Nia Griffith MP and Cllr Steve Lloyd-Janes have been out inspecting the new bus stop layout in Trostre Retail Park, after over a year of campaigning. They have brought together the County Council and Tesco in order to provide...
I recently visited Swansea Coastguard station at Mumbles together with Swansea MPs. Martin Caton, Sian James and Geraint Davies. We had requested the visit and a meeting with a senior officer, because we are very concerned at plans to...
Yes, I know, there are people who always read their daily papers from the back page. I am not one of those, but I enjoy knowing what is going on in the sporting world. Last week I read an...
Nia and Swansea MPs Martin Caton and Sian James recently visited Swansea Coastguard Station at Mumbles. They heard about plans to reduce Swansea’s opening times to daylight hours only and to close down Milford Haven Coastguard Station altogether, slashing...
Along with neighbouring Labour MPs Geraint Davies, Siân James and Martin Caton, Nia has visited the Remploy factory in Fforestfach, where people from all round the area work. Nia explained: “We met union officials who told us about Government plans...
Nia is backing the campaign by Rachel Jones, girlfriend of Stuart Cable, the former drummer of the Stereophonics to have much starker danger warnings on alcoholic drinks At Prime Minister’s questions, Nia asked David Cameron: “Given the difference in...
The many different magazines in our newsagents cater for every possible interest. One title especially makes me laugh. This is the magazine called The Oldie. There is nothing like telling it as it is, I suppose. The Oldie seems...
People often ask me what it’s like to be in opposition. Of course it is not where you want to be. You cannot implement your programme and, even worse, you see the government not only scrapping your projects, but...
Last week in Parliament I spoke up for Labour’s frontbench in full support of a backbench initiative to persuade the Government to clampdown on excessive interest rates and fees charged by doorstep lenders and home credit companies. These are...
Nia Griffith visited the display in Tumble Hall of plans for a large installation of solar panels just outside Tumble. Commenting on the proposals, she said, “ After the fight we had a few years ago to see off...
