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Candidate calls for greater investment in region There are twenty two job seekers chasing every job in Clwyd South, according to official statistics. The latest government statistics (1) show that there are 83 vacancies while there are 1840 seeking work in the Clwyd South constituency. Mabon ap Gwynfor, Plaid Cymru Assembly Candidate in Clwyd South,…
I was watching the telly the other night and I saw the listings showing Back To The Future. I tuned in but got confused. “Doc Brown’s cut his hare” I thought, as I saw a tall-ish man with a crazy glint in his eye and gleaming white hair talk on telly. He was talking about…
Wrexham Council’s Executive Board agreed yesterday to keep Rhiwabon and The Maelor School Penley sixth forms open. This news comes as a surprise but is nonetheless warmly welcomed. Congratulations to all concerned, especially those students that spoke so eloquently at the meeting. It’s a surprise because of the four options put in front of the…
The boom years under Labour’s hapless stewardship of the economy turned everybody into property speculators. It created a false sense of wealth which resulted in a scramble for land and everybody jumped on the property bandwagon including some surprising characters. In their midst was the otherwise respectable National Trust. The National Trust is one of…
When thinking about political issues, one normally thinks of Health, Education, Pensions, Jobs. Then there are specialist subjects, agriculture, the environment, war and peace. But over the last ten years one of the major issues in Welsh politics which has not been resolved is that of housing.* It seems that there are houses being…
The recent announcements regarding funding and the future of S4C are of great concern to all of us in Wales. The public debate that has been held outside of Wales is all to do with value for money, that is can it be justified to spend £100m with so few viewers. This argument is false…
There are so many things happening right now, that it’s difficult to know where to start! So I’ll start with the latest, and work back. Facebook is a great networking tool, and thanks to a friend on facebook I came across an article by Rod Liddle, some-time journalist some-time trouble-maker, ‘discussing’ Osborne’s announcement that S4C…
