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From: "Murphy, Amanda (Staff Cymorth Aelod Cynulliad | Assembly Member Support Staff)" <Amanda.Murphy@assembly.wales> To:   I’m bitterly disappointed by the proposals that Hywel Dda have published. For...

The House of Lords Communications Committee will publish its report UK advertising in a digital age on Wednesday 11 April. The Committee have examined...

On Wednesday 4th April, a Notice Of Motion will be presented and considered at Llanelli Town Council.   The motion will be proposed by Councillor Sean Rees...

A new political movement within Plaid Cymru will be making its first move with a meeting at the Hotel Diplomat, Llanelli (Wednesday March 28,...

Important Event: Public Meeting with Neil McEvoy AM in Llanelli Wednesday 28th March 7.00pm Carlton Suite, The Diplomat Hotel, Felinfoel Rd, Llanelli, SA15 3PJ Chaired by Mary Roll. Speakers will include...

GOVERNMENT IS FAILING RURAL COMMUNITIES, LORDS COMMITTEE FINDS   - Committee recommends rural affairs should be transferred from Defra to Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local...

Nia Griffith MP and Lee Waters AM have written to the Chief Executive of Hywel Dda seeking reassurance that people currently registered at Ash...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR  WELSH MPS VOTE TO REUNITE REFUGEE FAMILIES TORN APART BY CONFLICT  Last Friday one in four Welsh MPs voted in favour of...

Dear all,   In response to today’s Welsh Government’s statement on local government reorganisation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-43472521?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=wales_politics&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=wales, please find below our statement:   Labour’s Deputy Leader, Rob James, stated, ‘Welsh...

A local politician is seeking urgent action to help save lives at sea. Assembly member Joyce Watson AM is lobbying for fast, reliable internet to...

Plaid Cymru members in the Llanelli Constituency are understood to be furious with further resignations.   This follows a number of inaccurate claims made by Party...

Plaid Cymru Mid and West AM Simon Thomas raised the issue of food poverty in the Senedd with the First Minister following a meeting...

copies   Mr James Hamilton, The Information Commissioner, Welsh MPs at Westminster,  Welsh Assembly Members and Ceredigion Council members, Aberystwyth Council   Dear Carwyn Jones ,   Yesterday on 16/03/2018 ...

Cardigan charity Jig-so was represented at the Wales launch by the National Federation of Institutes (NFWI) on the issue of food poverty.  The event hosted...

The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee today invites contributions to its new inquiry which will investigate the impact of Brexit on...

The Plaid Cymru Assembly Group today led a debate on young people and communities citing new figures showing that thousands of young people between...

Mid and West AM Simon Thomas has pledged his support for WWF’s Earth Hour campaign 2018 – the global movement to protect our planet...

Six in ten people acrossWales believe their standard of living is worse than that of their parents’ generation according to Rotary International in Great...

The House of Lords Select Committee on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 will publish its report The Countryside at a Crossroads:...

The Plaid Cymru Assembly Group today led a debate on young people and communities citing new figures showing that thousands of young people between...

In response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spring Statement today Chas Roy-Chowdhury, Head of Tax at ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants),...

Mid and West AM Simon Thomas has welcomed the Welsh Government has drawn back from proposals that would have changed the statutory purposes of...

Dear Sir,   On Dec 15, 2017 the Bangor Aye published an article based on comments from Ceredigion County Council Cabinet member for transport, Councillor Alun...

In the Senedd chamber, Mid and West AM Simon Thomas congratulated the town of Aberporth for becoming plastic-free.   In his 90-second statement, Simon noted how...

GMB CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO LAY OUT ROAD MAP FOR FORD BRIDGEND POST BREXIT   IF THE GOVERNMENT THINKS THAT THE PANACEA TO ALL OF OUR...

Copies Information Commissioner, Welsh MPs, Welsh Assembly Members, Ceredigion Council Members, Aberystwyth Council,   Dear Carwyn Jones,   I shall be providing this email to the office of James...

The current crisis within Plaid Cymru in Llanelli is getting worse. I have heard that unfortunately both Sean Rees, the Constituency's Press Officer and Dyfrig...

Sustrans responds to Ken Skates' announcement on walking and cycling Welsh Government approves 14 councils’ active travel plans, the rest rejected or ordered to...

Gleeds appointed to head technical advisory team on new MIM Schools Programme in Wales Cardiff based property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, is to lead a...

The future of a free school milk scheme will be assessed as part of the discussions around departure from the European Union. Plaid Cymru wrote...

Families are set to see front line services cut as the Plaid-Independent coalition in Carmarthenshire County Council pass their budget. Councillors heard today how the...

Environmental campaigners ClientEarth today won a third case against the Westminster government over the UK’s illegal and harmful levels of air pollution. The ruling means...

Mid and West AM Simon Thomas discussed the proposed changes to hospital services during a meeting of the South East Pembrokeshire Community Health Network...

Dear Ken Skates, The Welsh Government has refused to follow Welsh Government strategy (page 49 paragraph 4.5 ) regarding improving reliability and journey times on...

Mid and West AM Simon Thomas demanded assurances from First Minister Carwyn Jones during a meeting in Newtown about how the Welsh Government will...

Britain's fastest growing trade Union, GMB,  has today endorsed Carolyn Harris MP as its choice for deputy leader of the Welsh Labour Party. The union...

Mid and West AM Simon Thomas demanded assurances from First Minister Carwyn Jones during a meeting in Newtown about how the Welsh Government will...

Neath Port Talbot Council will meet next week to set its budget for 2018/19.   If the proposals are approved,a total of £424 million including grants...

At the National Assembly's Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay, Simon Thomas AM and Paul Davies AM hosted a presentation by Emma Picton-Jones of the...

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT AT THE WELSH GOVERNMENT (SHEENA HAGUE) NOT ALLOWED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING T3 ROUTE WREXHAM TO ABERYSTWYTH   copies   Welsh MPs...

PLAID’S PLASTIC LEVY WAY FORWARD FOR WALES TO CUT WASTE One way we could reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in our seas...

copies   Welsh MPs at Westminster,  Welsh Assembly Members and Ceredigion Council members Dear Ken Skates,   I AM PROVIDING THIS EMAIL TO THE OFFICE OF JAMES HAMILTON...

copies   Welsh MPs at Westminster,  Welsh Assembly Members and Ceredigion Council members     Dear Carwyn Jones,     I shall be providing this email to the office of James...

Plaid’s plastic levy way forward for Wales to cut waste One way we could reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in our seas...

Plaid Cymru calls for Welsh food branding to be maintained despite Brexit   Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Simon Thomas has called on the Welsh...

PLAID CYMRU LLANELLI TOWN BRANCH CALLS FOR FULL INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION PRINCIPLES BEFORE POLITICS The Llanelli Town Plaid Cymru Branch has written to the Plaid Cymru National Chair Alun...

Simon Thomas AM is looking forward to getting his energy use under control after taking part in a cookery demonstration held by Smart Energy...

A briefing session presented by a Pembrokeshire charity discussing mental health in rural and agricultural communities will take place next Tuesday (13 February) at...

Youth Council launches campaigns on UKYP Day Of Action   CARMARTHENSHIRE Youth Council (CYC) has marked the UKYP National Day of Action (January 26) by launching...

Carmarthenshire Council’s plan to curb the number of council workers calling in sick have been labelled as “victim blaming” by local Councillors ahead of...