Being on the County Council continues to be a source of frustration and satisfaction in more or less equal measure. I learn something new every day, especially about people. Most of the work involves helping residents in my community in some form or another. It’s the County Council that carries out most of the services…
Last night the HSBC arranged a meeting with the agricultural community at Ruthin Auction to discuss issues ranging from the economic outlook, Brexit, farm financing, and a bolted on brief cyber-crime presentation. I attended because my ward has a high number for farms – our local economy is dependent to a large degree on agriculture.…
Mae yna lawer iawn o bethau yn digwydd yng ngwleidyddiaeth Cymru’r dyddiau yma, pethau sy’n ein gosod arwahan i wleidyddiaeth Brydeinig/Lloegr. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn wynebu problemau mawr yn sgil achos hunanladdiad y diweddar Carl Sargeant, gyda Carwyn Jones o dan bwysau difrifol. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gwneud rhai penderfyniadau hynod amhoblogaidd, megis cwtogi grant…
Bob blwyddyn mae rhywun yn edrych ymlaen at ryw ddigwyddiad blynyddol o bwys – yr Eisteddfod, Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau, Carnifal y pentref, ac yn y blaen. Rhywbeth arall sy’n ymddangos i fod fel petai wedi datblygu’n ddigwyddiad blynyddol yw’r dadlau ynghylch mynd i ryfel mewn gwlad yn y Dwyrain Canol. Unwaith eto eleni rydym ni’n…
Yesterday we had another Full Council meeting. This was the Agenda: Apologies Declarations of Interest Urgent matters Chair’s Diary Minutes Arrangement’s for the election of Chair and Vice Chair Independent Remuneration Panel For Wales Report Member training and development Pay Policy Statement Notice of Motion Council Forward Work Programme We were there for the best…
Yesterday we found out the settlement that Denbighshire County Council (DCC) will receive from the Labour Welsh Government. It’s a further cut of 0.9%. The County Council have already had to cut back over the years, and they are extraordinarily lean. I’m afraid that further cuts will inevitably mean cuts to services, though you can…
Politics. I both love it and hate it. Love it because on a good day you feel like you’ve achieved something; improved someone or a society’s lot; you can make a real difference to people’s lives; it’s a vehicle to improve things. There’s also the adrenalin rush during election campaigns, the camaraderie, and above all…
Some of you will have taken an interest in the recent row in Llangennech, near Llanelli, concerning the language status of Ysgol Llangennech. It’s been widely written about, but to get a real taste of the whole thing, visit Cneifiwr’s blog. Well, another, very similar row is brewing up here in north east Wales, which…
Today we heard that the High Court had decided against the workers of Dee Valley Water and allowed the sale of the company to Severn Trent Water to go ahead. The result is potentially a bitter blow to north east Wales. Dee Valley Water employs some 190 people, and contract work out to 80 local…
I’m not big into capitalism nor the procedures that have been designed to allow capitalism to work, so I’ve never witnessed nor experienced a shareholders General Meeting when they decide whether or not to sell or buy a company before. Well following today I can tick that off my bucket list! Dee Valley Water held…
Rwy wedi ysgrifennu ambell i waith erbyn hyn am y diffyg cyfryngau Cymreig a’r effaith y mae hyn yn ei gael ar wleidyddiaeth yng Nghymru. Sefydlwyd ymgyrch Newsnight Cymru i drio mynd i’r afael a rhan o’r broblem yma, oleuaf. Mae’r mater wedi cael sylw dipyn o weithiau erbyn hyn. Diwedd y flwyddyn ddiwethaf cyhoeddwyd…
Campaigners opposed to a new housing estate in Llangollen have reacted with dismay to the news that the development has been given the go ahead. Denbighshire County Council’s Planning Committee today approved the plans by Castlemead Homes to build 95 houses on Vicarage Hill, on the southern side of Llangollen town. Plaid Cymru’s Mabon ap…
