Carmarthenshire recession-busters!
All major organisations within Carmarthenshire are working together to help beat the recession.
Members of the Local Service Board (LSB) – Hywel Dda Health Board, Carmarthenshire County Council, Dyfed Powys Police, Trinity University, Coleg Sir Gar, Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services, Environment Agency and others – have pledged to work in partnership to put the county on a firm footing.
The top level LSB, which meets every two months, discussed the recession at their latest meeting this week.
Members heard how the recession had hit the county, with the number of redundancies up, number of young people unemployed rising and investment opportunities down.
They also discussed the impact it had on crime, education, jobs, housing and businesses.
A workshop was held to look at how the recession was affecting services, what has already been done in response, and what other things the partners could do to reduce the impact.
They heard that the impact of the recession in Carmarthenshire had been softened by the investments which made over recent years.
For example, over two million square feet of new factory and office space had been provided in the last few years, allowing local businesses to employ up to 6,000 people in local jobs which otherwise would not exist.
Some £1.5million has been allocated in business grants, and 1,500 community groups have been helped which are just some of the initiatives delivered.
A number of ideas were put forward to combat the recession in Carmarthenshire, including several partnership initiatives, and all the information is now being collated. It will go before the next LSB meeting for discussion and decision.
LSB Chair Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “It is through working together in partnership that Carmarthenshire will be stronger and better equipped to deal with issues such as the recession we are going through at the moment.
“We are in a better position here than in many other parts of Wales due to the strong regeneration programme we have delivered over the past five years, but make no mistake there are still tough times ahead, and through working together we can help minimise the impact of this on people living here in Carmarthenshire and go forward as a stronger, more prosperous county.”
Members of the Local Service Board (LSB) – Hywel Dda Health Board, Carmarthenshire County Council, Dyfed Powys Police, Trinity University, Coleg Sir Gar, Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services, Environment Agency and others – have pledged to work in partnership to put the county on a firm footing.
The top level LSB, which meets every two months, discussed the recession at their latest meeting this week.
Members heard how the recession had hit the county, with the number of redundancies up, number of young people unemployed rising and investment opportunities down.
They also discussed the impact it had on crime, education, jobs, housing and businesses.
A workshop was held to look at how the recession was affecting services, what has already been done in response, and what other things the partners could do to reduce the impact.
They heard that the impact of the recession in Carmarthenshire had been softened by the investments which made over recent years.
For example, over two million square feet of new factory and office space had been provided in the last few years, allowing local businesses to employ up to 6,000 people in local jobs which otherwise would not exist.
Some £1.5million has been allocated in business grants, and 1,500 community groups have been helped which are just some of the initiatives delivered.
A number of ideas were put forward to combat the recession in Carmarthenshire, including several partnership initiatives, and all the information is now being collated. It will go before the next LSB meeting for discussion and decision.
LSB Chair Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “It is through working together in partnership that Carmarthenshire will be stronger and better equipped to deal with issues such as the recession we are going through at the moment.
“We are in a better position here than in many other parts of Wales due to the strong regeneration programme we have delivered over the past five years, but make no mistake there are still tough times ahead, and through working together we can help minimise the impact of this on people living here in Carmarthenshire and go forward as a stronger, more prosperous county.”
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