Minister Hits Out at Rare Books Sell-Off ; Criticism Mounting Against Council

South Wales Echo › September 06, 2008

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ASSEMBLY Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones is planning to write to Cardiff council to express his concerns about the sale of a collection of rare historic books.

Academic criticism of the sale of the trove of 18,000 texts dating back to the 15th Century has emerged 18 months after the council first announced it was planning the sell off to fund library improvements in Cardiff.

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Minister Hits Out at Rare Books Sell-Off ; Criticism Mounting Against Council

The fears raised by academics have led to concerns in Cardiff Bay as the council promised to consult Cardiff U...

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