisations as soon as possible to help them remain viable.
Local authorities have indicated their willingness to support the response and recovery effort by administering these grants in Wales alongside enhanced year-long rates relief for certain retail, leisure and hospitality businesses who qualify for 2020‑21.
This document provides guidance about the operation and delivery of the NDR-linked Covid-19 grants. The expanded rates relief scheme is covered by a separate guidance document.
Both Grant Schemes will only apply to properties that were on the NDR rating list on 20 March 2020. If the ratepayer is not on the list at this date, it will be at the discretion of the individual local authority as to whether the business should be eligible for a grant.
The decision to provide the grant ultimately lies at the discretion of the local authority and should be based on the overriding principle of the scheme of providing support to businesses negatively impacted. Grant 1
A grant of £25,000 is being made available for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses occupying properties with a rateable value of between £12,001 and £51,000.
It is estimated that there are up to 8,500 eligible properties in Wales, entailing a fund of around £214m.
The Welsh Government has produced guidance for expanded Covid-19 rates relief for occupied retail, leisure and hospitality properties[1].
That guidance lists the properties that will benefit from the relief as being wholly or mainly used:
The guidance provides a detailed list of the hereditaments that are eligible under the above categories. It also provides a list of hereditaments that are not eligible. The relief is available to not-for-profit organisations occupying eligible properties, e.g. charity shops, including those already eligible for partial mandatory relief on those properties.
In administering Grant 1, the Welsh Government and the administering local authorities will apply very similar eligibility definitions for qualifying retail, leisure and hospitality hereditaments.
As of 20 April 2020, in relation to self-catering accommodation, properties will not be eligible for grant unless the following criteria are met:
Local authorities have full discretion to request and examine trading business accounts, booking lists and self-assessment tax returns submitted to HMRC for the financial year ending 31 March 2019 if additional evidence is required to demonstrate that this criteria is met. In cases where local authorities have decided to request additional evidence and the evidence shows that the scheme criteria are not met, local authorities are required to withhold payment of grant. In addition, a small number of exclusions will apply, based on the Welsh Government’s guidance for Permanent Small Business Rates Relief Scheme for Wales (2019)[2]. These exceptions include:
The multiple property restriction which applies to the Small Business Rates Relief scheme does not apply to Grant 1. All properties fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be able to access the grant funding. Each local authority will use the criteria and guidance outlined above to identify qualifying businesses in their area based on information they already hold from administering the NDR system. Each local authority will then:
Recognising the unprecedented need for pace of delivery, the Welsh Government will release funds to each local authority to enable them to award grants. An initial, advance payment will be made and thereafter local authorities will draw down funds in further tranches from the Welsh Government as the grants are deployed. The funding arrangements will be set out in grant offer letters to authorities. Local authorities will retain appropriate records of grant payments made and will report these to the Welsh Government in a format and on a frequency to be agreed. Grant 2 A £10,000 grant to all businesses eligible for small business rates relief (SBRR) in Wales with a rateable value of £12,000 or less. It is estimated that there are up to 63,500 eligible properties in Wales, entailing a fund of around £635m. The multiple property restriction applied to the Small Business Rates Relief scheme applies to this grant. Therefore the same ratepayer may only receive the grant for a maximum of two properties in each local authority. As of 20 April 2020, in relation to self-catering accommodation, properties will not be eligible for grant unless the following criteria are met:
Local authorities have full discretion to request and examine trading business accounts, booking lists and self-assessment tax returns submitted to HMRC for the financial year ending 31 March 2019 if additional evidence is required to demonstrate that this criteria is met. In cases where local authorities have decided to request additional evidence and the evidence shows that the scheme criteria are not met, local authorities are required to withhold payment of grant. Each local authority will use these criteria to identify qualifying businesses as of 20 March 2020 in their area, based on information they already hold from administering the NDR system and SBRR scheme. Each local authority will then:
All childcare providers that currently receive 100% Small Business Rates Relief should receive the £10,000 grant. Recognising the need for pace of delivery, the Welsh Government will transfer funds to each local authority to enable them to award grants. An initial, advance payment will be made and thereafter local authorities will draw down funds in further tranches from the Welsh Government as the grants are deployed in line with the schedule set out in grant offer letters. Local authorities will retain appropriate records of grant payments made and will report these to the Welsh Government in a format and on a frequency to be agreed. Welsh Government
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