Local Authorities ‘bailing-out’ UK Government over Bedroom Tax
Local Authorities forced to pay Bedroom Tax on behalf of victims.
Plaid Cymru MP, Hywel Williams, has attacked the Tories for forcing local authorities to bail-out the UK Government over its ‘heinous’ Bedroom Tax policy.
Calls for clarity regarding development proposals for Parc Bryn Cegin
Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Arfon Hywel Williams and Assembly Member Siân Gwenllian are calling for clarity regarding the progress of developments at the empty Parc Bryn Cegin in Bangor, over a year since local campaigners successfully lobbied the Welsh Government to market part of the 90 acre site for leisure purposes.
North Wales students endorse Arfon AM's call for Bangor Medical School
The budget deal agreed between Plaid Cymru and Labour at the National Assembly includes funding for developing a Bangor Medical School. This was confirmed by Arfon Assembly Member Siân Gwenllian who has been campaigning vigorously for the training of doctors in north Wales since her election five months ago.
Community leaders continue to push for safe solution to bypass crossing concerns
The Welsh Government has indicated it favours providing a Toucan crossing at the Goat roundabout in Llanwnda once the new Caernarfon-Bontnewydd bypass is open; this despite vocal calls from the local MP and AM and cycling-walking groups for a much safer option such as a bridge or underpass.
AM calls for more research into stillbirths and neo-natal deaths
Following a new study funded by SANDS (Stillbirth and Neo-Natal Death Charity) Siân Gwenllian AM is calling for more research into the reasons why babies continue to die before birth, as the study carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital show that only 1 in 4 parents will get an answer to why their baby was stillborn.
Plaid Cymru AM sets out four principles for effective local government reform
Speaking at the Wales Local Government Association’s annual conference at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Plaid Cymru’s Sian Gwenllian AM set out four principles for effective local government reform.
Arfon AM calls for new consultation on future of vascular services
Arfon Assembly Member, Siân Gwenllian has called on Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board to hold a new, full and transparent consultation about the future of vascular services in north Wales.
Siân Gwenllian urges those in ‘at-risk’ groups to get the free flu vaccination
Siân Gwenllian is urging all those eligible for the free flu vaccine to protect themselves against catching or spreading flu, which is a debilitating and potentially deadly illness.
