Plaid disappointed and angered by Health Minister!
Further disappointment and anger as Health Minister's letter confirms A+E at Prince Philip Hospital will be nurse-led... Plaid Cymru Llanelli...
AM calls on local people to join Foodbank appeal
Keith Davies is encouraging local people to support their local food bank in the run up to Christmas as those operating in the Llanelli...
Keith Davies AM backs ‘Small Business Saturday’
Keith Davies AM has lent his support to Small Business Saturday on 7th December 2013. Keith is encouraging Llanelli residents to support small...
Unanimous support for Pontyates fire station at public meeting
At a packed public meeting organised by Plaid Cymru councillors on Llangyndeyrn Community Council this week, residents of Pontyates and surrounding villages sent a...
Nia says Keep Pontyates Fire Station open
Nia Griffith MP said, “It is vital we keep Pontyates Fire Station open.Whether it is a house fire or a road traffic accident, we...
AM calls on local people to join foodbank appeal
Keith Davies is encouraging local people to support their local food bank in the run up to Christmas as those operating in the Llanelli...
AM praises Llanelli action on women’s sport
Keith Davies AM has said today in the Senedd that 2013 has been a prominent year for women’s sport in Llanelli. ...
Minister praises Carmarthenshire advice services
A network of advice services in Carmarthenshire that helps people through the tough economic climate has been praised by the Minister for Communities &...
Labour Misleads Llanelli, PPH Emergency Unit Remains Nurse-Led
Plaid Cymru has expressed anger and disappointment after it was confirmed that the Accident & Emergency unit at Prince Philip Hospital will be nurse-led...
Llanelli AM in call to increase surplus food donated by supermarkets
Local Labour AM Keith Davies has asked the First Minister what further actions can be taken in Wales to increase the amount of surplus...
Carmarthenshire Young Labour and Nia Griffith MP fighting for the Energy...
Carmarthenshire Young Members were with Nia Griffith MP, and Councillors on Saturday 9th November in Llanelli town centre, supporting Ed Miliband’s call to Freeze...
Action needed now over increase in gas and electricity prices
Plaid Cymru have called for the establishment of a new national energy firm ‘Energy Wales’ in order to decrease gas and electricity prices for...
Usdaw reps oppose closure of Pontarddulais fire station
Following news that Pontarddulais fire station could close as part of a wave of fire service cuts in the area, union reps at one...
AM raises exciting years ahead for Llanelli tourism
Keith Davies AM has used a question to the Welsh Economy Minister in the Assembly this week to ask how the Welsh Government, working...
Congratulations Masala restaurant!
Mr Ahmed Ali and his team at the Masala restaurant in Llanelli have scooped up one of the UK’s most prestigious restaurant awards. They...
AM Calls for Weekly Monitoring of Hywel Dda’s Winter Plans
The local Labour AM used a question to Wales’ First Minister today to call for HywelDda Health Board’s plans for elective non-emergency orthopaedic surgery,...
Plaid Cymru's response to the potential Council's budget cuts
We face £30m worth of cuts to council services and hundreds of job losses in Carmarthenshire over the next three years. That is a...
Young Labour Fighting for you on Energy Prices
Carmarthenshire Young Labour and Nia Griffith MP are supporting Labour’s pledge to freeze gas and electricity prices until 2017. We are...
Socialist Party comment on Council's potential budget cuts
We weren't invited to the meeting at Fwrnes last week and scandalously neither were the local government Unison who Socialist Party members joined...
Socialist Party Press Release on Hywel Dda Cancellations
Hywel Dda Health Board has announced this week that it is to cancel all elective orthopaedic surgery for four main hospitals in the Hywel...
Royal Mail sell-off could mean end of universal service on outskirts...
Plaid Cymru has stated that the Westminster Government's sell off of Royal Mail could mean an end of universal service to our communities. ...
New Flying Start evaluation report published
A new evaluation report into the experiences of parents using the Welsh Government’s programme to help children in the most deprived areas of Wales...
Nia calls for cooperation on badgers
Nia Griffith MP took part in a recent parliamentary debate on badger vaccination. It was a well – attended debate with...
Stop the MP's 11% pay rise : Change.org Petition
Within weeks David Cameron will be making a decision on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority recommendation for a 11% pay rise on MPs' salaries....
Keith calls on Minister to make statement on Hywel Dda decision
Llanelli Labour Assembly Member, Keith Davies has used a question to the Government Business Minister Lesley Griffiths to call upon the Minister for Health...
