Heledd Fychan
Heledd Fychan | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1980 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation(s) | Councillor, Politician |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/heledd-fychan-2150b72b/ |
Heledd Fychan (born 20 September 1980) is a Welsh politician and a former Director of Policy and Political Education[1] for Plaid Cymru. In May 2017, she was elected for Pontypridd Town ward on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and also Pontypridd Town Council.[2] She was the second candidate for the party's North Wales Regional Constituency at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election. She also stood as a candidate for Montgomeryshire in the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
As a local Councillor,Fychan has been a vocal community activist. In 2017 she successfully campaigned to reopen Mill Street Post Office[3] [4] and in 2018 she campaigned to save the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd, of which she was a volunteer trustee[5]. In 2020 she dealt with severe flooding in Pontypridd [6] and led calls for an Independent Inquiry [7].
Heledd Fychan was selected in May 2020 to be the Plaid Cymru candidate for the Pontypridd Constituency for the Welsh Parliament / Senedd Cymru elections due to be held in May 2021[8]
References
- ^ "Anglesey can become proud of itself again". IWA. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Cllr. FYCHAN Heledd". Rhondda Cynon Taf. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ December 28 2017, Posted on; Pm, 5:59. "Mill Street Post Office Closure". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ February 08 2018, Posted on; Am, 10:08. "Post Office - Success". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Thomas, Huw (21 January 2019). "Council 'could rescue shut arts centre'". BBC NEWS. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Republic, Studio. "Pontypridd after the flood". CIWEM. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Lewis, Anthony (2020-07-28). "Calls for an independent inquiry into the flooding in RCT". walesonline. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ May 23 2020, Posted on; Pm, 2:43. "2021 Campaign Launch". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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