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Matthew Davies, a Team Manager at Merthyr Tydfil Children’s Service
A social worker from Blaenau Gwent has created an award-winning app with the potential to revolutionise social services operating in Wales and beyond. Matthew Davies, a Team Manager at Merthyr Tydfil Children’s Service, has applied his 18 years of experience to build an app that addresses the challenges faced by social and support workers as they deliver essential services. While Matthew’s training, personal experience, and technology skills made him uniquely qualified to create the app...
First published
3 March 2025
Last updated
24 November 2025
Smart meter - measuring energy use
The UK Government is bringing forward strengthened support for millions of households to help pay their energy bills next winter. Due to global gas price spikes this winter and the continued impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the energy regulator Ofgem has announced today (Tuesday 25 February 2025) an increase in the energy price cap for April to June 2025. This price is set independently of the government, reflecting changes in wholesale prices and global...
First published
3 March 2025
Last updated
3 March 2025
Muslim family gathered in Ramadan
In the UK there are a wide range of different religions that both employers and employees may need to have some understanding of and how they may occasionally affect the workplace. One of the holiest months of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, spiritual reflection, and community. Muslims follow a lunar calendar and Ramadan is expected to begin Friday 28 February 2025 or Saturday 1 March...
First published
3 March 2025
Last updated
3 March 2025
Declan Stuart
A Swansea-based artist has successfully channeled his talents into creating a company that has allowed him to overcome homelessness. With support from Business Wales, Declan Stuart, from Townhill, launched Unleashed Creations from his in-home studio. The artist specialises in pyrography, a freehand technique that sees creators burn detailed illustrations and portraits into wood. Declan discovered pyrography while he was experiencing homelessness in 2022, and receiving support from the homeless charity, Crisis. After supporting him to...
First published
28 February 2025
Last updated
11 November 2025
Dr Jacinta Tan
A retired doctor from Penarth has used her twenty years of experience to launch a digitally accessible workshop that helps individuals take charge of their own mental wellbeing. Former NHS Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Jacinta Tan, has overcome her own challenges following a long Covid diagnosis in 2021. Seeking ways to improve her own well-being, she realised that many people could benefit from additional psychiatric services to supplement care available from the NHS...
First published
28 February 2025
Last updated
27 November 2025
Nisien's Professor Pete Burnap, Lee Gainer and Tyrone Stuart with Economy Secretary Rebecca Evans
A unique partnership helping grow the Welsh economy by turning innovative ideas into reality using world class research continues to go from strength to strength. The Airbus Endeavr Wales programme, which recently celebrated 15 years of success, is a joint venture between Welsh Government, Airbus Defence and Space, and Cardiff University – representing the university sector in Wales. The Endeavr initiative, which gives universities and SMEs the opportunity to work with Airbus and develop innovative...
First published
28 February 2025
Last updated
28 February 2025
Entrepreneurs looking at a laptop
The Open University (OU) works with organisations to understand their challenges and provide solutions to skills shortages through the OU’s learning and development programmes. Entrepreneurs and start-ups are great vehicles for new ideas and solving problems, but you can still drive innovation in your own organisation by fostering intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurs drive change from within established businesses, learn new skills, refine processes and grow businesses into new markets. The OU’s free Intrapreneurship Series of webinars gives...
First published
28 February 2025
Last updated
28 February 2025
Woman biting a leek
The industry wide campaign #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste is returning for St. David’s Day 1 March 2025! This year we are encouraging consumers to Make it Welsh for St David’s Day. This campaign will be the biggest ever campaign to encourage Welsh and GB shoppers to celebrate with Food & Drink from Wales on our national day. As with previous campaigns, there is a new digital toolkit for you to use in your social media communications during...
First published
28 February 2025
Last updated
28 February 2025
Warehouse worker driving a vehicle
Vehicles at work continue to be one of the main causes of fatal and major injuries. The latest figures for 2023 to 2024 show that 25 workers were killed when struck by a moving vehicle: work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain . The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) workplace transport website has a range of guidance, advice and other resources to help reduce the risks and keep workers safe. You can also download relevant publications...
First published
27 February 2025
Last updated
27 February 2025
mother reading to her daughter
The Welsh Government has announced an extra £4.4 million a year to support the arts, culture and publishing sectors in Wales. The new funding, which is included in the Final Budget 2025 to 2026 - on top of increases announced in the Draft Budget – represents an 8.5% increase for the sector on last year’s revenue budget. And it is on top of £73.8 million allocated for capital projects which will help to protect and...
First published
27 February 2025
Last updated
27 February 2025

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