Two Senedd Members have urged a council cabinet to think twice before making some controversial cuts.

Plaid Cymru Senedd Members Delyth Jewell and Peredur Owen Griffiths have urged Caerphilly Council to extend the consultation period on big changes to the support given to Llancaiach Fawr Manor House, Blackwood Miners Institute and changes to the Meals on Wheels services to the county borough.

Members of the Senedd for South Wales East Delyth Jewell and Peredur Owen Griffiths have called for Caerphilly County Council to think again when it comes to changes to Meals on Wheels, and for the council to secure the future of Llancaiach Fawr Manor House and Blackwood Miners Institute.

The extra cash announced today for councils will do “very little” to ease pressure on struggling local authorities, Plaid Cymru has warned.

The Welsh Government should increase the funding floor from 2% to at least 3% to alleviate financial pressures currently faced by Councils across Wales, Plaid Cymru have said.

A Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd has criticised the budget settlement that he said could mean “vulnerable people are going to suffer.”

A Plaid Cymru MS has called for a fairer system for lower income households in a proposed reform of council tax.

A Plaid Cymru MS has welcomed tighter restrictions on the use of debt collection companies by local authorities.