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Hay Festival has launched Writers at Work 2024, a creative development programme for emerging Welsh talent at Hay Festival (23 May - 2 June 2024) with the support of Literature Wales, funded by Arts Council of Wales. Offering a fully programmed week of creative development opportunities, Writers at Work allows the selected writers to engage in the main Festival events, to attend masterclasses and workshops with publishers, agents and, crucially, with established international artists. Deadline...

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14 February 2024

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15 February 2024

Person showing a horse at the Royal Welsh Show

The Royal Welsh Show 2024 will be held from 22 July to 25 July. Along with an exciting four-days of livestock competitions, with entries travelling from far and wide to compete, the show has something to interest everyone through its wide range of activities including forestry, horticulture, crafts, countryside sports, shopping, food and drink and a 12-hour programme each day of exciting entertainment, attractions and displays. The Royal Welsh Show has a huge range of...

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14 February 2024

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14 February 2024

Women in Cyber Wales are hosting a national cyber security conference for women and allies on 22 February 2024 at the ICC Wales, Newport. The event will celebrate the work that women are doing in the sector, showcasing their talent across a breadth of different roles and demonstrating the importance of an inclusive workforce. Sessions will include: current cyber security threats and challenges skills development leadership and mentoring growing your network an interactive Capture the...

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14 February 2024

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14 February 2024

The Institute of Director Wales, Director of the Year Awards, celebrates the achievements of the outstanding business leaders in our society. Hosted once a year, awards are given to those who excel in areas such as Sustainability, Agility and Resilience, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and more. Open to all – whether you’re an executive, non-executive, partner or even a chief constable – the awards want to hear about the work you’re doing as a senior...

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13 February 2024

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13 February 2024

A mum who has benefited from the expansion of the Welsh Government’s Flying Start programme has praised the scheme for the “head start” it has given her youngest child. Stephanie Thomas’ daughter attends Little Sprouts Day Nursery, in Neath, under the initiative and called the quality of provision “amazing”. The Welsh Government has achieved its latest target for phase 2 of the expansion of the programme with an extra 4,500 childcare places offered during 2023...

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13 February 2024

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13 February 2024

Raising awareness and reporting concerns of modern slavery and exploitation. The 2023 to 2024 UK Labour Market Enforcement Strategy has identified the care sector as a high-risk sector for labour market non-compliance. This includes modern slavery and other forms of labour abuse and presents a risk to workers and to people receiving care. Modern slavery is the illegal exploitation of people for personal or commercial gain. It is often an unseen crime and violates human...

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13 February 2024

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13 February 2024

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), as part of its latest review of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, has today (7 February 2024) published a statement recommending a spring booster for those citizens it considers would benefit most from being vaccinated. The primary aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to be the prevention of severe disease (hospitalisation and mortality) arising from COVID-19. The Committee...

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12 February 2024

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12 February 2024

The Insight Programme provides Welsh food and drink businesses with the latest insight to understand the grocery retail and out of home foodservice markets in Wales and GB. The programme also provides export market insight covering 50 countries worldwide. In addition to market data the Insight programme explores future trends and insights, to help Welsh businesses shape their plans to meet changing customer and consumer demands. Insight Conference 2024: From Challenge to Success This year's...

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12 February 2024

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12 February 2024

Companies House is aiming to introduce the first set of measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act on 4 March 2024. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act gives Companies House the power to play a more significant role in disrupting economic crime and supporting economic growth. The act received royal assent on 26 October 2023. What will change The first set of changes introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

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12 February 2024

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12 February 2024

The Green Business Loan Scheme is delivered in partnership with the Development Bank of Wales to help Welsh business go green. The scheme provides: Access to fully funded and part funded consultancy support that helps businesses understand their own path to decarbonisation Discounted fixed interest rates for energy efficiency measures and low carbon heat installations Patient capital, with upfront capital repayment holidays and a loan term linked to project payback For further information please select...

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11 February 2024

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14 February 2024

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