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.
The Conservative MP for Brecon, Radnorshire and Cwm Tae Fay Jones has voted against a new law which would have punished serial river polluters.
This week in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on the Welsh Government to provide more support to foster carers in Wales as part of the adoption of the Step-Up, Step-Down scheme.
This week in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have urged the new Rural Affairs and Climate Secretary to deliver a payment scheme that works for Welsh farmers.
This week in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for the creation of a dedicated Minister for Babies, Children and Young People to help combat child poverty in Wales.
This week in the Senedd, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have successfully secured a centralised dental waiting list for Wales to help resolve the current dental crisis.
Good news for Windsor military families as Government accepts Lib Dem MP’s amendment to improve army housing.
