Heledd Fychan Canol De Cymru - South Wales Central

Heledd Fychan MS joined staff and volunteers from Macmillan Cancer Support in Wales at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay to mark the charity’s annual Coffee Morning fundraising event.

The event was an opportunity to find out more about how Macmillan in Wales is supporting people living with cancer, as well as meeting with inspirational Macmillan volunteers, fundraisers and professionals.

This year, the cancer charity is celebrating its 33^rd annual Macmillan Coffee Morning which sees millions of pounds raised in events organised in homes, schools, workplaces and community spaces.

I had the pleasure of meeting with the CEO and Chair of Sport Wales at the Senedd this week. It was an exciting opportunity to discuss the future of community sport and the investments being made to support it.

It was great to hear about the £885,182 investment from the Be Active Wales Fund for the 2022-23 period, benefiting community sport clubs in South Wales Central. This substantial funding will undoubtedly have a positive impact on sports initiatives in the region.

On Tuesday 13th September, Professor Elwen Evans KC's independent review of local government section 19 and Natural Resources Wales reports into extreme flooding in the winter of 2020 and 2021 was debated in the Senedd. Secured by Plaid Cymru as part of the Cooperation Agreement, the review is an important step to improve how flood risk management, including the response to flooding instances and their aftermath, is delivered across Wales.

Bute Energy is proposing to build an energy park called Twyn Hywel on the border between Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf.  The proposal is for 14 200m high turbines to be placed along the mountain of Egwysilan and Llanfabon, above Cilfynydd and across down to Senghennydd.   

Many residents have contacted me to express their concerns and worries about the proposed developments so I have submitted these in a response to Welsh Government’s Planning and Environment Decisions Wales body today.  You can read this here.  If you would like to have your say about the plans you see them here. To have your say contact: [email protected]

I recently wrote a letter to the health board expressing my concerns over the potential closure of the only GP practice in Cilfynydd. This branch of the Taff Vale Medical Practice is a vital lifeline for many residents, particularly the elderly who rely solely on public transport to access healthcare services.

I recently had the opportunity to visit and speak with the social support group Friends R Us Aberdare. The group meets regularly on the second Monday of every month, except January, between 7 and 9pm in the St John's Ambulance Hall, Aberdare and is open to everyone who has suffered from mental health illness or know anyone who has, or have been or are a carer.

With the National Eisteddfod now open in Boduan, Plaid Cymru's spokesperson for Welsh and culture, Heledd Fychan MS, has called on the Welsh Government to do more to secure the future of the festival.

Speaking from the ‘maes’, Heledd Fychan, Plaid Cymru's spokesperson for the Welsh language, stressed the importance of the festival to Wales and the Welsh language, acknowledging the challenges the organisation has faced from Covid, Brexit and the cost of living crisis.

Plaid Cymru says now is the time to set out steps for devolution of broadcasting

Plaid Cymru has called for the Welsh Government to take “bold steps” to commence the work required to enable devolution of powers over broadcasting and to act on the key recommendation of a report published today to establish a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority for Wales.

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