Press
Releases on local issues affecting the Swansea area
21/09/2005
Closure of Walkers Crisps, Swansea
07/09/2005
Newspaper groups’ job cuts will undermine links with community
says AM
22/08/2005 No
consistency on raft race policing bill says AM
19/08/2005
Hospital closure announcement premature says AM
03/08/2005 Labour
spin on wardens comes back to haunt them
20/06/2005
Assembly Minister
must investigate Tim Buxton sacking says AM
15/06/2005
AM joins fight to save
Gower village Post Office, Community Centre and Church
08/06/2005
Loss of neurosurgeon
could threaten remaining children’s brain surgery says AM
25/05/2005
Put Swansea back on the map
says AM!
17/05/2005
Racist crime up
in Swansea
27/02/2005
South Wales
West Liberal Democrats fight political nuisance calls
22/02/2005
Labour
Assembly Government will double Swansea Council Tax increase
22/02/2005
Non-appearance
of Swansea NHS Trust “astonishing” says AM
14/01/2005
Welsh Liberal Democrat joins call for action on City Dental crisis
23/11/2004 Minister
must provide answers on children’s brain surgery
17/11/2004 Assembly
Government imposes £9 tax on Swansea Council taxpayers
19/10/2004 Labour
AMs snub fire service consultation
01/10/2004
Hartlepool result would elect three local Welsh Liberal Democrat
MPs.
22/09/2004
No movement expected on Hafod by-pass says Minister
18/09/2004
Health Minister should intervene to save children's brain surgery
at Swansea says AM
17/09/2004
Local MPs join in Tory/Labour Alliance to penalise students
14/07/2004
Assembly
Member receives 1,000 signature petition objecting to local Post Office closure
06/06/2004 Councillors
launch campaign to save Post Office
03/06/2004
Brynhyfryd
Traffic chaos must be tackled says Councillor
03/06/2004 Assembly
Member vows to fight Labour’s Post Office closures
15/05/2004 Swansea
Liberal Democrats look to youth to reform Council
12/05/2004 Council
jumps the gun on Dunvant School Amalgamation
11/05/2004
Assembly
Member protests at Gorseinon College bus charges
15/04/2004 Assembly
Member urges Councils to think again on speed humps
31/03/2004 Store
closure is a disaster for City says AM
16/03/2004 Fight
to save University Departments comes to the Assembly
11/03/2004 University
Senate rejects closure of chemistry department
02/03/2004 Assembly
Members back campaign for posthumous recognition for John Charles
16/02/2004 No
case to close University Departments says AM
10/02/2004 Assembly
Member to meet Campus Trade Unions to discuss University’s "Dumbing
down" proposals.
27/01/2004 Closure
of University Departments amount to “dumbing-down”
23/01/2004 Swansea’s
Citizen’s Advice Bureau under threat says AM
21/01/2004 Answers
needed on Leisure Centre vision
08/01/2004 Promised
Leisure Centre records still not made available says Assembly Member
07/01/2004 “Axe
council tax” says Killay
06/01/2004 Welsh
Liberal Democrat leader backs Morriston CCTV call.
17/12/2003 Local
Woman selected to fight Cockett by-election for the Welsh Liberal Democrats
04/12/2003 Questions
raised on M4 Port Talbot speed cameras
04/12/2003
Government
Minister rules out early start on Hafod by-pass
22/11/2003 Shopping
gridlock must end says AM
11/11/2003 AM
calls for statement on future of Swansea Leisure Centre
11/11/2003 AM
seeks assurances from HSBC on future of Swansea call centre
20/10/2003 Assembly
Member questions future plans for Swansea Leisure Centre
04/10/2003 Hospital
Incinerator must have continuous monitoring in place before it re-opens
02/10/2003
Councils
bid for Hafod Bypass £300,000 study is premature says Minister
25/09/2003
XL
Wales decision a major loss says AM
13/09/2003
Welsh
Liberal Democrats re-select Rob Speht for Swansea East
11/09/2003
AM
questions safety measures and costs of Crymlyn Burrows Incinerator after fire
incident
27/08/2003
Assembly
Member backs bid for new Postgraduate Medical centre at Morriston
20/08/2003
Application
to resume tipping at Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry should be ruled out of order says
AM
29/07/2003
Audit
Commission report points to need for better relations with Council tenants.
