Carmarthenshire councillor elected to pensions board
Former Betws NUM Lodge and South Wales area chairman, County Councillor Anthony Wyn Jones has been elected to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustee Board. He fought off competition from three other candidates from England to become the first pensioner representative from South Wales for the Central and Southern England and South Wales Constituency. Delighted with result Cllr Jones from Maesllwyn, Bonllwyn, Ammanford, said he was both honoured and proud to have received the continued loyalty and faith of the South Wales NUM and those scheme members. He said: “I vow to represent members to the best of my ability for the faith they have shown in me." “I believe there is still much work to do to ensure that monies of the MPS are used to return better pensions and benefits to all MPS members." Cllr Jones started in the mining industry in 1980 working at the coalface and headings. He has held various posts in the industry and serves as a trustee on the Ammanford Miners’...