Councillor Charlotte Bishop is the new leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Plaid Cymru group.

The Aber Valley representative and nursery teacher was voted in unopposed and is the first woman to lead the Plaid group on the council.

She will take up the role of opposition leader in the chamber after Lindsay Whittle was chosen to be Caerphilly’s new Senedd Member in a by-election in October.

Speaking after her appointment, Cllr Bishop alleged the Labour-controlled council “faces significant challenges, with staff morale at an all-time low – and that affects everything including........

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