Last Friday, the women of Talgarreg presented Ben Lake MP and Elin Jones MS with a petition calling for peace in Gaza, in honour of the women of the village who did similar work, a hundred years ago.

Ceredigion councillors extremely disappointed with the funding announcement.

Earlier this week, Ceredigion County Council was informed by the Welsh Labour Government what its financial settlement will be for the year 2024-25. The settlement announced is only 2.6% which is significantly lower than inflation, and which is much less than the figure of 3.1% announced by Rebecca Evans, Minister for Finance and Local Government as a minimum. Newport Council received 4.7% and Cardiff Council 4.1%.

Last week, as they have done in previous years,  all Ceredigion Plaid Cymru councillors donated to a very worthy cause, the county's food banks. 

Cheques were presented in Penparcau, Aberaeron, Lampeter, Cardigan and Llandysul giving a total £3250 to support the amazing work of the Ceredigion food banks.

Ben Lake, the Member of Parliament for Ceredigion, has questioned the Chief Executives of Natural Resources Wales and Ofwat regarding the serious failings of the regulatory regime which failed to prevent years of illegal sewage discharged into the river Teifi.

In an exchange before the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons, Clare Pillman, Natural Resources Wales’ chief executive, defended the regulator's lack of prosecutions for thousands of days’ worth of illegal sewage discharges in the river Teifi.  

Data compiled by mathematician and former UCL professor Peter Hammond confirmed that the river Teifi has suffered a higher level of pollution than any other river in Wales in recent years. 

‘Plaid Cymru stands with struggling families; it is time for the UK Government to show it cares too’ – Ben Lake MP

Ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, Plaid Cymru Treasury spokesperson, Ben Lake MP has today (Sunday 19 November) urged the Chancellor to use the opportunity to tackle the ‘inequality crisis’ by cracking down on ‘corporate greed’.

Westminster should follow example shown by Senedd, says Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid Cymru Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP, has urged Welsh Labour MPs to vote in favour of the amendment to the King’s Speech tabled by the SNP and co-signed by Plaid Cymru calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.

‘Largest fuel retailers are enjoying higher-than-average profit margins at a time when households and small businesses are struggling, Ben Lake MP

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Plaid Cymru Cabinet Decides Not to Charge for Parking on Aberystwyth Promenade

Ceredigion Council's Plaid Cymru cabinet today decided not to proceed with a suggestion for charging for parking on Aberystwyth Promenade.

Local Plaid Cymru politicians have led last gasp efforts urging the Welsh Government to save the vital fflecsi Bwcabus service, which is due to be scrapped from the 31 October 2023.

The fflecsi Bwcabus (previously Bwcabus) has been operating for 14 years, serving rural parts of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire. It provides an essential service for many residents without access to cars or the main public transport network to reach other villages and towns for work, shopping, and medical treatment.

However, in late September 2023 the Welsh Government unexpectedly announced that the funding for the service would be cut – providing only 4 weeks’ notice to users and politicians of the termination of the service.

Congratulations to Shelley Childs who was chosen as the candidate for Plaid Cymru in the upcoming by-election in Aberystwyth Penparcau. The county council by-election will be held on Thursday, the 16th of November. 

Shelley has lived and worked in Penparcau for many years and is well known in the area. Equally, he understands his neighbourhood and is aware of the challenges faced by the people of Penparcau.