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You can nominate businesses or companies for the Eisteddfod Legacy Business Awards 2024. The categories are: Use of Welsh Visible use of Welsh Special award Local Diolch award Croeso i’r ŵyl award The closing date for nominations is Friday 8 November, and the shortlist will be published on Monday 18 November, to mark 100 days since the Rhondda Cynon Taf National Eisteddfod. The awards will be presented at a special breakfast ceremony at the Lido...
First published
16 October 2024
Last updated
16 October 2024
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The Wales Book of the Year Award is an annual prize celebrating outstanding literary talent from Wales across many genres and in both English and Welsh. There are twelve awards in total with a collective prize fund of £14,000. In both Welsh and English there are four category winners, one People’s Choice winner and one overall winner. Submissions are now open for the 2025 award. Publishers and self-published authors are invited to read the eligibility...
First published
16 October 2024
Last updated
16 October 2024
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Living wage week takes place from 4 November to 10 November 2024 and is the annual celebration of the Living Wage movement in the UK. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate that is voluntarily paid by over 15,000 UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a wage which meets everyday needs – like the weekly shop, or a surprise trip to the dentist. What happens in living wage week? Events up...
First published
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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On Diwrnod Shwmae Su’mae, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford has urged community groups to apply for funding to help the Welsh language thrive from the Perthyn Small Grants Scheme. Community groups are able to apply for a small grant to help them set up a new social enterprise, and/or community-led housing projects. The grant aims to create economic opportunities, provide affordable housing, and support Welsh-speaking communities with high numbers of...
First published
15 October 2024
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15 October 2024
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Show Racism the Red Card's annual Wear Red Day (WRD) will be taking place on Friday 18 October 2024. WRD is a national day of action which encourages schools, businesses and individuals to wear red and donate money to help facilitate the delivery of anti-racism education for young people and adults. Every penny raised during WRD enables the campaign to work with more young people and adults across the UK to challenge racism in society...
First published
15 October 2024
Last updated
15 October 2024
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The Small Business Commissioner , with the support of the Department of Business and Trade, will be launching a new Fair Payment Code later in 2024. The new Code will reward business for adopting fair payment practices for suppliers of all sizes and small suppliers in particular. The new Code will include a set of fair payment principles that companies are required to sign up to, as well as three award categories: Gold – For...
First published
15 October 2024
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15 October 2024
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The First Minister Eluned Morgan will meet multinational businesses and investors at the International Investment Summit in London today. The Summit is the UK Government’s flagship investment event, bringing together 300 industry leaders to discuss investment and showcase the strengths that exist across the UK nations. The First Minister will meet current and prospective investors to Wales at the Summit. Wales is home to 1,480 foreign-owned companies, employing almost 175,000 people, including in growth industries...
First published
14 October 2024
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14 October 2024
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Get Online Week is Good Things' annual digital inclusion campaign. It's been held every year since 2007 and is back for 2024 from 14 October to 20 October. The week aims to help tens of thousands of people discover the benefits of being online and build their confidence in using the internet through free, fun community events. If you’re an organisation and support your local community, consider hosting an event! Last year, over 865 events...
First published
14 October 2024
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14 October 2024
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World Food Day takes place on 16 October 2024. Governments, the private sector, farmers, academia, civil society and individuals need to work together to ensure a greater variety of nutritious, affordable, accessible, safe, and sustainable foods in order to achieve food security and healthy diets for all. The private sector in all its forms plays an essential role in shaping the food environment towards affordable, healthy diets and ultimately contributing to a better future for...
First published
14 October 2024
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14 October 2024
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Organisations are invited to apply for support from the Actif North Wales Innovation Fund of up to £50,000 for projects based in North Wales to increase the number of young women and girls who are active every day. Young women and girls face many challenges when it comes to being active and understanding these barriers is an important starting point when trying to increase participation levels. Actif North Wales are looking for applications that will...
First published
11 October 2024
Last updated
11 October 2024

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