This week Llanelly Hill Community Council voted for the proposal to take possession of the Gilwern Community Education Centre and retain it as the site for the library.

In a meeting held on Monday, the council debated the pros and cons in front of the public, to decide on what action to take regarding the future of the library service in Gilwern

Almost unanimously, the public supported the decision to take on responsibility for the education centre, as it was deemed the most suitable choice for the village, assuming that the willage hall would also remain intact for other ventures.

RAF Retired Squadron Leader, Brian Moss, who is part of the committee for the village hall, spoke out about the need for community council assistance to keep the village hall running but also agreed that the education centre was the best site for the library, in relation to the facilities now there.

Councillor Anthony Carrington raised the notion that the council had not properly looked into the level of possible asbestos in the site and said he felt that the community council had not appropriately looked into the possibility of the Old School site and had not taken due diligence into all possibility of the most cost effective solution.

However this was argued against by other councillors, including Giles Howard, Simon Howarth and Leader Brian Kemp, who pointed out that this was the ninth meeting to be held, that the public had been consulted several times and that surveys had been undertaken.

An amendment to delay a decision was overruled, and the council voted to move forward with action. The council will be able to progress with its application to take over the building at the MCC's Cabinet meeting next month.