Plaid Cymru Pontypridd On Your Side

Local Pontypridd Plaid Cymru members select Wiliam Rees, 25, to be “a fresh voice for Pontypridd” at the next General Election.

Wiliam Rees, 25, is standing as the Plaid Cymru candidate in Pontypridd for the next General Election. 

Announcing his campaign, Wiliam Rees said “I want to be a fresh voice for Pontypridd in Parliament. I want to be an MP who will listen to local residents and act on their behalf.

 The Plaid Cymru Councillors for Cilfynydd and Ynysybwl together with Heledd Fychan (Senedd Member for South Wales Central) have presented petitions signed by over 500 residents to the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board. 

The petitions both oppose plans by Taff Vale Surgery to close their premises in both villages.

Plaid Cymru has responded to the evidence given by Vaughan Gething MS, the former Welsh Health Minister, and Labour First Minister candidate, to the UK Covid Inquiry today, 11 March 2024.

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, Plaid Cymru’s Health and Care spokesperson, said:

What’s clear from today's shambolic testimony at the UK Covid inquiry is that the Labour Government in Wales was ill-prepared for Covid.

New Warm Hub for Church Village

A new Warm Hub is available regularly in Church Village, thanks to volunteers from St.Illtud’s Church.

There will be a Warm Hub every 1st, 3rd, and 4th Thursday of the month from 9 a.m. – 12 noon at the Ty Illtud Centre, (St Illtud's Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1EB).

Petition to Secure Future of Cilfynydd Surgery launched

Councillor Hywel Gronow has this week received confirmation from Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board that Taff Vale Practice has made an application to close the Cilfynydd branch. It is the intention of the Health Board to conduct a 6 week patient engagement exercise and every patient over the age of 15 living in the Cilfynydd ward will be contacted in the coming weeks to provide an opportunity for local voices to be heard.

Whilst encouraging everyone affected by the proposal to take part in the consultation, Cllr Gronow has also launched a petition to try and secure the future of the surgery, with the intention of presenting it to the health board. The petition can be signed here or via a paper copy.

Responding to the news, Cllr Gronow said: “This news is hugely disappointing and I know that many people in Cilfynydd will be concerned.

“For months, I have been calling for the future of the surgery to be secured as I know how important the service is to our community.

“Over the coming weeks, it is important that our voices are heard by the Health Board so that the surgery is saved.”

Scott Bevan has been chosen to stand in the Llantwit Fardre ward for the community council.

Scott Bevan said: “I am pleased to be chosen by Plaid Cymru locally to stand in the Community council by-election on Thursday 22 June.

“I stood last year for the first time for the county council seat. It is time for a fresh start for the Llantwit Fardre ward.

“The main theme of my campaign is connecting our community, which means people and places.

Rhun ap Iorwerth MS has been confirmed as the new Leader of Plaid Cymru.

Read about Heledd Fychan MS month in the Senedd here.

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.

Plaid Cllr for Tonyrefail East joined with Tonyrefail Environment Association to help clean up Cilelai.  The photo shows a very wet and muddy bunch of litter pickers after the session - lots of bailing plastic left with feed and lots of bags left at the top of the lane to the kennels as well.