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Local Assembly Member Vikki Howells AM has welcomed a Welsh Government announcement that will see over £800,000 being invested to improve the facilities on offer at Dare Valley Country Park. The funding will be used for the development of family accessible bike trails.  In addition to the main bike trail, a number of ‘Pump Tracks’

Many rail commuters will know the Aberdare service is ‘missing’ a train from Queen Street between 17.45 and 18.45 on weekdays and Saturdays. I have been in discussion with the network since being elected, and am proud to be able to announce that there will be a passenger service at 18.15 from Queen Street permanently

Cynon Valley AM Vikki Howells has welcomed news that the Welsh Government will be investing more than £10 million to bring empty homes in the South Wales Valleys back into use. A quarter of the new funding – £2.5 million – will be invested into Rhondda Cynon Taf to bring empty homes into use, after

Local Assembly Member Vikki Howells has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement of the new laws it will seek to make during the remainder of the Assembly term. Amongst the plans outlined by Welsh Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford AM was a new Public Transport Bill, that would improve bus services by reversing some of the

Vikki Howells AM is supporting a new Welsh Government Bill which is set to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales The Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill aims to address ethical concerns and improve wellbeing by preventing wild animals being used in travelling circuses that visit Wales. The Bill, which

The news that the Welsh Government will be exploring ways to take action against people who park on pavements has received a warm welcome from Cynon Valley AM Vikki Howells and Richard Jones, Principal Consultant and Founder of Aberdare-based disability support group Accessible News In a speech to an Active Travel conference, Deputy Transport Minister

Vikki Howells AM is backing a UK-wide campaign to protect free TV licenses for people aged over 75. The Cynon Valley AM has made the call after an announcement that the free TV license for those aged over 75 would be scrapped, despite a Tory manifesto commitment in 2017 to protect this important provision. Altogether,

Find below an article on the Shared Prosperity Fund produced by the National Assembly for Wales Labour Party Welsh Labour Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Rebecca Evans has issued a stark warning that Wales still doesn’t know what will happen to millions of pounds of regional investment due to a lack of clarity from the

John Meredith, a resident of Cwmdare, recently received a right royal invitation to join the Queen at one of her Garden Parties in Buckingham Palace. Cynon Valley AM Vikki Howells had nominated John for his work on behalf of people affected by dystonia, a condition which can last a lifetime and see people affected by

Local Assembly Member Vikki Howells recently visited Aberdare Fire Station to discuss the action being taken to combat the increase in deliberate grass fires within the Cynon Valley. The AM for Cynon Valley met with local fire fighters  Nigel Williams and Craig Hope. Nigel has worked for the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service for