More than 3,000 jobs were created in Wales over the last year thanks to inward investments, the best results recorded in five years, new figures published today (27 June 2023) show. The UK Department for Business and Trade annual report on Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the UK for 2022-23 published today shows the number of jobs created has returned to pre-Covid pandemic levels with 3,062 jobs created during the last year, up from 1,793...
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Find out about school uniform exchange and recycling schemes in Wales. Second-hand school uniforms can benefit all parents and carers, particularly those on low incomes or with large families. In addition, by extending the life of garments, schools can encourage sustainability and its wider environmental benefits. The ' School uniform and appearance: policy guidance for governing bodies' states that schools should have recycling and exchange schemes in place. There are different types of exchange and...
Whether you are a small business, school or other organisation Keep Wales Tidy can help you manage your waste equipment in a safe, compliant and environmentally friendly way. The ICT and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) reuse and recycling scheme is a partnership with A&LH Environment which enables you to dispose of all your unwanted equipment in one, all-encompassing collection service, in the knowledge you are minimising the impact and maximising your contribution to...
A Welsh Government scheme supported over 16,000 workers to upskill and retrain during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research has shown. The Personal Learning Accounts (PLA) Programme, a commitment in the Welsh Government’s Employability Plan, aims to support individuals on lower-incomes and those whose jobs are at risk to learn new skills, achieve new qualifications and help to rewrite their careers. Further education colleges across Wales offer courses through PLA in priority areas where there have...
New legislation to restrict the placement and price promotion of products high in fat, sugar and salt is to be introduced in Wales. The new law, which will be introduced in 2024 and will be rolled out across Wales by 2025, builds on the commitment to improve diets and help prevent obesity by restricting the ways foods high in fat, sugar or salt can be promoted. This will include volume-based promotions, such as multi-buys and...
The internet is a place where people can say things without revealing their real identity. This means that sometimes people use it to say mean and hurtful things to others. This is called online hate speech, and it's when someone says things online to make others feel bad because of who they are. There are certain things about a person that are protected from discrimination. These include things like their race, age, gender, disability, religion...
Reducing speed will not only save lives but will help build stronger, safer communities, Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters has said three months before the introduction of the default 20mph speed limit. Described as the ‘biggest step-change in community safety in a generation’, most streets in Wales that currently have a 30mph speed limit will switch to 20mph on Sunday, 17 September 2023. The change comes after four years of work with local authorities...
The Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS, has today (23 June 2023) approved Natural Resources Wales' (NRW’s) proposed regulatory charges for 2023-2024, and for NRW to make the necessary arrangements to implement these charges from 1 July 2023 in the following areas: Industry regulation Site based waste Water quality Water resources Reservoir compliance Introduction of species licensing charges NRW’s regulatory charges are designed to operate on a cost recovery basis to ensure it recovers...
The Welsh Government is making £200,000 available to help strengthen local journalism in Wales, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden has announced today (26 June 2023). The Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru has a commitment to fund existing and new enterprises to improve Welsh-based journalism to tackle the information deficit. Independent community media organisations are set to benefit from £100,000. The Welsh Public Interest News Accelerator is supporting up to ten organisations...