Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle got into the festive fun by donning a brightly coloured jumper to support a campaign by Save the Children to help its life saving work.The charity is…
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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: December 12
Light up a life It was a real pleasure to attend St David’s Hospice Care Light Up A Life remembrance service at St Martin’s Church in Caerphilly last week. I’ve been going…
Plaid AM celebrates fostering charity’s tenth anniversary
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle signed a giant birthday card at celebrations last week to mark the tenth anniversary of the Fostering Network Wales.South Wales East-based Lindsay Whittle praised the charity for…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: November 28
Senghenydd Student I wanted to congratulate Senghenydd student Harley-Blue Clarke-Stead on winning the Farmers’ Union of Wales Glamorgan county branch, Walter Rowlands Memorial Award.Harley-Blue, an animal management student at Pencoed College, near…
Plaid AM Lindsay Whittle urges action to ban smacking children in Wales
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has demanded the Welsh Government moves to ban the smacking of children.Lindsay Whittle declared that as far as physical punishment of children was concerned Britain was in…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: November 14
Cwm Ifor School It was a really proud moment for me when pupils moved into the new £6m Cwm Ifor School in Penyrheol.The old school was a sprawling site built in the…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 31
Boundary Changes I was pleased to see that the Boundary Commission for Wales has published revised proposals for Parliamentary boundary changes in the Caerphilly area.Observer readers may recall that the initial plans…
First Minister’s response on Commissioner for the Disabled disappoints AM
South Wales East Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has said he is disappointed that First Minister Carwyn Jones is not treating the creation of a Commissioner for the Disabled as a priority.Mr…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 17
Blood Clots The Assembly’s health committee has released a very significant report revealing that almost 1,000 people are dying unnecessarily in Welsh hospitals due to blood clots.I’m a member of the committee…
Plaid AM will press First Minister to back Commissioner for the Disabled
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle will press the First Minister in creating a Commissioner for the Disabled in Wales.Mr Whittle, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson on equalities, is due to raise the issue…