The UK government’s flagship renewable energy support scheme is now open to applications, with £285 million available a year for building the next generation of Great Britain’s green energy projects. Renewable energy projects across Great Britain can now bid for funding in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, which is aiming to secure 12GW of electricity capacity – more renewable capacity than the previous 3 rounds combined. The additional offshore wind...
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Have you ever seen or heard something out of order happen at work? Have you ever heard a work colleague or friend make a dodgy comment but not sure how to call it out? A new campaign calling on the public to challenge assumptions about harassment against women - often wrongly seen as ‘harmless’ - has launched across Wales. The Welsh Government wants to help raise awareness amongst Wales’ different communities of the behaviours associated...
New requirements will be introduced for importing some SPS goods, such as meat or plants, to Great Britain from the EU from 1 January 2022. Pre-notification will be required for imports to Great Britain of most products of animal origin, animal by-products, high risk food not of animal origin and regulated plants and plant products from the EU. Businesses (or a representative acting on their behalf) importing these goods from the EU may be required...
The Welsh Government is working with Monmouthshire Building Society to accelerate the establishment and roll-out of a community bank, Banc Cambria, across Wales, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething. The Welsh Government’s Programme for Government includes a commitment to support the creation of a Community Bank for Wales, in order to seek to address the market failure in relation to the gap in provision, the effectiveness and the quality of banking services in Wales. An increasing number...
BioAccelerate is AberInnovation’s investment-readiness accelerator programme for early-stage businesses and startups designed to help you bring your innovative idea to fruition. Applications are now open to individuals or groups who wish to develop a new product or service in the bioscience, healthcare, agri-tech or food and drink sectors. There is £60,000 in Innovation support available. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 21 December 2021. For further information visit https://aberinnovation.com/en/our-community/bioaccelerate
Urgent plans are being put in place to further accelerate the booster programme as new evidence has emerged showing two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are not enough to offer protection against the new omicron variant. But the booster dose is vital in improving protection against the fast-moving variant. For further information visit Gov.Wales
The December edition of the Employer Bulletin brings you all the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers and payroll agents. There is important information on: PAYE – there is important information for those who pay employees early for Christmas, and advice on how to prevent and correct payroll errors UK Transition and the recently agreed UK-Swiss Convention on Social Security coordination which came into force on 1 November 2021 coronavirus (COVID-19) summary of...
Having recently celebrated our 10th anniversary of redistributing surplus food; FareShare Cymru want to speak with food and drink businesses who experience issues with food surplus, and want to tackle their carbon footprint. FareShare Cymru turns an environmental problem into a social solution, by working with partners in the food and drink industry to divert their edible surplus food to vulnerable people around Wales. We work with over 150 community groups and charities, providing them...
The First Minister is urging everyone to have their COVID-19 booster vaccine as he warned Wales is facing a new wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant. The First Minister will say, at his regular 21-day review press conference, to be held on Friday (December 10 2021), that even though only a handful of cases of Omicron have so far been confirmed in Wales, we must be prepared for cases to rise quickly and...
The Be Mighty Recyclers campaign is back to encourage everyone to keep recycling this Christmas. During the festive season we create more waste than any other time of year. With the extra food we consume to the mountain of packaging from Christmas gifts, it’s a prime opportunity to recycle everything we can. Find out more on https://walesrecycles.org.uk/