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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: May 16

 

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

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Plaid calls for devolution of Remploy following Tory’s comments

 

Plaid Cymru’s South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle has reiterated the party’s call for the Welsh Government to take real action to protect the interests of Remploy workers by bringing factories under its control.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: May 2

 

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Stroke Association
This Saturday I’ll be attending the Stroke Association’s Sip for Stroke event at Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly (10am-1pm).

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 18

 
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Trevor Elias
I attended a very moving candlelit vigil at Abertridwr Square over the weekend for missing 77-year-old resident Trevor Elias.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 4

 
Lindsay Whittle, South Wales East Assembly Member

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Nathan Flanagan
I wanted to mention one of Plaid’s candidates in next month’s council elections.

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Plaid AM Whittle backs campaign to tackle child neglect

 
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle

Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has backed a campaign to tackle the issue of child neglect.

The South Wales East Plaid AM, who has a grown-up daughter, signed a pledge by Action for Children to take action on neglected children.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: March 21

 
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Remploy
I’m thoroughly disgusted at the Westminster Coalition Government’s decision to close the Remploy plants in Wales, including Croespenmaen, which operates a printing and packaging business and employs 44 people

But no one should be in the least surprised at what the Tories are doing – they’ve got plenty of history stretching back to the Thatcher years.

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Critics condemn Remploy closure in Croespenmaen

 

UK Government plans to close Remploy’s Croespenmaen factory, along with six others across Wales, have drawn sharp criticism from politicians.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: March 7

 
Lindsay Whittle, South Wales East Assembly Member

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Disability Hate Crime
A debate in the Assembly highlighted the stigma put upon benefit claimants as the result of the UK Government’s Welfare Reform changes.

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Secretary of State for Wales snubs Caerphilly Castle in tourism push

 
Caerphilly Castle.

The Conservative Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has come under fire for snubbing Caerphilly Castle on a drive to boost tourism in Wales.

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Valleys AM urges Arriva Trains to do more to collect fares

 

Arriva Trains Wales should do more to collect fares from passengers, according to South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle.

The Plaid Cymru politician wrote to the company’s commercial director Mike Bagshaw raising concerns about the lack of staff collecting fares and asking what action was being taken to catch fare dodgers.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: February 22

 
Lindsay Whittle, South Wales East Assembly Member

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Bargoed
I showed some visitors around Hanbury Chapel in Bargoed which has been transformed into a hive of community activity with a fantastic new library.

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