Ystrad Plaid Cymru Manifesto, Local Government elections 2012

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PLAID CYMRUY O U R L O C A L P A R T Y / E IC H P L A I D L L E O L

Y O U R L O C A L C A N D I D A T E S / E I C H Y M G E I S Y D D L L E O LRHONDDACYNONTAP

County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref SirolETHOLIAD / ELECTION

Neges Ethol iad ar gyfer Ward Ystrad a Gelli / Election communication for the Ystrad and Gelli Electoral WardDYDD IAU 3 MAI / THURSDAY 3 MAY2O12

Lorraine Jones Esther NagleVOTE FO R BOTH CANDIDATES / PIEIDLEfSfWCH DROS Y 2 YMGEISYDD

JONESNAGLE

LARRAINEESTHER &xynhoeddwyd gan/Published byLarraine Jones (Asiant / Election Agent),2 Nicholas Court, TonPentre, CF41 7BHCynhoeddwyd gan/Published by Esther Nagle (Asiant / Election Agent), 25 Sandybank Road, Ystrad, CF41 7QFArgra f fwyd gan / printed by Caxton Press, Howard Street, Treorci


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As your Plaid Cymrucandidates we pledge to: Be accessible to all residents through telephone,email and other online channels, and through regularsurgeries Attend PACT meetings and other comm unity events,to e nsure that we are up to date with all local issues

so we can deal with m atters as they arise Take decisive action to combat litter and dog foulingin the area. We will do this through use of the council'sfac i l i t ies , and th rough encourag ing communi tyresponsibility Work with th e community and counci l to improvemaintenance of the local parks, to ensure childrenand other people have clean, safe and enjoyableareas to enjoy Work with residents an d local agencies to combatanti-social behaviour identif ied at Ne bo Estate, PenY Rhiw an d Danywern Terrace, and any other areasthat may be identif ied as problems

Monitor streets and roads for potholes and defectivelights, and repo rt these as soon as we are aw are ofthem Investigate ways to deal with the noise pollution andhabitat destruction caused by off road mo torbikes onou r mountainsEsther and Larraine have already been wo rking foryour community. To date, they have: W orked to assist local people with issues arising intheir lives, sending letters, making phone calls an dtalking to people on locals' behalf Begun a campaign to improve road safety onNantgwyddon Close Begun working with residents on and around SandybankRoad to investigate the possibility of a bus servicefo r that area Arranged vis its to the educational facil ity at BrynPica landfill site, to raise a warene ss of the importanceand financial be nefits of recycling waste Worked on improv ing the local env i ronment byparticipating in the Keep W ales Tidy 'Litter Champions'programme Been involved in the development of a new communitygroup, CF 4 A L L Reported potholes and defective street lights for repair

Larraine Jones and Esther Nagle with new leader Leanne Wood AM.

We support local businesses

PLAID CYMRUin Rhondda Cynon Taf

Plaid Cymru ca n regain control of the Labourdominated Council. W e have a fantastic candi-date list for the election and with your support wecan win control of the authority an d make thechanges needed in Rhondda.W hen P laid Cymru w as in control of the author-ity between 1999 and 2004 we turned around afailing Council and in 2004 we were voted "Mostimproved Council" in Wales.We turned a disgraceful budget deficit into ahealthy reserve of 10.8m.Give us the opportunity to make the changeneeded in the Rhondda and vote Plaid Cymruusing both your votes on 3rd May.

If Plaid gain control of RCTas we did in 1999, we will:

Cut the cost of Councillors. W e plan to reduce then u m b e r of cabinet m e m b e r s and r e d u c eallowances across the board.Scrap 'Outlook', the Council newsletter. It is usedas a Party propaganda tool an d costs yo u250,000 a year.Have a dedicated Leader with one full time job,Leading the Council.Support local shops and expand the Plaid idea oflocal apprenticeships. Promote local procurementand award public sec tor con t rac ts to localbusinesses wherever possible.Oppose any further Wind Farm developments inthe Upper Rhondda. The communities of theUpper Rhondda Fawr are soon to be surroundedby one of the biggest wind farm developments inWales . Plaid is a f i rm bel iever in renewableenergy bu t feels that it is unfair that ou r area isexpected to supply 25% of all the wind energy forthe WHOLE of Wales.Commence a much-needed rolling programme ofback lane improvements.


