Should Ebbw Vale have its own town council? It's time to ask again
Tredegar, Brynmawr, Abertillery, and Nantyglo and Blaina all have a town council. Ebbw Vale doesn't. With boundaries changing, now is the time to ask residents again.
Jonathan Millard
11/10/20261 min read
The boundary review at full council on Wednesday 4 November raised an old question: should Ebbw Vale have its own town council?
Tredegar, Brynmawr, Abertillery, and Nantyglo and Blaina all have one. Ebbw Vale doesn't.
It was said in the chamber that Ebbw Vale had its chance, said no, and that was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I don't agree. Ward and community boundaries are changing right across the borough, including here in Ebbw Vale and Ebbw Fawr. That makes now the right time to ask again what a town council could look like for our town.
A town council is the front line of local democracy. Our neighbouring town councils can bid for grants and funding that Ebbw Vale has missed out on, and over the years I believe that's added up to a lot of investment our town never saw.
I'm not saying it's a done deal. I'm saying residents deserve to be asked again. What do you think? Should Ebbw Vale have its own town council? Tell me through the contact form on this site, or message me on Facebook.
Cllr Jonathan Millard, Independent, Ebbw Vale South
