IMPACT AREA
DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT
We are focused on how people, communities and businesses can get more involved in shaping the future of our region, including the design and construction of major developments and strategic investments like the Swansea Bay City Deal. How can we make sure that major regional projects are delivered in a way that provides economic, social and environmental benefit over the long term? And how can we ensure that the well-being of people and planet is at the heart of decision-making?
Designs unveiled for pavilion café in city’s new arena parkland
Eye-catching designs have been unveiled for a café-restaurant that will stand at the heart of new parkland next to Swansea’s emerging indoor arena. They show that the pavilion-style attraction will stand close to the arena’s striking curved skin that will be...
Creative agency set to re-imagine key Swansea Market zone
A team of award-winning design specialists is to re-model a key area of Swansea Market. The experienced Tangent Partnership Ltd will work with Swansea Council, traders and the public to transform the venue’s central casual area into a new destination for people to...
Warm welcome for global launch of Swansea regeneration drive
A high-profile event to attract major investment to Swansea’s £1bn regeneration story has seen positive headlines being read around the world. The city’s Shaping Swansea launch was covered by journalists writing for a host of publications and websites seen by...
A bridge to Swansea’s future set to arrive this week
A £135m Swansea regeneration scheme is set to take a major step forward this week. The first four huge steel panels of a striking landmark bridge are due to arrive in the city where, with others that will follow, they will be expertly fitted together over the coming...
Global hunt ramps up for regeneration partner to shape Swansea
A formal worldwide search for a developer to help power Swansea city centre into a confident post-Covid future starts this week. The specialist high-quality investor or developer will work with Swansea Council to regenerate a number of major sites as part of the...
HMRC resumes investigations after COVID-19
Lee Bradley, Tax Director of Bevan Buckland LLP explains what to expect from tax probes in 2020/21. After temporarily pausing tax investigations as COVID-19 business support measures rolled out earlier this year, HMRC has restarted probes into businesses and...
Business Wales launches two new campaigns to encourage business start-up and growth post-Covid-19
Business Wales has simultaneously launched two new campaigns to help people overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Start-up campaign aims to reach everyone who wants to take control over their own work-life balance, re-start after Covid-19 or turn a...
New state-of the-art school to open with inspirational design
A new state-of the-art £6.9 million primary school in Gorseinon is ready to inspire a new generation of young people in September thanks to the dedication of two local businesses. The new development, on the corner of Parc-y-Werin, replaces the school’s original...
Construction firm praised for school scheme’s community benefits
Morgan Sindall Construction has been congratulated for its commitment to ensuring community benefits are delivered as part of its £27m contract to provide a new home for Neath’s Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School. To date, 213 local youngsters have engaged with the...
Neath Port Talbot start-ups urged to apply for part of £5m business fund
New businesses across Neath Port Talbot are being urged to apply for grants under the Welsh Government’s £5m start-up fund for new businesses dealing with the severe impact of coronavirus. The fund is now open to grant applications on a first-come-first-served basis...
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