News Headlines 2008

20/06/08 - Local AM on mend...
Swansea-based Am Andrew Davies is recovering well following his heart scare, and is expected to be back at work within a fortnight ...

12/06/08 - Skills Boost For Swansea As New Modern Apprenticeships Scheme Announced ...
More people in Swansea could soon get the chance to gain new skills, thanks to a major new push by the Labour-led Assembly Government to boost the number of modern apprenticeships in Wales’ most disadvantaged communities...

09/06/08 - Wales becomes a Fairtrade nation...
Local Labour AM Andrew Davies is today celebrating another Welsh first as it was announced that Wales has become the world’s first fair trade nation...

02/06/08 - Local AM Welcomes London 2012 Paralympic Pre-Games Training Camps...
Local Swansea West AM Andrew Davies has welcomed then news that the Wales National Pool at Swansea University has been chosen as a Paralympic Pre-Game Training Camp...

20/05/08 - AM welcomes new road..
Local Swansea Labour AM Andrew Davies has welcomed the opening of...

19/05/08 - AMs call on Lib-Dem Administration to honour Labour bus station pledge ...
Local Swansea Labour AMs Andrew Davies and Val Lloyd have called on the new Lib Dem administration to honour the Labour party commitment to build a new bus station ...

16/04/08 - Recycling Boost for Swansea Welcomed ...
Recycling efforts in Swansea are to be boosted by an extra £3,530,307 over the next year, thanks to the Assembly Government. ...

02/04/08 - Wales Stubs it out ...
Support for smoke-free public places continues to grow amongst the Welsh public on the anniversary (Wednesday, 2 April) of the introduction of the smoke free legislation in Wales. ...

28/03/08 - Getting results for Wales ...
Tackling anti-social behaviour the top priority, says Welsh Labour...

27/03/08 - The launch of the Labour Local election manifesto ...
First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Secretary of State for Wales Paul Murphy, Finance Mininster Andrew Davies...

14/03/08 - New Green Transport Boost For Wales...
A major new Welsh Assembly Government funding package is excellent news for efforts to make Swansea West a cleaner, greener place says local AM Andrew Davies...

05/03/08 - Award to the Cyrenians Community Centre...
The Owl and parrot cafe and 9 carrots food Coop run by Cyrenians Community Centre have won an ‘Awards for Food Action Locally’ (AFAL. ...

29/02/08 - Local AM calls for First Great Western rail services
to get back on Track...
Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West has called on First Great Western to urgently improve its services between Swansea and London Paddington...

22/02/08 - Your Wales, your voice, your vision ...
The people of Wales are to get the opportunity to have their say on how the country should develop over the next 20 years as the consultation for the Wales Spatial Plan gets underway ...

14/02/08 - Andrew Davies AM welcomes drop in unemployment...
Numbers on unemployment benefit in Wales have now fallen to their lowest level for 33 years. Labour Market Statistics released by the ONS (Office of National Statistics) today show that the number of people on unemployment benefit is down by 3,700 ...

05/02/08 - AMs Join Leisure Centre Fees Debate...
A Pair of Swansea AMs have entered the row over the cost of city's new leisure centre.Andrew Davies, AM for Swansea West, and Val Lloyd, AM for Swansea East...

27/01/08 - Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2008 ...
The Holocaust Memorial Day began in 2000 and has been an annual event on 27th January every year. This date marks the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz-Birkenau by allied forces. ...

25/01/08 - Cadle School Recognised With Excellence Awards ...
Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West has announced his delight that Cadle Primary school in his constituency of Swansea West has received two outstanding awards of achievement. The first a gold status for self evaluation within Swansea and the second a prestigious Green Flag in the Eco-schools programme which allows pupils to play a major role in formulating and carrying out the school’s environmental action plan ...

22/01/08 - Swansea Council budgeting to bankruptcy...
Andrew Davies Assembly Member for Swansea West has slammed Council leader Chris Holley for the financial state of Swansea Council...

21/01/08 - Local AM praises local and national efforts to halve child poverty by 2010 ...
Getting parents back into work, increasing the number of childcare places and support for local voluntary groups will help Wales halve child poverty by 2010 says Welsh Labour ....

17/01/08 - Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancerbackup ...
Local AM Andrew Davies welcomes the announcement that Macmillan Cancer support and Cancerbackup are to merge ....

14/01/08 - Local AM welcomes British Gas initiative...
Local AM Andrew Davies welcomes the british gas initiative to support vulnerable customers....

10/01/08 - Ifs Young Business Writer of the year 2008...
Local Swansea AM Andrew Davies has called on teenagers in Swansea to take part in a national writing competition organised by financial education charity, the ifs School of Finance...

