Plaid Cymru has called on the Welsh Government to listen to striking teachers and teaching assistants, and to improve their workload, working conditions and pay.

Following Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Cabinet's decision to approve a proposal to close Garth Olwg Care Home, Heledd Fychan, Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central has expressed her disappointment on behalf of the residents and staff of the home.

Heledd Fychan Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central has expressed concern over the recent news of the end of emergency funding for local bus routes, which will result in vital services being cut or limited. 

This week marks three years since devastating flooding hit communities across South Wales Central as a result of Storm Dennis.

Speaking during First Minister’s questions in the Senedd today,  Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd Heledd Fychan outlined the continued impact on children and adults living in the communities affected and called on the Welsh Government to provide greater support, including mental health services as well as investment in the establishment of flood action groups.

ABUNDANTLY CLEAR” WELSH GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE DONE “CONSIDERABLY MORE” WITH WRU ALLEGATIONS, SAYS PLAID CYMRU

Heledd Fychan MS, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson on sport has said that “it’s abundantly clear” that Welsh Government could have done “much, much more” to act on allegations over sexism and misogyny in the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

Ms Fychan’s comments follow a scrutiny session in a Senedd Committee today (Thursday 2 February) of the Welsh Government over allegations surrounding the WRU.

During the scrutiny session, Dawn Bowden MS confirmed that she had been aware of issues raised by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi in a letter received on 9 May 2022, and confirmed that the letter referred to “sexism and misogyny, which I think had been widely known within the WRU …probably going back 20 years.”

Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for Sports, Heledd Fychan MS, has called on the WRU’s CEO Steve Phillips to resign following the extremely serious allegations of sexism and misogyny at the WRU.

I was proud to stand in solidarity with our ambulance workers on the picket line today (23.1.23). They are the backbone of our healthcare system and deserve fair wages and safer working conditions.

Heledd Fychan Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central released the following statement in response to the recent flooding in areas across Rhondda Cynon Taf today.

Today (21 December 2022), Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central, Heledd Fychan, has written to the leader of Cardiff Council to express her concern at the proposals to privatise St David’s Hall, and close the Museum of Cardiff and solely operate as a mobile facility. 

The proposals – which will be subject to a public consultation that commences on 23^rd December – are reminiscent of previous plans put forward by the Council to downgrade Cardiff’s cultural offer in 2016.