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…
Bank lending to local businesses in a Welsh valley dropped by 30% in just two years after it lost its last bank, according to Plaid Cymru research. The collapse in lending is mirrored in other communities that have lost local bank branches, according to a new report published by campaigning group Move Your Money UK.…
Visit Wales should promote Wales and the Dee Valley and Wrexham area especially as a world-class food destination, according to Plaid Cymru – The Party Of Wales’ candidate in Clwyd South, Mabon ap Gwynfor. Mabon ap Gwynfor said that more resources should be given to promote the excellent quality of food produced and served in…
Dear Editor Your Leader Comment ‘Hospital beds will be blocked if there are no care homes’ (Leader 13.10.15) is absolutely right to point out the obvious link between bed-blocking and the lack of community beds. The irony, of course, is that when the Health Board proposed to close Llangollen Hospital, it promised that it would…
Today we heard that Dobson & Crowther, the Llangollen based envelope manufacturing company, has been placed in administration. The company employs 79 people. Mabon ap Gwynfor, Plaid Cymru – The Party Of Wales spokesperson for Clwyd South said: “This is awful news for the area and in particular for the 79 people at Dobson and…
Following the news that Ambulances were queuing 16 deep at Wrexham Maelor Hospital yesterday the North Wales Health Alliance have issued this brief statement: Mabon ap Gwynfor of the North Wales health Alliance said: “The closure of four community hospitals (1) has meant losing more than 50 community beds, which has placed further unnecessary pressure…
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…
