Improving education, recovering from the pandemic, and tackling the cost of living crisis are some of the main things that the council will be looking to do in Bridgend over the next five years, according to Labour council leader Huw David. The recently re-elected council leader has spoken about how the local authority will deal with the challenges it faces in 2022, in the wake of a cost of living crisis that will undoubtedly leave everyone in the borough feeling the pinch in the coming months.
Cllr David, who will return as leader of the Labour-controlled council, spoke about a number of issues this week, saying that while he felt there could be difficult times ahead for the borough he and his cabinet were ready for the challenge. He said: "There's a solemn faith and a trust that's been placed in us as a council, and it's a faith and trust we will want to repay by doing our best for people in what we think could be difficult times ahead.
"We will focus on what matters in this time, such as the cost of living crisis, and continuing to improve education by investing in our schools. We will also focus on the climate emergency and revitalising our town centres as well as continuing to care for our most vulnerable people. We think those are the values and priorities for the people of Bridgend County Borough and we will want to work as we've worked previouisly, to do this on a cross-party basis.
