Boundary Changes I was pleased to see that the Boundary Commission for Wales has published revised proposals for Parliamentary boundary changes in the Caerphilly area.Observer readers may recall that the initial plans…
Tag: Lindsay Whittle
First Minister’s response on Commissioner for the Disabled disappoints AM
South Wales East Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has said he is disappointed that First Minister Carwyn Jones is not treating the creation of a Commissioner for the Disabled as a priority.Mr…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 17
Blood Clots The Assembly’s health committee has released a very significant report revealing that almost 1,000 people are dying unnecessarily in Welsh hospitals due to blood clots.I’m a member of the committee…
Plaid AM will press First Minister to back Commissioner for the Disabled
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle will press the First Minister in creating a Commissioner for the Disabled in Wales.Mr Whittle, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson on equalities, is due to raise the issue…
Tesco confirmed for Penyrheol’s Bowls Inn
Retail giant Tesco has confirmed it will open its fifth store in the Caerphilly town area on the site of the former Bowls Inn in Penyrheol.South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle, who…
Plaid Cymru’s Whittle calls for independent exam system for Wales
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle has called for the creation of an independent exam system for Wales.The former leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council raised the issue with Caerphilly AM and…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 3
Social media and the NHS I was alarmed to receive a complaint from a constituent in my south-east region about a patient at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, posting a picture on Facebook…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: September 19
First Minister I was delighted to see First Minister Carwyn Jones supporting the Tour of Britain cycle when Mark Cavendish and the rest of the pack of top cyclists rode into Caerphilly.There…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: September 5
St Andrew’s Church I’m looking forward to attending a concert at the community centre in Penyrheol next Wednesday to celebrate the golden anniversary of St. Andrew’s Church.My godfather Les Lloyd was one…
Former Plaid council leader Whittle accuses authority of snubbing mining history in row over chairs
A political row has erupted at Caerphilly County Borough Council over two wooden chairs.
Plaid Cymru’s former Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle has accused the Labour-run authority of snubbing the area’s former miners after two wooden chairs were removed from the leader’s office.