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After the announcement that Schools Challenge Cymru is to end, Vikki Howells AM has called on Welsh Education Secretary Kirsty Williams AM to make sure successes achieved under the programme are built on and shared throughout the Welsh education system. Under Schools Challenge Cymru 40 Welsh secondary schools, including Pontypridd High School in the Cynon

Vikki Howells AM has asked First Minister Carwyn Jones AM to make sure that any future business rate relief scheme brought forward by the Welsh Government builds on what is already the most generous support package for small businesses in the UK. The Cynon Valley Assembly Member’s call comes in the wake of the announcement

CYNON Valley MP Ann Clwyd and Cynon Valley AM Vikki Howells are launching their annual Christmas card competition for primary school children. The theme this year will be: “The Star of Bethlehem”. Entries can be handed in or posted to Ann’s Constituency Office at the 4th Floor, Crown Buildings, Greenbach Street, Aberdare, CF44 7HU or

  It’s a pleasure to be able to welcome you here today to the Pierhead building of the National Assembly for Wales. My name is Vikki Howells, and I’m Assembly Member for Cynon Valley, a contituency of towns and villages in the former coalfields of South Wales, just north of Cardiff. I’m also a proud

With winter on the way, Vikki Howells AM has called on Cynon Valley residents to make sure they ‘Get Ready’ for the seasonal change in weather. Vikki Howells met with British Gas to discuss how they support their customers by helping them access the free help and support with energy bills that is available, and

Vikki Howells AM welcomed the publication of the Welsh Government’s draft budget, saying that its investment in schools, public services and infrastructure represents a good deal for the Cynon Valley. The aim of the budget is to take Wales forward by ensuring the implementation of the Welsh Labour administration’s Programme for Government whilst also delivering

Local AM Vikki Howells is encouraging residents of the Cynon Valley to ‘think pink’ this October and support two important initiatives to help tackle the effects of breast cancer. On October 14th, Vikki Howells AM joined organisations and businesses throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil in turning Cwm Taf pink for a day, to

Cynon Valley AM Vikki Howells has welcomed the Welsh Government’s expansion of the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales, stating that the changes will now make the Welsh eligibility criteria the widest in the UK. Under the changes to the scheme, which provides parking concessions to people with disabilities, people experiencing temporary but substantial  injuries or

Cynon Valley AM Vikki Howells joined women from all across Wales to protest against the UK Government’s unfair decision to change the age at which they can access their state pension.

Local Assembly Member Vikki Howells is encouraging Rhondda Cynon Taf residents to be ‘recycling aware’ and help to increase the already impressive recycling rates seen locally. The AM made the call during Recycle Week, which aims to encourage residents to recycle as much waste as possible. The Cynon Valley AM is delighted with continued improvements