Over the next month, Plaid Cymru members across the new Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd constituency will be selecting candidates for next year's Senedd election.

I'm thrilled to announce that I have put my name forward for selection.

Sensational poll puts Plaid Cymru ahead of all other parties in Wales in voting intention for the next Senedd election.

Do you want to be part of the movement for change in Wales? Become part of Plaid Neath and Swansea East supporters network - for free - here; www.plaidneath.wales/join

The calm before the storm.

Looking for a good place in the house to put this beautiful festive Neath General Market scene!

Remember to Love Your Local Market this Christmas and vote for Neath Market in the Britain's Favourite Market award by the National Association of British Markets.

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Bore da!

Here's one of my cats. He's a shy, but really sweet boy. He loves playing with and fighting his younger brothers, and much like me...while he may be up and about this morning, he's not too sure if he's quite awake yet.

Always love a quick visit to Neath Abbey.

Every time I go there however, I'm left feeling a little frustrated. I feel that so much more could be done with this site. It sits near an old ironworks site and a canal, but there's not even cafe or shop on site.

Enormous potential. Wasted.

This is Selene, one of my cats.

She hasn't got much patience with other cats, and she's nervous around people she doesn't know, but she's also extremely sweet - routinely purring when we look at her, giving head bumps, and jumping on our shoulders or cwtching up with us.

My morning walk to work takes me through Victoria Gardens.

I apologise in advance to my followers - there's going to be a lot of content from around Neath Port Talbot here, among some of the political commentary.

If you're lucky, there may also be cats.

Neath Market is ready for Christmas!

According to my son, it's in 41 days...