Creative Wales Production Funding is a discretionary scheme delivered via the Economy Futures Fund, where public funding is used to support the growth of Wales as a destination for the production of world class content. The funding will support Welsh based production and games development companies who are looking to develop productions intended for international audiences. It will also be used to attract high-end inward investment companies capable of boosting the local economy and leaving...
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The 2025 UK City of Culture is soon to be revealed. The winning location will be selected from a shortlist of 4 UK places which includes Bradford, County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County Borough. How to get involved Ahead of the winner being announced, there will be social media activity featuring Wrexham/Wrecsam County Borough through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) social media channels on Monday 23 May 2022. Bradford, County Durham, and...
Whether you work for yourself or you run a business with employees, cyber security needn't be a daunting challenge. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has advice and information for Small and medium sized organisations (SMEs). NCSC have recently launched their Cyber Security for Small Organisations and Top Tips for Staff awareness e-learning, both of these are enabled to allow you to integrate the package into your own organisation's training platform. For further information on...
Do you know to protect your business name, your products, website content and more? Your Intellectual Property (IP) is one of your most important business assets and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) want to help businesses across the UK protect and make the most of theirs. The IPO are running bitesize webinars explaining each IP right and the process of applying. This month they are running webinars on 26 May 2022, you can sign up...
Cloud security guidance refreshed to support small businesses to large organisations moving to cloud-based services. The refreshed guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – will help organisations support the secure migration of their data and online services into the cloud. Public and private sector organisations are increasingly utilising the benefits of cloud solutions to streamline their operations, and the updated Cloud Security Guidance has been made more accessible to...
Hauliers serving music concerts, sports and cultural events will be able to move their vehicles freely between Great Britain and the EU thanks to new measures for the haulage sector the UK Government has announced. Designed in consultation with the live music, performing arts and sports sectors, the new dual registration measure is expected to come into force from late summer 2022. It will apply to specialist hauliers that transport equipment for cultural events, such...
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has urged all those eligible for the Spring Covid-19 booster to take up their offer of the vaccine before 30 June 2022. A deadline of 30 June 2022 has been introduced to ensure all those eligible for the spring booster will have a long-enough interval between this and the autumn 2022 booster, if they are also eligible. An announcement by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) about which groups...
From 2 to 5 June 2022 communities will be coming together to enjoy the extended bank holiday weekend. It is likely that this occasion will be the first time many communities get together since before the outbreak of COVID-19. The Food Standards Agency has created tailored guidance to support those holding parties and serving food, with the aim of minimising risk and ensuring food is safe to eat for all - so everyone can fully...
Check a list of recent letters from HMRC to help you decide if a letter you've received is a scam. Contents: Letter OCA300 — repayment of Student Loan deductions Overpaid Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants Research about employee experience of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Research about the digitisation of Child Benefit Refund of Income Tax from changes to your Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant Other letters you should check If your letter...
Getting people out of cars and on to bikes is the aim of a £50 million investment announced by Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters. As part of the investment announced, all local authorities will receive a minimum of £500,000 with additional allocations having been awarded based on the outcome of a competitive application process. A list of local authorities and amounts awarded can be found on the Welsh Government website: Active travel fund and...