NEWS UPDATE – NEW PARTNERSHIP TO RUN LLANELLI TOWN COUNCIL
NEWS UPDATE
NEW PARTNERSHIP TO RUN LLANELLI TOWN COUNCIL
A new partnership has been formed to provide non-political leadership for Llanelli Town Council.
Councillors Shahana Najmi, Jeff...
Outcry at new car parking charges
Llanelli's AM and MP have slammed Council plans for new car parking charges as a penny-pinching, vindictive attack on local residents.
The County Council are...
New OfCOM Rules Welcomed by Local AM
Local AM Lee Waters has welcomed moves by the broadband regulator OfCOM to ensure that customers are entitled to see what speed they’ll receive...
AM Welcomes New Rules on Fly-tipping
Campaigning Llanelli Assembly Member Lee Waters has welcomed new rules that make it easier for councils to take action against those who hand their...
Lords to question Minister on food safety after Brexit
On Wednesday 6th March the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will question food safety Minister Steve Brine MP about what Brexit...
Happy St. David’s Day: What has the EU done for Wales?
To celebrate St David's Day, Best for Britain has compiled a list of 10 things the EU has done for Wales. Dydd Gŵyl Dewi...
UK Government lost at sea over new fisheries conservation rules
On the eve of important new fisheries conservation rules coming into force, the UK was not in a position to implement or enforce it....
UK Government withholds ‘Brexit energy price hike’ information from Welsh ministers
UK Government withholds ‘Brexit energy price hike’ information from Welsh ministers
The UK Government has refused to share its assessment of the impact of Brexit...
Gove confirms farming tariffs: exporting farmers face extinction
Michael Gove this morning revealed to the National Farmers' Union that the UK would apply rate tariffs on food imports after Brexit, heightening fears that...
Open Meeting on the potential impact of a no deal Brexit
Pembrokeshire for Europe will be holding an open meeting at the Bloomfield Centre, Narberth on 27 February at 7 pm to discuss the potential...
BLAENAU GWENT U-TURN OVER PROPOSALS TO CUT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS
A campaign led by GMB Union has seen the council abandon proposals to cut crossing guards at 15 sites across Blaenau Gwent.
GMB, the union...
Welsh Government ‘No Deal’ Contingency Planning Uncompleted with Only 44 Days...
The Welsh Government’s Brexit Minister has admitted that essential work on compiling a list of medicines at risk of shortages in the event of...
LGA REPONDS TO LGIU/MJ LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SURVEY
Responding to the LGiU/MJ local government funding survey, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said:
“Between 2010 and 2020, councils...
BUS BOSS PLEDGES TO CONSIDER IMPROVEMENTS AFTER MEETING LOCAL AM
Local Assembly Member Lee Waters has secured a commitment from First Cymru to look at new and improved bus routes for Llanelli.
The AM who...
Swansea Say NO to Nuclear Waste – Petition
It's been announced today by the UK Government and the Welsh Government that there is going to be a consultation with Swansea residents on...
PEMBROKESHIRE FOR EUROPE SAYS ‘THANK EU’ EUROPE
Pembrokeshire for Europe met at the Bloomfield Centre, Narberth on 7 February to celebrate the benefits to Pembrokeshire of our EU membership.
Alistair Cameron from...
Labour Intervenes To Give Carmarthenshire Schools First Budget Increase in Three...
Carmarthenshire schools are set to receive their first cash increase in three years with the Welsh Government announcing an additional £2.57m for education and...
Return to ‘Costa del Crime’ as Javid warns Britain will be...
After the Home Secretary's bombshell admission that the country would be less safe if we leave the EU without a deal, new research by...
Welsh Government must recognise history of nation it purports to serve...
Responding to the defacing of the Tryweryn Memorial, Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader and MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd Liz Saville Roberts said,
‘The Cofiwch Dryweryn Memorial...
PLAID LEADER SUGGESTS FIRST MINISTER MISLED ASSEMBLY ON WAITING TIMES
The leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price has written to the First Minister Mark Drakeford asking him to correct his claim that the failure...
Deal or No Deal – Are You Covered?
With Brexit soon approaching, there is an uncertainty around how a no-deal Brexit may affect holidaymaker’s 2019 travel plans, especially as few travel insurance...
Lords to publish report on the implications of the EU landing...
Lords to publish report on the implications of the EU landing obligation for the UK fishing industry
Having already raised grave concerns about the EU...
Carmarthenshire Councillor takes a swipe at the Council’s administration before joining...
Councillor Takes A Swipe At Administration Before Joining Opposition
Carmarthenshire Councillor takes a swipe at the Council’s administration before joining the Welsh Labour opposition.
The Welsh Labour...
Carmarthenshire Councillor takes a swipe at the Council’s administration before joining...
Councillor Takes A Swipe At Administration Before Joining Opposition
Carmarthenshire Councillor takes a swipe at the Council’s administration before joining the Welsh Labour opposition.
The Welsh Labour...
AM WELCOMES EU AND WELSH GOVERNMENT FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN...
NEWS UPDATE
AM WELCOMES EU AND WELSH GOVERNMENT FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Local Assembly Member Lee Waters has...
Residents urged to have say on local development
Residents urged to have say on local development
Nia Griffith MP, along with local residents and councillors from Bynea, Bryn and Llangennech are urging everyone...
