Parties clash over France visit.
POLITICAL parties in Bridgend have clashed over a decision to pay travel costs for the deputy mayor and his consort to attend a special twinning celebration in France.
The event in Bordeaux is the 25th anniversary of the twinning association between Bridgend and the town of Villenave d'Ornon.
At a finance committee, councillors approved funding for accommodation and flights for Bridgend Town Council's mayor Alan Wathan and his consort, and the council clerk - understood to be a total of about PS1,300.
They also approved PS322 costs for the deputy mayor Steven Bletsoe and his consort, Freya Bletsoe, who is also a town councillor, to travel by car.
Conservative town councillor Matthew Voisey said it was "totally inappropriate" to pay for the deputy mayor and his consort to attend.
He said: "The public will see it as a taxpayer-funded jolly. As Conservative members we disapprove of the public expense for an unnecessary person to go.
"We feel the mayor, his consort and the clerk were enough - but the Change for Bridgend group felt the deputy mayor should go as well."
The Independent - Change for Bridgend party declined to comment.
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Title Annotation: | Features |
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Publication: | South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) |
Geographic Code: | 4EUFR |
Date: | Jun 14, 2019 |
Words: | 189 |
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