Cllr Goronwy Edwards, who represents Caerhun ward on Conwy Council. The leadership of the second largest political group on Conwy council has changed after a vote last week. Deputy leader of the local authority Cllr Goronwy Edwards said it was “time for new blood” in the Conwy First Independent Group (CFIG). Cllr Edwards who is a former leader of the council said he was “happy” to step aside when Cllr Charlie McCoubrey and Cllr Julie Fallon expressed interest in the post at the annual meeting of their group. The vote ended with Cllr McCoubrey being anointed leader of the CFIG, with Cllr Fallon and Cllr Edwards being retained as deputies.
Conwy Council s new Coed Pella offices in Colwyn Bay are opening in November 2018. Image: David Powell. A CONWY county council meeting threw up the thorny issue of what to do with its office buildings if homeworking becomes the new normal. During a meeting of the authority’s democratic services committee on Monday, the issue of how councillors conduct future meetings was discussed, with findings from a survey of their attitudes. What is now being developed in readiness for an eventual return to normality is a hybrid solution to committees, supported by around 70 per cent of the county’s councillors. Much like the Senedd and UK Parliament, some members would attend in person and others remotely, via Zoom or similar software.
Consultation on plans to turn libraries into community hubs but one century-old building is earmarked for closure
Colwyn Bay Library. Picture: GoogleMaps A CONSULTATION has been launched on plans to turn libraries into community hubs – sparking fears it could leave one ‘iconic’ building ‘vacant for a long time’. The proposals, contained in Conwy county council’s draft library strategy for the next five years, were discussed at Wednesday evening’s economy and place scrutiny meeting. It advises turning the authority’s libraries into “community hubs that provide a wide range of services and activities”. The idea promised “a hub and spoke approach, with staff in the town and community libraries having the same capabilities and access to information” as those in its Coed Pella office in Colwyn Bay.
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