I'm excited to announce that I'll be standing for re-election to the Senedd in 2026. Over the past six years, it's been a tremendous privilege for me to represent the community where I was born in the Senedd. I hope these communities will put their faith in me again. Ymlaen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Rwy'n gyffrous i gyhoeddi mod i am sefyll eto ar gyfer y Senedd yn 2026. Dros y chwe mlynedd diwethaf, mae wedi bod yn anrhydedd imi gynrychioli'r ardal lle cefais fy ngeni yn y Senedd. Gobeithio bydd y cymunedau hynny'n rhoi eu ffydd ynof i unwaith eto. Ymlaen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Yes we are, but we REALLY need our government to step up on how they see & fund the arts. Even aside from creativity as essential to wellbeing, if you only consider it from economic POV, arts are one of the top Welsh USPs across the globe. Hope Plaid will draw up ambitious manifesto for the arts!

Wales is so lucky to have Michael Sheen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Gobaith @mchshe.bsky.social

The bitter breath of austerity is still biting at households, but the new year offers a glimpse of hope too - my New Year column for the Caerphilly Observer ⬇️ caerphilly.observer/news/1045914...

Delyth Jewell MS: 'The bitter breath of austerity is still biting at households'

In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell talks about the new year, conflicts abroad and austerity.

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The New Year's Day Concert in Vienna has ended triumphantly with the Radetzky March - the new year has officially begun 🎶🎻 And as the conductor said: may it be a year of peace, fraternity, and love for the world 🕊🌎 Dyna'n awydd ni oll. Blwyddyn Newydd Dda yn wir.

Llancaiach Fawr should never have faced this closure. It's a matter of deep sadness and dismay for so many of us that it's come to this. Our thanks are to those who worked and volunteered there, and our hope is that a private owner will be found. Diolch cymaint i bawb, ond diwrnod trist eithriadol 💔

NationCymru@nation.cymru · 2y ago

The historic Tudor mansion Llancaiach Fawr Manor, described by supporters as “the jewel in the crown” of Caerphilly's cultural attractions, will close today after it's funding was cut by the local authority wp.me/p8Mk4U-SJW

This truly is a remarkable story for Christmas about the power of books, childhood memories - and a cautionary tale about the limitations of ChatGPT/AI. Librarians and libraries must be cherished 📚 Diolch David ✨️

The Empty City@davidallengreen.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas" The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni... Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...

Today's poll is a historic turning point for Wales. As Labour continue to let down our communities, Plaid Cymru can lead the way with a fresh, positive made-in-Wales agenda for government. Let's unite behind a hopeful and forward-looking vision for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