Caerphilly County Borough is missing out on millions of pounds worth of lottery funding, according to a report by a leading council body.
Research by the Industrial Communities Alliance, an organisation representing councils in industrial areas, has revealed that Caerphilly gets around half the Lottery funding it should do, when it is compared with the national average.
Between the National Lottery being set up in 1995 and 2012, the average amount received by constituencies across the country was £38 million.
However, over that same period Caerphilly got just £19.6 million.
Wayne David, Labour MP for Caerphilly, has said more must be done to ensure Caerphilly gets its fair share of lottery funding.
He said: “This research shows that Lottery funding is not fairly and evenly distributed between different parts of the country and suggests that older industrial areas like Caerphilly are losing out.
“The people of the Caerphilly constituency buy their lottery tickets and expect some of their money to fund good causes in their local community. But this does not seem to be happening.
“I hope that National Lottery distributors take notice of this report and do everything they can to raise awareness of Lottery funding across the Caerphilly constituency.”
Members of the Industrial Communities Alliance are due to hold a meeting with Members of Parliament about the research.
Seems like a weak article. Does Caerphilly still receive less per capita? The per capita statistic is the most important part. What does Caerphilly have to 'invest' in? Does Caerphilly have the same amount of projects compared to other constituencies? Do Caerphilly buy as many lottery ticket when compared to other constituencies?
This article is ridiculous.