BUSINESS AS USUAL AS WORK STARTS AT LLANELLI MARKET

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Work has started on investment of almost £1million in Llanelli Market and its precincts. The next phase of the work, starting on Monday, March 7,...

Tourism boost during Wales Tourism Week

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2015 is on track to becoming another record breaking year. During visits as part of Wales Tourism Week, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism,...

Wales leads the way in Green Growth

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The Welsh Government, in collaboration with The Climate Group, held the International Green Growth Forum in Cardiff (Thursday March 4th). The Forum will brought together...

£10 million to boost employment prospects of young people with learning...

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A £10 million grant has been awarded to a Welsh charity to boost the employment prospects of young people with a learning disability and...

Icon 21 scheme wins backing of city centre leaders

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£50M PLANS for a new student village, shops and restaurants in Mariner Street have been hailed as a major boost for Swansea's city centre. Swansea...

URGENT Online Extortion Demand Affecting UK Businesses

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Within the past 24 hours a number of businesses throughout the UK have received extortion demands from a group calling themselves ‘RepKiller Team’. Method of...

CITY DEAL WOULD BRING HUGE BENEFITS TO CARMARTHENSHIRE

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If the City Deal was approved it would have huge benefits for Carmarthenshire, leading councillors said today. The £500million bid to the Chancellor George Osborne...

COUNCIL WORKSHOPS EXPORTING WELSH LADIES GLOBALLY

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Welsh ladies are winging round the world in time for St David’ Day. The ceramic black hatted ornaments are being created at the rate of...

New £50 million project to regenerate Swansea’s High Street

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A NEW £50 million development will soon help regenerate one of the key gateways in and out of Swansea city centre. Approximately 700 student flats...

£26m EU-backed investment for solar energy initiative centred in Wales

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A £26 million EU-backed investment to drive forward the solar energy industry has been announced by Finance and Government Business Minister Jane Hutt. The funding...

New £1.8m facility opens and marks key phase in Main Port...

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Main Port Engineering’s new £1.8m purpose designed facility on the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone was officially opened today by Economy Minister Edwina Hart and...

Garden return for Gary

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The National Botanic Garden’s very first marketing chief is returning to his roots to take temporary charge of the Carmarthenshire tourist attraction. Gary Davies, a...

Social care leader slams “institutional prejudice” in West Wales

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A social care leader has hit out against the "institutional prejudice" towards private companies providing services for vulnerable people in West Wales. According to Mario...

New Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order comes into force

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The new Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order comes into force today (Friday 26 February 2016), meaning workers in Wales will receive an average 6% pay...

Superfast speeds make a return to Pendine

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Pendine in Carmarthenshire, renowned as a location for land speed record attempts, is one the latest places in Wales to begin to benefit from...

SMARTCymru funding support for pioneering solar fridges developed by Dulas

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Dulas, designer and manufacturer of renewable energy systems, has been awarded £57,400 of funding from the Welsh Government’s SMARTCymru programme, to support the development...

Llanelli Indoor market joins in with the town’s St David’s Day...

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There’s lots going on in Llanelli Indoor market to celebrate our Patron Saint on Tuesday, March 1. Traders will be getting into the spirit and...

Carmarthen market joins in with town’s Welsh Week

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There’s lots going on in Carmarthen Indoor market to celebrate our Patron Saint. The market and its traders will be proudly donning their Welsh bunting...

Budget proposals aims to deliver on residents’ priorities

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SWANSEA Council is set to spend millions of pounds a week supporting local communities, education, social services, improving roads and keeping streets clean if...

City Deal bid for Swansea Bay City Region

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The Swansea Bay City Region has submitted a ground-breaking 'Internet Coast' City Deal bid, in excess of £500m over 20 years, to the UK...

SWANSEA BAY CITY REGION £500MILLION BID

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The Swansea Bay City Region has submitted a ground-breaking ‘Internet Coast’ City Deal bid, in excess of £500m over 20 years, to the UK...

BUSINESS TRADES IN AMMAN VALLEY FOR OVER 100 YEARS

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For more than 100 years one family has been selling cockles and laverbread to people in the Amman Valley. Liz Williams of Gower Coast Seafoods...

Purple Flag status renewed for Swansea

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Swansea's safe and diverse nightlife has again been recognised with the renewal of the prestigious Purple Flag Award for another year. The national award, which...

Businesses: Does Your Finance Function Have a Plan to Fail?

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“I’m a CFO and I’ve Been hacked”: With Cybercrime on the Rise, IMA and ACCA Ask: Does Your Finance Function Have a Plan to...

