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Welsh Jobs Figures Hit Record High New figures show Wales has seen the largest increase in the employment rate anywhere in the UK. 75.8% of 16-65...

TALK TO THE HAND… WHEN IT COMES TO COLLEAGUES, BRITS ARE A BAD BREW! Survey reveals what really irritates employees in the workplace 8 out...

The Great British Skills Gap:  A fifth of UK employees have no awareness of the skills gap or how to address it  New consumer poll...

Farming Connect Agri Academy 2019 - the search is on for the next generation of rural leaders and entrepreneurs Have you got what it takes...

WEF 2019: WWF welcomes call by Sir David Attenborough for global environmental action WWF ambassador calls on global leaders to take action to protect the...

Many individuals throughout the UK are struggling to make ends meet and there can be times when a 40-hour work week is longer enough...

OIL 4 WALES CELEBRATES 10% TURNOVER RISE Record-breaking year for national oil company that supplies over 70,000 domestic and commercial customers across Wales Wales’ leading independent...

Mum of twins spots gap in the local market and launches business “Beaming Babies” to fill the void Mum of twins, Kelly Jenkins (age 31, of...

RESPONSE TO SUSPENSION OF WYLFA NEWYDD FACILITY IN ANGLESEY Jenifer Baxter, Head of Engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, responds to news that work...

NEWS UPDATE More than £100,000 available to local projects via Sustainable Development Fund A new round of grant support is open to projects that provide social,...

Pembroke Road railway bridge replacement in Haverfordwest to be completed this weekend Haverfordwest residents are reminded that essential work to replace Pembroke Road railway bridge...

  More than £100,000 available to local projects via Sustainable Development Fund   A new round of grant support is open to projects that provide social, environmental,...

Farmers unions warns that a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for agriculture sector Ben Lake has met with NFU and FUW representatives and local farmers...

COLLAPSE OF WYLFA NUCLEAR POWER STATION PROJECT COULD REDUCE UK’S ENERGY PLAN TO TATTERS ACCORDING TO GMB UNION The Union is renewing its call on...

NEWS UPDATE Responding to the reports that the Ford engine plant in Bridgend will lose 1,000 jobs, Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales West Bethan...

WALES BUCKS TREND WITH ANNUAL DECREASE IN RENT THE average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of 2018, according to the...

Llanelli MP calls for Delta Lakes review Nia Griffith MP and Carmarthenshire Labour Leader Cllr Rob James are calling on the Welsh Government to call...

Breaking new ground… Pembrokeshire farmer who diversified into organic field scale root crops seeks new business partner!  Pembrokeshire-born second-generation farmer Romeo Sarra decided many years...

HUNGRY STAFF FORCED TO USE FOOD BANKS FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS COLLAPSE OF ICONIC ART CENTRE   It’s bad enough for staff that everything collapsed in the run...

Pwllheli holiday park investment creates over 100 new jobs Haven-owned coastal holiday park, Hafan y Môr, is currently recruiting over 100 new team members in...

WELSH TECH FIRM AWARDED CONTRACT TO TACKLE LONELINESS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE GPC Systems Ltd is one of five tech companies awarded contracts to tackle loneliness...

UK WORKERS ARE RISKING GDPR PENALTIES BY FORWARDING WORK EMAILS TO PERSONAL ACCOUNTS 64% of UK workers admitted to breaching rules by forwarding work emails...

QUAYSIDE MEDICAL AESTHETICS RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY!   Quayside Medical Aesthetics is a new Medical Aesthetics Clinic located in Llanelli, South...

The BEAN Network partners up with the West Wales Chronicle The West Wales Chronicle is pleased to announce that it has partnered up with The...

Red Meat Benchmarking Programme Deadline Approaching The Red Meat Benchmarking Programme deadline is fast approaching and we encourage you to complete the online questionnaire as...

Third Sector Grant Applications Advice Issued Advice has been issued to help organisations who wish to apply for core funding from Neath Port Talbot Council’s...

