Splott, Tremorfa & Pengam Green Focus

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A room brimming with frustration and ideas in equal measure at last night's Splott and Adamsdown community forum.

Your Senedd candidate Cadan ap Tomos and local campaigner Rhys Husband were there, hearing from residents and business owners and working together on ideas to make our area a better place to be.

Lots of what was said echoed issues we've been campaigning on for months, from hotspots of anti-social behaviour to the general state of nearby Clifton Street.

While there's a lot of talk about regenerating Splott and Adamsdown at the moment, no money has been committed by the Labour Council or Welsh Government to get any of it done. So while it's good that these discussions are taking place at long last, the proof will be in whether anything actually gets done.

Once again, parts of Splott are experiencing discolouration of the water supply.

See more info from Welsh Water: https://inyourarea.digdat.co.uk/dwrcymru/

Dŵr Cymru are currently reporting some discolouration of the water supply in parts of Splott. If you're affected, running the cold tap should clear the issue. You can follow their advice and updates here:

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water In Your Area | Bursts | Emergencies | Planned Work | Essential Maintenance | Investments | Activities Report a leak, follow updates and stay informed with what's happening In Your Area.

After years of the council doing nothing, we campaigned for this in the recent byelection. Pleased to finally see some action - residents around the cottages in particular have been blighted by abandoned blue bins for too long!

THE GREAT SPLOTT CADDY AMNESTY!!!

Do you have unwanted or broken plastic caddies loitering outside the front of your home or gathering dirt in your garden? Not sure what to do with them? Then the Great Splott Caddy Amnesty is for you!

On the 4th of April, staff from Cardiff Council will be travelling the streets of Splott, Tremorfa and Pengam Green collecting broken and unwanted food, glass and sanitary caddies (the brown, blue and yellow ones).

To find out more, click here: https://www.inksplott.co.uk/the-great-splott-caddy-amnesty/

✅An extral £1million for struggling local schools
✅Limiting Labour's council tax rise
✅An alternative to the messy recycling sacks

Just some of the alternatives that Cardiff's Lib Dem councillors are proposing at today's budget-setting meeting. Will Splott's Labour councillors support them?

Find more money for Cardiff’s school say opposition Liberal Democrats

Ahead of today’s budget debate Cardiff’s opposition Liberal Democrats are calling on the council to prioritise education and invest an extra £1 million in schools.

With around a third of schools struggling to balance their budget and have the resources to teach our children, Cardiff Liberal Democrats think this should be a priority.

By drawing down reserves, reducing consultant costs, holding vacancies open longer and cutting back office costs, the Liberal Democrats would invest more in education and deliver a lower council tax increase.

In addition the Liberal Democrats would:

Invest an extra £100,000 in youth services
Invest an extra £100,000 in street cleaning
Invest an extra £150,000 in parking enforcement
Reverse Labour’s planned increase in charges for bulky waste charges
Fund a pilot of an alternative recycling system to the red and blue sacks
Increase funding for alley gates, play equipment and roads
Raise council tax by 4.29% rather than Labour’s plans for 4.95%

Lib Dem Finance spokesperson Cllr Joe Carter said:

‘Despite a better than expected settlement from Welsh Government, the Labour controlled council is still pushing forward with a council tax rate that is far too high and prioritising a new county hall, rather than giving our schools the cash they need to teach our kids.

‘The Lib Dems are proposing a lower council tax increase, we will give schools an extra £1 million, spend more on street cleaning, play equipment and fixing our crumbling streets. By focussing on efficiency savings and increasing advertising income, we have a budget that is fairer for our city.

‘Liberal Democrats will prioritise schools, dirty streets and crumbling streets over an unnecessary ‘palace for politicians.’

Cllr Rodney Berman, leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Cardiff Council, added:

‘There is a growing feeling that the Labour administration isn’t always concentrating its spending plans on the right priorities. There’s a big focus on new infrastructure – like a new County Hall – whilst we are failing to maintain existing infrastructure. So whilst Labour wants to spend more money on a canal quarter, we have to put up with our pedestrian areas in Queen Street, the Hays and St Mary Street being increasingly patched with tarmac instead of broken or missing paving slabs being replaced. Quite frankly these streets are looking dreadful and, at the same time, many of our roads are increasingly filled with pot holes.

‘We also need more done to keep our streets clean. The new recycling system has actually made matters worse as litter often spills out of the red and blue sacks we all now have to use. That’s why Liberal Democrat councillors want to allocate some funding for a pilot to enable the council to explore the feasibility of an alternative collection system.’

Tonnes of activites for all ages available throughout our area for half term next week!

Polls are now open for today's by-election - our chance to choose a fresh start for our community.

Local resident Cadan ap Tomos will be a proactive, hard-working councillor for all of Splott, Tremorfa and Pengam Green, fighting to clean up our area, improve community safety, and fix our roads and paths.

You can vote anytime before 10pm this evening. Let us know once you've voted so we don't need to remind you later: www.cardiffld.org.uk/voted

Join us on Monday between 11am and 1pm for an extended Monday Worry Club with the Salvation Army and United Welsh. If you have concerns about homelessness, bills, home repairs or benefits, please come along and have a chat to our expert guests. Also, there will be a free lunch. Please share with anyone you think may benefit.