David Rees AM

An extra £850,000 of EU funding to help drive Wales’ engineering sector forward has been announced by Welsh Labour’s Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford. The funding will enable Swansea University’s Materials and Manufacturing Academy to offer more qualifications, including research Masters and engineering doctorates, involving industry-led research projects, which will help to boost the engineering sector.

Local Labour AMs David Rees, Aberavon, and Jeremy Miles, Neath, have today called for the local council to rethink their plans to remove residential care provision in the Afan Valley and Glynneath. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, announced on the 22nd July that there would be a consultation process on the closure of Arwelfa

David Rees AM for Aberavon has today welcomed a new approach to combating poverty announced by the Welsh Government but warns that we must not take away vital services from communities whose needs are greatest. A cross government approach to boosting prosperity across Wales is key to ensuring the long term future of our communities,

Today, the 4th October, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board have started a 111 Service in which will provide a single, memorable, free to call number for patients to access if they need urgent help, but also provide access to health information and advice. This is a clinically led and clinically driven initiative and has

David Rees, AM for Aberavon, has taken to social media to support Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Mr Rees has shared a ‘selfie’ photograph holding a cuppa, as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s #raiseamug campaign to raise awareness of Macmillan’s flagship fundraising event World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 30 September 2016. He

David Rees local Assembly Member for Aberavon is encouraging residents to be recycling aware and help to increase already impressive recycling rates, in Neath Port Talbot. Mr Rees is supporting the aims of last week’s Recycle Week campaign, which is about encouraging residents to recycle as much waste as possible. David Rees is delighted with

In July, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council released details of a cabinet report which included a recommendation by officers to open a consultation on the closure of Arwelfa Residential care home in Croeserw which could result in local authority provided care coming to an end in the Afan Valley. In 2010, when the local

This week, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths has opened a public consultation on how Wales can do better in the management of air and noise pollution and Aberavon AM, David Rees, is urging the residents of Port Talbot, and Aberavon to have their say on air and noise pollution. It

Last Friday Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council released details of a cabinet report that will go before cabinet on the 29th July. The report includes a recommendation by officers to open a consultation on the closure of Arwelfa Residential care home in Croeserw could result in local authority provided care coming to an end

David Rees, AM for Aberavon, has demonstrated his support for women with breast cancer by becoming an ambassador for leading charity Breast Cancer Now. David joins 17 Assembly Members across Wales who are pledging their support to Breast Cancer Now- the UK’s largest breast cancer charity- to remind fellow politicians and constituents alike that breast