Reform UK Senedd Member Laura Anne Jones, who represents South Wales East, looks ahead to 2026 in this opinion piece.
Category: Opinion
First Minister: ‘Your compassion strengthens our communities and reminds us what Wales does best’
First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan, thanks emergency service workers, NHS staff, and the thousands of volunteers working this Christmas.
‘Being leader is about being open, telling things straight and getting things done’
Caerphilly Council’s new leader Jamie Pritchard discusses his first six weeks in the job, engaging with residents, and plans for 2026.
‘We were not prepared to be a bystander to the hollowing out of our public services’
Plaid Cymru MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses his party’s budget deal with the Welsh Government, by-election success in Penyrheol, and his NHS experience following a recent serious knee injury.
‘We must be more proactive in preparing for these now not-so-uncommon storms’
Newport West and Islwyn MP Ruth Jones discusses bad weather and flooding, and the end of the ‘historic injustice’ against former miners, in this piece for Caerphilly Observer.
Ken Skates: ‘Communities from Rhymney southwards will be better connected’
In this opinion piece written for Caerphilly Observer, transport secretary Ken Skates outlines what the Welsh Government has been doing to improve transport links in south Wales – including the electrification of the Rhymney railway line.
‘There is no point developing a facility which is not up to the standard expected’
In this piece for Caerphilly Observer, Plaid Cymru MS Lindsay Whittle calls for review into the swimming pool depth at the town’s new leisure centre, and thanks residents for their support since his by-election win.
‘Residents feel let down’ over toxic Ty Llwyd quarry
South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell demands action on Ynysddu’s Ty Llwyd quarry so residents “can have confidence that their community is safe”.
‘A McDonald’s on the A472 just doesn’t make sense’
Steve Aicheler, a community councillor from Machen and a candidate in the recent Caerphilly Senedd by-election, outlines why he thinks a new McDonald’s for Maesycwmmer is wrong.
New council leader ‘will reach every corner’ of the borough to engage with residents
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s new leader, Cllr Jamie Pritchard, has written about his appointment, his plans in the role, and his desire to ‘work closely with the community’.