GMB STAGES AMAZON BLACK FRIDAY PROTESTS ACROSS THE UK IN ANGER AT 'INHUMAN CONDITIONS' Hundreds expected to demonstrate at retail giant's warehouses in Rugeley, Swansea,...

Lee Waters AM - Schaeffler commitment from Welsh Government Lee Waters AM has welcomed the First Minister for Wales announcement that of a taskforce with...

Councillor meeting with Transport For Wales in call for further improvements... "This Friday, I will be meeting with representatives from the new rail franchise for...

NEWS UPDATE Schaeffler workforce reps discuss way forward with Llanelli MP and AM Nia Griffith MP and Lee Waters AM met last Friday (the 16th of...

NEWS UPDATE MAJOR plans for a state-of-the-art Wellness and Life Science Village in Llanelli will soon be in a worldwide shop window for international investment. The...

Local gardening community merge to brew one-off green hop beer The community that surrounds Bluestone Brewing Company in Newport, Pembrokeshire, have recently turned their hand...

BLACK FRIDAY BECOMES SLACK FRIDAY AS SHOPPERS IN WALES PLAN TIME OFF TO BAG BARGAINS BARGAIN-LOVING shoppers in Wales say they will spend an average...

Challenger estate agency slashes fees to £1 in amazing Black Friday deal What can £1 buy you these days? A newspaper, a pint of milk...

Welsh Labour Demand Answers Over Llanelli Wellness Village! Welsh Labour Councillors are demanding answers over the £200m Wellness Village in Llanelli, claiming that serious questions...

From good ‘grub’ to plastic free alternatives Food & Drink Wales sets out it's stall as a food innovation nation Next week, ten leading Welsh food...

Local representatives gloomy after factory meeting The fate of Llanelli’s Schaeffler plant in Bynea seems to have been decided, Llanelli’s local Labour representatives concluded after...

Local MP, Ben Lake, cuts the ribbon on Chuckling Goat’s new building. Good news in the local business world - Ben Lake, MP of Ceredigion,...

The average person in Wales thinks about quitting their job 17 times a year, and will retrain for an entirely new role twice over...

Onecom appoints Ben Dowd as CEO to drive growth strategy Onecom today announces the appointment of Ben Dowd as CEO to drive the business’s ambitious...

New leisure centre at heart of Llanelli’s Wellness Village plans A cutting-edge new leisure centre that will give a major boost to health, fitness and...

HS2 Chairman: “Half a million jobs and ninety thousand homes are just the beginning” Local HS2 growth plans show almost half a million jobs at...

Llanelli MP and AM urge action to save jobs at Schaeffler plant Nia Griffith MP and Lee Waters AM have urged Ministers in the UK...

Responding to the announcement that Automotive supplier Schaeffler will close its Llanelli site due to the ‘uncertainty of Brexit', Plaid Cymru AM for Mid...

BUSINESS NEWS Ben Lake, MP for Ceredigion, will be visiting the site of Chuckling Goat Ltd. on Thursday, November the 8th at 10am, to cut...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JAMES PRICE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF TRANSPORT FOR WALES  Today we’re speaking to James Price, chief executive of Transport for Wales (TfW). They...

GMB MEMBERS IN LEISURE INDUSTRY PREPARED FOR STRIKE ACTION We won’t let this become a race to the bottom for our members working at Aneurin...

Hwb set to open its doors in Ammanford town centre A COUNCIL customer service hub is set to open its doors in Ammanford in December. Ammanford...

Diversifying into food and drink manufacturing Visit Food Innovation Wales at the Farm Business Innovation Show 2018 – stand number 2691 Food Innovation Wales will be exhibiting at the...

FRESH ONE STOP FRANCHISE STORE OPENING IN DAFEN ON THURSDAY THE 1st OF NOVEMBER One Stop is coming to Dafen. The new convenience store will...