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The Wales Book of the Year Award is an annual prize celebrating outstanding literary talent from Wales across many genres and in both English and Welsh. There are twelve awards in total with a collective prize fund of £14,000. In both Welsh and English there are four category winners, one People’s Choice winner and one overall winner. Submissions are now open for the 2024 award. Publishers and self-published authors are invited to read the eligibility...

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2 November 2023

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2 November 2023

Before any important interaction with individuals or groups of people, you must avoid launching yourself into the situation without being totally prepared. This preparation involves doing your research into the subject matter and getting into the right mindset. First you need to ask yourself if you’re totally conversant with the messages that you want to give and whether you have made the necessary preparation. It’s vital that you come across as being confident and informed...

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1 November 2023

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1 November 2023

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Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charity’s work. Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference. This year Trustees week takes place from 6 November to 10 November 2023. Events all around...

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1 November 2023

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1 November 2023

Last year, as part of the wider commitment to end homelessness in Wales, the Welsh Government announced a number of steps to support people in social rented accommodation as part of an agreement with local authorities and Registered Social Landlords. Climate Change Minister Julie James has announced a continuation of that support from social landlords as well as a new maximum social rent uplift cap of 6.7% from April 2024. The rent settlement for 2024-25...

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1 November 2023

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1 November 2023

There are 1.8 billion disabled people in the world, representing 17% of the population and the spending power of disabled people worldwide is estimated at $13 trillion, increasing by 14% per annum. Purple Tuesday is a global social movement and the #1 brand for improving the customer experience for disabled people and their families 365 days a year. Get involved Organisations must make one new commitment to improve their accessibility and practice, implement the improvement...

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31 October 2023

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31 October 2023

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‘Launchpad: net zero industry, south-west Wales’ - a partner project which builds on the success of the region’s well-established south Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) - is set to benefit from up to £7.5 million of new investment to drive the area’s innovation and business growth in renewable technologies. Businesses and researchers from across Wales and the UK can benefit from the Launchpads programme - providing their project has a direct impact on the south-west Wales...

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31 October 2023

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2 November 2023

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A number of singles use plastics have been banned from being supplied in Wales today. The move follows a Welsh Government commitment to ‘embed our response to the climate and nature emergency in everything we do’ The purpose of the new law is to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into our environment by prohibiting the supply of certain single-use plastic products. Climate Change Minister Julie James explained the Act forms part of the Welsh...

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30 October 2023

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5 February 2024

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Living wage week takes place from 6 November to 12 November 2023 and is the annual celebration of the Living Wage movement in the UK. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate that is voluntarily paid by over 14,000 UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a wage which meets everyday needs – like the weekly shop, or a surprise trip to the dentist. What happens in living wage week? Events up...

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30 October 2023

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30 October 2023

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The first piece of Welsh-specific procurement legislation received Royal Assent on 24 May. The Act aims to enhance the well-being of the people of Wales by improving public services through social partnership working, promoting fair work and socially responsible public procurement. On procurement, the Act places a statutory duty on certain public bodies to consider socially responsible public procurement, to set objectives in relation to well-being goals, and to publish a procurement strategy . It...

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30 October 2023

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30 October 2023

Aerial drone view of turbines at a large onshore windfarm on a green hillside (Pen y Cymoedd, Wales)

A premier opportunity to get up to speed and connect with all the key players in the Welsh renewables sector. Future Energy Wales is the only dedicated event of its kind where attendees will: Gain Insight – into the latest industry trends and policy affecting Wales  Connect – with 500+ industry professionals across the renewables sector Network at our exclusive conference dinner event Raise your profile – in front of senior decision-makers from industry and the...

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27 October 2023

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1 November 2023

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