15 Most Recent Stories From Peter Black AM and South Wales West Liberal Democrats News Stories

Tue 18th Dec 2007:

AM pledges support for Construction College for Port Talbot.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has pledged his support for a new Construction College to be sited in Port Talbot.

Thu 6th Dec 2007:

Labour back down on Non-emergency number for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

The promise of a non-emergency hotline to take pressure off blue-light services was dashed by the Labour-Plaid Assembly Government last night (Wednesday), as Welsh Liberal Democrats pushed for it to be rolled out across Wales.

Wed 1st Aug 2007:

New Deal not such a big deal, says Aberavon Liberal Democrat activist.

Frank Little, Liberal Democrat candidate in this year's Welsh general election, said that he was saddened, but not surprised by the revelation that a quarter of all participants on Labour's flagship welfare-to-work programme have been through the scheme more than once.

Wed 13th Jun 2007:

Assembly Member objects to development at Bryncoch Farm .

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has lodged a formal objection with Neath Port Talbot Council over the proposal in their Unitary Development Plan to build on the green belt site of Bryncoch Farm in Neath.

Fri 25th May 2007:

AM hits out at government's disgraceful tax credit record in Neath Port Talbot.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has hit out at the government's disgraceful tax credit record after the government published records showing they overpaid £2.8m of tax credits to residents of Neath Port Talbot.

Tue 24th Apr 2007:

Local campaigner welcomes pensions success for carers .

Frank Little, LibDem candidate on the South Wales West regional list, has welcomed a government decision to accept a Liberal Democrat amendment to the Pensions Bill, which is currently going through Parliament. The effect of the government's decision will be to ensure that 40,000 more carers get the basic state pension, including an estimated 20 in Neath Port Talbot, and more than 60 in the South Wales West region as a whole.

Tue 3rd Apr 2007:

Single-party state undesirable.

Rhodri Morgan and Peter Hain, in opening their campaign for the Welsh general election, have claimed that the only alternative to giving New Labour an overall majority is to put a Conservative into power in Cardiff Bay.

Sat 31st Mar 2007:

Assembly Member urges Visteon to reconsider job losses.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has urged management at Visteon to reconsider the decision to stop brake disc production at their Swansea plant.

Tue 27th Mar 2007:

Local AM joins fight to save nursing home.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has pledged his support for the Unison campaign to keep the endangered Glyndulais Residential Home in Neath open.

Mon 26th Mar 2007:

Proper monitoring of Incinerator emissions needed says Assembly Member.

The Environment Agency should insist on the continuous monitoring of fumes coming out of the Crymlyn Burrow's incinerator so as to protect local residents, the Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has said.

Mon 19th Mar 2007:

TORY vote against landlord scheme utterly IRRESPONSIBLE SAYS Candidate.

Welsh Liberal Democrat candidate for Aberavon Councillor Claire Waller today attacked the Tories for voting against proposals that aim to crack down on unscrupulous landlords.

Sat 20th Jan 2007:

Action must be taken over Child Support Agency failure.

Tens of thousands of families in every region of Wales are owed money which is supposed to have been collected by the Child Support Agency, according to figures released today.

Fri 15th Dec 2006:

Labour's Post Office cuts 'will decimate local communities' says AM .

The Welsh Liberal Democrat member for South Wales West Peter Black AM has attacked Labour's plans for slashing the Post Office network. Mr Black is visiting post offices in the region in order to gauge for himself the impact of Labour's plans to slash 2500 post offices throughout the UK, many of them in rural areas. One of the post offices visited by Mr Black is in Glynneath.

Wed 22nd Nov 2006:

Neath Port Talbot Parking policy needs amending says Assembly Member.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black has written to the Head of Policy at Neath Port Talbot Council questioning their guidelines regarding parking tickets.

Tue 21st Nov 2006:

'No to Blasting' decision at Trebanos is commonsense says Assembly Member.

The decision by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to prevent National Grid's Main Works Contractor, Nacap Land & Marine,from blasting its way through rock so as to lay the new gas pipeline at Trebanos is commonsense, the local Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member, Peter Black, has said.

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