Leighton Andrews AM

Culture and Regeneration

The Institute of Welsh Affairs' magazine Agenda has an edited version of my recent speech on Culture and Regeneration. You can read the full version  here:   Download Culture and Regeneration

Green Skills Training Academy

I am delighted that we have been able to announce today that we are collaborating with British Gas in creating a Green Skills Training Academy in the Heads of the Valleys.

Cabinet in Wales

The BBC has a short video of the UK Cabinet's visit to Wales here.

Rhondda Breast Friends

A video of Health Minister Edwina Hart's visit to Rhondda Breast friends is now up on Rhondda TV

Porth Carnival

Rhondda HA wins award

Congratulations to Rhondda Housing Association onwinning the prestigious Business in the Community national award.

Frank Owen fought for democracy

Bad weather prevented us holding the ceremony to dedicate the plaque to Spanish Civil War international brigadier Frank Owen actually at the bridge where the plaque stands. However, we held the event in Teify Hall in Maerdy instead, with the Cor Cochion from Cardiff and the Labour chorus from New York. A video of the New York choir is on Rhondda TV. I spoke about the links between the Rhondda and the fight for democracy in Spain, as I have before. Frank Owen died in Spain as did others from the Rhondda. I was pleased to meet members of Frank Owen's family including his 91 year-old brother Arnold.

New Media and Democracy

The video of my speech in the Chamber on New Media and Democracy last Wednesday has now been uploaded to Rhondda TV.

R.I.P Theresa King

On Monday we said a very sad goodbye to Theresa King, former Labour councillor for Ystrad and a stalwart of the Rhondda Labour Women's Forum. Theresa was a fantastic campaigner and is seen on the right of the photograph above. I was pleased to see such a fulsome tribute to her in the Echo and the Rhondda Leader today. Our thoughts are with her husband Jack and all her family.

Internet Filtering Software - or censorship!

The Guardian has an interesting page on its website where it is encouraging people to help map censorship of the Internet across the world. Unfortunately, when I looked at it in the Assembly Chamber, the Assembly internet Filtering software censored it.