27/06/2003
Question
marks over Labour’s commitment to Hafod by-pass
20/06/2003
No
hope for Plasmarl Community Centre says Swansea Council
17/06/2003
Labour
AM's jibe at Swans
02/06/2003
Assembly
Member backs campaign to fence off the Marina
29/05/2003
Health
Minister “washes her hands of Swansea cancer services”
22/04/2003
Loss
of key Swansea rail service highlights need for extra powers for Assembly
22/04/2003
STOP DREDGING SANDS OFF GOWER
16/04/2003
Candidate
calls for equal funding for Swansea cancer services
07/03/2003
Irish
Leader visits Swansea to learn about Welsh devolution
12/03/2003
AM
welcomes reassurances on Swansea airport
05/03/2003
AM
raises CCTV for Morriston in Assembly
04/03/2003
AM
to meet with management to discuss the future of Swansea Airport
25/02/2003
Labour
Council must listen to petition on CCTV says AM
11/02/2003
Local
Nursing Homes still under threat says AM
02/02/2003
Generous
settlement should help Councils keep taxes down says Assembly Member
28/01/2003
AM
calls for assurances on probation offices’ closures in Neath, Port Talbot and
Swansea
21/01/2003
Assembly
Member calls for statement on closure of Alcoa Extrusion and End Products UK
21/01/2003
Assembly
Member tackles Environment Agency about monitoring of incinerator
16/01/2003
Proposed
Swansea Council Tax increase is too high
13/01/2003 Local
Welsh Lib Dems up at dawn to hear rail commuters' views
10/01/2003
Assurances
sought from Environment Agency on Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry
02/01/2003
Council
budget must make schools a priority says AM
18/12/2002
AM
welcomes announcement on dredging as step forward
16/12/2002 Cabinet
Government in local Councils is leading to politicisation of officers warns
AM
06/12/2002
Swansea
being left behind in Football stadium stakes says Assembly Member
03/12/2002
CCTV
for Morriston essential to tackle rising crime says AM
26/11/2002
School
funding gaps widens as Labour-run Council fails Swansea Schools again
18/11/2002
RSPB
work with Swansea School to feed local bird life
28/10/2002
Council
must invest in Morriston town centre
22/10/2002
AM
protests against the Environment Agency Wales closing its doors in Swansea
18/10/2002
Cwmrhydyceirw
Quarry will not be a dump for fly ash
17/10/2002
“DECISION
ON PAEDIATRIC NEURO-SURGERY IS A TRIUMPH FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS”
13/10/2002
Anger
as Park put to back of queue for improvement work
07/10/2002
“Review
of School funding welcome but more money needed”
02/10/2002
AM
seeks help from Council to make school route safe
28/09/2002
Any
proposal to re-open Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry should be resisted says AM
25/09/2002
AM
expresses shock and dismay at Singleton casualty proposal
12/09/2002
Assembly
Member renews challenge to Council to use £5m underspend to help under funded
schools.
08/09/2002
“Closure
of Marlborough Road Post Office is thin end of wedge”
07/08/2002
Welsh
Liberal Democrats battle to save Marlborough Road Post Office
06/08/2002
“Council
underspend underlines failure to fund schools”
31/07/2002
Assembly
Member pledges support to Animal Centre
30/07/2002
Council
shares concern at future of summer play schemes
28/07/2002
Local
Councillors selected to fight Swansea West and Gower
26/07/2002
Peter
Black selected for Swansea East
16/07/2002
Local
Play schemes under threat from cost of new registration provisions.
10/07/2002
Assembly
Member to question Minister on SHSCW report
09/07/2002
More
money for Welsh Language action in Swansea and Amman Valleys welcomed
09/07/2002
Assembly
Member welcomes clean-up plans for Kingsway underpass
21/06/2002
Local
Assembly Member congratulates Dunvant school on international children's' week
presentation
14/06/2002
Assembly
Member visits newly merged school
10/06/2002
Action
call on Kingsway underpass
05/06/2002
Concern
for local Post Office expressed to Liberal Democrats campaigning in Morriston
28/05/2002
Welcome
for recommendation to cease dredging on Nash Bank
20/05/2002
AM
calls for funding and support for local Epilepsy services
16/05/2002
Local
Assembly Member meets author of report on Children’s neuro-surgery
09/05/2002
Environment
Agency is wrong over incinerator says AM
07/05/2002
Health
Minister must listen to concerns on children’s services
02/05/2002
AM
CONCERN FOR LOCAL POST OFFICE AT LLANGENNITH
02/05/2002
Investment in Children’s Services in Swansea welcomed
25/04/2002
Disappointment
at long timescale on review of dredging policy
22/04/2002
Help
needed in Waunarlwydd now says Liberal Democrat AM
02/04/2002
Assembly
Member goes back to school
26/03/2002
Care
Homes crisis leaves carer without support
06/03/2002
High
Dependency Care unit for sick children still on cards for Swansea
02/03/2002
Train
noise nuisance caused by track repairs
24/02/2002
Assembly
Member fights attempt by Post Office to abolish Loughor
18/02/2002
Assembly
Member questions expenditure on Council Cabinet Fanzine
15/02/2002
AM regrets
closure of livestock market
14/02/2002
Labour’s
claims on Council Tax refuted
12/02/2002
Decision
on Wrexham Incinerator leaves Neath Port Talbot scheme in a quandary
05/02/2002
AM
welcomes money for SPARK Centre in Blaenymaes
04/02/2002
Assembly
Member welcomes Minister’s interest in Welsh Air Ambulance
31/01/2002
AM
WELCOMES NEW PUBLIC TRANSPORT SCHEME FOR SWANSEA
22/01/2002
Government
must act to protect Post Office network
19/01/2002
AM
expresses disappointment at Nash Bank dredging decision
14/01/2002 Assembly
Member praises Farmers market initiative
04/01/2002
Crymlyn
Burrows Incinerator is already old technology says Assembly Member
02/01/2002
Assembly
Member takes up case of TV signal interference in Three Crosses
19/12/2001
AM
welcomes response to residents’ concerns on Crymlyn Burrows’ Incinerator
14/12/2001
Assembly
Member praises Technium Centre concept
13/12/2001
AM
to visit Technium Centre
10/12/2001
Assembly
Member seeks meeting with Environment Agency over fertiliser storage in Swansea
Docks
06/12/2001
AM claims
victory for commonsense over Grand Theatre opera performances
05/12/2001
Assembly
Member welcomes funding for rough sleepers in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot
26/11/2001
Withdrawal
of Children’s Society funding could undermine good work locally
22/11/2001
AM
to visit threatened Children's Society project in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea
21/11/2001
AM
to visit NTL Call Centre
21/11/2001 Evening
Post stance welcomed
17/11/2001
Assembly
Member welcomes Ministers’ commitment to talks on Incinerator health report.
14/11/2001 Research
into Incinerators welcomed
11/11/2001
More
time for consultation needed says AM as Council correct misinformation
08/11/2001 Assembly
Member to join Police in Community Exercise
07/11/2001 BLACK
TO VISIT LOCAL CHILDREN’S SOCIETY PROJECTS