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Cardiff votes to start merger talks

Cardiff City Council has become the latest local authority to announce it wants to start voluntary merger talks with a neighbouring authority.

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 October 2014

Cardiff City Council has become the latest local authority to announce it wants to start voluntary merger talks with a neighbouring authority.

The local authority's cabinet voted last week to authorise leader, Cllr Phil Bale, and chief executive, Paul Orders, to start merger talks with Vale of Glamorgan Council.

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