Welsh Government joins forces with TrustMark in campaign to protect against...
A campaign to protect Welsh householders from rogue traders and incompetent operators launches this week as the Welsh Government joins force with Trustmark to...
Business Improvement District for Aberystwyth
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...
Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone created to boost local economy
Economy Minister Edwina Hart has today announced the establishment of the Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone to help create economic growth and jobs for...
Apprenticeships in Wales exceed majority of targets with success rates high
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...
New rules to ensure food takeaways promote food hygiene ratings on...
Takeaway businesses in Wales will be required to promote their food hygiene ratings on leaflets which enable customers to order by phone or online...
Going Digital to Create 350m New Exporters, Says DMCC’s ‘Future of...
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...
Neath Port Talbot Leader Welcomes Welsh and UK Government boost to...
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...
Swansea Council to open up more apprenticeships and work experience placements...
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...
OPPORTUNITY FOR TALKS WELCOMED BY CARMARTHENSHIRE
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 firms join together to enable more apprenticeships
Leading professional services and industry employers, Professional Bodies and training providers have come together to develop a new apprenticeship standard for the audit, accountancy...
A tax on house purchase is a tax on house building
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...
CALL FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROJECT IDEAS
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...
UK & London: Land of Opportunity Say US Tech Executives
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...
UK Businesses Putting Customers at Risk Through the Inadequate Disposal of...
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...
Hello Glampers!
A huge ‘glamping' village - built to promote Pembrokeshire as a destination to visit this summer - was the centrepiece of a recent holiday...
Stem cell engineering start-up moves to Wales to takes business to...
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...
One-In-Three Knowledge Workers Do Not Believe Their Roles Will Exist In...
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...
New supplier feedback service for procurement launched
A new supplier feedback service aimed to enable business to support the improvement of public sector procurement , has been launched by Finance and...
Public Health Bill will improve health of people in Wales
Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has outlined proposals to protect the health of people in Wales ahead of a debate today which...
BUSINESS AS USUAL AS WORK STARTS AT LLANELLI MARKET
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
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
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...
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
£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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
“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
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
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...
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
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
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
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...
As the Export Hub roadshow got underway on Monday 15 February on the first leg of a two week tour of Wales, Economy Minister...
