Tributes paid after death of Rhos councillor

Tributes have been paid following news of the death of Cllr Marcia Spooner on Sunday (29 October).

Kit Peters
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Cllr Marcia Spooner
Cllr Marcia Spooner

The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Steve Hunt has led tributes to the Rhos councillor saying she will be greatly missed.

Cllr Hunt said: “It was with great shock and sadness that I learned of the death our friend and colleague Councillor Marcia Spooner.

“As you will know she was a proud champion both of the Rhos ward she represented and of the Welsh language.

“She will be greatly missed, and my heartfelt condolences go to Marcia’s family at this very difficult time.”

Cllr Alun Llewelyn, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Deputy Leader, added: “Marcia’s friends and colleagues have been devastated by her sudden loss, and all our thoughts are with her family.

“Marcia was a conscientious councillor and a valued member of the Plaid Cymru group and the council as a whole.

“She will be dearly missed in her community of Rhos where she lived for many years, and fondly remembered in Ystalyfera where she was brought up.”

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Kit Peters

Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.


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Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
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