South Wales East AM and Penyrheol ward councillor Lindsay Whittle gives his take on the latest news.
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Plaid AM pledges to press ahead with demands to ban smacking children in Wales
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle says he will not be put off pressing the case for the Social Services Bill to include a ban on smacking children.It follows the removal by Labour…
Give councils funds to build homes, says Plaid AM
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has urged the Welsh Government to provide funding so local authorities can build desperately needed homes.The South Wales East AM, who is a former leader of Caerphilly…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 17
I went back to my old primary school, Cwm Ifor, last week during the National Assembly’s recess to help pupils with their learning, spending three days at the primary school in my ward, Penyrheol.
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 3
Caerphilly Council Well, it seems the senior officers’ pay fiasco is going to prove costly – and not just in the wages of 21 top officials at Caerphilly council. The authority has…
Plaid Cymru AM visits local parent programme
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle visited Caerphilly Parenting Support Programme last week to find out more about the support available for parents in the community.The programme, which is run by Action for…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: March 20
Caerphilly Council A lot has happened in the two weeks since my last Observer column. Avon and Somerset Police has been called in following the damning unlawful verdict from the Wales Audit…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: March 6
Top Officers’ Pay Deal The decision to award top officers at Caerphilly council mindboggling pay rises was unlawful according to a damning report published today. The devastating report was published by the…
Plaid AM and Labour MP urge Caerphilly residents to quit smoking
Caerphilly County Borough politicians Chris Evans and Lindsay Whittle have spoken of their support for next week’s No Smoking Day.Plaid Cymru’s South Wales East AM Whittle and Labour’s Islwyn MP Chirs Evans…
Charities back calls by Lindsay Whittle AM for Welsh disability champion
Four charities that work with the disabled have backed calls by Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle for a Commissioner for the Disabled to be established.Disability Cymru, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Scope and…