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SOUTH WALES AM WILL GREET CONSTITUENTS FROM HIS CAB!


Regional AM Byron Davies in the black cab he uses to greet constiuents


Photo courtesy of the Bridgend & Porthcawl Gem


Porthcawl shouldn’t residents


who see a London black cab cruising around


Porthcawl hail


it,


because it is being driv- en by a regional Assembly Member Byron Davies, Welsh


Shadow Transport Minister and Welsh Conservative regional AM for South Wales West, uses the taxi for constituency


busi-


ness. Mr Davies has owned the vehicle for five


years, but has recent- ly had it branded with his photograph. The cab doubles up as a surgery where elec- tors can consult him. “It’s very handy, espe- cially if there is no suitable community centre to hire,” he told the Bridgend and Porthcawl Gem. “I just park up in a pre- determined place and residents come in and explain their prob- lems. “Many people are intrigued to see me in this cab. A few have tried to hail me as I have been driving along so it’s good fun. “I use it now as a runaround. It is quite economical and I tend to take it out on con- stituency business. It’s a great ice-breaker.”


READING DRIVER WINS COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD


This year’s award for Community Champion went to a man who has worked tirelessly over the past 15 years to raise more


than


£30,000 for charity. Hackney carriage driv- er Aftab Malik, from West Reading, has done everything from walking over coals, sponsored walks to abseils and parachute jumps, for a range of causes. He told getreading: “I started with a spon- sored walk and after I thought it was too easy just walking to raise money so I decided to do something more daring.” His next chal- lenge is the Reading Half Marathon in March 2013. Aftab has been no stranger to winning


Aftab Malik with Chris Tarrant


awards over the last 15 years – in 2010 he was given the Mayor’s Award in the Reading Sports Personality of the Year, yet when talk- ing about his work he remained as modest


as ever. He said: “I can’t believe it. When I saw everyone who was up for the award I didn’t think I was even up to their standard. I feel very privileged.”


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