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Following the announcement that Ysgol Aberconwy is facing financial difficulty and had to consider making staff redundant to avoid a shortfall, Janet Finch-Saunders, Assembly...

Janet Finch-Saunders AM has called on the Welsh Government to improve access to good quality, flexible respite for carers, and for better data collection...

MARC TIERNEY IS LABOUR’S TOP CHOICE FOR KEY SEAT  38-year-old local dad Marc Tierney has been reselected by local Labour Party members to challenge the...

Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning, Eluned Morgan AM has announced that she would like to stand for election to be the next...

Aberconwy AM, Janet Finch-Saunders has furthered her calls to scrap controversial planning guidance which has put pressure on local planning authorities to push ahead...

Aberconwy AM, Janet Finch-Saunders has expressed her outrage and concern at the admittance by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services that bringing...

As negotiations for leaving the European Union become more and more shambolic, Pembrokeshire Liberal Democrats are stepping up the campaign for the British people...

Following increased reports of harvesters returning to collect razor clams on Llanfairfechan beach – despite the fishery’s closure by the Welsh Government until 31st...

Janet Finch-Saunders, Assembly Member for Aberconwy, has expressed her concerns at staffing gaps in the North Wales Mental Health and Learning Disability Division. The figures...

AM To Highlight Concern on Road Fatalities Aberconwy AM Janet Finch-Saunders has expressed her concern at the number of fatal road incidents on North Wales...

Reply-To: john.mct@ Copies Welsh MPs,Welsh Assembly Members, Ceredigion Council Members, Powys Council members, Gwynedd Council members, Carmarthenshire Council members, Aberystwyth Town Council members Dear Ken Skates, I...

Reply-To: john.mct@ Copies Welsh Assembly members, ceredigion council, powys council, gwynedd council, aberystwyth council Dear Alun Williams, Could you please arrange for an internal review of the...

Dear all,   Please find our response to the piece in the FT - http://www.ft.com/content/c6454bac-64c1-11e8-90c2-9563a0613e56 - stating that the UK Government will not give the go ahead...

Fly-tipping incidents continue to be a preventable nuisance across the country, and Janet Finch-Saunders AM has expressed concern that too much waste is being...

AM highlights the work of Pembrokeshire mental health charity   Mid and West AM Simon Thomas highlighted the work of the mental health charity DPJ Foundation...

Council to consult on changes to Third Sector Grants Scheme   Councillors have given approval to consult on changes to the criteria for the funding that...

Janet Finch-Saunders AM has raised concerns about the transparency of the process undertaken by the Welsh Government in transferring powers to local authorities to...

GMB welcomes this positive step forward by the Government to facilitate a much needed new nuclear reactor in Wales says GMB GMB, the energy union,...

Dwi’n hynod o falch i gael y cyfle i fod gyda chi yma heddiw a mae’n bleser I gael agor y sesiwn yma.   Ladies and...

Thank you, Conference, I’m delighted to be here in beautiful West Wales at Welsh Conservative Conference.   It has been wonderful to come back to my...

Just over 12 months ago – when we last gathered for our annual conference – we were gearing up towards the local government elections.   We...

Shadow Local Government secretary, Janet Finch-Saunders AM, will today call for funding to be provided to local authorities to ensure council tax relief is...

As a Conservative, you might expect me to be pleased when the Labour Welsh Government looks to my colleagues at Westminster for inspiration.   But working...

Simon Thomas AM urges women in Mid and West Wales to attend cervical screening as attendance falls to 11 year low in Wales Mid and...

Assembly Member Joyce Watson has met Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups to discuss discrimination and diversity in Wales. In the wake of the...

Brilliant” that was how 8 year old Elly Neville described her day at the Senedd celebrating her fundraising achievements organised by a Mid and...

Plaid Cymru Mid and West AM Simon Thomas met with Rob and Finn from the Dà Mhìle Distillery at a showcase of producers of...

ELUNED MORGAN SETS UP “ONE-STOP, POP UP” ADVICE SHOP IN AMMANFORD   THE MINER’S WELFARE HALL, AMMANFORD WILL BE BUSTLING ON FRIDAY 18TH MAY, AS ASSEMBLY...

Best for Britain champion and former Chair of the National infrastructure Commission, Lord Andrew Adonis, is in Swansea today visiting the site of the...

Thirty per cent of food eaten in the UK currently comes from the EU: post-Brexit trade barriers threaten to disrupt that supply and increase...

: Fwd: Carwyn jones misleading > plenary statements on > 24/04/2018 regarding Trawscymru services and the workplace culture > within the Welsh Government > > DEAR SIAN GWENLIAN, > > THANK...

copies   Welsh MPs at Westminster,  Welsh Assembly Members and Ceredigion Council members   DEAR FIRST MINISTER ,   I would like to point out several misleading statements made by...

LORDS TO QUESTION SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON BREXIT AND BIOSECURITY   THE HOUSE OF LORDS EU ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT SUB-COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TAKING EVIDENCE FOR ITS...

Plaid Cymru has warned that some farmers could see their basic farm payments cut after 2019.   With Welsh agriculture at a cross roads because of...

CARMARTHENSHIRE ELECTS YOUNGEST LABOUR LEADER IN WALES   Carmarthenshire Labour Group today elected Councillor Rob James to be their new leader, making him the youngest Labour...

AM asks for speedy resolution to A40 closure     Plaid Cymru Mid and West AM Simon Thomas asked for a statement by the Welsh Government on...

AM backs £2 stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals as over £50m lost on machines in Wales       Mid and West AM Simon Thomas has pledged...

With Porth Talbot this week assessed as the worst polluted town in the UK according to the World Health Organisation, Plaid Cymru AM Simon...

With Porth Talbot this week assessed as the worst polluted town in the UK according to the World Health Organisation, Plaid Cymru AM Simon...

Welsh Government pushes the pace on walking and cycling  First Minister meets cyclists to discuss £60m investment in Active Travel  First Minister Carwyn Jones will...

Welsh Government gave ‘full backing’ to Prince of Wales Bridge ‘from the outset’. The Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns, has confirmed that the...

* Wales closing green transport gap with Scotland * Charity welcomes additional £60 million investment in active travel The Welsh Government has today (01 May) announced...

MONDAY 30 APRIL 2018, MARKS 60 YEARS SINCE THE LIFE PEERAGES ACT 1958 RECEIVED ROYAL ASSENT WHICH ALLOWED WOMEN TO SIT IN THE HOUSE...

Save our Services at Prince Philip Action Network (SOSPPAN) has sprung into action in response to Hywel Dda Health Board’s proposal to downgrade Prince...

Mid and West AM Simon Thomas quizzed the Welsh Government about plans for a new site for Ysgol Dewi Sant in Llanelli.   Plaid Cymru Assembly...

Simon Thomas AM:   What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary held regarding plans for a new site for Ysgol Dewi Sant in Llanelli?   Kirsty Williams AM Cabinet...

            Joyce Watson AM                           Eluned Morgan AM Commenting since Hywel Dda Health Board gave approval to consult the local population on three options for the future...

ELUNED MORGAN SETS UP “ONE-STOP, POP UP” ADVICE EVENT   The Pater Hall in Pembroke Dock will be bustling on Friday 27th April, as Assembly...

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...