Powys Liberal Democrats have urged the county’s two Conservative MPs Fay Jones and Craig Williams to back introducing energy price relief schemes for leisure centres in the upcoming UK Government budget.
The crisis in NHS dentistry in Powys looks set to get even worse following the publication of figures this week by the Welsh Government that show 20% of dentists in Wales are approaching retirement.
Welsh Liberal Democrat-led Powys County Council has approved its Budget for 2023-2024 against unprecedented pressures, approving spending plans of more than £326 million and keeping the council tax at less than half the rate of inflation.
Concerns have been raised today in the Senedd over the rail service on the Cambrian Line which runs through Mid Wales.
During a Senedd debate today, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader and Mid and West Wales Senedd Member Jane Dodds raised the plight of foodbanks across Montgomeryshire as they struggle with increased demand and stretched resources amid the cost-of-living crisis. Jane Dodds was questioning the Labour Minister of Social Justice Jane Hutt in response to a question on child poverty tabled by Montgomeryshire’s Conservative MS Russell George.
Responding to the news that the UK has been hit with a 25% import tax on steel imports to the US
The Liberal Democrats have hit out at the Conservative Party following the publication of data showing that lamb imports to the UK have risen dramatically
Responding to the news that a new £1 million joint research initiative to tackle water quality issues in the River Wye will be established by the UK & Welsh governments, local Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe David Chadwick said:
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “accelerate action”, I am sadly reminded of how much more we still need to achieve.
Responding to the news that the Labour has voted down amendments to devolve the Crown Estate to Wales, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have accused Labour of treating Wales with contempt.
Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP has today led a debate on fairness in the agricultural supply chain.