20/12/07- Andrew Davies AM congratulates David Thomas at the Dragon Arts Centre on Christmas Card design...
Swansea Assembly Member for Swansea West Andrew Davies today announced the design for his constituency Christmas card. The card features a photograph by David Thomas of Mumbles Bay at low tide....

17/12/07- Boost for Stroke Patients in Swansea...LOCAL Labour AM Andrew Davies has welcomed extra money for stroke services in Swansea West.Welsh Labour Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced an extra £2.5 million for stroke services in Wales...

12/12/07- Local AM launches Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru... Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West was delighted am delighted to launch
the Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru auction to raise money for community based projects...

10/12/07- Local AM welcomes Green Light For Children’s Hospital... Andrew Davies AM has welcomed news that the Labour-led Assembly Government has given the go ahead for the next phase of Wales’ first Children’s Hospital ...

07/12/07- Local AMs repeat demands for free Swimming... Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West and Val Lloyd AM for Swansea East have launched a further attack on Swansea Council for admitting...

06/12/07- More affordable housing needed says AMs... Local AMs Val Lloyd and Andrew Davies are backing plans for the Assembly Government to have its own powers over affordable housing and to strengthen local affordable housing targets.. ...

05/12/07- Local AM Launches legal services... Andrew Davies AM today launched the new Legal Service in Swansea. It was originally set up by Geoffrey Lloyd and Mark Taylor in September 2007They also employ a caseworker. ...

03/12/07- Andrew Davies raises the start flag at the Wales Rally GB... Andrew Davies, Minister for Finance & Public Service Delivery, has raised the starting flag for this year's Wales Rally GB. ...

02/12/07- Wave over discontent over swimming sessions...When is a swimming pool not a swimming pool? When it's a fun filled water attraction it seems...

30/11/07- Cash boost for air ambulance...Local AM Andrew Davies has welcomed an extra investment in the Air Ambulance service in South Wales.Welsh Labour Health Minister Edwina Hart has outlined a £337,000 boost...

30/11/07- Swansea AMs call for end to Postcode Lottery...Older people and vulnerable people who rely on homecare should be charged based on their circumstances and not where they live said local AMs Val Lloyd and Andrew Davies today...

29/11/07- Is Swimming Free at the LC?...Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West, Val Lloyd AM for Swansea East and Edwina Hart AM for the Gower have again asked Chris Holley to confirm that the free swimming initiative will be exempt from the new Leisure Centre and that over 60’s and children will have to pay to use the facility...

28/11/07- Tories Preach Green but Can't Act Green...The contradictions of the Welsh Conservative's policy on green issues are all too apparent Welsh Labour said.The Tories called for...

27/11/07- Boost for Local Health services...Extra money has been earmarked for helping people living with mental health conditions.

23/11/07- Healthy School Meal Action Plan..MORE healthy food is on the menu in local schools thanks to the Welsh Assembly Government's Action Plan to give schoolchildren a balanced and nutritious diet.

20/11/07- Local AMs Furious free Swimming Ditched at the 'LC'...Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West, Val Lloyd AM for Swansea East and Edwina Hart AM for the Gower have launched a furious attack on Swansea Council for admitting that the highly popular free swimming for all 60+ and for children during the school holidays will likely not be available at the new Leisure centre.

19/11/07- AM backs action on Hospital Superbugs...NEW measures are being introduced to tackle superbugs and protect patients in Swansea West hospitals.Local AM Andrew Davies has welcomed the new plans, introduced by Welsh Labour Health Minister Edwina Hart...

15/11/07- Breakfast Club Anger... Around 80 per cent of primary schools in Swansea are serving up healthy school breakfasts, according to new figures.But the city's two Labour AMs, Andrew Davies and Val Lloyd, have launched a stinging attack ...

10/11/07- Residents Step Up road Safety Battle... Residents of a busy Swansea street have signed a petition to try to make their road safer...

08/11/07- Swansea schools and Hospitals Biggest Budget Winners... Spending plans will deliver Labour's election promises says local AM.Local health and education services in Swansea are the biggest winners in the Assembly Government's budget, with spending in Wales set to double since 1999...

06/11/07- Equality at the heart of Government... Spending plans will deliver Labour's election promises says local AM.Local health and education services in Swansea are the biggest winners in the Assembly Government's budget, with spending in Wales set to double since 1999...

05/11/07- AM welcomes Life saving Vaccine ... - All 12 and 13 year old girls in Wales are to be vaccinated against the virus that causes most types of cervical cancer thanks to the Labour led Assembly Government....

05/11/07- Andrew Davies Launches Safety Drive for Bonfire Night ... - Have fun but stay safe says Andrew Davies LocaL Labour AM. Today helaunched a safety drive with the local police and fire service to make sure everyone in Swansea enjoys fireworks night safely....