New £136m EU-backed fund to help businesses in Wales grow

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A new £136m EU-backed fund to give businesses in Wales access to finance to help drive their productivity and the growth of the Welsh...

Campaign encourages victims of sexual abuse to get support

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A new phase of the Welsh Government’s Live Fear Free campaign aims to encourage people who have suffered sexual abuse to seek the help...

New powers to help planning authorities manage impact of HMOs comes...

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New legislation that will give planning authorities the opportunity to manage the impact of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in their local area comes...

TechHub Swansea launches accelerator programme with Welsh Government support

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A search has been launched today to uncover Wales’ next big tech stars as TechHub Swansea launches its first tech accelerator programme. It will give promising...

Enterprise IT Professionals Must Become Digital Business Leaders

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Leading Edge Forum (LEF) and Business Relationship Management Institute (BRMI) have announced a new paper and framework for turning Enterprise IT professionals into Digital Business leaders. The presence of technology innovation outside the...

£21million finance package to expand SMEs in Wales

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Economy Minister Edwina Hart has announced £21m of new finance to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Wales expand and create or safeguard...

Businesses urged to drop in and meet the experts as the...

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As the Export Hub roadshow got underway on Monday 15 February on the first leg of a two week tour of Wales, Economy Minister...

Timber offers new opportunities for Welsh construction industry

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Economy Minister, Edwina Hart will highlight the economic and environmental benefits of using Welsh timber in the construction industry at a conference in Cardiff...

Satellite broadband milestone hit in Wales

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Europasat connects over 1,000 homes and businesses across rural Wales with superfast satellite broadband connectivity Over 1,000 homes and businesses all over Wales are now...

Superfast broadband checks in at Fishguard Bay Hotel

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Guests at the Fishguard Bay Hotel are now enjoying the many benefits of superfast broadband thanks to the Superfast Cymru programme. Deputy Minister for Skills...

ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOLBOY TO SET UP BUSINESS

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An entrepreneurial Carmarthen teenager is preparing to set up in business – after discussing his ideas with billionaire Sir Terry Matthews. As a first step...

Pembrokeshire Organic Dairy goes Superfast

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An organic dairy in rural Pembrokeshire is benefiting from superfast broadband thanks to Superfast Cymru. Daioni in Boncath produces organic fresh milk, long-life organic milk,...

New on-line Directory launched to promote Welsh businesses

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A new on-line Directory of Welsh Businesses - launched this month by Business Wales to help companies promote their goods, services and credentials -...

Further EU funds to support advanced materials and manufacturing in Wales

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Finance and Government Business Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced £1 million of EU funds to provide Welsh industry with the skills to remain competitive...

Free Equalities Training for Licensed Drivers

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Licensed drivers in Ceredigion are being offered free equalities training, intended to raise awareness of mobility issues and to improve their vehicles’ accessibility. ​The training,...

New legislation for crustacean fisheries in Welsh waters

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Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant has announced minimum size requirements for lobsters and crabs as one of several measures of new legislation which comes...

Planning authorities get new powers to manage impact of HMOs

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New legislation that will give planning authorities the opportunity to manage the impact of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in their local area has...

Cefn Coed Colliery Museum to remain open

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Neath Port Talbot Council will work alongside partners to safeguard the future of Cefn Coed Colliery Museum. Under new plans announced yesterday (27th January) the...

Pembrokeshire slashes landfill costs

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Figures showing that the amount of money spent on landfill by Pembrokeshire County Council has fallen by almost two-thirds over the past four years,...

December sales soar in Swansea city centre

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Despite the rain and wind, Swansea city centre sales were soaring in December. New figures show sales were up 4.2% compared with the same month...

Welsh businesses encouraged to apply for support to boost exports and...

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The Welsh Government is calling on Welsh businesses in development with high growth potential to apply for a new scheme providing tailored support to...

Extra £5m for apprenticeships welcomed by apprentices and colleges

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Apprentices and training providers have warmly welcomed the Welsh Government’s award of an additional £5million for apprenticeships in Wales. The Minister for Finance and Government...

Public Service Minister stands-up to Westminster over damaging Trade Union Bill

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Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews is demanding the UK Government make amendments to its legislation to exclude Welsh public services from the affects of...

Port Talbot Enterprise Zone proposals

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Port Talbot could be designated as an Enterprise Zone by Welsh Government in a step to further assist the area against the impact of...

New £6m programme to upskill early years and childcare workers

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Early years, childcare and play workers in North, West Wales and the South Wales Valleys will be supported to gain new skills and recognised...

New proposals to restrict zero hour contracts to improve quality of...

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New proposals to improve the quality of social care by restricting the use of zero-hour contracts and ensuring employers pay domiciliary care workers the...