This Welsh Parliament election is different. More Senedd members and a change in the voting system, and newer, bigger constituencies. One of the biggest is Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, stretching from Swansea in the south west to Knighton in north east Powys. It's roughly 1,370 square miles, making it about the same size as Cornwall. And a two-hour, 84 mile-long drive from one end to the other. So how do you campaign in an area this size, with the aim of representing all of its people once elected? I've hit the road to meet some of the candidates in what is the third largest of Wales' 16 constituencies. In Talgarth at Gwernyfed Rugby Club I meet Reform UK's lead candidate, James Evans. "I'm the vice-chairman here and I team manage a couple of the teams here, so it keeps me busy," he says. How does he plan on getting out to meet his constituents if he's elected on 7 May? "It is a huge patch. No good having an electric car, it would probably run out by the time you got from north to south," he says. "But, you know, it is important you get out and meet people, get to community events as much as you can." He concedes that doing that will be difficult across such a big geographical area. If t
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Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined compatriot Sir Anthony Hopkins in starring in a new film based on a Dylan Thomas short story. A Visit To Grandpa's follows a young boy sent to spend a summer full of adventure with his eccentric grandfather…
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View source →The only smaller party which has election candidates in every Welsh seat is promising to scrap the Senedd, end "net zero" carbon reduction targets and "abolish political correctness". The Heritage Party is standing candidates in all of…
View source →Amy-Jane Davies is on six NHS waiting lists and says constantly chasing for updates is taking over her life. She's waited 21 months for gynaecological surgery, which she said will likely result in her being referred for a more specialist…
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