tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351702332024-02-19T03:04:02.062-08:00CARWYN JONES AMThe latest news from Bridgend Labour Assembly Member, Carwyn Jones.
Promoted by: David Sage 35 The Spinney Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JD On behalf of Carwyn Jones 137 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BBCarwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-7000311825064440762007-10-05T09:36:00.000-07:002007-10-05T01:40:23.609-07:00New websiteI am in the process of launching my new website - www.carwynjonesam.co.uk.From now on all of my news, updates and details of how to get in touch will be available on the new site.Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-20929245246425378622007-09-10T14:34:00.000-07:002007-09-10T06:36:26.038-07:00Bridgend YMCA to get £970k Assembly Government funding for new buildingThe YMCA in Bridgend is set to undergo a multi-million pound redevelopment of its facilities thanks, in part, to funding provided by the Welsh Assembly Government.An Assembly grant of £970,000 has helped to give the organisation a budget of £3.2 million towards a complete reconstruction of its building in Angel Street. The new centre, when finished, will provide accommodation for 17 homeless Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-35980601636161649742007-08-20T11:17:00.000-07:002007-09-04T03:18:52.068-07:00AMs join forces to fight Remploy closure plansTwo of Bridgend’s leading Labour politicians have united to help workers campaigning to prevent the closure of the Remploy factory at Waterton Industrial Estate in the town.Assembly Members, Carwyn Jones and Janice Gregory have issued a call for management at the company to think again in a strongly worded letter to the company’s Chief Executive, following meetings with staff at the plant and Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-78568623335688566032007-08-03T03:15:00.000-07:002007-09-04T03:16:37.371-07:00Take a break: Labour boost for carers in BridgendEXTRA support is on its way for disabled children and their families thanks to Welsh Labour.£1.54m funding will be provided to local authorities in Wales to develop more short break care support services to families.Short break carers can provide regular support to disabled children, easing the pressure and strain on parents and families. Children can develop new skills, become more confident andCarwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-15364470574219925072007-06-19T14:07:00.000-07:002007-06-19T06:18:32.034-07:00Fairtrade picnic - Porthcawl - 30-06-07Local organisation SUSSED are organising a Big Fairtrade Picnic in Porthcawl at 12.30 on the Village Green opposite the Atlantic Hotel.They are asking people to bring along their own rugs and food - including at least one Fairtrade item. A stall selling Fairtrade food will be there if you need to buy Fairtrade items on the day.For more information, please visit this website: http://Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-48260438714189511852007-05-23T09:55:00.000-07:002007-05-23T01:57:14.112-07:00Advice Sessions - Friday, 1st June 2007I will be holding advice surgeries on Friday, 01 June 2007 atCommunity Hall, Pendre 4.00—4.30pmGilead Chapel Hall, Coity 4.45—5.15pmCommunity Hall, Brackla 5.30—6.00pmMemorial Hall, Coychurch 6.15—6.45pm If you have any issues of concern that you would like to discuss with me then please come along. No appointment Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-91759604738296726852007-05-09T14:48:00.000-07:002007-05-09T06:50:13.423-07:00THANK YOUI would like to thank everyone who voted for me in last week’s Assembly Elections and all those who kindly offered me their support and help during the campaign itself.It is a great honour to have been re-elected as the Assembly Member for Bridgend and to have been given the opportunity to continue to represent local people in Cardiff Bay.I pledge to speak up on behalf of all of my constituents, Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-76071918013456186762007-04-30T11:52:00.000-07:002007-04-30T03:57:37.517-07:00Tory / Lib Dem plans for Bridgend school transport cutsThe above photo was taken last Wednesday outside Bridgend Council when parents from Brackla held a protest against Tory-Lib Dem plans to implement huge cuts in its free school transport provision.The parents hired a campaign bus to ferry them from Brackla to the Civic Offices where they were met by myself and Mel Nott (Council Labour Group Leader). They handed over a 884 signature strong petitionCarwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-48396587219156576382007-04-18T08:45:00.000-07:002007-04-18T04:00:51.767-07:00Harriet Harman MP visits BridgendHarriet Harman MP officially opens my campaign office in Wyndham Street, Bridgend. (l-r) Cllr David Sage, Janice Gregory AM, myself, Harriet Harman MP, Madeleine Moon MP, Huw Irranca-Davies MP, John BunkerHarriet Harman MP, Minister for Justice at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, came to Bridgend last weekend to help support my election campaign and officially open my campaign office inCarwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-37197836511162372282007-04-17T10:46:00.000-07:002007-04-17T02:53:26.162-07:00Working at the car wash......This a picuture taken at Saturday's sponsored car wash event.The volunteers have worked really hard in their fundraising efforts but still need more help.Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so by sending it to The Bridgend Deanery Pilgrimage Trust, c/o, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Ewenny Road, BridgendCarwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-26152156606830771442007-04-13T09:34:00.000-07:002007-04-13T06:37:12.521-07:00Supporting Bridgend Deanery to raise money to send sick and infirm to LourdesThis Saturday (14th Apr) I would like to encourage as many local car owners as possible to go along to the Fire Station in Bridgend between 10am and 4pm where the Bridgend Lourdes Group will be raising much needed cash via their annual sponsored car wash.Why not join me in having your car washed and help with raising the essential funds that are required in sending the sick and infirm to Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-20339242209930908132007-04-12T13:23:00.000-07:002007-04-12T05:27:07.052-07:00Rail line chaosNetwork Rail really do need to account for the massive disruption being experienced by passengers on the Cardiff to Swansea line due to the overrun of engineering works to test a new signalling system.The line will now be closed for the rest of the week, with services replaced by buses, despite the deadline for work to be completed expiring on Easter Monday.As a regular traveller on the line, I Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-80127445433111206332007-03-27T15:31:00.000-07:002007-03-27T07:35:34.865-07:00Bridgend Male Choir performs at AssemblyLast week I hosted a performance by National Eisteddfod Winners Bridgend Male Choir at the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff Bay.The lunchtime concert, which took place on Tuesday, 20 March 2007, was organised in recognition of the Choir’s competition successes at the National Eisteddfod and the Cheltenham Cup. The Choir has also reached the final of S4C’s Cor Cymru to be held in Aberystwyth on 31st Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-71156682205591607782007-03-20T11:04:00.000-07:002007-03-20T04:11:05.696-07:00First Minister opens £3m Unit at Princess of Wales HospitalPictured (l-r) Win Griffiths, Chair of Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust, myself, Janice Gregory and First Minister Rhodri Morgan.On Friday 16th March, the new Delivery and Support Unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital was officially opened by First Minister Rhodri Morgan.The £2m investment is a clear example of the Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment to modernise and improve the health service in Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-46450899086639014392007-03-16T13:26:00.000-07:002007-03-16T06:31:14.860-07:00Community Transport BoostBUS passengers and community transport users in Bridgend will benefit from an additional £435,349 thanks to Labour.This is great news for communities in Bridgend. This money will help people who need to rely on community transport like the elderly.The extra cash can go towards adding new local bus services or making them more regular. Schemes like dial-a-ride, community minibuses and shopmobilityCarwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-2043350750866488452007-03-16T11:13:00.000-07:002007-03-16T05:15:36.963-07:00Choose the right futureYOUNG people in Bridgend will need better skills for future employment in the growing economy of Wales and Labour will deliver these opportunities if it wins the Assembly elections.Labour will make new, high quality, vocational courses available to 14- 19 years olds of all abilities in Wales from 2008 and give young people the training that directly relates to their future careers.New courses in Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-79900288495398201682007-03-13T07:47:00.000-07:002007-03-13T07:57:48.354-07:00Opening of Tremains School NurseryThe week before last I officially opened the new nursery at Tremains School, Brackla. The nursery will enable the school to offer free nursery places to children at the school where no provision had previously