LLys Madoc to Close

Tonight i attended an extraordinary meeting of the Council called for by the Labour Group in order to ask Members of the council whether they would vote to reconsider a decision made by the lib-dem / independant run Exec Board to close Llys Madoc home.
After much debate mainly from my fellow Labour councillors, all councillors were asked to vote. All labour members voted to reconsider the decisision and the rulling Lib-Dem Independant alliance group voted against. Thus Llys Madoc care home is to close in March 2007.

My views on this are straight, i do not belive in the privatization of our care homes , but in a mixed provision of both public and private care, thus giving people a real choice. The rulling Lib-Dem group say there is no money to run these homes but in their budget which was classed by the leader Aled Roberts as being both 'Wonderfull & Exciting' They put two million pounds of Council Tax money into council balances, as well as spending £25.000 on a minority welsh festival at a failing theatre called the Stiwt.

The Lib-Dems as ussual know the cost of everything and the value of nothing!!

We Shall Remember Them

This morning I attended the Annual remembrance day service at the Cenotaph Cefn.
This year as Chairman of the Community Council i had the privilege of laying the reath on behalf of the Council. The service was conducted by Mr R Breeze (Lay reader) Mrs C E Edwards (Lay reader) & the Rev R.D Thomas.
The service was well attended by the whole community.

Liberal's Close Llys Madoc

I went to a meeting with Cllr Nick Colbourn of Ruabon, to Llys Madoc care home.
Where in front of me and the staff Aled Roberts, Leader of the Council anounounced that Llys Madoc will be closing as of March 2007, with all its residents faceing eviction from a home they dearly love. This is a disgrace!! Especially when the Council will not know until January if its bid for an extra care housing facility will be successfull. The worst senario is that it wont and Plas Madoc will have an empty building which will be destroyed by vandals and druggies.

At the meeting i congratulated the staff for all the work they have put into the home and i would not like to be in their position - again for many staff when they have to move residents from the home they love.

The Lib-Dems are like darlecs off Doctor Who, they strutt around the county screaming "I Will Destroy - I Will Destroy"