Dawn Bowden MS welcomes rates support to help businesses struggling with cost rises

12 Dec 2022

Local MS, Dawn Bowden, has welcomed the Welsh Labour Government’s announcement that all businesses in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney will benefit from new rates support to help with the effects of rising costs. It has been confirmed that a package of support worth more than £460m over the next two…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS encourages residents to have their say on new plans to make council tax fairer

13 Jul 2022

Local Member of the Senedd, Dawn Bowden MS, is encouraging residents in Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney to give their views on new plans from the Welsh Labour Government to make council tax fairer in Wales. The reforms were a commitment in Welsh Labour’s manifesto for the Senedd election last year…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes proposed new laws to help transform Wales into a stronger, greener and fairer country

06 Jul 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Members of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the announcement of proposed new laws from the Welsh Labour Government that have a clear focus on tackling climate change and protecting our environment. In the Senedd chamber this week, Welsh Labour Leader and…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes new flagship programme to help more people into work

08 Jun 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the launch of a new flagship programme which will provide personalised support to people who are not currently in education, training, or employment to find and stay in work. To help improve the employment…

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New Report on Bus Services in Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney Published

23 May 2022

People in Merthyr Tydfil have used a new survey to express their unhappiness at the current state of local bus services in the area. People are also worried about further changes to the bus timetable due to start at the end of this month. In a report released today (23.05.22)…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS urges eligible families to claim Healthy Start payment

19 May 2022

Local Member of the Senedd Dawn Bowden is encouraging eligible families in Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney to sign up for an NHS scheme which provides healthy food and vitamins for free. Under the Healthy Start scheme, families can get a pre-paid card that is topped up every 4 weeks with…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes progress made one year on from Senedd election

18 May 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the progress the Welsh Labour Government has made in delivering on many of its key pledges to the people of Wales in last year’s Senedd election. Since May 2021, the Welsh Labour Government has…

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Better Buses Now

16 May 2022

Without any consultation, Stagecoach have announced sweeping changes to their services across Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney. Many of our communities will see bus services greatly reduced or even withdrawn completely.  This is unacceptable. Buses are by far the most used and most important form of public transport, and we share…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes ambitious plan to end long waiting times and transform planned care

29 Apr 2022

MS welcomes ambitious plan to end long waiting times and transform planned care Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the publication of a new ambitious plan to transform planned care in Wales and cut waiting times over the next four…

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1,543 unpaid carers in Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney to receive a £500 payment

28 Mar 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Labour Government that 1,543 unpaid carers in the constituency will receive a £500 payment in recognition of the pivotal role they have played during the pandemic. The payment is…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes cash boost to help families with school costs

18 Mar 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the announcement from Welsh Labour’s Education Minister, Jeremy Miles, that families in Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney will receive a cash boost to help with school costs. A £13m support package to help families pay…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes Flying Start expansion

18 Mar 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Labour Government that the Flying Start programme is being expanded to include 2,500 more children under the age of four. The expansion of Flying Start is the first phase…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes new endometriosis nurse announcement to improve awareness and diagnosis

09 Mar 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Labour Government that a specialist endometriosis nurse has been appointed in both Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Aneurin Bevan University Health Boards to improve services for the chronic condition which…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes additional funding to extend online mental health service

07 Mar 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Labour Government that an additional £7.7m in funding has been confirmed to continue providing SilverCloud Wales – the free online mental health support tool for a further three years.…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes extension to Childcare Offer

04 Mar 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the Welsh Labour Government’s announcement that the Childcare Offer will be extended to parents in education and training and parents on adoption leave. From September, parents in education and training and parents who are…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes expanded cost-of-living support package

16 Feb 2022

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed a package of expanded measures from the Welsh Government to help people with the cost-of-living crisis, including a £150 cost-of-living payment and an extra £200 for low-income households through the Winter Fuel Payment next…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes £1,000 payment for social care staff

11 Feb 2022

Dawn Bowden, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Labour Government that thousands of social care staff who are eligible for the real living wage from April will receive an additional £1,000 net payment. Welsh Labour’s Deputy Minister for Social…

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes doubling of support fund to help families hit hardest by the cost-of-living crisis

04 Feb 2022

Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, Dawn Bowden MS, has welcomed the doubling of the Welsh Government’s Winter Fuel Support Scheme payment to £200 as the cost-of-living crisis intensifies. The one-off payment – which was launched in December – is now being extended to support eligible households…

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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MS welcomes Maternity and Neonatal Champions

24 Jan 2022

Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Dawn Bowden MS, has welcomed the announcement that a Maternity and Neonatal champion will be appointed to the Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Aneurin Bevan University Health Boards to improve the quality of services in a new £1.15m Welsh Government…

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Bus Passengers Survey 2022

07 Jan 2022

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Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes Welsh Budget to build a stronger, fairer, and greener Wales

21 Dec 2021

Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, Dawn Bowden MS, has welcomed the Welsh Labour Government’s Draft Budget which supports the Wales of today and shapes the Wales of tomorrow.  Funding public services, responding to the climate and nature emergency, and building a fairer Wales are…

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