Local residents discuss speeding concerns at Glasinfryn
Pentir Councillor Menna Baines thanked local residents who attended a public meeting to discuss traffic problems in the village of Glasinfryn, near Bangor recently.
Assembly should legislate on gender equality, Siân Gwenllian argues
‘Warm words’ not enough to achieve 50/50 representation of AMs
Plaid MP urges local women to speak up over unjust pension reforms
A public meeting will be held in Bangor to formally set up an Arfon branch of the WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign group following calls by local Plaid Cymru MP Hywel Williams and AM Siân Gwenllian.
Measures to mitigate noise pollution on A55 given green light after lengthy campaign
Campaigners have welcomed a commitment from the Welsh Government that work will finally be carried out to mitigate noise pollution on a busy stretch of the A55 in Abergwyngregyn, following years of campaigning by local people.
Arfon MP and AM convene urgent meeting with council over bus service concerns
Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Arfon Hywel Williams and Assembly Member Siân Gwenllian have held an urgent meeting with Gwynedd Council to pass on concerns expressed by constituents about changes to the local bus service timetable.
Plaid AM raises concerns about future of Welsh Government jobs in Caernarfon
Plaid Cymru’s Arfon AM is raising concerns about the Welsh Labour Government’s planned closure of its Caernarfon office later on this year (2018.) Figures revealed by Plaid Cymru show that Caernarfon has lost 42.8% of its Welsh Government office jobs since 2010.
Arfon AM pleased to take part in an initiative to promote more women to take part in politics
Are you a young woman aged 16-25? Have you ever wondered how decisions about health, education and tackling poverty are made in Wales? Chwarae Teg, a gender equality charity, are inviting young Welsh women to participate in their new project, LeadHerShip, and Sian Gwenllian, Arfon AM has agreed to take part.
AM & MP thank people of Arfon for generous food bank donations
For the second year running Plaid Cymru Arfon have held the Reverse Advent Calendar campaign which encourages people to give to the needy every day during the period leading up to Christmas. The idea is to place an item of food in a box every day during the advent before delivering it to a local food bank before Christmas. In order to facilitate this Plaid Cymru Arfon have made their office a drop-off centre for people who want to donate, with Plaid members and councillors collecting from people’s homes too. All donations were handed over the Caernarfon and Bangor food banks on the Friday before Christmas.
Free gas installation for new cafe in Peblig, Caernarfon
A social enterprise on the Ysgubor Goch estate, Caernarfon, is a step closer to being able to open after a generous donation of gas installation by Wales and West Utilities. This week representatives from the company came to meet the café’s manager Kenny Khan and local AM Sian Gwenllian.
Plaid Cymru secures rate relief for small hydro projects
Plaid Cymru has secured a business rate relief for small hydro projects that had been faced with an increase of up to 900% in their rates.
This follows a long campaign for Plaid Cymru to secure fairness for the hydro projects that had been disproportionately affected by non-domestic rates revaluation.