South Wales East AM and Penyrheol councillor Lindsay Whittle gives his take on the latest news.

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Plaid Cymru’s South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle has urged Transport Minister Edwina Hart to help disabled motorists who currently pay to use many council-owned car park sites in Wales.

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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.

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Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has urged the Welsh Government to provide funding so local authorities can build desperately needed homes.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Office on the decision on Caerphilly council top officers’ pay, the chief executive has been suspended and an acting chief executive appointed.

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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.

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Caerphilly County Borough politicians Chris Evans and Lindsay Whittle have spoken of their support for next week’s No Smoking Day.

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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.

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Trinity Fields
School inspectors have given top marks following an inspection report on Trinity Fields, the only special school serving Caerphilly County Borough.

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