02/11/07- Local AM wants smarter saving in schools ... An extra £20 million every year could be freed up for education in Wales if schools saved money when buying everyday equipment such as stationary and computers...

31/10/07 - Governor of Okalahoma visits the Assembly ... Rhodri Morgan and Andrew Davies met Brad Henry, the Governor of the US state of Oklahoma yesterday at an event in the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. ...

30/10/07 - AM searches for Welsh 'Climate Change Champion' ... A search for four outstanding young Welsh people who will act as global ambassadors on climate change has been welcomed by local AM Andrew Davies ...

27/10/07 - AM welcomes extra hospice funding ... More money is on its way to hospices in Swansea West thanks to the Labour led Assembly Government. ...

23/10/07- AM Tells Young People To 'Get Involved' .. YOUNG people can offer so much to their local community if they're given the chance said local AM Andrew Davies as extra money was announced to develop youth volunteering in Swansea...

22/10/07- Praise as companies lead Welsh skills revival ...AIRBUS and its parent company EADS are leading the Welsh skills revival with engineering and scientific research excellence and providing new opportunities for the younger generation, First Minister Rhodri Morgan said today. l ...

18/10/07- Swansea AMs Suceed in sand dredging row ... LOCAL Assembly Members Edwina Hart, Andrew Davies and Val Lloyd have succeeded in bringing forward a review into sand dredging in the Bristol Channel ...

16/10/07- Welsh Solutions to Global Poverty... WALES has found its own role to play in finding solutions to global poverty and inequality said Welsh Labour First Minister Rhodri Morgan today ...

10/10/07- New Curriculum for Swansea West Schools... Swansea West schoolchildren are set to benefit from a new and improved learning experience thanks to the Labour led Assembly Government's new school curriculum ...

09/10/07- Welsh Assembly Government responds to Comprehensive Spending Review ...Andrew Davies Minister of Finance and Public Service delivery said: "This settlement is in line with our expectations and follows an exceptional period of growth since 1999. By the year 2010-11 we will see an increase of £2 billion in additional spending power in Wales. It is however a very challenging settlement – particularly in the first year...

06/10/07- Give Ward Sisters More Power to Clean Our Hospitals says Local AM...Assembly members have waded into the debate over the multi-million pound bill needed to repair Swansea's crumbling schools ...

05/10/07- EU Boost for Wales... A seven-year plan to boost the Welsh economy got underway today when First Minister, Rhodri Morgan ...

05/10/07- Assembly Members Wade in over schools row...Assembly members have waded into the debate over the multi-million pound bill needed to repair Swansea's crumbling schools ...

01/10/07- Welsh Labour demands Dignity In Care...RESPECTING the dignity of older people must be part of local strategies for improving the health, social care ...

20/09/07- Swansea and Wales takes the lead in battle against life-threatening illnesses with new bio-medical centre...Andrew Davies, Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery, officially opened Swansea University's Institute of Life Science (ILS)...

19/09/07- Lib Dems' Tax Plans Unfair Say Labour...LIBERAL Democrat plans for a local income tax are unfair and would hit Swansea's hard working families in the pocket said Labour AMs Val Lloyd and Andrew Davies...

18/09/07- Ten Years Of Devolution...Swansea West AM Andrew Davies celebrated a decade of devolution today (Tuesday, September 18th) on the 10th anniversary of the 'Yes' vote for a National Assembly for Wales...

08/09/07- Read a Million Words for Literacy day...Basic Skillls Cymru is celebrating International Literacy Day on 8th September by launching three new initiatives to promote the Read a Million Words campaign...

30/08/07- Back To School In Style With Labour...PARENTS in Swansea received a helpful hand from Welsh Labour today, to get the kids ready to go back to school...

24/08/07- Andrew Davies welcomes Swansea University Independence...In June 2007 a Supplemental Charter was granted, which will establish Swansea as an independent University and no longer a constitution of the Federal University of Wales...

23/08/07- GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate qualification students celebrate...Local AM Andrew Davies has praised the hard work of pupils in Swansea and Wales as they celebrate their excellent GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification results published today...

21/08/07- Trauma Survival Figures Success...Local Assembly Member Andrew Davies has praised another key Swansea NHS Trust team...

20/08/07- Another excellent year for A levels in Wales...Andrew Davies AM today proudly welcomed a successful year for students and teachers across Swansea as another set of excellent A Level results were published...

18/08/07- Wales to save £6m a year with new computer deal...A new deal for buying IT equipment for the Welsh public sector will result in massive savings of over £6 million a year, Andrew Davies Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery announced today...

14/08/07- TAKE A BREAK: Labour Boost For Carers In Swansea...EXTRA support is on its way for disabled children and their families thanks to Welsh Labour. £1.54m funding will be provided to local authorities in Wales to develop more short break care support services to families in Swansea...

