Petition wording
We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to preserve Abergavenny's historic character as a market town by not repealing or amending the Abergavenny Improvement Acts 1854 to 1871, thereby preserving all the associated economic, social and cultural benefits of a market town.
Link to petition: http://www.assemblywales.org/gethome/e-petitions-old/admissible-pet/p-03-205.htm
Petition raised by: Barry Greenwood
Number of signatures:4757
Previously considered by the Committee on: 19 May 2009, 9 June 2009, 23 June 2009, 6 October 2009, 20 October, 24 November 2009, 25 January 2011, and 15 March 2011.
Update: Correspondence has been received from the Minister for Local Government and Communities and the petitioner.