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