With the General Election now announced for 4th July, I will no longer be the Member of Parliament for Clwyd South after the dissolution of Parliament, which takes place at the very start of Thursday 30th May. It has been a huge privilege…
With your support and help we have achieved a great deal for Clwyd South including the news in the last few days that the UK government has awarded step-free Access for All accessibility funding for Ruabon Station. This brings the total of…
After visiting Glyn Wylfa on Saturday 18th May, Craig Williams MP and I visited the legendary greengrocers M G Hughes Fruit & Veg, chatted with Kirsty Williams from the Ceiriog Valley who has saved Pontfadog School for the community and is…
It was great to serve this month on the Football Governance Bill Committee (see left photo above), which was part of the progress of the Football Governance Bill through the House of Commons. The Bill is designed to protect football clubs…
It was great to serve this month on the Football Governance Bill Committee (see left photo above), which was part of the progress of the Football Governance Bill through the House of Commons. The Bill is designed to protect football clubs…
It was great to serve this month on the Football Governance Bill Committee (see left photo above), which was part of the progress of the Football Governance Bill through the House of Commons. The Bill is designed to protect football clubs…
Great to join Gail McEvoy-Jones and other residents in Llwyneinion Woods near Rhos on 11th April, where they have recently received Lottery funding to fence the site and plant 1,400 trees.
Great to join Gail McEvoy-Jones and other residents in Llwyneinion Woods near Rhos on 11th April, where they have recently received Lottery funding to fence the site and plant 1,400 trees.
I was delighted to have played a role in helping the Learned Societies of Society of Antiquaries, Geological Society, Linnean Society and the Royal Astronomical Society to find an affordable, workable solution that allows them to continue…
Great news that the extremely rare Whitebeam trees found in Llangollen are being preserved for future generations to enjoy. This is of particular interest to me as the former Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Woods & Trees…
It was a pleasure to meet with James White of the Alzheimer's Society in Parliament on Wednesday 15th May during Dementia Action Week and learn more about the vital importance of dementia diagnosis in Clwyd South.
It has been a pleasure to organise tours and tickets for Prime Minister’s Questions for so many constituents in Clwyd South since I was elected in 2019. The last such visit before dissolution of parliament was organised for Geoff and…
It was a great pleasure recently to invite and welcome Vicki Mitchell, the Manager of the fantastic Manford's Little Lambs Nursery in Chirk, to a Reception at No. 10 Downing Street. The reception was to celebrate the work of Community…
A great pleasure recently to catch up with Hayley Garrod at St Mary's Church, Chirk who set up the community group Chirk Swifts and House Martins to conserve these amazing birds which have been in decline. Below is the map of their Swift…
A great pleasure to welcome members of The Cazenove Association to parliament on April 29th for a tour and a cup of coffee. I worked at Cazenove for 25 years before going into politics - a wonderful, happy firm. If you would like to visit…
A great pleasure to visit the Llanarmon DC Village Hall on Friday 12th April with Cllr Trevor Bates and Craig Williams MP to meet with Ennis Griffiths, Sandra Halls and Gill Holt and their team of volunteers. They organise the weekly…
I had a wonderful time visiting the 1st Overton Cubs on 11th April in their Scout Hut in Overton-on-Dee. I enjoyed telling them about my life and work as an MP and was extremely impressed by how well informed they are as I discovered in…
A fascinating visit to the New Glyn Valley Tramway & Industrial Heritage Trust in Glyn Ceiriog on 12th April with Craig Williams MP and Cllr Trevor Bates. As a proud member of the Trust, I always enjoy visiting them and seeing the progress…
I was pleased to highlight the recent Community Ownership Fund grant made by the UK government to the Owain Glyndwr Hotel in Corwen of £452,700 during questions to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the House of…
I was pleased to highlight the recent Community Ownership Fund grant made by the UK government to the Owain Glyndwr Hotel in Corwen of £452,700 during questions to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the House of…
It was a great pleasure to visit the restored memorial to Huw Morus near Glyn Ceiriog with Craig Williams MP, Cllr Keith Benning and Cllr Trevor Bates. It is wonderful to see such an important piece of Welsh history restored and preserved…
It was a great pleasure to visit the restored memorial to Huw Morus near Glyn Ceiriog with Craig Williams MP, Cllr Keith Benning and Cllr Trevor Bates. It is wonderful to see such an important piece of Welsh history restored and preserved…
A pleasure to attend the launch of the appeal last month by St Mary's Church, Chirk to raise £60,000 to restore their church bells, the beautiful sound of which I featured in a post last week. Thank you to Deryl Crocombe for inviting me…
At the recent AGM of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Woods & Trees I was delighted to congratulate Trudy Harrison MP on succeeding me by being elected as the new Chair of the APPG. It has been an honour to serve as Chair and I…
A great pleasure to attend the High Sheriff of Clwyd Mrs Kate Hill-Trevor’s Service of Thanksgiving on Saturday 23rd March at the beautiful St Mary's Church, Chirk. It was a fitting way to celebrate all that the High Sheriff has…
It was a great pleasure recently to attend the AGM of the Friends of St Myllins Church in Llanfyllin on Saturday 16th March. The Rev Hermione Morris signed the £52,000 contract with Grosvenor Construction to begin work on building new…
I was delighted that the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Felicity Buchan MP, came with Dr James Davies MP to visit the Horseshoe Falls near Llangollen recently to learn…
Given that part of the Clwyd South constituency will be joined with Montgomeryshire at the general election later this year, it was a great pleasure to meet up with many of my Montgomeryshire friends at the recent St David’s Day Reception,…
Theatr Clwyd is much loved by people in Clwyd South so I was delighted that, as part of the recent Budget Statement, £1.6 million is being given by the UK government towards the redevelopment of the theatre.
I recently welcomed Paul and Katy Jones from The Sun Trevor pub near Llangollen to the House of Commons for the PubAid Community Pub Hero awards 2024 where they own the Community Pub Fundraising Hero Prize for Wales. I was proud to…