25/07/07- Don't Forget Kids Swim For Free this Summer...KEEPING the kids occupied and active over the summer doesn't have to cost you a penny extra if you send them swimming, local AM Andrew Davies told families in Swansea...

23/7/07- School Recognised With Excellent School Report...Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West has announced his delight at Gendros Primary school in his constituency of Swansea West receiving an excellent Estyn report which awarded a Grade 1 overall for outstanding achievement...

06/07/07- Coast to Coast Thanks to Labour...NEW and improved coastal paths are set to give us all a better chance to enjoy the beauty of the Swansea West coastline said Andrew Davies AM today thanks to a major funding boost...

03/07/07-Campaign encourages women to become firefighters... Andrew Davies, the Minister for Social Justice and Public Service Delivery, today launched a new campaign to get more Welsh women to consider a career as a firefighter. ...

30/06/07-One wales Accord...As a coalition of the two largest parties in the Assembly, we are acutely aware of...

10/06/07-Why I'm leading the Swansea Bay stroll... Taking care of your health is important to all of us in Wales. As individuals we have a responsibility for improving our health

10/05/07-Swansea School Quality mark... Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West has announced his delight at a school in his constituency of Swansea West receiving the Basic Skills Quality Mark.

26/03/07-Swansea Stubs It Out: Andrew Davies Welcomes Smoking Ban... SMOKING in all public spaces in Swansea will be banned from Monday, April 2nd thanks to the Labour Assembly Government...

16/03/07-Free School Breakfasts is a success in Swansea... The ‘Free School Breakfast Initiative’ has been taken up by most of the schools in Swansea. Thirty-five of the fifty-four schools have taken up...

08/03/07-Labour to Deliver World's Best Workers for Welsh Firms... As part of its mission to help Swansea West meet the challenges of globalisation, Labour is promising to establish Skills Academies, to provide Swansea West industries with the access to excellence in training and learning needed to compete in a global economy...

07/03/07-Rise in National Minimum Wage is a Victory for Women--Says Labour AM... Local Labour AM, Andrew Davies says a rise in the National Minimum Wage will benefit Swansea West's lowest paid workers, and women especially...

05/03/07- Transport Boosted in Swansea with Funding of over £8 Million... Andrew Davies, Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks has today, (Monday 5th March 2007) unveiled over £8 million funding allocation to improve Swansea's transport infrastructure and to promote sustainable transport in Wales...

05/03/07- £1 Billion Blueprint set to Transform and Revitalise Swansea City Centre... An ambitious £1 Billion pound blueprint designed to radically transfrom and revitalise Swansea's City Centre was launched today...

02/03/07- Preffered Airline and Airport Opertators Announced for Maes Awyr Mon/Anglesey... Andrew Davies, Minister for Enterprise Innovation and Networks, has announced the Assembly Government's intention to...

26/02/07-Toyota's New Model Welcomed by Minister
The launch of Toyota's new Auris has been welcomed by Enterprise Minister, Andrew Davies. Mr. Davies travelled to the company's main plant at Burnaston, Derby to join Chanceller of the Exchequer Gordon Brown...

23/02/07- Welsh Labour’s mission to build a better, safer, tidy
Local AM Andrew Davies welcomed the party’s early Assembly election pledges, at the beginning of the Labour Party Conference in Llandudno today...

22/02/07- Make Swansea A Fairtrade City And Make Wales A World First
EVERYONE in Swansea should get behind the Make Swansea a Fairtrade City said local AM Andrew Davies today, and added that schoolchildren can lead the way.

30/01/07- Welsh Smoking Ban Clears Final Hurdle.... Andrew Davies AM today (Tuesday, January 30th) added his support for a landmark ban on smoking in public spaces in Wales. Andrew Davies voted for the ban...

24/01/07-Free Prescriptions for Everyone in Wales... FROM April 1st patients in Swansea West and across Wales will no longer have to pay for NHS prescriptions thanks to the Welsh Assembly Government. Local Labour AM Andrew Davies, voted for the move today...

23/01/07-Investment in Welsh Transport tops £500m... Investment by the Assembly Government in developing a sustainable and integrated transport system in Wales has increased over the last six years from £200m to more than £500m this year...

21/01/07-HEES Helps the People of Swansea West... HEES, which combats fuel poverty by installing heating and insulation measures into the homes of vulnerable people, has now been running for almost seven years and has so far assisted 1818 households in Swansea West--the program has spent a total of £1,504,097.79 in the area...

