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Update on shielding in Wales Following recent discussions with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales and the announcement made last night in England, the Minister for Health and Social Services has issued a statement containing modest changes to the advice for shielding people. Approximately 130,000 people in Wales are shielding because they have an underlying

Responding to news that gambling giant Playtech has abandoned attempts to use a legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine, Pontypridd Member of Senedd, Mick Antoniw has called on the UK Government to treat online gambling as a threat to public health and warned that lockdown may mean an increase in the number of people

Wales is part of  a new UK-wide system for ordering home testing kits, in line with the Welsh Government’s Test Trace Protect strategy.  Everyone in Wales with symptoms of coronavirus is now able to request a test via a new online booking service.   The four UK Chief Medical Officers have confirmed that the loss

The Welsh Government has published ‘Unlocking our society and economy: Continuing the conversation’ – a road map for reopening our society. The document: explains where we are now in terms of preparing to lift restrictions; sets out how we will review any changes we wish to make to the restrictions; outlines our proposed ‘traffic light’ approach to

In this discussion piece, which was published in the Western Mail on Saturday 9 May 2020., I argue that post coronavirus there must be no going back to austerity.  I’d be really interested in any views you have on this.  You can email me at: [email protected]   If Coronavirus has taught us anything, it is

Over the last month my team and I have received hundreds of emails and calls from people seeking help with a wide range of issues connected to the coronavirus pandemic. To help ensure people have access to key contact information Alex Davies-Jones MP have distributed a ‘key contacts’ leaflet to all homes in the pontypridd

Assembly Member Mick Antoniw and Member of Parliament Alex Davies-Jones have joined forces with local residents to oppose a 76-home development in Coedely. The planning application, which was refused by RCT Council’s Planning Committee last year is currently being considered by Planning Inspectorate Wales as part of the appeals process.  Alex Davies-Jones and Mick Antoniw