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From reimagining outdoor lighting to designing a planting tool that makes gardening accessible to people with mobility issues, 18-year-old Dylan Draper from Aberdare has turned creativity into opportunity through the Innovation Awards - a joint initiative between the Welsh Government’s Innovation team and Wales’s awarding body, WJEC. A former pupil at St John Baptist Church in Wales High School in Aberdare, Dylan is now completing a civil engineering apprenticeship with Arup, one of the UK’s...

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12 January 2026

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13 January 2026

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Thousands of people across Wales are missing out on financial support they're entitled to, and a single phone call could change that. Around £1 billion in benefits goes unclaimed in Wales every year, and the Welsh Government’s Claim What’s Yours campaign is urging people to check what they can claim, with free, confidential support from Advicelink Cymru. Since 2020, more than £10.5 million has been returned to people across Wales thanks to previous winter campaigns...

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12 January 2026

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12 January 2026

Millions of taxpayers have less than one month to file their Self Assessment tax return by the 31 January 2026 deadline. A wide range of online help and support is available on GOV.UK to help people fill in and file their tax return. The easiest way to pay is through the HMRC app . Customers can also set up notifications in the app to ensure they know when payments are due so they don’t miss...

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12 January 2026

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12 January 2026

Something Different Wholesale is embracing AI to supercharge its operations

Welsh Government funding of £2.1 million will see dedicated support made available to help SMEs across Wales adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and maximise the benefits of its potential. The funding will empower Welsh SMEs, entrepreneurs and microbusinesses to integrate AI into their business practices ethically and effectively, enhancing productivity, innovation, and competitiveness. The Business Wales service will receive £600,000 to develop and deliver an AI awareness and adoption support programme – implementing recommendations from recent...

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12 January 2026

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12 January 2026

Welsh Government funding of up to £1.85 million is now being made available to boost the marine, fisheries and aquaculture industry in Wales. The scheme aims to ensure sustainable growth in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and help coastal communities prosper. The application window begins on 7 January 2026 and will remain open for 12 weeks, closing on 31 March. 2026 A wide range of activities can be supported through the scheme under 11 separate...

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9 January 2026

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9 January 2026

Hauliers and fleet operators will access discounts of up to £120,000 on new electric trucks thanks to an additional £18 million announced by the UK Government to increase the Plug-in Truck Grant until March 2026. See the list of electric and hybrid vehicles eligible for a plug-in grant . For further information please select the following link: Boost for British business as government slashes cost of electric lorries by up to £120,000 - GOV.UK...

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9 January 2026

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9 January 2026

The Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks will award up to £300 million in capital grant funding to build UK manufacturing capacity for key constrained components in offshore wind and enabling electricity networks sectors. Growth in demand for offshore wind and electricity networks components is outpacing supply chain capacity, resulting in bottlenecks, longer lead times, higher project costs and project delays. The Fund will target investment towards the most constrained...

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8 January 2026

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8 January 2026

Join the fully funded crime prevention event focused on businesses in North Wales taking place in Wrexham on 5 February 2026, looking at how to keep businesses safe from crime. Organised in partnership by North Wales Police’s Cybercrime Team, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales and the Welsh Government. Topics covered will include: supply chain threats the emerging threats of AI cyber essentials for businesses physical...

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8 January 2026

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8 January 2026

Live and forthcoming opportunities in the Horizon Europe Work Programmes 2025. This document summarises live and forthcoming opportunities in the Horizon Europe Work Programmes. Details were drawn from the EU Funding & Tenders portal (‘portal’) as of 18 December 2025 and have been checked for their accuracy as far as is possible. For the latest and full details on the calls listed, please refer to the portal for the most up to date information. For...

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7 January 2026

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7 January 2026

Working with Community Foundation Wales the South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) has been created to support young entrepreneurs (aged 18 to 30) to invest in their business venture and/or support them to take their business to the next level. The priority for this fund is to support those with less advantage in their early life, who face barriers to investing in their business and who may not be able to generate funding from other sources...

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7 January 2026

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7 January 2026

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