15/01/07 -St Athen is a massive boost for Wales...The success in winning this military training academy for St Athen is a massive boost for Wales said Minister for Enterprise Innovation and Networks, Andrew Davies

13/12/06 -Budget package for children of Wales ... The Welsh Assembly Government has announced a new budget which is very good news for the children of Wales. Over and above existing spending plans, it allocates an extra £9.6 million for mainstream funding for schools, to be funded by a special grant and guaranteeing over £2000 for the smallest primary school, £7,900 for the largest primary school, £9,800 for the smallest secondary school and £16,200 for the largest...

07/12/06 -Minister to investigate linking business support to social responsibility ... Andrew Davies, Assembly Government Minister for Enterprise, Innovation & Networks has announced plans to link support to businesses with socially responsible behaviour. In an interview with the Western Mail on 26 October, Andrew Davies said that he would like a requirement for firms to sign up to corporate social responsibility to be included in all future grant contracts...

01/12/06 - World Aids Day: Andrew Davies AM Backs Aids Fight at Home and Abroad... ‘We can all help fight the devastation of Aids’ said Swansea West AM Andrew Davies today in support of World Aids Day. ‘And that fight needs to be directed as much at the rising HIV positive rate amongst young people in Wales as it must be to meet the devastation Aids is causing around the world - especially in Africa’ the he added.....

29/11/06 - Assembly's £4.3 million extra money for better school dinners ... Andrew Davies AM has welcomed the Welsh Assembly’s funding boost to improve food in Welsh schools. Education Minister Jane Davidson, today announced a package of measures to support local authorities like Swansea schools to provide better quality and healthier food for schoolchildren over the next three years.....

28/11/06 - Healthy start for Swansea babies and toddlers...Assembly Member Andrew Davies has welcomed a new scheme for low income families to give free milk and fresh fruit and vegetables to children and mums to be. The Department of Health’s Healthy Start scheme will give vouchers to qualifying families in Swansea to buy the nutritious milk, infant formula, and food they need to give their children a healthy start in life-as well as free vitamin supplements....

27/11/06 - Healthy minds at work saves Wales millions ...Local Labour AM Andrew Davies is backing the Welsh Assembly’s plan to save the Welsh taxpayer the millions of pounds lost each year due to work stress-related illness and days off. The Healthy Minds at Work campaign has revealed that when people are out of work due to stress, anxiety and depression, it costs each Welsh taxpayer £100 a year ....

24/11/06 - Andrew Davies expresses delight at job creation efforts from Welsh company ... Andrew Davis Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks has expressed his delight at news of Control Techniques’ new £2 million investment that will create 20 new engineering jobs in Powys. CT President Pierre Sarre discussed the plans for how the investment would enhance marketing efforts on a worldwide front. This announcement comes a year after a CT acquisition of an American company in a move that preserved 400 Welsh jobs. ....

24/11/06 - Andrew Davies AM backs national campaign for warm homes ... A campaign promoting warmer, better insulated homes is being backed by Andrew Davies AM. The Warm Homes Week Campaign (November 24th – December 4th) in Wales aims to reduce cold-related illnesses and deaths by raising awareness of the help available from the Welsh Assembly to people who cannot afford to heat their homes in winter.....

23/11/06 -Andrew Davies AM backs home care plans ...Andrew Davies AM today welcomed Welsh Assembly plans to cut the cost of home care services for disabled and older people on low incomes in Swansea West. Yesterday First Minister Rhodri Morgan gave details of how part of a £76m fund would help over 10,000 older and disabled people in Wales remain independent in their own homes and that £600,000 would be made available to purchase more motorised wheelchairs ....

23/11/06 - "Not a minute more" says Andrew Davies AM on violence against women ... Andrew Davies AM is backing the International Day to End Violence Against Women, Saturday November 25th. Research shows that in Wales the number of women who suffer from domestic abuse is higher than the UK average and that up to a third of all women in Wales are likely to have suffered some form of violence....

22/11/06 - The Future of ALCOA in Swansea ... Today, the minister issued this statement: I was deeply disappointed to hear the news yesterday that Alcoa has announced that the Waunarllwyd plant will close in March, subject to the outcome of the statutory 90 day consultation period. What made the news more difficult was that it came out of the blue with no consultation with the unions or the workforce ....

21/11/06 - Employment numbers at record high says Minister Andrew Davies ...Employment levels in Wales are a record high for the third consecutive month according to the labour market statistics published this morning by the Office for National Statistics. The number of Welsh people in employment is up by 16,000 compared with last year - and the latest, seasonally adjusted, Labour Force Survey estimate shows that total employment in Wales has climbed to an all-time high of 1,345,000 ....

20/11/06 - Buyer found for local factory - good news for local business says Minister Andrew Davies...Andrew Davis AM for Swansea West was delighted to hear that the Viseon Car Parts had reached a preliminary agreement that would keep the factory in Swansea open and preserve its jobs. Minister Andrew Davies hailed the announcement as "fantastic news", claiming that the purchase by GKE Engineering would help keep jobs in Swansea and preserve an institution in the Swansea social environment....

