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CARDIFF SOUTH AND PENARTH GETS A 'TIDY' BOOST
posted on 21/05/2008

The Assembly Government’s ‘Tidy Towns scheme’ is to provide councils in Wales with £3million of funding for projects which improve the state of our towns and villages, and will give communities the chance to take responsibility for the quality of their local environment.

Keep Wales Tidy has also been given £1 million of Assembly Government funding to appoint a Tidy Towns Champion in Councils including Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, who will facilitate projects aimed at improving the quality of the local environment.

Lorraine Barrett AM said:

“The Tidy Towns scheme is a brilliant idea, which I’m sure will help to make places like Cardiff South and Penarth even cleaner, greener and safer places to live.

I am also proud that Welsh Labour, which promised this scheme in last year’s Assembly election, is now delivering it in Government in the Assembly.”

“A poor quality local environment can have a major impact on whether people feel happy or safe in their own community, so I welcome the fact that this funding will be able to fund a wide range of projects which will breathe new life into our towns and villages.

Projects to tackle litter, remove graffiti, create new community gardens or wildlife habitats could all be covered by the Tidy Towns scheme, and I look forward to seeing communities across Cardiff South and Penarth taking up the reins to improve their local environment.”

Local Authority Grant Amount 
Isle of Anglesey - £87,806
Gwynedd - £184,177
Conwy - £104,071
Denbighshire - £103,032
Flintshire - £138,309
Wrexham - £121,073
Powys - £214,958
Ceredigion - £104,313
Pembrokeshire - £125,465
Carmarthenshire - £195,840
Swansea - £202,416
Neath Port Talbot - £131,964
Bridgend - £122,351
The Vale of Glamorgan - £110,535
Rhondda Cynon Taff - £210,192
Merthyr Tydfil - £49,047
Caerphilly - £153,235
Blaenau Gwent - £61,103
Torfaen - £79,817
Monmouthshire - £87,278
Newport - £124,522
Cardiff - £288,496
Total £3,000,000