The £11 million Programme ARFOR, which aims to deliver an economic boost and strengthen the Welsh language across counties Gwynedd, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, and Anglesey, is now inviting applications to its Enterprising Communities Fund. The second phase of this pioneering Programme comes as part of the Cooperation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. Following on from the success of its first phase, the Programme is now open to tenders for the Enterprising Communities work...
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The Be Active Wales Fund offers grants from £300 to £50,000 for projects in Wales that intend to do at least one of the following: reduce inequality create long-term sustainability introduce new or different ways of operating For example, funding could be used to: upskill volunteers where clubs you have gaps in skills or experience buy equipment that allows more people to take part in sport develop new or different ways to deliver physical activity...
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 23 March 2023 to increase the Bank of England base rate to 4.25% from 4%. HMRC interest rates are linked to the Bank of England base rate. As a consequence of the change in the base rate, HMRC interest rates for late payment and repayment will increase. These changes will come into effect on: 3 April 2023 for quarterly instalment payments 13 April 2023 for non-quarterly...
Energy Systems Catapult has developed a Place-based Net Zero Toolkit for local authorities, energy networks, businesses, communities and innovators to accelerate zero carbon solutions. Each local place is unique and the right decarbonisation strategy will depend on the geography, building types, energy infrastructure, energy demand, resources, urban growth plans and low carbon ambitions of the local community. The toolkit helps clean companies and communities flourish, combining cutting edge whole system models, tools, guides, case studies...
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £25 million in the best game-changing and world-leading ideas, designed for swift, successful commercialisation. Ideas need to be genuinely new and novel, not just disruptive within their sector. Your proposal must be business focused, with deliverable, realistic, adequately resourced plans to achieve return on investment, growth and market share following project completion. Applications can come from any area of technology and be applied...
The new system replaces making a proposal to alter the valuation of your non-domestic property. Regulations have been passed in the Senedd which enable Wales to move to the Check, Challenge and Appeal process. From 01 April 2023 ratepayers in Wales will be required to follow the Check Challenge Appeal process and will use the Valuation Office Agency’s Check and Challenge digital service. Ratepayers can set up a Business Rates Valuation Account to: Check the...
Agriculture has the worst rate of deaths and injuries (per 100,000 workers) of all sectors in Great Britain. Incidents involving vehicles are the number one cause of deaths on British farms, killing 48 people in the past 5 years. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched the ‘Work Right Agriculture. Your farm. Your future’ campaign. It highlights simple vehicle safety advice to help keep everyone on the farm safe. HSE want to make 2023...
The UK Government has announced an additional bank holiday for 2023 in honour of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The bank holiday will fall on Monday 8 May following the coronation on Saturday 6 May. People across the country and the Commonwealth are invited to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort over a weekend of special events from 6 to 8 May. There are...
The Climate Action Fund will support communities across the UK to take action on climate change and aims to reduce the carbon footprint of communities. The communities will demonstrate what is possible when people take the lead in tackling climate change. Area: UK-wide. Suitable for: Community and voluntary organisations, charities, public sector, working in Partnerships. Funding size: Up to £1.5 million over 2 to 5 years, with most projects between £300,000 and £500,000. Development grants...
The Celtic Freeport in Milford Haven and Port Talbot and Anglesey Freeport on Ynys Môn have been chosen as Wales’ first freeports, helping to create tens of thousands of new jobs in the green industries of the future, the Welsh and UK governments announced today (22 March 2023). In May 2022, the Welsh Government reached an agreement with the UK Government to establish a freeport programme in Wales. Following a bidding process, the Welsh and...