Nia angry at Health Board
Reacting angrily to the Hywel Dda Health Board’s intention to close ward six in Prince Philip Hospital, and to suspend all in-patient orthopaedic surgery...
AM Seeks To Raise Orthopaedic Surgery Cancellations in Assembly Today
Hywel Dda Health Board has confirmed to Llanelli AM Keith Davies that the decision to reduce elective orthopaedic surgery will result in temporary ward closures...
AM in Credit Union call as Llaneli residents hit hard by...
Local Assembly Member, Keith Davies has spoken up on behalf of Llanelli residents facing an uncertain financial future to the introduction of direct payments...
Keith Davies calls on welsh government to back Llanelli business against...
Economic prosperity for Llanelli was the focus of Keith Davies’ first question to Carwyn Jones, First Minster for Wales during the plenary session on...
Council leader hits back at criticism
Carmarthenshire Council leader, Kevin Madge, has hit back at criticism that councillors have not been kept informed or allowed to raise issues for discussion...
Leader warns people to brace themselves after tough Draft Budget announcement
THE Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council is warning people to brace themselves for change, following the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget announcement. ...
Nia on Prince Philip Hospital
Commenting on the Ministerial statement on Prince Philip Hospital, Nia Griffith MP said, ” The Minister has told us...
Labour promises repeal of bedroom tax
Nia Griffith MP has welcomed Labour’s firm commitment to repealing the bedroom tax, saying it will give hope to the many disabled and...
MP meets Underground Coal Gasification company in Burry Port
Nia Griffith MP today met Mr Algy Cluff from the company who have been awarded an Underground Coal Gasification licence for the Loughor estuary....
AM encourages WW2 Vets to apply for Heroes Return Funding
Keith Davies, Assembly Member for Llanelli is promoting the availability of a grant for World War 2 veterans by the Big Lottery Fund. ...
AM backs fire fighters in pension dispute
Plaid Cymru AM Simon Thomas has backed the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in their dispute over pensions. Mid and...
Plaid will continue to campaign for a doctor-led A+E service…
Plaid Cymru Llanelli are disappointed and angry with the announcement on Tuesday 24th September made by Labour Health Minister Mark Drakeford that the...
Council Leader Kevin Madge says repealing the bedroom tax is the...
The Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, Councillor Kevin Madge has welcomed Labour’s decision this week to repeal the Bedroom Tax, saying it will give...
Child poverty evidence given to UK Commission
The Welsh Government has given evidence to a UK wide commission setting out its unique approach to tackling child poverty and raising the educational...
Plaid Cymru Harnesses New Media
The largest party on Carmarthenshire county council is connecting directly with the public by harnessing the power of interactive new media. Plaid Cymru has...
New Deputy Minister visits first class facilities tackling poverty in Llanelli
Keith Davies AM and Nia Griffith MP have welcomed a visit by Vaughan Gething – the Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty to...
Plaid Cymru Official Statement on the Number of households in Carmarthenshire...
Figures revealed by a Freedom of Information request to Plaid Cymru show Carmarthenshire saw a 63 per cent increase in requests for a discretionary...
AM calls on church to lead the crusade against pay-day loan...
Plaid Cymru AM Simon Thomas has written to the Archbishop of the Church in Wales, Barry Morgan asking him to lead a campaign against...
New fund open to make Wales a fairer society
The Welsh Government is inviting charities and third sector groups to apply for up to £1.6 million of funding for projects that tackle inequality...
Labour backs pylon ban
Labour backed a vote that was taken in Carmarthenshire's full council meeting to urge the UK Government to only grant permission for underground cables...
Plaid Austerity Rally report
by Josh Thomas Crowds gathered in Llanelli Town Centre on Saturday morning to join Plaid in the fight against Austerity. They...
Sign the Petition, Make MPs' pay their Interns
Rather than hike MPs' wages, get them to pay their interns By Jamie M. I've always been interested in politics and our political system....
Keith Davies AM Takes AFC Llanelli Case to Sports Minister
Disappointed with the Football Association Wales’ (FAW) decision not to allow AFC Llanelli in to the Welsh League Division Three, the Llanelli AM has...
AM calls on Sports Minister to intervene over demotion AFC Llanelli
Mid and West AM Simon Thomas has stepped up the pressure on the Football Association of Wales over their decision to demote AFC Llanelli....
Drive to get more women in public appointments
The next steps to increase the number of women and other under-represented groups in public appointments will be at the centre of an event...