A meals on wheels service in Caerphilly will not be scrapped, following an emotional campaign to save the “lifeline” scheme.

Cabinet members met at Caerphilly County Borough Council’s headquarters today (Wednesday September 25) to decide the fate of Meals Direct.

The cabinet has agreed to ask its officers to find ways to make the service more sustainable, rather than axe it.

But there was no last-minute reprieve for the council staff restaurant, The Hive, which will shut down by the end of November.

Lynne Donovan, the head of people services, said there could be options for restaurant staff to be redeployed elsewhere in........

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