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The Secretary of State for Transport visited South Wales to highlight Conservative Party action on transport issues in Wales. Patrick McLoughlin MP and Secretary of...

Almost half of Welsh people (44%) fear they will be "found out" for not being as able to do their job as their bosses...

The Welsh Rugby Union has announced a significant partnership extension with Welsh brewer and hospitality retailer Brains and the UK's leading lager and cider...

·         Latest quarterly global survey from ACCA and IMA shows businesses less optimistic in Q1 16/17 than at any other time in the past four...

A new online survey is being launched this month to establish exactly how much and what kind of holiday accommodation we currently have in...

The UK will bring forward plans to introduce a criminal offence for corporations who fail to stop their staff facilitating tax evasion, the Prime...

The Welsh Government has agreed in principle to form a joint venture partnership with Wesley Clover, the parent company of The Celtic Manor Resort,...

Welsh Conservatives will discuss plans to reinvigorate the creative industries in Wales, and promote job opportunities in the sector, as Secretary of State for...

​Do you rent out a property in Ceredigion, and want to know more about the new law which requires all landlords to register and...

A Media Investment Panel of independent experts has been appointed by Economy Minister Edwina Hart to advise on commercial film and TV investment proposals. The...

Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans, today provided an update on progress made with Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments. The Minister confirmed that...

“My message to the Prime Minister this morning was simple. These plants cannot close.” “The meeting was constructive and the PM and I agreed to...

First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has set out the actions that need to be taken following Tata's decision to put their plants up...

A new £25 million Welsh Government fund will provide ambitious Welsh managers and management teams with the funding they need to buy established Welsh...

This year’s Beacon Bursary has been launched in the Graig Campus of Coleg Sir Gar. The Beacon Bursary is a business start up competition run...

  Family business makes a significant contribution to Wales with almost one in 20 of all UK family firms based in the region UK family...

The new National Living Wage (NLW) has come into force, requiring employers to pay workers aged 25 and over at least £7.20 an hour. It...

Swansea businesses are being encouraged to sign up to a new online directory that's aimed at helping keep money in the local economy. The directory,...

The Welsh and UK Governments have issued a joint statement in response to Tata Steel's announcement. The Welsh and UK Governments said: "This is a difficult...

It’s been described as the business breakfast club that really brings home the bacon. And, to prove it, this small and creative local business group...

Local company Rapid IT Group Ltd has gone from strength to strength after winning last years’ Beacon Bursary,. The company is located in The Beacon Centre for Enterprise...

Keith Davies, Labour Assembly Member for Llanelli said: “This is a very worrying time for those working at Tata in Trostre and Port Talbot and...

Leading banks will sign up to a new government charter designed to improve gender diversity in senior positions with in the sector. The charter was launched Tuesday...

Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced nearly £29m funding for transport schemes across Wales to improve safety, create economic growth and promote active travel. The...

On the second anniversary of the Lift programme, Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths has celebrated the 3,000th training and work opportunity provided through the innovative...

Ethical employment practices must be at the centre of all publicly funded construction and infrastructure projects in Wales, Finance and Government Business Minister Jane...

Wales has attracted over £50m from Innovate UK in the current financial year – a record figure - bringing the total committed to over...

Twelve regeneration projects are set to receive a £12.8m boost, creating more than 400 new jobs, 50 traineeships and over 220 new homes. Communities and...

Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford today (Thursday March 24) announced the purchase of land for the Cylch Caron Integrated Resource Centre in...

The Workways+ employment project will build on the success of the first EU-backed Workways project which helped 12,000 people in South West Wales between...

Local contractors have been awarded work packages by the company delivering Ysgol Bae Baglan on behalf of Neath Port Talbot Council.   Worth over £13m in...

A campaign to protect Welsh householders from rogue traders and incompetent operators launches this week as the Welsh Government joins force with Trustmark to...

Aberystwyth businesses have voted in favour of introducing a Business Improvement District (BID) in the town centre. ​The ballot was won by 97 votes in...

Economy Minister Edwina Hart has today announced the establishment of the Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone to help create economic growth and jobs for...

An independent evaluation of the Welsh Government’s Apprenticeship programme has found the vast majority of performance targets were exceeded. The ‘Evaluation of the Work-Based Learning...

Takeaway businesses in Wales will be required to promote their food hygiene ratings on leaflets which enable customers to order by phone or online...

As many as 350 million businesses would begin exporting goods for the first time if they were to adopt an end-to-end digital strategy, according...

The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council has welcomed announcements by the Welsh and UK Governments to boost the local and regional economy. The establishment...

More apprenticeships and work experience placements than ever before could soon be made available at Swansea Council. The council is working on an innovative new...

A Swansea Bay City Deal has taken a huge step forward with the announcement that ministerial talks are to take place. Chancellor George Osborne said...

Leading professional services and industry employers, Professional Bodies and training providers have come together to develop a new apprenticeship standard for the audit, accountancy...

by Michael Holmes, A tax on house purchase is a tax on house building too and could perversely worsen the housing crisis in the long...

The LEADER programme, which aims to support the regeneration of rural Carmarthenshire, has opened its second call for Expressions of Interest. LEADER is designed to...

The UK is a land of opportunity for globally ambitious US tech workers according to a survey of over eight hundred international technology professionals. The...

Businesses in the UK are putting the confidential information of their customers and employees at risk by not disposing of electronically-stored data securely, the...

A huge ‘glamping' village - built to promote Pembrokeshire as a destination to visit this summer - was the centrepiece of a recent holiday...

Shunxi Stem Cell Engineering, a biotech start-up that is pioneering new technology for use in stem cell therapy research, has spun out of Oxford...

More than a third of knowledge workers* (35%) in the US, UK and Germany believe the roles they do today will not exist in five year's...

A new supplier feedback service aimed to enable business to support the improvement of public sector procurement , has been launched by Finance and...

Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has outlined proposals to protect the health of people in Wales ahead of a debate today which...