Thomas Cook increases flights from Cardiff Airport
Thomas Cook has announced an addition of over 29,000 extra seats on flights from Cardiff Airport for summer 2019. This is a 22% increase in capacity and the airline is introducing a larger Airbus A321 to its services from Cardiff. For the first time since 2012, Thomas...
read moreIndependent businesses building for the future
Four independent businesses in Swansea are coming together to help the construction sector across South Wales. The four companies, all second generation, family-run organisations, have teamed up to offer customers an end to end service that covers everything from tool...
read moreGovernment funding helps provide jobs boost for Llanelli automotive workers
Welsh Government funding will help create 85 jobs in Llanelli a month after 220 jobs were to be lost in the same industry . The funding of £4.4m will see Calsonic Kansei, which develops and produces cutting edge electric vehicle technology at their Llanelli plant,...
read moreLocal school pupils scoop prestigious DVLA prizes
Pupils from Blaenbaglan Primary School are celebrating scooping first prize in a prestigious national programming competition organised by Swansea’s DVLA. A team of budding computer programmers from the school in Port Talbot have been busy all term designing their own...
read moreNew four-star hotel will be built in Mumbles
New four-star hotel accommodation is coming to Mumbles as part of the second phase of the Oyster Wharf scheme. Work on the 16-room development at Tivoli Walk is expected to start next March, and will take around nine months to complete. The hotel rooms will be set...
read moreCity Deal Briefing in Llanelli & Government Review Announced
Businesses assembled at Parc Y Scarlets yesterday for a City Deal update from the region’s four Councils. On the same day, news came from the office of Ken Skates, Assembly Minister for Economy & Transport, that City Deal is now going to be subject to a “rapid...
read moreSwansea copperworks: Big hopes for Musgrave engine
A team of volunteers are going full steam ahead at restoring a 100-year-old steam engine to its former glory. Swansea University are co-ordinating the project to restore the Musgrave engine which once powered the mills at the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks. The engine has...
read moreA real life game of Cluedo is coming to Swansea and you can take part
You can play a real life game of Cluedo in Swansea next year. Sneaky Finders is taking place in the city centre on Saturday, March 23 from 10am and it costs £36 to enter a team. Run by CluedUpp, the event is their latest virtual detective adventure and perhaps their...
read moreBusinesses urged to get together and think local
A new group aims to help trade thrive in one of Swansea's most historic communities. Regeneration Morriston is due to host an event - Morriston Business Hub - this week and organisers are urging the enterprise community to attend. The activity is being driven by...
read moreUWTSD to host an Enterprise Hub at Yr Egin
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is delighted to announce that it will host one of four new Enterprise Hubs in Wales at its campus in Carmarthen as part of the Welsh Government’s drive to support business entrepreneurs. With the hub locations...
read moreArena’s main construction work due to start in mid-2019
Work on Swansea's eagerly anticipated digital arena complex is on track. Main construction work on the major regeneration scheme - known as Swansea Central Phase One - is planned to start in the middle of next year. The project is due to be complete by the end of...
read moreTransformation plan for Llandeilo’s former market hall
Llandeilo's derelict former market hall is to be transformed in to a rural centre for employment and events, creating up to 45 new jobs in the town. Carmarthenshire County Council is behind exciting plans to bring the historic building back in to use. Agreed by...
read moreLeon Britton aiming to turn former 360 cafe in Swansea into a sports bar and academy
<![CDATA[ Former Swansea City player Leon Britton is spearheading a new sports academy set to open on Swansea’s beachfront. The new sports, restaurant and coffee bar venue, named 'Seven' in honour of Leon’s shirt number, will replace the former 360 café. It will...
read moreMassive £40 million student flats development to be built next to Fabian Way in Swansea’s SA1
<![CDATA[ A relieved developer has welcomed the approval of a 645-bed student flat scheme in Swansea's SA1, and said it should be ready by September, 2020. David Caplan, senior partner at Crown Student Living, said the £40 million riverside scheme would mainly...
read moreIconic Swansea site given new lease of life
Swansea's historic Powerhouse building within the Hafod Morfa Copperworks site will be transformed thanks to £3,567,400 from the National Lottery. The multi million pound grant will pave the way for world-famous Welsh brand Penderyn Whisky to expand - whilst keeping...
read moreFunding green light for Wales International Coastal Centre
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Lord Elis-Thomas, will visit Saundersfoot to announce £4 million of European Funding for a new Wales International Coastal Centre. Final sign off of funding for improvements to 11 ‘must-visit’ destinations across...
read more£1.7 million EU funds to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has today announced £1.7 million of EU funding to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector. The EU funding will support small and medium-sized enterprises to maximise the use of advanced technology to create new and improved processes and...
read moreFirst Minister officially opens Canolfan S4C Yr Egin
Canolfan S4C Yr Egin – the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s new creative and digital centre - was opened officially yesterday by the Rt. Hon. Carwyn Jones, AM, First Minister of Wales. First Minister, Carwyn Jones, said: “We are pleased to be backing this...
read moreOnline retail giant looking for 1,000 Christmas workers in Swansea Bay
<![CDATA[ Amazon is looking for 1,000 workers to fill seasonal roles at its Swansea Bay Fulfilment Centre. The online retail giant has said it plans all year round to ensure it can keep up with demand during the Christmas period. The 1,000 roles at the Jersey...
read more£1.5 million secured for innovative homes in Swansea
New council homes set to be built in Swansea will now benefit from innovative energy saving design and features. Swansea Council has successfully bid for £1.5million of funding from the Welsh Government's Innovative Housing Programme (IHP), which will be used to...
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