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	<title>Jonathan Edwards MP</title>
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		<title>Council Pool Decision Delay Frustrates Local Politicians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brynamman’s local AM and MP have issued their disappointment that the council will not be opening the areas swimming pool because damage caused as a result of poor weather it is too expensive to repair. Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM and Jonathan Edwards MP have criticised the timing of the announcement made just before the start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/council-pool-decision-delay-frustrates-local-politicians</link>
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		<title>AM and MP Oppose Court Closure in Official Consultation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Local politicians fighting to save Ammanford Magistrates Court have submitted their response to the consultation process. Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM and Jonathan Edwards MP have written to the consultation team outlining point by point the numerous factors the pair believe have not been considered. Both are urging residents throughout the county who rely on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/am-and-mp-oppose-court-closure-in-official-consultation</link>
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		<title>Carmarthenshire Residents Treated as Test Subject for Low Flying Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plaid Cymru have called on the Conservative-Lib Dem Westminster government to rethink its policy on low-flying training in UK air space, and for immediate steps to be taken to tackle the severe health dangers linked to the practise. For a number of years Plaid Cymru politicians in the county have been campaigning against the practice, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/carmarthenshire-residents-treated-as-test-subject-for-low-flying-training</link>
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		<title>Ammanford Girl Named New One Show Presenter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Local politicians have congratulated Alex Jones on landing one of the biggest jobs in TV. Ammanford girl Alex has been named as the new host of the One Show replacing the departing Christine Bleakley. Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM and Jonathan Edwards MP, who was a year above Alex in school and university, say it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/ammanford-girl-named-new-one-show-presenter</link>
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		<title>Support for new epilepsy branch in Ammanford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a successful awareness event in Ammanford, Epilepsy Action, are looking to establish a branch in the town. Local AM Rhodri Glyn Thomas, who joined the charity at its recent event in Ammanford Pensioners Hall, and Jonathan Edwards MP, are backing the plans and calling for any local volunteers wishing to help to come forward. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/support-for-new-epilepsy-branch-in-ammanford</link>
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		<title>Calls to Extend Court Closure Consultation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plaid Cymru MPs have called for the consultation into court closures, including that of Ammanford Magistrates Court, to be extended, allowing more people to be able to respond and greater debate in parliament. Plaid’s leader in Westminster, Elfyn Llwyd MP, who has been a Member of Parliament for the past 18 years, says he has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/calls-to-extend-court-closure-consultation</link>
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		<title>Carmarthen MP pledges support for deaf charity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Owen Hathway took on the job of Press and Research Officer for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP Jonathan Edwards, he knew he’d be writing briefings and press releases but hurling himself out of an aeroplane and plummeting earthwards for 12,000 feet was never on his ‘to do’ list. But that’s just what Owen will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/carmarthen-mp-pledges-support-for-deaf-charity</link>
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		<title>Fears for County Services with £34m Police Funding Cut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Concerns over police on the beat have been raised after the Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police, Ian Arundale, warned pressure to cut £34m by 2015 could affect front-line services, saying savings would be “significant” and a “huge challenge”. Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM and Jonathan Edwards MP, who are worried about the impact of the Conservative-Lib [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/fears-for-county-services-with-34m-police-funding-cut</link>
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		<title>Plaid call for Robin Hood tax to replace VAT hike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plaid Cymru MPs in amendments to the Finance Bill have called for the introduction of a Robin Hood tax on bankers and stop the Tory Lib Dem attack on the poorest by ending the hike on VAT. Plaid Cymru treasury spokesperson, Jonathan Edwards MP, said: “In the Budget a few weeks ago, this ConDem Government [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/plaid-call-for-robin-hood-tax-to-replace-vat-hike</link>
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		<title>Ammanford Court Fight Taken to Westminster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fight to stop the closure of Ammanford Magistrates court continued this week as the areas local MP Jonathan Edwards took up the issue in a Westminster debate on the proposals. The Plaid MP, who has been fighting the plans since they were announced by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition, took the opportunity to detail the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jonathanedwards.org.uk/ammanford-court-fight-taken-to-westminster</link>
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