Having lived in the Rhymney valley for most of my life, aside from my time serving with the Royal Welsh regiment, I know from experience the challenges our communities face in these valleys My family has been part of the Rhymney Valley valley’s mining history for generations, and I understand the struggles that have followed the decline of our traditional industries I grew up in Cefn Hengoed, I live in Ystrad Mynach.

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Regeneration of these towns and Caerphilly and Bargoed is important to me. As a young boy I played in the shadow of Penallta colliery and caught the C9 bus to Bargoed to go shopping with my Nan in a once thriving high street

As a dad to three beautiful children I take them on adventures over Parc Penallta and Gelligaer Common. This place I call home is precious to me

Gwlad’s policies, based on Welsh nationalism and free-market economics with a light-touch government, offer a clear path forward