Caerphilly resident Gareth Hughes, who stood for the Green Party at last year’s by-election, discusses ways to make the town more welcoming to visitors in this piece for Caerphilly Observer.
Category: Opinion
Linsday Whittle demands ‘common sense’ in social housing letting system
In this piece for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly’s Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle calls for change in the housing system.
Senedd election ‘will set the course for our communities, our prospects and our public services’
Plaid Cymru MS Peredur Owen Griffiths says this year’s Senedd election is a “clear choice” between “hope and fear” in this opinion piece for Caerphilly Observer.
First Minister: ‘This new year brings opportunities and hope’
First Minister Eluned Morgan looks towards the year ahead in her 2026 New Year message.
Laura Anne Jones MS: ‘We can make the Welsh Dragon roar once more’
Reform UK Senedd Member Laura Anne Jones, who represents South Wales East, looks ahead to 2026 in this opinion piece.
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.