LGA RESPONDS TO IFS REPORT ON COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT
Responding to the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies into support for low-income households through council tax support, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of...
Joyce seeks assurances for staff at Santander’s closing Pembroke branch
Local Assembly Member Joyce Watson sought assurances for the future of staff at Santander’s closing Pembroke branch.
The Main Street branch in Pembroke is scheduled...
Have your say on latest stage of new Local Development Plan...
Members of the public are being asked for their views as the development of the new Local Development Plan for the Pembrokeshire Coast National...
LEE WATERS AM AND NIA GRIFFITH MP – LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES REACT...
Lee Waters AM and Nia Griffith MP - Local representatives react to Schaeffler closure.
Local representatives Lee Waters AM, Nia Griffith MP and Cllr Deryk...
Have your say on the future development of Carmarthenshire
There’s a few weeks remaining for you to have your say on the future development of Carmarthenshire.
Carmarthenshire County Council recently invited submissions from developers,...
NEWS UPDATE – LLANELLI MP MARKS HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY
NEWS UPDATE
Llanelli MP marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday the 27th of January, Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith has signed the...
PLAID CYMRU NEWS UPDATE – LONG RUNNING ALLIED STEEL AND WIRE...
NEWS UPDATE
Long running Allied Steel and Wire pension fight "still not won"
National Assembly debate reminds us that the long running pension fight has still...
Leaked letter raises ‘more fundamental questions’ about NRW
Leaked letter raises 'more fundamental questions' about NRW
Responding to a letter from a number of commercial timber companies regarding NRW's management of the Welsh...
WEF 2019: WWF welcomes call by Sir David Attenborough for global...
WEF 2019: WWF welcomes call by Sir David Attenborough for global environmental action
WWF ambassador calls on global leaders to take action to protect the...
[PLAID CYMRU] Leaked letter raises ‘more fundamental questions’ about NRW
Responding to a letter from a number of commercial timber companies regarding NRW's management of the Welsh commercial forest estate, Llyr Gruffydd AM Plaid...
UNEMPLOYMENT RISE OF UP TO 24% IN REGIONS COULD LEAVE WHOLE...
NEWS UPDATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RISE OF UP TO 24% IN REGIONS COULD LEAVE WHOLE COMMUNITIES IN TATTERS SAYS GMB
Wrongheaded austerity policies, a lack of Government investment...
AM welcomes campaign to help people identify coercive control in relationships
NEWS UPDATE
AM welcomes campaign to help people identify coercive control in relationships
Lee Waters AM has backed a powerful Welsh Government campaign to help people...
Is Defra taking the rural economy seriously? Lords to ask Michael...
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy has heard multiple times over the course of its inquiry, that rural policy is...
Green Party: Wyfla news reaffirms that nuclear should be left in...
Reacting to the news that Hitachi are to scrap the £16bn Wyfla nuclear power station in Anglesey , Green Party of England and Wales...
NEWS UPDATE – AUTISM BILL REJECTION HAS ‘LET FAMILIES DOWN’
NEWS UPDATE
AUTISM BILL REJECTION HAS ‘LET FAMILIES DOWN’
Plaid Cymru has expressed its ‘disappointment’ as the Autism Bill was voted down in the Assembly yesterday...
NEWS UPDATE – AUTISM BILL REJECTION HAS ‘LET FAMILIES DOWN’
AUTISM BILL REJECTION HAS ‘LET FAMILIES DOWN’
Plaid Cymru has expressed its ‘disappointment’ as the Autism Bill was voted down in the Assembly tonight as...
NEWS UPDATE – HOPE FOR FORMER PLAY AREA IN KIDWELLY
Hope for former play area in Kidwelly
Residents of a housing development in Kidwelly expressed their concerns at a meeting called by Town Mayor Phil...
MP Nia Griffith demands end to rip off estate fees
MP demands end to rip off estate fees
Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith MP has highlighted the growing problem of property developers charging extortionate estate fees...
Pembrokeshire Liberal Democrats
1st January 2019 saw the creation of the Pembrokeshire Liberal Democrats as the former Carmarthenshire & Pembrokeshire Liberal Democrats was dissolved and 2 new...
POLITICAL NEWS – Joyce calls for urgent update!
POLITICAL NEWS
Joyce calls for urgent update!
Equipment deployed to protect a stretch of Pembrokeshire shoreline from pollution will remain in place while the scale of...
Golden Handshake Queried For Outgoing Chief Executive
Golden Handshake Queried For Outgoing Chief Executive
On the news that the Chief Executive of Carmarthenshire Council will retire in June of this year, Labour...
CELTIC UNION A MUST REGARDLESS OF BREXIT SAYS PLAID LEADER
CELTIC UNION A MUST REGARDLESS OF BREXIT SAYS PLAID LEADER
Joint bank could drive co-operation on investment!
The Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has said that...
HELP AVAILABLE WITH THE AFTERMATH OF CHRISTMAS
NEWS UPDATE
With the aftermath of Christmas, this can be a very expensive time of year.
Families that find themselves in financial trouble after Christmas can...
NEWS UPDATE – Llanelli MP calls for Delta Lakes review
Llanelli MP calls for Delta Lakes review
Nia Griffith MP and Carmarthenshire Labour Leader Cllr Rob James are calling on the Welsh Government to call...
