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Winter Help Leaflet | Llyfryn Cymorth Gaeaf

We are concerned that additional pressures and colder weather during the winter months will result in struggles and anxiety for many. We also know that millions of pounds’ worth of help from Welsh and UK Government schemes go unclaimed here in Wales. The Welsh Government provides specific support for households…

May Senedd Report

Aberfan Leisure Centre – Letter

The future of Aberfan Leisure MUST be secured. After months of confusion, Wellbeing Merthyr and Merthyr Tydfil Council both have questions to answer. You can read my joint letter with Gerald Jones MP and Merthyr Tydfil Council’s Opposition Leader, Cllr. Brent Carter.

20mph Default Speed Limit – Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney report.

In recent weeks I have undertaken a piece of work on the 20mph default speed limit locally and invited the views of constituents about speed limits on local roads. I have also corresponded directly with a number of residents of specified streets. I am publishing this draft report. Final decisions…

The Remarkable Women of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

“The Remarkable Women of Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney” is a pamphlet produced by Dawn Bowden MS. It was written in 2018 to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Women’s Suffrage. It aims to celebrate the many women who have contributed to and shaped the history of the constituency. Click to…

Community Stars

Communities across Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney are brimming with volunteers who help make our towns and villages what they are. Volunteering is not only rewarding, but it also enables people to play an active role in our society and contribute to positive social change. Most of us already volunteer without…

Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes new fund to support unpaid carers during the cost-of-living crisis

Dawn Bowden, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed the Welsh Labour Government’s announcement that unpaid carers will benefit from a new fund to help buy basic essential items during the cost-of-living crisis. Carers, who provide care for an adult or disabled child, will…

Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney MS welcomes progress towards delivering key PCSO election pledge

Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Labour’s Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, has welcomed news that most of the extra 100 PCSOs promised by the Welsh Labour Government at the Senedd election last year are already in place. In an update from Welsh Labour’s Minister for Social Justice,…

Votes at 16 – independent advice on your rights

I am very pleased that in this Senedd election 16 and 17 year olds can vote for the first time. I voted in support of votes at 16. Many other people will also have the opportunity to use their vote for the first time. I recognise it is important that…