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Minister for North Wales to be ‘strong voice in the cabinet’
The First Minister has detailed his expectations from the new Minister for North Wales, pointing out that a perceived imbalance between the North and South of Wales ‘almost doesn’t matter, because in politics perception becomes reality’.
During the election we asked all local candidates about the North v South issue, with the now Minister for North Wales Lesley Griffiths MS replying to our Q&A saying: “I recognise this is a strong perception in Wrexham. Traditionally our region is more closely linked with the North West of England than the South of Wales and possibly people still feel that disconnect. I have no doubt whatsoever we receive our fair share of funding here in North Wales.”
Transport for Wales is launching a body camera trial to further improve the safety of their customers and staff. Selected railway staff including conductors and station staff, will be equipped with modern Body Worn Cameras that will help to prevent antisocial behaviour at stations and on trains. Last year alone, saw over 350 reported accounts of physical or verbal abuse against staff on trains in Wales and whilst this is a small number in terms of the overall passenger journeys, TfW are keen to further reduce this number as any incident should not be tolerated. Antisocial figures in Wales show an improving trend in comparison with the rest of the UK and TfW has previously committed to providing CCTV at every station across the Wales and Borders network and already introduced additional security staff.
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