Comments on: Why it’s wrong to reduce the number of councils http://cambriapolitico.com/2009/10/why-its-wrong-to-reduce-the-number-of-councils/ News, Issues & Comment on Welsh Politics & Economy Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:26:20 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: D. Enw http://cambriapolitico.com/2009/10/why-its-wrong-to-reduce-the-number-of-councils/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 D. Enw Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:15:59 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?p=1490#comment-2878 Bring back the old Cwmwd (commote). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commote In the rural areas at least they correaspond by and large to the local travel to work area and high school catchment area. They're bigger than the pointless community councils and so have a local and more strategic presense. At the same time bring back the 'old' counties like Gwynedd and Clwyd. Also, can we have recognition of Welsh in the drawing up of any new councils e.g. Llanrwst to go with Gwynedd rather the costa geriatrica of Conwy. Bring back the old Cwmwd (commote). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commote In the rural areas at least they correaspond by and large to the local travel to work area and high school catchment area. They’re bigger than the pointless community councils and so have a local and more strategic presense.

At the same time bring back the ‘old’ counties like Gwynedd and Clwyd.

Also, can we have recognition of Welsh in the drawing up of any new councils e.g. Llanrwst to go with Gwynedd rather the costa geriatrica of Conwy.

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