Carmarthenshire Young Farmers Club
Great performances & creative work by members of Carmarthenshire Young Farmers Club on the showground at Nantyci.
Welcome to another visitor to Llanelli Railway Goods Shed project!
Good to welcome Richard Whiting, Community Rail Officer for the Heart of Wales line to Llanelli Railway Goods Shed to discuss opportunities to work together, for the benefit of the community.
Fairness at Work
For our parliamentary debate today on the Queen’s Speech, Labour chose the theme of Fairness at Work, because we think it is really important to pay people properly and to give them security at work, getting rid of the...
Commemorating the work of Jim Griffiths
Honoured to be asked by the First Minister to speak at the Senedd recently at the unveiling of the bust of my distinguished predecessor Jim Griffiths MP who represented Llanelli from 1936 to 1970. As Minister for National Insurance...
Key Worker Thanksgiving Service
Many thanks to Hospital Notes Choir, the team at Bro Lliedi and everyone who helped put together a thanksgiving service and lunch to remember and recognise all the hard work key workers did in the pandemic. The event, which...
Better Business campaign
Good to meet Better Business Act campaigners, including Mary Portas, in Parliament who echo Welsh Government’s incentivising business approach to support workers’ rights & mental well-being & reduce carbon footprint.
Llanelli Star Column – Local Election choices in May
My column in this week’s Llanelli Star on the forthcoming Local Elections…. Who do you think will be the best person to represent you, your family and the area in which you live when it comes to running your...
Ukraine Fundraising Concert
Big thank you to all who helped make the Ukrainian fundraiser at EJ’s Cafe, Bar & Restaurant a success on Saturday, but especially to Y5 pupils at Ysgol Pen Rhos who read out very moving poems they had written,...
How you can help Ukrainian refugee families
So many people have contacted me asking what they can do to assist those fleeing the crisis in Ukraine. A simple on-line form is now up on the Carmarthenshire County Council website, so people can register for various ways...
Gambling reform needed now
I met with former Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and England footballer Paul Merson today to discuss much needed reforms to gambling. We must bring our current legislation into the digital age and protect people from gambling harms. The...