We heard this week the news that Trawsfynydd might be in line for another Nuclear Power Plant. However, this time it would be different. The £200m investment would be into what is dubbed an SMR, a Small Modular Reactor. I first came across SMRs in 2013 during the Plaid Cymru Dwyfor Meirionnydd Constituency hustings, when…
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.…
Mabon ap Gwynfor, Plaid Cymru Parliamentary Candidate for Clwyd South, has today pledged to support local pubs and breweries. The three pledges are highlighted in the Manifesto for Pubs and Real Ale by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, which sets out a package of reforms they are seeking from the next Government. These important…
The Barrister from Kensington & Chelsea, who is also the Tory candidate for Clwyd South, sent the letter, below, to the Leader earlier this week, attacking me and Plaid Cymru and preaching about ‘living within our means’. I sent this reply today: Sir… The Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Clwyd South claims that the economy is growing and that…
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood joined Clwyd South Parliamentary candidate, Mabon ap Gwynfor to meet traders in Llangollen and talk about how the party’s business rates policy will benefit them. Mabon ap Gwynfor said: “It was great to hear the views of local businesses in Llangollen. “Traders here have bucked the trend in times of…
A Save The Children Child poverty report states that “Wales has the highest rate of child poverty of any nation in the UK”. It is estimated that there are 600,000 children living in Wales, with 1 in 3 living in poverty and 90,000, or 14%, in severe poverty. Save the Children estimate that we have…
A Living Wage for all and getting fairer funding for Wales and Wrexham to invest in jobs and the economy will be two of the main issues championed by Plaid Cymru during the 2015 General Election. Those were the pledges made Mabon ap Gwynfor, Plaid Cymru’s parliamentary candidate for Clwyd South next May. He also…
