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Wales’s already impressive recycling record is set to improve thanks to a new law that has been passed in the Senedd this week. The Workplace Recycling Regulations will require all business, public and third sector workplaces to separate key recyclable materials in the way that householders already do across most of Wales. The law will come into force on 6 April 2024 and will increase recycling and reduce the amount of waste sent for incineration...

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6 December 2023

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6 December 2023

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Help the Mental Health Foundation change how people see mental health and win up to £600! Their research has shown that people often feel like that they can’t relate to the images that the media use when they talk about the things that can help our mental health. With your help, the Mental Health Foundation want to change that. They’re creating a freely-available library of images that represent real people looking after their mental health...

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6 December 2023

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6 December 2023

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The UK Government will introduce a plan to deliver cuts in net migration including the following: from next spring increase the earning threshold for overseas workers by nearly 50% from its current position of £26,200 to £38,700 increase the minimum income required for British citizens and those settled in the UK who want their family members to join them tighten the Health and Care visa end the 20% going rate salary discount for shortage occupations...

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6 December 2023

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6 December 2023

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The Welsh Government Explore Export Wales conferences are being held on Thursday 14 March 2024 at the Cardiff City Stadium and Thursday 21 March 2024 at the Village Hotel – Chester, St David’s, Ewloe. The conferences bring together the Welsh Export Ecosystem in one place to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of exporting. With experts from across the world attending delegates can benefit from one-to-one meetings with overseas market representatives from Japan in...

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5 December 2023

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5 December 2023

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Volunteering Wales Grants is a scheme funded by the Welsh Government to promote and improve volunteering in Wales. Volunteering is one of the national wellbeing indicators tracking Wales progress against the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act goals. To embed volunteering, create high quality volunteering opportunities, and engage young people, the Welsh Government have funded three key schemes under Volunteering Wales: Volunteering Wales Main Grant Scheme Volunteering Wales Strategic Grant Scheme – if you would...

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5 December 2023

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6 December 2023

Beat the festive rush and get all your letters and parcels in the post on time. Allow plenty of time for posting and post items and gifts for Christmas early, particularly for International deliveries: This year’s latest recommended posting dates below: Monday 18 December 2023 – 2nd Class, 2nd Class Signed For Tuesday 19 December 2023 – 1st Class, 1st Class Signed For Wednesday 20 December 2023 – Royal Mail Tracked 48®** Thursday 21 December...

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5 December 2023

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5 December 2023

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The UK’s Online Safety Act has recently become law, and as the independent regulator, Ofcom has recently published their first major consultation on implementing the new rules, including draft codes of practice and guidance. Businesses are invited to a series of webinars which will cover Ofcom’s proposals on how online services should approach the new duties relating to illegal content. You can check if the new rules are likely to apply to you. This webinar...

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4 December 2023

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4 December 2023

The Local Places for Nature Capital Fund is a grant scheme intended to enable areas of highest deprivation, peri-urban/urban communities, and/or those with least access to nature in Wales to restore and enhance nature 'on your doorstep'. Is this the right programme for you? Is your organisation looking to acquire, restore and enhance nature in Wales? Will your project transform nature where people live, work and spend their leisure time? Do you require a grant...

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4 December 2023

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4 December 2023

If you are doing things differently then you will have some so called 'intellectual property'. It's part of what gives you your edge in the marketplace. So protect it - before someone else steals it. Examine the possibility of using patents, design right, registered design, trademark, copyright and confidentiality agreements. Sure there is a price tag - but investing in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection may be one of the best investments you ever make...

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1 December 2023

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1 December 2023

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New legislation has today (November 28, 2023) been passed in the Senedd, giving the Welsh Government greater powers to improve air quality and reduce noise pollution across Wales. The World Health Organisation has described air pollution as the world’s largest single environmental health risk and noise pollution as the second largest risk in Western Europe. The Bill, which was introduced to the Senedd in March 2023, implements measures that contribute to improvements in the quality...

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1 December 2023

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1 December 2023

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