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Rydyn ni, eich ymgeiswyrPlaid Cymru, yn addo i:

Fod ar gael i bawb trwy'r f fon, e-bost a dulliauar-lein eraill a thrwy gynnal cymorthfeydd rheolaidd Fynychu cy far fodydd PACT a d igwyddiadaucymunedol erail l er mwyn sicrhau ein bod ynymwybodol o faterion lleol, fe l y gallwn ddelio aphroblemau wrth iddynt godi. Gweithredu i ymdrin a sbwriel a baw cw n yn yrardal. G wnaw n hyn trwy ddefnyddio cyfleusterau'rCy n go r a th rwy fe i th r in cy f r i fo ldeb ymhl i th ycyhoedd Cydweithio a'r gymuned a'r Cyngor i wella'r gofal0 barciau lleol er mwyn sicrhau bo d plant ac eraillyn gallu m wynhau mannau glan a diogel. Cydweithio a thrigolion lleol a chymdeithasau lleol1 atal yr ymddygiad gwrthgymdeithasol a brofwydar Ystad Nebo, Pen y Rhiw a Theras Danywernac mewn unrhyw fannau a phroblemau tebyg Cadw llygad ar strydoedd a heolydd i adnaboddiffygion megis tyllau yn y ffordd neu oleuadaudiffygiol a'u dwyn i sylw'r Cyngor Arch wilio dulliau i ddelio a'r llygredd sw n a' r difrodi'r amgylchedd a achosir gan feiciau modur ar einbryniau.

Yn barod, bu Esther a Larraine yn gweithio ar raneich cymuned trw y: Helpu trigolion lleol gyda phroblemau gan anfonllythyron, gwneud galwadau ffon a siarad ar eurhan Ddechrau ymgyrch i wella diogelwch ar y fforddyn Nantgwyddon Close Cydweithio a thrigolion yn ardal Sandybank iarchwilio'r posibilrwydd o gael gwasanaeth bysys yno Trefnu ymweliadau ag Uned Addysg cyfleustodsbwriel Bryn Pica i dynnu sylw at bwysigrwydd acenillion a riannol ailgylchu Gw eithio i wella'r amgylchedd lleol trwy gymrydrhan yn rhaglen 'Pencampwyr Sbwriel' Cadw

Cymru'n Daclus Cymryd rhan yn natblygiad grwp cymunedolnewydd, CF4ALL Hysbysu'r Cyngor o dyllau yn y ffyrdd a goleuadaudiffygiol i'w hatgyweirio

PLAID CYMRUyn Rhondda Cynon Taf

Gall Plaid Cymru adennill rheolaeth ar y Cyngora redir nawr gan Lafur. Mae gennym restr wych oymgeiswyr ar gyfer yr etholiad a gyda'ch cefno-gaeth gallwn gipio awenau'r Awdurdod a newidCwm Rhondda er gwell.Pan oedd Plaid Cymru'n rheoli'r awdurdod rhwng1999 a 2004, gweddnewidiwyd Cyngor oedd ynmethu ac yn 2004 fe'n dewiswyd "Y Cyngor aWelodd y Cynnydd Mwyaf yng Nghym ru."Trowyd diffyg cywilyddus yn y gyllideb yn gronfawrth gefn o 10.8 miliwn.Rhowch gyfle inni i newid Cwm Rhondda trwyfwrw eich 2 pleidlais drosBlaid Cymru ar 3Mai.

