A week to go until Conference!

Plaid — 2010-09-02T16:50:41+01:00

Only a week to go until Plaid Cymru's annual conference - make sure you don't miss out! ... full story

Plaid Cymru Tribute to Owen Edwards "a kind man" and "a cultural innovator"

Plaid — 2010-08-31T14:17:06+01:00

Wales's Heritage Minister and Plaid Cymru AM for Arfon, Alun Ffred Jones, has paid tribute to the first Director of S4C, Owen Edwards, following the announcement of his death. Mr Jones described Owen Edwards' contribution to Wales' cultural life as a very rich one from his period as presenter of programmes such as 'Heddiw', to his time at the helm of S4C. ... full story

Plaid Cymru encourages voter registration

Plaid — 2010-08-27T10:29:50+01:00

Plaid Cymru's Director of Communications Elin Jones AM, yesterday encouraged members of the public to ensure they are registered to vote for the forthcoming National Assembly Election. With the proposed revision of Westminster electoral boundaries it is important for people to register to make sure they are counted in any review. ... full story

Two weeks until Plaid's annual Conference!

Plaid — 2010-08-26T11:09:18+01:00

Plaid Cymru conference is now only two weeks away - make sure you don't miss out! ... full story

Plaid respond to YouGov Poll

Plaid — 2010-08-25T17:11:50+01:00

Plaid Cymru has today responded to the latest YouGov opinion poll which saw an increase of 1% in the constituency support for Plaid and a 3% increase in the party's regional vote. ... full story

'Plaid is serious about Valleys' Islwyn Candidate

Plaid — 2010-08-24T11:00:59+01:00

Plaid Cymru have selected Steffan Lewis to fight the Islwyn constituency at next year's National Assembly elections. Mr Lewis who fought the seat at the last UK General Election said following his selection, that the party is being reinvigorated by a slate of young candidates, particularly in the Valleys. ... full story

Keep in touch with the events at conference with Plaid Live

Plaid — 2010-08-23T12:23:23+01:00

Find all the latest news from the Plaid Cymru conference on Plaid Live, with access to twitter, various blogs and other new media forums. ... full story

Time to plan for Wales' First Parliament

Plaid — 2010-08-19T14:05:37+01:00

Interview with Nerys Evans from today's Western Mail ... full story

Dismal first 100 days of ConDem

Plaid — 2010-08-18T09:47:32+01:00

Hywel Williams MP's take on the First 100 days of the ConDem coalition ... full story

Internet support for Plaid Cymru continues to grow

Plaid — 2010-08-17T13:25:05+01:00

The number of people following Plaid Cymru on Facebook has continued to rise, with 5,030 people having registered their support for the party. This is an extremely high figure when contrasted with the support received by the other political parties in Wales. ... full story

Dates and locations of Plaid Cymru regional hustings announced

Plaid — 2010-08-16T14:53:52+01:00

The dates of the Plaid Cymru hustings for the regional list for the 2011 Assembly Elections have been announced. The hustings will determine the order of the candidates on the regional lists for the election, and will therefore be important events in the lead-up towards the 2011 Election. ... full story

English PFI costs prove we cannot afford to follow suit

Plaid — 2010-08-13T14:37:14+01:00

Following the publication of figures showing the full cost of PFI contracts to the English NHS, Plaid Finance Spokesperson Chris Franks AM said that it was a stark reminder of how such arrangements can drain funds away from front line health services. Figures obtained by the BBC indicate that projects built through PFI schemes in England are worth £11.3bn yet they will cost the NHS a total of £65 billion due to the nature of the contracts signed. ... full story

Plaid accuses Labour of leaving Wales exposed

Plaid — 2010-08-13T10:14:41+01:00

Labour Assembly government waited two years before asking for Welsh share of Olympics money The previous, Labour-only, Assembly government failed to take any steps to claim millions of pounds worth of regeneration funds from the Westminster government resulting from spending on the London Olympics. Information released to Plaid Cymru under the Freedom of Information Act proves that for 2 years between 2005 and 2007, Labour ministers in Wales made no representations to their Labour colleagues in the Westminster government to claim the cash to which Wales should have been entitled as it corresponds to spending on infrastructure and housing projects in London. ... full story

Conference less than a month away!

Plaid — 2010-08-11T16:23:02+01:00

Less than a month until Plaid Cymru's annual conference, and the details of the evemts can be found here. ... full story

PLAID MP; "SCRAP THE COSTLY RED ARROWS AND GIVE THE MONEY TO SERVING TROOPS"

Plaid — 2010-08-10T14:10:40+01:00

Plaid Cymru MP, Jonathan Edwards, said that the £9 million which is spent annually on the Red Arrows would be better spent on military forces. ... full story