Carmarthenshire competing to be named Council of the Year
Carmarthenshire County Council is one of 10 authorities across the UK competing to be named Council of the Year in service delivery. The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) has shortlisted the council for the award, seen as the pinnacle of excellence in public services. Carmarthenshire is the only Welsh council shortlisted, and competes against Edinburgh, Fife, the London Borough of Havering, North Ayrshire, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, South Lanarkshire and Stockton on Tees for Council of the Year. In addition, three of the council’s services are up for individual awards, including Best Service Teams for catering, and construction and building maintenance; and Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative for the transformation of adult social care services. The award ceremony will be held in Nottingham in September when the results will be announced. Leader of the council, Cllr Kevin Madge, said: “To be the only Welsh authority shortlisted for Council of the Year in these...