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Tuesday, May 21

15

INFECTED BLOOD SCANDAL

This week, thousands of victims who were infected with contaminated blood have received a national apology from the Prime Minister for this historic scandal.

Monday, May 20

OPENREACH GIGABIT PROCUREMENT

Last week I visited the Llanbrynmair Telephone Exchange to meet with Openreach engineers, to see the work they are doing to build a new ultrafast full fibre broadband network across the area and indeed Montgomeryshire.

Friday, May 17

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP & RUSSELL GEORGE MS DEMAND URGENT MEETING WITH BUTE ENERGY CHAIRMAN

Craig Williams & Russell George, Welsh Conservative MP & MS for Montgomeryshire, have today written to the Chairman of the Bute Energy Group to demand an urgent meeting.

Tuesday, May 14

BOOST FOR MONTGOMERYSHIRE FARMERS

Today, the Prime Minister hosted the UK Farm to Fork summit in Downing Street. This was a brilliant event, with food producers from across the UK attending.

Monday, May 13

COLUMN - Labour's War on the Countryside

If Jeremy Clarkson taught us one thing in his hit TV series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’, it is that farmers are consumed with rules and regulations, hence why they need our support.

Sunday, May 12

NEWTOWN RUGBY CLUB AWARDS

It was a great pleasure to attend Newtown Rugby Club’s End of Season Dinner and Awards evening yesterday, held at 23 Social in Newtown!

Tuesday, Apr 23

Montgomeryshire politicians call for Welsh Government Ministers to intervene on decision to close Welshpool’s Air Ambulance Base

Welshpool’s Air Ambulance base will close after 2026, following a final vote today which has confirmed the decision. Local politicians have said the proposals should now be called in for Welsh Government Ministers to decide.

Friday, Apr 19

COLUMN - It's crunch time for Welshpool's Air Ambulance base

The people of Mid Wales have been dealt another blow, as a final decision over plans to close the Air Ambulance bases at both Welshpool and Caernarfon was delayed once again, with a decision now expected to be made this week.

Monday, Mar 25

14

CRAIG WILLIAMS WELCOMES MAJOR RURAL CRIME POLICE OPERATION

Craig Williams MP has welcomed a major cross-border police operation aimed at tackling a recent spike of rural crime in Powys and Shropshire.

Wednesday, Mar 13

MONTGOMERYSHIRE POLITICIANS CALL FOR RECOMMENDATION TO CLOSE WELSHPOOL'S AIR AMBULANCE BASE TO BE REJECTED

Russell George MS and Craig Williams MP have said that a recommendation to close the Welshpool Air Ambulance base should be rejected.

Wednesday, Mar 6

16

CRAIG WILLIAMS WELCOMES CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET WHICH REWARDS WORKERS

Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire, has welcomed today’s Budget Statement Chancellor of the Exchequer, which reinforces the Government’s plan for growth and rewards workers.

Tuesday, Feb 6

18

MONTGOMERYSHIRE BUSINESSES REACH WELSH FINAL OF ‘RURAL OSCARS’

Craig Williams, Welsh Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, is delighted to announce that five Montgomeryshire businesses have reached the Welsh finals of the 2024 Countryside Alliance Awards.

Wednesday, Jan 31

15

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP CRITICISES WELSH LABOUR GOVERNMENT FOR “ATTACKS” ON COUNTRYSIDE AND FARMING SECTOR IN WALES

Craig Williams, Welsh Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, has criticised the Welsh Labour Government for attacking and “undermining farming, the countryside and rural life in Wales”.

Monday, Jan 29

16

CRAIG WILLIAMS WELCOMES £77,000 OF UK GOVERNMENT SPORTS FACILITIES INVESTMENT FOR MONTGOMERYSHIRE

Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire, has welcomed news that Montgomeryshire will benefit from over £77,000 of new UK Government funding into grassroots sports facilities.

Friday, Jan 19

11

CRAIG WILLIAMS AND RUSSELL GEORGE WORKING WITH NIDEC AND GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT AFFECTED STAFF AT CONTROL TECHNIQUES

Craig Williams & Russell George, MP & MS for Montgomeryshire, are working closely with Nidec and the UK Government to help staff affected by job losses at Control Techniques. This follows an announcement today by parent company Nidec of…

Wednesday, Jan 10

14

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP WELCOMES GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION TO QUASH WRONGFUL POST OFFICE CONVICTIONS

Craig Williams MP has welcomed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement today that the UK Government will quash wrongful convictions for Post Office postmasters.

