The Latest Breaking News from Rob James

‘It’s a ticking timebomb’: food producers sound alarm on rise in energy charges

Indoor growers warn April price jump will hinder sector’s competitiveness and drive up costs for consumers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

Restaurants worth travelling for: RenMor at The Headland, Newquay

Gavin Edney’s restaurant is a place that will take the tightly coiled and leave them happily unwound, says David Ellis

Evening Standard · Feb 18

PwC tax leak made it harder for Australian firms to win government IT contracts, Senate hears

Vault Cloud CEO tells inquiry whole-of-government tech contracts rigged in favour of multinationals

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2023

Kind pub boss offers 50p meals to locals struggling with cost of living crisis

Chris Jones from Llwnypia, Wales, said the pub is just about breaking even and has to pay more than ever for their own bills as rises continue to increase

Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022

Councillor thought he was on mute when he said 'f*****g swallow that, you f***ers'

Carmarthenshire councillor Dorian Phillips, a member of Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru, shocked his colleagues with the expletive-laden outburst in the middle of a virtual training seminar

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022

Pub offering 50p meals to struggling families through the cost of living crisis

"We knew we wanted to do something that could make a difference."

Wales Online · May 26, 2022

Councillor heard saying 'f***ing swallow that you f***ers' during meeting

Plaid Cymru’s Dorian Phillips didn’t realise his computer microphone was on when he swore during the virtual meeting. He claimed he was taking a business call during the online seminar when he swore

Wales Online · May 25, 2022

New Carmarthenshire Council leader sets out his priorities

Cllr Darren Price also unveiled a new-look cabinet in his first council meeting since the elections

Wales Online · May 25, 2022

Unlucky coin toss election loser says he couldn't make 'heads or tails' of 'bonkers' voting patterns

The tight calls and other election battles which decided who will represent many people in Carmarthenshire

Wales Online · May 10, 2022

Carmarthenshire Council election interview: Labour leader on his background and desire to show that politicians aren't all the same

This is part of a series of interviews with the people who could be the next leader of Carmarthenshire Council after the local elections on May 5. Today we spoke to Rob James, the leader of Carmarthenshire Labour

Wales Online · Apr 21, 2022