{"id":13908,"date":"2016-11-01T19:11:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T19:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=13908"},"modified":"2016-11-01T19:11:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T19:11:32","slug":"plaid-refuses-back-grangetown-centre-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/01\/plaid-refuses-back-grangetown-centre-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Plaid refuses to back down over &quot;scandalous&quot; Grangetown leisure centre claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PLAID Cymru still claims the Channel View leisure centre is under threat, even though the idea has been rejected by the Cardiff council cabinet member in charge of community development.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Labour councillor Peter Bradbury said\u00a0the claim, made by Plaid in a leaflet and online ahead of the Grangetown by-election, was &#8220;scandalous&#8221;.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13926\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13926\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Plaid Cymru refuse to back down over the claims that the centre will close.\" width=\"203\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-770x576.jpg 770w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/twitter-grangetown-labour-plaid_31-11-16_SF.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/noscript> Plaid Cymru refuse to back down over claims the centre will close.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grangetown councillor Lynda Thorne had asked Coun Bradbury, c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">abinet member for community development, co-operatives and social enterprise, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">whether there was any truth in the claim.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He\u00a0answered: \u201cI am delighted that the member for Grangetown has brought to my attention the totally fictitious claim by Plaid Cymru as I want to make it perfectly clear \u2013 and I repeat \u2013 there are no plans to close Channel View leisure centre.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely scandalous,\u201d added Coun Bradbury, who called for the leaflet being distributed\u00a0by Plaid to be retracted.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13934\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13934\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-222x300.png\" alt=\"Plaid Cymru made the claim through the Cardiff South Plaid twitter feed.\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-500x675.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-293x395.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33.png 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13934\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-222x300.png\" alt=\"Plaid Cymru made the claim through the Cardiff South Plaid twitter feed.\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-500x675.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33-293x395.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-01-at-12.46.33.png 632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/noscript> This leaflet was uploaded to the Cardiff South Plaid Twitter page, sparking the row.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Plaid AM and councillor Neil McEvoy tweeted\u00a0yesterday: <em>\u201cChannel View: we don&#8217;t believe u. A written policy and resource I will trust. Why\u00a0haven&#8217;t you done that?\u201d<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open since 2002, Channel View is the only sports and leisure centre in Grangetown. It is also home to Grangetown play centre which\u00a0<\/span>had been under threat after funding cuts.<br \/>\nHowever, the residents of Grangetown campaigned to save the facility and in September the council<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13936\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13936\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"The Grangetown play centre will be taken over by the Grangetown nursery school.\" width=\"207\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-2048x1532.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-1400x1047.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13936\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"The Grangetown play centre will be taken over by the Grangetown nursery school.\" width=\"207\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-2048x1532.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Nursery-SChool-Sign_01-11-16_SF-1400x1047.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript> Grangetown play centre will be moved to Grangetown nursery school.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">agreed to fund the centre until it can be moved to Grangetown Nursery School. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am pleased to confirm that the transfer of Grangetown play centre to Grangetown Nursery School is progressing well,\u201d Coun Bradbury in a council meeting last month.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The handover plan includes about \u00a360,000 worth of building and maintenance work. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coun Bradbury said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cUntil the transfer takes place there will be no changes to play arrangements and the current play building is open as usual.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLAID Cymru still claims the Channel View leisure centre is under threat, even though the idea has been rejected by the Cardiff council cabinet member in charge of community development. Labour councillor Peter Bradbury said\u00a0the claim, made by Plaid in a leaflet and online ahead of the Grangetown by-election, was &#8220;scandalous&#8221;. Grangetown councillor Lynda Thorne had asked Coun Bradbury, cabinet member for community development, co-operatives and social enterprise, whether there was any truth in the claim. 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