Aberavon AM, David Rees, has welcomed Welsh Labour Government plans to help first time buyers get on the housing ladder, in Neath Port Talbot.  The plans were set out in this year’s Welsh budget by the Welsh Finance Secretary, Make Drakeford. This budget is a significant milestone in Wales’ devolution journey as, from April

The Welsh Labour Government has today published its budget which indicates sources of funding and allocations of funding, some details of which were released over the weekend. The proposals include protecting funding for the Supporting People grant thanks to an additional £10m budget allocation and a £30m grant to TATA to assist in the development

Following today’s announcement of a joint venture between Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp AG to create the 2nd largest steel making entity in Europe, David Rees, Assembly Member for Aberavon, has this afternoon raised questions with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates, regarding the future and sustainability of the plant at Port Talbot.

  David Rees AM for Aberavon has helped Macmillan Cancer Support promote the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, which is the charity’s flagship fundraising event. It’s the 27th year of Coffee Morning and David Rees enjoyed a cuppa and a slice of cake at the awareness event at the Oriel in the Senedd, as well as

Local AM David Rees yesterday joined local youngsters at the Welsh Labour Government funded summer school enrichment programme at Eastern Primary School in Taibach. Pupils also received a visit from Lee Trundle from Swansea City FC who took part in a sports session and encouraged pupils to get more active. £500,000 of funding has gone

David Rees AM is encouraging businesses in Aberavon to take advantage of smart technologies to help gain greater control of their energy use. Mr Rees is making the fresh appeal to businesses in his local constituency after attending an Energy Innovation Showcase, hosted by British Gas, part of Centrica, at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay