Conservative When you were growing up in Watford or when you moved here, did you imagine you would find yourself in just another over-developed suburb of London? A new wave of high-rises leading to a ‘mini-Manhattan’ in the heart of our town? The tired one-party rule of Lib Dems in Watford and Three Rivers is coming to an end, with mistake after mistake leading to this overdevelopment crisis. The proper response to housing targets should be to have an up-to-date and well-drafted local plan to meet local needs - not panicky endorsements of 28-storey tower blocks. Binita Mehta-Parmar is deputy chairman of Watford Conservatives and candidate for Nascot ward
Lyn Ackerman - Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales If elected I would focus on increasing our NHS capabilities. Torfaen has welcomed the Grange and it is important to have the correct staffing available. Plaid Cymru has been calling to make sure that there would be an adequate number of staff since 2016. It became apparent during the last year that staff levels were struggling. It’s only Plaid Cymru with a concrete plan to locally train and retain staff, including 5,000 nurses and 1,000 extra doctors throughout Wales. The effects of Covid have been felt throughout Torfaen - not just in terms of our health, but also in our long-term job prospects.
Voters go to the polls this Thursday to decide who will replace Kirsty Williams as the Senedd representative for Brecon and Radnorshire. Ms Williams, a Liberal Democrat, decided to step down at this election, meaning a new figure will be representing the county after next Thursday s election. We have put three questions to each of the candidates standing in the election.
James Evans, Conservative
What do you consider to be the biggest issue facing Powys? I have lived in Brecon and Radnorshire all my life and am proud to call it my home. I want to represent this great Constituency at the Senedd to make a difference to everyone’s lives, bringing new energy and a strong voice.
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By BBC Radio 5 live
Naga Munchetty programme
image captionYoung people aged 16 and 17 will have the right to vote for the first time in the Welsh Parliament election in May
Teenagers aged 16 and 17 in Wales have, for the first time, the right to vote in the Welsh parliamentary election.
About 70,000 16 and 17-year-olds are eligible to vote but just days before the registration deadline fewer than 9,000 in six counties had signed up to do so, figures gathered by the Election Reform Society (ERS) suggested.
But for the politcally engaged, Thursday 6 May cannot come soon enough.
BBC Radio 5 Live has been speaking to some of those first-timers to find out what issues matter most to them - and how it feels to make history.
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