I’ve been working with local activists to campaign for a fully-accessible disabled toilet (with full hoist facilities) to be installed in Llanelli town. Located right in the centre of town and with good access to parking and the bus...
Today we celebrate Armed Forces Day – an important opportunity to honour the men and women of our Armed Forces community. It was great to spend the day at our event in Llanelli, where Llanelli Veterans Association, the Royal...
Pembrey is a beautiful spot for horse riding, and I know how much locals and tourists alike value the ability to ride here safely. The Carmarthenshire Riders Group have raised concerns about the difficulty of transporting horses to the...
Scams Awareness Month is an important campaign from Citizens Advice to help people become #scamaware and avoid these cruel, predatory crimes. It’s now nearly two since my uncle passed away at the magnificent age of 100, when, thankfully, he was still...
Real privilege to be in Llanelli Town Centre to open the Great Llanelli Get Together – inspired by the late Jo Cox MP, who was tragically murdered three years ago – and to promote her message that we have...
It was good to see Tracey and Steve Ricketts from Llanelli amongst hundreds of guide dog owners at the Guide Dogs charity’s lobby of Parliament yesterday. They are raising the very important issue of people with assistance dogs being...
I sat down with Sunday Politics Wales to talk about my experience as a gay teacher under Section 28 and why I support inclusive sex and relationships education for all. You can watch it here:
I held a very constructive discussion with Burry Port residents tonight on how to improve life in our communities such as evening and Sunday bus services & accessible toilets. One resident mentioned ‘Just can’t wait’ cards which people can...
3.30pm, Thurs 4th July, Gwenllian Centre (Kidwelly) – Powering the future: discussion on renewables with Labour’s energy spokesperson – Join me and Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Labour’s energy spokesperson in Westminster, for an open discussion about how we can power the...
This article first appeared LabourList on 10th June: https://bit.ly/2IxHawq The recent protests outside some primary schools in Birmingham bring back painful memories for me of some 30 years ago. At the time I was teaching in a large comprehensive...