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Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Rebecca Evans Attending the Welsh Government’s National Tourism Summit at Venue Cymru in Llandudno

Tourism and hospitality have been praised as the "lifeblood of the Welsh economy" that create jobs and drive growth. Attending the Welsh Government’s National Tourism Summit at Venue Cymru in Llandudno yesterday (Thursday, 27 March 2025), the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Rebecca Evans, said she valued the sector’s insight and wanted to learn from the attendees’ years of experience on the front line. The event, which welcomed guests from Wales, across the...

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28 March 2025

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28 March 2025

The Clothworkers’ Foundation funds charities registered in the UK, Community Interest Companies, and other UK not-for-profit organisations. In order to meet the eligibility criteria, you must be able to demonstrate that the work of your organisation fits within one or more of the ten programme areas, and that at least 50% of service users benefiting from the capital project are from one or more of those groups. The ten programme areas are: Communities Experiencing Racial...

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28 March 2025

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28 March 2025

The Celtic Freeport has been officially launched bringing significant inward investment to South West Wales and thousands of new jobs a step closer. The freeport covers the ports at Milford Haven and Port Talbot and spans clean energy developments, fuel terminals, a power station, heavy engineering and the steel industry across South West Wales. Within the freeport area businesses are offered significant UK Government and Welsh Government tax breaks and customs exemptions to encourage investment...

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27 March 2025

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27 March 2025

The Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme gave us the tools to scale strategically, seize new opportunities, and deliver success on our terms. Mallows Beverages, a Tonyrefail-based premium beverage company, has built a reputation for quality and innovation in the competitive food and drink sector. The company has scaled rapidly, earning industry recognition and expanding its global reach. Behind this success lies a strategic partnership with the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP), which provides tailored...

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27 March 2025

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3 December 2025

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The International Day of Zero Waste, 30 March, facilitated jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), highlights the importance of bolstering waste management globally and the need to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns to address the waste pollution crisis. Every year, humanity generates between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste. Without urgent action, the annual waste generation will hit 3.8 billion tonnes by...

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27 March 2025

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27 March 2025

The Fore funds small charities that make a big impact and offer unrestricted funding of up to £30,000 to help applicants grow, strengthen, become more efficient or resilient. The grants programme is open to: Registered Charities (including those constituted as charitable trusts, charitable unincorporated associations, charitable incorporated organisations and charitable companies limited by guarantee) Charitable Incorporated Organisations Community Interest Companies (CICs) limited by guarantee, or Community Benefit Societies Registration will be open for one week...

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27 March 2025

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27 March 2025

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The UK Government has published its Spring Statement. For information please visit: Spring Statement 2025 - GOV.UK

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26 March 2025

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26 March 2025

Lab by Transport For Wales Accelerator is a 10-week programme designed to take your start-up from ideation to product launch and deploy your solution across Transport for Wales. The programme is for any organisation, entrepreneur, start-up or a scale-up business that has a product or idea that can provide a solution to any of the following challenge areas: Media Specific Challenges as outlined by Media Cymru (Applicants for these challenges must be based in Wales)...

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26 March 2025

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26 March 2025

One of Wales’ leading providers of tyre services is set to open a new facility that will give new life to old tyres, with Welsh Government support. Tuf Treads, in Carmarthenshire, will save old tyres from landfill by using them to produce premium re-treaded tyres using latest manufacturing technology. Re-treading gives suitable tyres a new start once the original tread is worn away. Based at Cross Hands Strategic Employment Site, the new factory will see...

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26 March 2025

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26 March 2025

The Home Office have published updated statutory guidance for businesses on how to tackle modern slavery in supply chains and how to report this transparently in modern slavery statements. Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, businesses who operate in the UK and have a turnover of £36 million or more must report annually on the steps they have taken to tackle modern slavery in their operations and global supply chains. Businesses must...

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26 March 2025

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26 March 2025

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