16/11/06 - Minister Andrew Davies to open new British Transport Police Station - Pontypridd ...Andrew Davies Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks will officially open a new police station at Pontypridd Railway Station on Thursday, November 16th. The Minister, along with Assistant Chief Constable David McCall from British Transport Police, who has responsibility for Welsh Affairs, will meet with some of the new recruits in the area as part of Neighbourhood Policing....

16/11/06 - Swansea teachers deserve dignity and respect ...Andrew Davies AM has today hit out at the Lib Dem-run Swansea Council for sending out letters to some of its teachers declaring them redundant. Following angry responses from teacher unions these letters have now been withdrawn. Andrew Davies AM said “I find it extraordinary that the Lib Dem-run Swansea Council believe that they could make teachers redundant....

15/11/06 - Setting the record straight about Tuesday's neurosurgery debate ... Readers of Tuesday's Evening Post account of the neurosurgery debate at the National Assembly could be forgiven for feeling confused. We need to put the record straight. When the Assembly was asked to 'Call on the Health Minister to retain neurosurgery at Swansea', as local AMs we all voted FOR these services to stay in Swansea. ....

09/11/06 - Andrew Davies expresses delight at grant for Swansea landmark ... Andrew Davis AM for Swansea West was delighted to hear the announcement of a new grant scheme allocating money to historic buildings in Wales, including the Tabernacle Congregational Chapel in Swansea. More than £500,000 is to be shared amongst 16 of Wales' most important historic buildings, Culture Minister Alun Pugh has announced. The Welsh Assembly Government grants have been offered to carry out essential repairs and restoration work to these buildings across Wales. ....

09/11/06 - Health Minister urgers Health Commission Wales to consider consultation responses carefully... Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons today asked Health Commission Wales to consider their proposal for the future of neurosciences in the light of new issues that have arisen during the consultation. Writing to the Chief Executive of Health Commission Wales, Simon Dean the Minister highlighted three issues which needed to be considered further....

09/11/06 - Assembly takes action for Road Safety Week says Andrew Davies AM...Swansea West Labour Assembly Member Andrew Davies is today calling on drivers in Swansea to back national Road Safety Week (November 6 – 12th) and the Assembly’s plans for safer roads.....

07/11/06 -Teach Germs a Lesson says Andrew Davies AM...Local Swansea West Labour Assembly Member Andrew Davies today welcomed the launch of the Welsh Assembly Government’s school booklet Teach Germs a Lesson. The pamphlet, launched by Assembly Health Minister Brian Gibbons AM, will be delivered to all schools in Swansea and will tell teachers and pupils how they can reduce the risk of infections such as E coli....

06/11/06 -Assembly Gives Swansea Youngsters Flying Start in Life...Labour Assembly Member Andrew Davies welcomed news today that Swansea children will be amongst the first to benefit from the Welsh Assembly Government’s flagship early years education plan. Flying Start is the Assembly Government’s £46 million investment in areas like Swansea to allow children aged 0- 3 years old the chance to a better beginning in life....

02/11/06 -Stay safe this Bonfire Night says Andrew Davies AM...Local Swansea West Assembly Member Andrew Davies is backing the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s appeal to keep Swansea injury free during this year’s Guy Fawkes celebrations. Swansea Fire Service is urging the public to stay safe and attend organised fireworks displays....

26/10/06 -AM Andrew Davies says funding boost for Swansea services - A good deal...Andrew Davies AM has welcomed the news that local services in Swansea are set to benefit from an increase in funding from the Labour-led Welsh Assembly. Labour’s Assembly Finance Minister Sue Essex AM has announced a 4.5 percent increase for Swansea as part of the Assembly’s provisional local government settlement for 2006-7....

26/10/06 -Linking Businedd Support to Corporate Social Responsibility... Andrew Davies, Assembly Government Minister for Enterprise, Innovation & Enterprise has announced plans to link support to business with socially responsible behaviour.

26/10/06 -Swansea Eco-School Leads Way on Climate Change Challenge...Pupils in Townhill Community School are making their school a greener, cleaner and more environmentally friendly place to be thanks to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Eco-Schools programme said visiting local Swansea AM Andrew Davies today. Andrew Davies AM also took this opportunity to encourage schools in Swansea to enter a Climate Change Challenge competition....

25/10/06 -Stop climate change - commit to save your 20% says local AM Andrew Davies...Local Labour Assembly Member Andrew Davies is today backing the Energy Saving Week campaign for us all to commit to save 20% of the energy we use every day. The call comes on the same day that Carwyn Jones AM - the Assembly’s Environment Minister - announced new initiatives on tackling Climate Change in Wales....