Os bydd Plaid yn rheoliRhCT fel y gwnaethom yn1999, byddwnyn... :m

Torri costau cynghorwyr. Bwriadwn leihau nifer yraelodau cabinet a lleihau Iwfansau pawb.Gae l gwared ar 'Outlook' sydd ond yn bapurpropoganda - ac rydych chi'n talu 250,000 y flwyddynamdano!Gael Arweinydd sydd ond yn cyflawni UN swyddsef arwain y Cyngor.Cefnogi slopau lleol a lledu syniadau Plaid Cymruam brentisiaethau lleol. Prynu gwasanaethau anwyddau 'n lleol a rhoi cytundebau sec to rcyhoeddus i fusnesau lleol, os yn bosib.Gwrthwynebu unrhyw ddatblygiadau f fermyddgwynt ym mlaenau'r Rhondda. Yn fuan, amgylchynnirblaenau'r Rhondda Fawr gan un o'r f fermyddgwynt mwyaf yng Nghymru. Mae Plaid yn cefnogiynni adnewyddol ond yn teimlo ei bod hi'nannheg disgwyl i'n hardal ni fod yn gyfrifol amgynhyrchu 25% o holl ynni gwynt Cymru.Rhoi cychwyn i raglen i wella lonydd cefn y maeei mawr angen arnom.


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OTE FOR EFFICIENT, OPEN AND LISTENING LOCAL GOVERNMENTLLYWODRAETH EFFEITHLON, AGORED, BAROD I WRANDO

Larraine and Esther at the Recycling Plant in Llwydcoed.Introducing Esther NagleCyflwyno Esther NagleEsther has lived in the Rhondda fo r most of her life, havinggrown up in Gell i and Ton Pentre, and currently lives inYs t rad . She has w o r k e d in a variety o f roles, and iscu r ren t l y emp loyed as an ICT tutor fo r the Pen rhysPartnership's 'Big Click' project.

As the mother of three boys she is very concerned forthe future for our young people, and welcomes Plaid'sfocus on encouraging job creation in the valleys. Havingworked wi th jobseekers , an d been a recent jobseekerherself, she is keenly aware what a dire situation we face,and is strongly comm itted to Plaid C ymru's comm itment onjobs.

A keen mountain walker, Esther is passionate aboutpreserving and promoting the beauty and potential thatexists here. Sh e h as recently joined the Keep W ales Tidy"Litter Champions" campaign, which encourages people toclear litter in their local area, and has been busy clearinglitter in the local area.O u r p eo p l e and ou r e n v i r o n m e n t are t he m o s timportant resources we have, and Esther believes that aprosperous Rhondda can be created by working for thebenefit of both.Esther is very proud to have been selected to represent PlaidCymru in the ward she grew up in, and is now raising herchildren, and hopes you will vote for her to take the Ystrad wardforward to a better [email protected]

Introducing Larraine JonesCyflwyno Larraine JonesLarraine is widowe d w ith two g rown up sons and 5 grand-children. She has had varied life experiences having beena singer in the group "Sweet Rain", a nurse, the managerof the Principality Building Society, guitar teacher, charityworker, and councillor for two term s wh ich gave her vastexperience in local government. She has learnt Welsh andis extremely proud of our language and culture.

Larraine's last term as councillor was when Plaid tookcontrol of the counci l for the f i rst t ime and whole newlearning experience fol lowed. She was honoured to beselected to be the Chairman "Mayor" where she raised over 2 0 , 0 0 0 f o r p e o p l e s u f f e r i n g f r o m c h r o n i c c h e s tconditions. Her last post was the Chair of the Liqensingcommittee for 2 years.She has been the chair of Governors in Penrhys Primaryfor the last three years and spends a lot of time at the schoolas a critical friend and voluntary teache r taking part in allaspects of school life.We know that Ystrad needs a counci l lo r w ho wil laddress all problems presented. Larraine has the experienceand enthusiasm to be an effective council lor and caresenough about the problems in the ward to pledge a promiseto "make a difference"[email protected]

JONESNAGLE

LARRAINEESTHER

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Ystrad Plaid Cymru Manifesto, Local Government elections 2012