Rev Dean Aaron Roberts is the CEO of the Parish Trust Charity. In this article he explains why he believes food banks must be used as a way out of poverty.
Category: Opinion
Gwent’s police and crime commissioner talks ‘big plans’ for 2025
In her first blog of the new year, Gwent’s police and crime commissioner Jane Mudd discusses her plans for the year ahead.
‘Wales has the worst funding deal of any devolved nation and there is no end in sight to this unfairness’
In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, Plaid Cymru MS Peredur Owen Griffiths shares his thoughts on the Welsh Government’s draft budget plans.
‘Skyrocketing energy bills due, rising rents, unaffordable house prices for young people’
Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones reflects on 2024 in her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, and vows to “never stop standing up for farmers, pensioners”.
Delyth Jewell MS: ‘The bitter breath of austerity is still biting at households’
In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell talks about the new year, conflicts abroad and austerity.
Wales’ women step into the spotlight with EURO 2025 qualification – what it means for the game
Robyn Pinder, of the University of South Wales, looks at Wales women’s qualification for EURO 2025 – and what needs to be done to capitalise on it.
First Minister: ‘Diolch o galon to the many people working over the festive season’
First Minister Eluned Morgan has thanked emergency service and NHS workers, local authorities, and volunteers for their work over the festive period.
‘The backbone of our communities’: Laura Anne Jones urges support for independent traders
In her blog for Caerphilly Observer, Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones talks supporting independent businesses, recent storms, the draft budget, and more.
Christmas ‘can be a time of increased stress, pressure and isolation’
In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Senedd Member Hefin David directs readers to a number of support organisations who can help over the Christmas period.
‘A good day for Wales’: First Minister upbeat as Welsh Government set to unveil draft budget
First Minister Eluned Morgan has said the Welsh Government’s draft budget will put Wales “firmly back on the path to growth”.