Party of Wales Gwynedd Councillors' Group

Cllr June Jones, Glaslyn Ward notice of motion

At full council recently, Gwynedd Councillor for Glaslyn Ward, June Jones took the opportunity to ask fellow councillors to support her call to update the rules for young drivers not to carry other young passengers before a six month driving period to gain experience of our roads following their test.

When Brithdir community was told they’d need the signatures of 45 residents to complete one aspect of the broadband for Brithdir campaign, individuals rolled up their sleeves and began the task of door knocking. 

(Pictured is Eira Humphreys, one of the busy residents in Brithdir who worked with Councillor Delyth Lloyd Griffiths to ensure fibre broadband access to the upper part of the village)

A visitor was welcomed to Ysgol Hafod Lon, Penrhyndeudraeth recently, one of Gwynedd’s two special educational needs schools in the county. Councillor Paul Rowlinson, Gwynedd cabinet education leader came to see the pupils and staff who offer education for pupils from 3 to 19 years of age with additional learning needs. thanks to an invite by the chair of governors at Ysgol Hafod Lon, Councillor Gwynfor Owen.

With over 20,000 Gwynedd pensioners missing out on winter fuel payments, equating to at least 85% of the county's older residents, many eyes turned to the budget last week.(In the picture, see Councillors Gwynfor Owen, Dewi Jones, Delyth Griffiths, Meryl Roberts and Dilwyn Morgan) 

Councillor Nia Jeffreys has been elected as the new Plaid Cymru Gwynedd Group of Councillors Leader at a meeting in Caernarfon tonight (13 Nov 2024). Nia is the first female leader of the political group in Gwynedd and has been a County Councillor for Dwyrain Porthmadog Ward since 2017.

“Following discussions at Plaid Cymru Gwynedd Councillors Group meeting yesterday (16.10.24) the group leader, Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn (pictured), offered his resignation to members. His resignation was accepted.

“It’s high time that the Government in Westminster gave the Welsh Government the right to designate March the first as an official national holiday. It feels that we, as a country, do not have the right to recognise St David as the Patron Saint of Wales, because of the arrogance and shackles placed upon us by the Westminster Government.”

"As elected members who represent the local area, the allegations made on the BBC Wales Investigates programme are a matter of grave concern to us.

We want to take this opportunity, once again, to publicly express our sincere sympathies with the victims of sex offender, Neil Foden, and our unwavering support of them.

A Plaid Cymru Councillor has successfully passed a motion today (3.10.24) thanks to the support of Gwynedd Councillors to review the local authority's investment strategy. The purpose is to confirm that the county’s public funds comply with human rights and international law around the world.

Three Plaid Cymru Councillors share their thoughts on the news that two Wales Air Ambulance bases are to be closed.

Plaid Cymru Gwynedd Councillor, Llio Elenid Owen, Y Groeslon Ward representative said: "The news today regarding the closure of Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon’s Wales Air Ambulance service is bitterly disappointing and completely heart wrenching.

The whole community has worked tirelessly to convey the importance of this crucial service in my Ward which serves the whole of Gwynedd. We will lose a valuable resource, jobs and expertise from the area. Today is a tragic day for this community, for the surrounding area and for Gwynedd as a whole."