Helping Rotary Cancer Appeal
Nia Griffith MP joined six other Rotary ladies to spend a night in a shelter box tent – the sort that Rotary send out to earthquake and disaster victims. The Tent packs up into a stackable box complete with...
Ysgol y Strade, Stebonheath & Pontyberem visit parliament
Pupils from Ysgol y Strade, Stebonheath Primary and Pontyberem Primary have recently visited Parliament. After being greeted by MP Nia Griffith, pupils enjoyed an extensive tour of the Houses of Parliament and were able to walk through both the...
Inquiry must be thorough
Last week we remembered the 52 victims of the 7 July bombings and their bereaved families. That anyone could have tried to exploit the raw grief of those families to sell newspapers shows exactly why tackling the phone hacking...
Victory on adoption of sewers
Nia Griffith MP has welcomed action from Environment Minister John Griffiths which means that, from 1st October this year, the responsibility for maintaining so-called “private” sewers and lateral drains in Wales will fall fairly and squarely to water and...
MP declares sea cadets shipshape
The town’s MP Nia Griffith paid a visit to the cadets’ Embankment Road HQ last month, where she was given a guided tour before presenting the youngsters with various awards. She said: “I was very impressed by the real...
MP calls for stronger voice for local residents.
Following on from the relief of local residents in Queen Victoria Road that the former Sant Elli Residential Home has been purchased by a religious organisation and is no longer available to be turned into accommodation for 18 ex-offenders,...
MP calls for ban on wild animals in circuses
Nia Griffith MP has called on the government to stop the delaying tactics and get on with introducing a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses. Speaking up in a debate in the House of Commons, she...
Fighting for a fair deal on pensions
Knowing that the Government’s Pensions Bill was about to come before Parliament, I used my recent opportunity to ask the Prime Minister a question to urge him to drop plans to speed up changes to the state pension age....
Welcoming young people to Westminster
Nia Griffith MP recently had the pleasure of welcoming to Parliament a delegation of young people from Gwirforce. They had come to gain political support for their volunteer charter which they hope will gain widespread approval across the country....
Of Cwrt Farm and Shipwrecks
Some people are just absolutely amazing in the way that their enthusiasm and vision for what might seem an unlikely project can really inspire others. The Friends of Cwrt Farm in Pembrey are just some such people. Some of...
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