existed. It will also increase the number of nursery places available to families in the Brackla area. I was delighted to open the new Nursery. Parents and young children in the area need Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-7430552508637838792007-03-12T11:22:00.000-07:002007-03-12T04:25:51.926-07:00Bridgend Shaw TrustI recently visited the Shaw Trust offices in Wyndham Street to see at first hand how the charity is helping hundreds of local people find work.The Shaw Trust is a national charity that provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market due to disability, ill health or other social circumstances. They are the largest UK provider of employment services Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-73655005590481203632007-03-11T14:32:00.000-07:002007-03-11T07:35:15.435-07:00Keep the school gate open :YOUR local school will stay open for the whole community after the school day comes to an end if Welsh Labour wins on May 3rd.By 2011 Labour wants all maintained schools in Bridgend to stay open for childcare, sport, fitness or academic pursuits for our youngsters, adults and the elderly. This will keep our kids off the streets and give us all more time and space to get fit, stay active and meet Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-4831593788800279402007-03-11T12:11:00.000-07:002007-03-11T05:40:55.381-07:00Miners’ compensation payouts reach over £12million in BridgendMore than £12 million in compensation has now been paid out to ex-miners and their families in the Bridgend Constituency. Compensation payouts for respiratory diseases have topped £9.7m, whilst over £2.6m has been awarded for vibration white finger related problems.Miners in South Wales were the backbone of the British coal industry for many years. It is only right and proper that they receive Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-12358939095540561132007-03-08T20:54:00.000-08:002007-03-08T12:56:41.461-08:00Rise in National Minimum Wage is a victory for womenA rise in the National Minimum Wage will benefit Bridgend’s lowest paid workers, and women especially.More than 50,000 Welsh workers will benefit from a rise in the National Minimum Wage from £5.35 to £5.52 an hour from October this year.This is a victory for Welsh workers. For the past 10 years Labour has worked hard to increase the wage for Wales’ lowest paid workers. Just 10 years ago, some Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-27674956788158181692007-03-07T22:30:00.000-08:002007-03-07T14:32:48.476-08:00Labour to deliver world's best workers for Welsh firmsLabour will deliver the best skilled workers for Welsh firms if it wins May's Assembly election.As part of its mission to help Bridgend meet the challenges of globalisation, Labour is promising to establish Skills Academies, to provide Bridgend’s industries with the access to excellence in training and learning needed to compete in a global economy.It is essential that we improve the skills and Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-45074101385450754592007-03-05T15:14:00.000-08:002007-03-05T07:18:40.094-08:00Safer Routes to School will save livesI welcome the announcement that Bridgend County Borough Council has been given £245k for the creation of Safe Routes to Schools for Cwmfelin Primary, Maes Yr Haul Primary and Llangewydd Junior Schools by the Labour Welsh Assembly Government.Too many children are hurt in road accidents around schools. 16 children aged 0-7 were killed or seriously injured every week on the roads. This is Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-57143806115671393132007-03-04T22:21:00.000-08:002007-03-04T14:25:08.210-08:00Tory council tax plans – “too little, too late”Council Tax plans announced by the Tories at their conference in Cardiff on Friday (02/03/06) are too little too late for pensioners in Bridgend.It is nothing more than a cheap attempt to buy some votes on May 3rd. People in the town still remember when the Tories introduced the Council Tax as a replacement for the horrific Poll Tax. In the last year of John Major’s Government, council tax Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35170233.post-58712758029970602622007-03-01T13:12:00.000-08:002007-03-01T05:19:39.536-08:00Bridgend Male ChoirCongratulations to Bridgend Male Choir on reaching the final of the Male Voice Choir section of S4C’s Cor Cymru 2007 competition which takes place on 31 March in Aberystwyth.As a vice-president of the choir, I know of the hard work and dedication of choir members who will be bidding to retain the trophy having won it in 2005, the last time the competition was held.The choir is developing an Carwyn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105824704077093685noreply@blogger.com0