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Cardiff Central Assembly member Jenny Randerson will today be sworn into the House of Lords, following the official notification of her peerage in the London Gazette.
Commenting on her peerage Jenny said:
"I am not standing down as an AM until the Assembly breaks for election so my priority for the next two months will be the people of Cardiff Central who elected me to do a job for the full Assembly.
"When I become a full time Baroness in April it will be my priority to fight Wales' corner on a range of issues as sometimes I feel that there is a poor understanding of devolution in the Westminster village.
"The issues that I have promoted in the Bay will continue to be important to me in the House of Lords. My top priority will be to use every opportunity to emphasise the need for investment in Welsh jobs and the Welsh economy.
"Beyond that I will continue to press issues such as healthy school food and the need for presumed consent on organ donation which have long been a particular interest of mine."
Randerson was leader of the opposition on Cardiff council between 1994 and 1999. In 1999, she stood in Cardiff central for the new Welsh Assembly and was elected with a majority of over 3000.
In the news and on the blogs
Police have searched an area of shrubland in relation to the murder of Cardiff teenager Aamir Siddiqi reports WalesOnline.
Border Agency officers halt a fake marriage ceremony in Cardiff moments before it was due to begin, reports BBC News.
A primary school shake-up in north Cardiff has been approved by the Welsh Assembly Government, the Echo reveals.
Cardiff artists Adam Clarke and David Robinson have created a pop art image of Charlotte Church which will be hung in her mother's hotel, reports BBC Wales.
Councillors in Gabalfa have organised a public meeting so residents can have their say over the future of the former road safety centre site at Briardene on North Road - read more on the Cardiff north Liberal Democrats' page.
The Roath Neighbourhood Policing Team will be taking part in the first South Wales Police community meeting on social site Twitter this week. On Wednesday 2 February, the officers who cover Splott, Tremorfa, Roath and Adamsdowm will be tweeting live during street patrols, which will be followed by a meeting on Twitter.
More reviews of the Soul Exchange have appeared on National Theatre Wales community site here.
Amy Davies has posted up some new snaps from Cardiff arcades as part of her project to document the historic winding shopping corridors.
Brew Wales reviews the Heath on Whitchurch Road and Cat on the Wall blog interviews the founder of Creative Boom Katy Cowan on her blog.
Stephen Nottingham continues his quest for the perfect Cardiff sandwich by visiting Riverside Farmers' market.
Ignite Cardiff comes up for round 6# to take part in global Ignite week – read more here.
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