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Sports Minister Dafydd Elis Thomas was on hand to wish Team Wales Paracheer ‘Pob lwc’ ahead of the team flying out to the USA to defend their world championship title next week.  The Pontypridd-based team  won gold in the USA last year at their first attempt and were invited to the Assembly by local Assembly

E-Cycle’s Paul Sinnott and Wayne Roberts welcomed the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and local Assembly Member Mick Antoniw to their Tonyrefail site on Monday to show-case the business’s cutting edge digital services. The Cabinet Secretary was visiting as part of the Valley Taskforce initiative, which is focused on increasing economic activity in valleys communities.

The six Town and Community Councils in Taff Ely, together with Pontypridd Assembly Member Mick Antoniw have united to produce a joint report on the future of Town and Community Councils.   Representatives from Llantrisant, Tonyrefail, Pontypridd, Taffs Well, Llantwit Fardre and Pontypridd Councils met recently to discuss and agree the joint report, which has

PROBLEM GAMBLING IN WALES TO BE SCRUTINISED BY CROSS-PARTY GROUP   A Cross Party Group on problem gambling will be established at the National Assembly for Wales tomorrow, with support from Assembly Members from Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives. The move follows the recent publication of the Chief Medical Officer for Wales’

Mick Antoniw AM is supporting University staff in their industrial action.  The following short statement was prepared for delivery in the National Assembly for Wales today, but not selcted for discussion: In Wales, we recognise the cultural, political, social and economic benefits of having world class universities. The University of Wales when it was established

Mick Antoniw, Assembly Member for Pontypridd has welcomed the Welsh Government’s plan to limit the development of leasehold houses, but has warned that it ‘only scratches the surface’ of the leasehold problem in Wales. The Welsh Government announcement, which limits the development of leasehold properties which quality for the Help to Buy scheme, follows a

Mick Antoniw, Assembly Member for Pontypridd has welcomed confirmation from Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport that following the conclusion of the independent inquiry on the proposed M4 relief road, Assembly Members will be given a vote on the future of the project. Mick Antoniw AM has a long history of campaigning

World champions Wales Paracheer wowed an audience of Assembly Members and visitors at a special performance of their 2017 gold medal winning routine at the National Assembly for Wales today.     The team’s success at their first world championships into 2017, secured Wales’ first ever gold. The Treforest-based team draws the majority of its members

Mick Antoniw, Assembly Member for Pontypridd has confirmed that he will oppose any Welsh Government M4 relief road proposal if it means that the South Wales Metro could no longer be afforded or significantly delayed. Mick Antoniw has a long history of campaigning for the South Wales Metro – and in particular for the inclusion

Post Office management has confirmed that the Pontypridd town centre post office is scheduled to re-open during week commencing 5th February 2018. Welcoming the news Mick Antoniw AM said: “When I met with Post Office management recently, I was encouraged by their assurance that the Pontypridd branch would re-open at the earliest opportunity. The news