THE chorus of councils that are calling on management of the Crown Estate in Wales to be handed over to the Welsh Government now includes Blaenau Gwent.

At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council on Thursday, March 27 a motion was presented that asked councillors to back the: “campaign to devolve management of the Crown Estate and its assets in Wales to the Welsh Government.”

The motion said: “Funds raised be shared equitably between Welsh local authorities to support the needs of our communities.”

The motion was formally presented to council by deputy council leader, Labour’s Cllr Helen Cunningham.

Cllr Cunningham said: “It is devolved in Scotland but not yet in Wales.

“We have an unfortunate legacy here don’t we, of extraction of our natural resources for........

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