In this piece for Caerphilly Observer, Plaid Cymru MS Lindsay Whittle calls for review into the swimming pool depth at the town’s new leisure centre, and thanks residents for their support since his by-election win.
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Women driven to end pregnancies amid row over £28 drug
A doctor who facilitated abortions for two women with much-wanted pregnancies was not allowed to prescribe a £28 anti-sickness drug due to cost-effectiveness rules in Wales.
Caerphilly MS calls on United Welsh to withdraw plans to build on Nant y Calch Farm
Caerphilly Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle has called on developers to withdraw plans to develop housing on Nant y Calch Farm, Caerphilly.
Primary school’s ‘remarkable’ attendance figures praised in the Senedd
Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili, on Pontygwindy Road, achieved an attendance rate of 98.2% in September – the highest figure in Wales.
Funding proposals ‘nowhere near enough for local government’
Early funding estimates for next year are “nowhere near enough” for local government services, the leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has warned.
‘It will be horrendous’: Why villagers are uniting to stop a new McDonald’s
Residents fear delays, gridlock, and more pollution on the already congested A472 – and they say the fast-food chain isn’t listening.
Polling day and candidates announced for Penyrheol by-election
A by-election will be held in the Penyrheol, Trecenydd, and Energlyn ward on Thursday December 11, to contest the seat left vacant following Lindsay Whittle’s election to the Senedd.
Tributes to a ‘dedicated public servant and a much-loved local character’
Tributes have been paid to the long-serving Van ward councillor Christine Forehead, who has passed away at the age of 81.
MS calls on Welsh Government to back calls to reopen railway line through Nelson
The Welsh Government should support calls for the reopening of Nelson’s railway line to passengers, Plaid Cymru’s deputy leader has said.
Calls to end ‘national disgrace’ of veteran homelessness
James Evans warned it was unacceptable to have veterans sleeping on the streets, arguing that guaranteeing them a home should be a matter of “principle, not paperwork”.