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Gerald urges local charities to apply for People’s Postcode Lottery funding

Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, is encouraging local charities and community groups to apply for funding from a pot of over £3 million that has been raised by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Applications are open from Wednesday 31 July for two weeks until 14 August.…

Gerald hosts afternoon tea events to support people with breast cancer in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MP Gerald Jones hosts afternoon tea events in support of Breast Cancer Care and local cancer charities Helping Hands Rhymney and Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil Events held raise over £500 for breast cancer charities Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MP, Gerald Jones, this week hosted two afternoon…

Local Economy and Jobs Project – July Update

Over the summer, work has been continuing on my joint project with Dawn Bowden AM, looking at the local economy and jobs in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. In the latest update, which you can read below, we look at the future of Welsh regional development funding, plus the state of…

Gerald demands action from UK Government on Pension Credit scandal as Welsh pensioners miss out on millions

Gerald Jones MP calls for UK Government to take action over Pension Credit scandal 80,000 people in Wales currently missing out on benefit system designed to help pensioners in poverty 3,200 households in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney currently missing out on £5.9 million of Pension Credit 3 million households in…

Joint Statement – Update on Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

This week Dawn Bowden AM and I met with Julie James AM, the Welsh Government Minister for Housing and Local Government, to be briefed about the support she has provided to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. As you may have read, the two independent people who will work alongside the…

Gerald hosts successful annual Funding Fair with Dawn Bowden AM as over 50 attend

Gerald Jones MP and Dawn Bowden AM host successful fourth annual Funding Fair at Merthyr Town Football Club Over 10 funding organisations including National Lottery and Coalfields Regeneration Trust attend Venue full as over 50 people from Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney attend Organisations offer funding support to wide variety of…

Gerald supports Cancer Research UK campaign to diagnose cancer earlier

Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, got on board with the campaign to diagnose cancer, as Cancer Research UK’s Cancer Awareness roadshow made a special stop at Parliament. Gerald met with the charity’s roadshow nurses and campaigners to learn more about how cancer affects people in Merthyr Tydfil…

Gerald backs calls for urgent reform of the UK’s welfare system

Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, has pledged his support to 80 charities calling for better support for disabled people. Gerald attended the launch event in Parliament for the report ‘Has welfare became unfair? – the impact of changes on disabled people”. Funded by the Three Guinea’s Trust…

Gerald supports Alzheimer’s Society dementia care campaign

On Tuesday 9th July, Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney joined 120 other Members of Parliament at an Alzheimer’s Society photography exhibition to showcase the human cost of the dementia care crisis. The photo exhibition, ‘Dementia Care: The Crisis Behind Closed Doors’, depicts the human cost of a…

Gerald urges UK Government to take action on online sales of unsafe electrical goods

In a key Parliament debate on online sales of electrical goods, Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, called on the UK Government to take action to prevent sales of unsafe electrical goods and protect consumer safety. Due to less disposable income, often due to continued Tory austerity, more…

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