25/10/06 - Plaid, Tories and Lib Dems slammed over budget delay...Local Labour AM Andrew Davies has slammed the Tory Plaid Lib Dem Coalition for putting in jeopardy millions of pounds of investment for communities in Swansea. The Liberal Democrats joined the opposition today to defeat the Assembly Government’s draft budget which would have directed an extra £74 million of investment to communities across Wales, including Swansea...

23/10/06 - Assembly makes tackling child poverty a long-term target says Andrew Davies AM...Local Swansea Labour Assembly Member Andrew Davies today welcomed Welsh Labour’s target to tackle the scandal of child poverty in Wales by 2020. A new report today authored by Deputy Social Justice Minister Huw Lewis AM outlines the Assembly Government’s goals for 2010 and 2020 to ensure all Welsh children receive a fair start in life...

23/10/06 - Breast Cancer Campaign and Andrew Davies AM ask you to to "Wear It Pink®" ... Andrew Davies AM is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign in its award winning ‘wear it pink’ day on Friday 27 October 2006 as part of breast cancer awareness month...

18/10/06 - School Breakfast scheme a success across Swansea
... Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West was today present at school for breakfast with the pupils at Gors Community School, Cockett, Swansea...

17/10/06 - Andrew Davies AM welcomes Assembly Pledge on Poverty Day... The number of children living in poverty will have been halved by the next Assembly term. This is the pledge from the Assembly National Government on International Day of Poverty Eradication ...

17/10/06 - Andrew Davies AM delighted by meeting with student leaders... Andrew Davis AM for Swansea West has expressed his pleasure at meeting the Sabbaticals of Swansea University Student Union and Swansea Institute Union...

17/10/06 - Enterprise Minister Andrew Davies sets out how Wales can help save the planet... Enterprise Minister Andrew Davies lays out his determination to use the Green Agenda to create new economic opportunities and strengthen innovation while helping restore and preserve the environment.

17/10/06 - Welsh Labour delivers on Labour promises... Today’s Welsh Labour budget shows that people can trust Welsh Labour to deliver on their promises..

16/10/06 - Secondary Schools gear up for 5x60 says AM Andrew Davies...Local Swansea West Labour Assembly Member Andrew Davies today welcomed the Welsh Assembly Government’s pledge to a £7.6m investment to provide extra-curricular sports for secondary school children in Wales...

16/10/06 - AMs plea to keep Swansea Surgery... Five Assembly Members, including Andrew Davies, AM for Swansea West, have called on the health minister not to be too hasty...

11/10/06 - Andrew Davies AM launches coffee morning in Cockett Community centre and invites any constituent to drop by for a drink Andrew Davis AM has invited any of his constituents to stop by for a coffee and a chat this Saturday from 10.30am...

10/10/06 - Andrew Davies welcomes the Assembly Government's Decsion to begin consultation on the Small Business Rate Relief Scheme... Andrew Davis AM has welcomed the Assembly government's decision to begin consultation on replacing the Rural Rate Relief Scheme with an all Wales Small Business Rate Relief Scheme

26/09/06 - Hypocritical Lib Dems impose unfair levy on Swansea students – says Labour’s Andrew Davies... LIBERAL Democrats in Swansea have been accused of imposing an unfair levy on students by stinging them with inflated car parking costs....

05/08/06 - Andrew Davies AM calls for Council to get tough on minimotos... Andrew Davies AM has joined Home Secretary John Reid in demanding that the Lib-Dem run City Council get tough on people who illegally ride motorbikes in the streets...

10/07/06 - Andrew Davies AM welcomes school bus U-turn... Andrew Davies AM has welcomed the decision by swansea council to potentially...

27/06/06 - Andrew Davies AM criticises Post Office for ‘relocation’ of Swansea’s central Post Office ...

Andrew Davies AM has today criticised Post Office Limited for its decision to close Swansea’s main Kingsway Post Office and relocate it to the WH Smith store in the Quadrant Shopping Centre ...

06/06/06 - Come and join the Swanse Bay Strolls ...

I am delighted to be taking part in the Swansea Bay stroll to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, the Evening Post's charity of the Year. ...

30/05/06 - Renewable energy in Wales ...

Andrew Davies Minister for Enterprise Innovation and Networks today argues the goal of the Welsh energy policy...

23/05/06 - Tesco to create 200 new jobs...

Today the Minister for Enterprise Innovation and Networks announce Tesco were to create 200 new jons...

15/05/06 - Swansea West AM Andrew Davies says Small Steps Lead to Big Results.

Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West is delighted at the first annual National Healthy living week...

09/05/06 - Schools Recognised With Quality Mark Awards.

Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West has announced his delight at two schools in his constituency of Swansea West receiving the Basic Skills Quality Mark..

08/05/06 - Almost 800 call centre staff will not lose their jobs.

As part of its plans to outsource or cut 6,000 jobs UK-wide NTL said its workers in the city would move to IBM...

05/05/06 - A new kind of healthy living centre for Wales

The Cyrenians Community Centre in High St., Swansea, the first of its kind in Wales, was officially opened today by Andrew Davies, the Minister for Enterprise, Innovations and Networks...

04/05/06 - Funding Boost for Swansea Museums

Local museums in Swansea are among more than 50 projects across Wales to benefit from funding from the Welsh Assembly Government...

26/04/06 - 100,000 visitors for new Senedd

The National Assembly for Wales’ Senedd has welcomed 100,000 visitors since it opened to the public less than three months ago...

14/04/06 - Andrew Davies Welcomes Massive Funding Boost for Local Primary schools

Local Assembly Member for Swansea West Andrew Davies has expressed his delight at the announcement that nine Primary Schools in his constituency are to be given a total of over £157,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government...

05/04/06 - Further investment in free travel for disabled across Wales

The Welsh Assembly Government announced today that it will be investing a further £800,000 in the community transport scheme that will provide an additional five community transport project areas in Wales with free travel for people with severe disabilities...

03/04/06 - AM Welcomes Redevelopment of Swansea Community Theatre

The Arts Council of Wales, the Welsh Assembly Government sponsored arts body, has agreed a major lottery grant to Swansea Little Theatre towards the £350k redevelopment of the Dylan Thomas Theatre in the city’s expanding Maritime quarter...

25/03/06 - Objective 1 drives major business growth

A groundbreaking business improvement programme designed to boost the turnover of smaller firms in Objective 1 areas of Wales by a total of nearly £44m was launched today ...

24/03/06 - Wales strong, secure, successful with Labour

WALES is strong, safe and secure, and aiming for promotion with Welsh Labour, Rhodri Morgan and Andrew Davies said at the beginning of his party’s conference in Swansea...

23/03/06 - Minister Supports Plans For
Multi-Billion Pound Investment In St Athan ...
Andrew Davies, Minister for Economic Development and Transport has today supported the official launch of the Metrix / St Athan bid for the £14 Billion Defence Training Rationalisation contract...

23/03/06 - Andrew Davies welcomes Labour Party conference ...
Local Assembly Member Andrew Davies has today welcomed the launch of the Labour party conference in Swansea...

21/03/06 - Local AM criticises cut in flower show ...
Local Assembly Member Andrew Davies has criticised the Swansea Council's decision to scrap the Annual flower show for the sake of just £4,000...

14/03/06 - Wales To Achieve Blanket Broadband Coverage...
The Welsh Assembly Government has today announced that the BT Group has been selected to provide the broadband infrastructure for the remaining exchange areas in Wales...

08/03/06 - Half Price bus travel is launched for 16-18yr olds...
During a visit to Wrexham tomorrow, Andrew Davies, Minister for Economic Development and Transport will be at Yale College to launch the first pilot for a half-fare bus travel scheme for 16 to 18 year olds ...

07/03/06 - Andrew Davies warns cautionon Tidal Lagoon project...
Andrew Davies Minister for Economic Development and Transport today warned thatfinancial costs and damage to the environment could scupper plans to build a multi-million pound tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay...

20/02/06 - Minister to visit Hydrogen Village
ANDREW DAVIES, Minister for Economic Development and Transport, is to visit Canada and the United States this week. In Detroit he will tour the Motorola intelligent vehicles test site, and meet the Governor of Michigan...

15/02/06 - Local AMs slam Council £25M Shortfall
Local Assembly Members Andrew Davies, Val Lloyd and Edwina Hart have angrily challenged the Lib-Dem lead Swansea Council assertions that a cut of £1.5 million from school budgets across the city is necessary because of Assembly lack of funding...

10/02/06 - Local Labour AM Welcomes UK recognition for Swansea Museum
Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West today welcomed the inclusion of the National Waterfront Museum on the shortlist for the Gulbenkian prize...

04/02/06 - Local Labour AM Visit celebrates World Wetlands Day
Andrew Davies, Minister for Economic Development and Transport, has marked World Wetlands Day with a visit to the Crymlyn Bog in Swansea.

26/01/06 - Local AMs slam council over disgraceful spending on countryside
Andrew Davies AM has criticised the Swansea Lib - Dem Council and their pitiful spending of allocated funds allowing the countryside to be more accessible for all following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000...

17/01/06 - Local AM condemns potential council tax rise
Local Assembly Member for Swansea West, Andrew Davies has attacked the Lib-Dem lead Council proposal for a 12.5% in Council Taxes for Swansea residents...