Friday, Dec 15

20

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION WINNERS FOR 2023

Craig Williams MP has today announced the winners of his 2023 Christmas card competition, in which pupils of all primary schools across Montgomeryshire were invited to take part.

Thursday, Dec 14

19

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP AND RUSSELL GEORGE MS OFFICIALLY OPEN WELSHPOOL’S NEW BANKING HUB

Craig Williams & Russell George, MP & MS for Montgomeryshire, have today cut the ribbon for Welshpool’s new Banking Hub restoring access to major bank services to Welshpool’s high street.

Tuesday, Dec 12

12

CRAIG WILLIAM ‘DELIGHTED’ TO HOST WITH FUW PARLIAMENTARY EVENT SHOWCASING MONTGOMERYSHIRE

Craig Williams MP was last week delighted to jointly host with the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) a Parliamentary event celebrating all things Montgomeryshire.

Thursday, Nov 30

17

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP WELCOMES UK GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION INTO WELSH RAIL SERVICE

Craig Williams MP has welcomed the launch of a UK Government investigation into the performance of train services across Wales.

Wednesday, Nov 29

19

MONTGOMERYSHIRE MP & MS TO HOLD URGENT DISCUSSIONS WITH LLOYDS FOLLOWING DECISION TO CLOSE NEWTOWN BRANCH

Craig Williams & Russell George, MP & MS for Montgomeryshire, are to hold urgent discussions with representatives of Lloyds Bank following the Group’s announcement that it intends to close its Newtown branch in April of next year.

Wednesday, Nov 22

18

MONTGOMERYSHIRE MP WELCOMES BIGGEST PACKAGE OF TAX CUTS SINCE THE 1980s

Craig Williams MP has welcomed today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which focusses on growth and recovery.

Monday, Nov 20

14

MONTGOMERYSHIRE REPRESENTATIVES WELCOME £17.8 MILLION IN THIRD ROUND OF LEVELLING UP FUND

Craig Williams MP & Russell George MS welcomed the news today from the UK Government that Powys was successful in the third round of the Levelling Up Fund to receive £17,714,498.

Tuesday, Nov 7

12

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP WELCOMES ‘EXCELLENT PROGRESS’ TOWARDS ELIMINATING MOBILE NOT-SPOTS ACROSS MONTGOMERYSHIRE

Craig Williams MP has welcomed an update by the UK Government regarding the progress of installing new Extended Area Services (EAS) masts across Montgomeryshire.

Thursday, Oct 19

19

CRAIG WILLIAMS CONGRATULATES LLANIDLOES SHOP OWNER ON REACHING THE FINALS OF PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARDS

Craig Williams MP has this week congratulated Trudy Davies, of Woosnam and Davies News, Llanidloes on being named as a finalist for the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Awards 2023.

Tuesday, Oct 17

14

CRAIG WILLIAMS CONGRATULATES NEWTOWN CURRY HOUSE ON WINNING NATIONAL AWARD

Craig Williams MP yesterday (16th October) welcomed the team at the Red Mango, Newtown to the Houses of Parliament for the prestigious National Curry Awards.

13

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP & RUSSELL GEORGE MS HOSTING FRAUD AWARENESS DROP-IN SESSION

Craig Williams & Russell George, MP & MS for Montgomeryshire, will next week be hosting a ‘Fraud Awareness Drop-In Session’ in conjunction with HSBC.

Wednesday, Oct 11

AIR AMBULANCE PROPOSALS - FIGHTING AGAINST A DOWNGRADE FOR MID WALES

The launch of the second phase of engagement into Wales Air Ambulance’s future, which runs until November 5th, saw the release of a number of new supporting documents which I think clearly show the case for keeping open Welshpool’s…

Monday, Oct 9

15

CRAIG WILLIAMS URGES PUBLIC TO CONTRIBUTE TO AIR AMBULANCE CONSULTATION

Craig Williams MP and Russell George MS have encouraged the public to give their views to the second stage of the formal engagement process into the future of the Wales Air Ambulance which launched today.

Thursday, Sep 28

16

CRAIG WILLIAMS MP & RUSSELL GEORGE MS SHOCKED BY ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ ARTS COUNCIL WALES FUNDING CUTS FOR MONTGOMERYSHIRE

Craig Williams MP & Russell George MS have expressed their shock and concern over news that The Hafren theatre and Mid Wales Opera are to have their multi-year funding cut by the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) from 2024-25.