Councillor calls for action on rising debt

Councillor calls for action on rising debt

Gore district councillor Stewart Macdonell standing outside the old Gore Library building, which he says should be sold as an asset to repay debt and ease the burden on ratepayers, rather  than continue to exist as a storage space for the council. PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG  With rates rises in the long-term plan looming for the Gore district, one councillor has put his hand up with a plan to offload assets and start tackling council debt in Gore.

Councillors call to extend anti-poverty Multibank initiative into Carmarthenshire

The shocking fact that so many people depend on foodbanks in 21st century Britain is “a poor reflection on successive UK Governments”, Carmarthenshire County Council heard at its meeting today (Wednesday 9 April). While agreeing to actively explore with relevant partners the potential for an anti-poverty Multibank initiative in Carmarthenshire, Plaid Cymru members demanded concerted action at the highest level to eradicate the need for foodbanks…