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Business Start up Scheme
Posted on 3:14pm Wednesday 21st May 2008
Recently Plaid’s Economic Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones announced the details surrounding the One Wales Government’s small businesses start-up scheme. The £36m project is designed to help set up businesses and has been hailed as further proof that Plaid’s policies are helping the economy to grow. It will help create thousands of new companies throughout Wales and help create an expected 10,000 jobs throughout the country as a result. This is proof that Plaid’s policies are now beginning to have a real effect in all areas of the country.
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Welsh Talent
Posted on 10:39am Wednesday 30th April 2008
I was very fortunate to be invited to the BAFTA Cymru awards ceremony on Sunday evening at the wonderful venue that is the Wales Millennium Centre. For me personally I was overjoyed to see my cousin, Rhodri Evan from Crymych, being awarded the best actor award for his role in S4C’s Cowbois and Injans series. Indeed, the whole evening was a reflection of the amount of talent we produce here in Wales.
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Post Offices
Posted on 4:03pm Monday 14th April 2008
I’ve just come back to my constituency office from Cardiff where we’ve had some interesting debates in the Chamber this week. One of the main issues this week was the Westminster government’s Post Office closure plan. I’m very pleased to say that the Assembly members voted to support Plaid Cymru’s continued opposition to the Westminster government’s Post Office closure plan. Following a debate on the issue in the Senedd, members from all parties supported Plaid’s stance, calling for the future of all viable Post offices to be safeguarded. We also called for further action by local government to help ensure that Post Offices are still viable and remain a vital resource for communities across Wales.
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Recycling Measure
Posted on 3:34pm Monday 7th April 2008
On Wednesday the National Assembly for Wales will consider whether to vote in favour of a proposed legislation that I recently introduced.
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Broadband
Posted on 3:05pm Friday 4th April 2008
As Chair of the Cross Party group for broadband in rural Wales I have for the past few months been gathering evidence regarding the broadband not spots across west Wales. Specifically we were asked by locals in Mynachlog-ddu to find out how the lack of broadband is affecting everyday lives in this particular village. It emerged that local businesses lose up to £150 a week because they don’t have access to broadband. This is a huge problem for rural businesses who suffer by comparison to urban-based businesses. It is possible that a business may choose to invest elsewhere which means rural communities suffer economically. Secondly, rural areas may not be able to receive commercial and public services via broadband, which means people are being socially excluded as a result of their geographical position.
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AM Pay
Posted on 1:49pm Monday 31st March 2008
Good Afternoon and welcome to my blog here on the Western Telegraph website. It has been an eventful few weeks in the Assembly. I along with other Plaid colleagues decided not to accept the 8.3% pay rise that has been awarded to National Assembly Members as I feel that it would be a huge slap in the face for public sector workers. At a time when the public sector is faced with a 1.9% pay award an increase in excess of that amount would and should be greeted with dismay across Wales
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