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MEMORIAL PLANNED FOR WELSH WAR HERO
- August 21, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
A campaign group is planning a lasting memorial to Welshman Archibald Dickson, Captain of the SS Stanbrook who rescued 2638 refugees from Alicante during the height of the Spanish civil war. Captain Dickson, who hailed from Cardiff, performed the rescue on March 19th 1939, and is revered as a hero in Alicante for saving the
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TONYREFAIL AFC BACK HOME AGAIN AFTER 8 YEARS
- August 14, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Assembly Member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw was on hand to officially open the new changing facilities at the Ely Valley Sports Park in Tonyrefail on Sunday. The brand new building is a result of a £282,000 grant from the Welsh Government, which also funded drainage and spectator safety work, allowing the pitch to be brought
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NEW CONSTITUENCY NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
- August 3, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Mick Antoniw AM produces a regular e-newsletter for constituents. You can also keep up to date with Mick’s activities as the Assembly Member for Pontypridd by liking his facebook page: Facebook.com/Mick Antoniw
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OPPOSING THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AT CEFN YR HENDY
- August 3, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
In this video Mick Antoniw AM outlines his opposition to the proposed development of c.460 dwellings at Cefn yr Hendy. The video also gives details of how local people can support the campaign. Supporting Mick’s stance, local resident Sarah Foulkes said, “Our community, Assembly Member, Member of Parliament and local Councillors are united against this
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AM HITS THE RIGHT NOTE FOR KIDS CHARITY
- July 20, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Assembly Member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw joined other Assembly Members and National Assembly for Wales staff in donating unwanted musical instruments to the Instruments for Kids charity #instrumentsforkids The pilot ‘Musical Instrument Amnesty’, which is backed by the Llywydd, Elin Jones and the Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams, was organised for Assembly Members and
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AM: ‘TU BILL WILL PROTECT GOOD WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS’
- July 19, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Assembly Member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw has welcomed the passing of the Welsh Labour Government’s Trade Union Bill. The Legislation means that certain UK government rules that work against the partnership between Trade Unions and employers, will not apply in Welsh public services. The Bill reverses provisions for ballot thresholds in Welsh public services and
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AN ENHANCED ROLE FOR COMMUNITY COUNCILS?
- July 19, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Latest News
Assembly Member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw has welcomed the Welsh Government’s Local Government Bill, which proposed a twelve week consultation on a range of electoral reform measures including extending the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds, introducing electronic voting and moving to a system of proportional representation to elect Councillors. The proposals
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AM ON BOARD WITH FREE WEEKEND BUS TRAVEL
- July 14, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Assembly Member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw has welcomed the news that passengers will be able to travel for free on weekends on on TrawsCymru bus routes across the whole of Wales. Funded by the Welsh Government, the pilot, which will apply to all buses on the extensive TrawsCymru network, commenced on Saturday 8 July and
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AM WELCOMES RESULTS OF WELSH CANCER PATIENT SURVEY
- July 11, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Assembly Member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw has welcomed the results of a survey of 6,700 cancer patients in Wales, in which 93% say they receive high quality care. The results of the second Wales Cancer Patient Experience Survey, conducted on behalf of the Welsh Government and Macmillan Cancer Support, highlighted a number of positive indicators,
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AM TOASTS NEW PROTECTED STATUS FOR WELSH CIDER
- June 23, 2017
- Posted by: Mick Antoniw AM
- Category: Featured, Latest News
Assembly Member for Pontypridd, Mick Antoniw has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement that Traditional Welsh cider and perry are the latest Welsh products to be awarded protected status by the European Commission. Traditional Welsh cider and Welsh perry join other iconic Welsh products, such as Welsh Laverbread, Welsh Lamb and Halen Môn/Anglesey Sea Salt, in