IMPACT AREA
THE UK’S FIRST WELLBEING REGION
We think people and businesses should play to their strengths and focus on what they’re best at. The same goes for the region! What we have here in South West Wales is an amazing natural environment, brilliant quality of life, friendly communities… and the opportunity to make Well-Being our unique selling point, our regional brand, and our shared purpose.
That’s what all of you have been telling us you want, and so that’s our mission for the region – to build our shared identity as the home of Well-Being in the UK, implementing the values of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, doing things differently, following our own path, and putting the well-being of people and planet at the heart of everything.
Black Pound Day to officially launch across Wales in December
Swansea Council has become the first local authority officially endorse the initiative. One of Wales’ most high-profile black entrepreneurs has praised Swansea Council for being the first local authority to publicly support Black Pound Day – and has called on other...
Kickstart Scheme
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/kickstart-scheme As an approved Gateway for the Government’s £2bn Kickstart programme aimed at helping young people back into employment, Pembrokeshire College is urging businesses to get in touch. The Kickstart Scheme...
4theRegion forms partnership ready to help new businesses make the right connections
A new collaboration is set to give student entrepreneurs a valuable networking boost as they launch their business ideas. 4theRegion has teamed up with Swansea University’s School of Management to create Starting Up in the Region. Here at 4theRegion we've already been...
Two more Swansea schools install solar in time for Wales Climate Week…and more are on the way!
Portmead and Glyncollen Primary schools have just both had solar panel systems installed, adding to the three other schools with solar installed by Egni Co-op in September. A 30 kWp system consisting of 80 panels has been installed at Portmead and a 24 kWp system with...
No ‘one size fits all’ solution to protecting conservation sites from pollutants
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) today published evidence showing local action is the most effective way to protect nature conservation sites from nitrogen pollution. The findings come from its ‘Nitrogen Futures’ project, which indicates while...
Share your views on shaping the future of the Mid and South West Wales economies
Economy Minister Ken Skates is encouraging everyone in Mid and South West Wales to have their say on how the economies of both regions should look in the future. The Welsh Government, supported by the Co-production Network for Wales, is working with partners in Mid...
University’s double success at diabetes awards
A Swansea University honorary senior tutor and a master’s student have been honoured for their dedication to diabetes care at a major UK healthcare awards. Dr Rose Stewart, who lectures on the MSc Diabetes Practice course at the University’s Medical School, won the...
Launch of Manifesto for The Future – “Let’s Create the Future Together”
With less than 200 days to go until the Senedd Election, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Sophie Howe is proud to launch her Manifesto for the Future, providing a reminder to politicians of their duty to respond to young people’s calls for change. She said...
Neath Port Talbot among best in Britain for tree cover
Neath Port Talbot is among the top ten areas in Britain and the best in Wales for having the most tree cover, a new research project has found. Bluesky International, an aerial survey company which carried out the work with the help of mapping specialist Esri UK, say...
Welsh Government announces new funding for Awel Aman Tawe to enable community wellbeing
The Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt, has announced Welsh Government funding of £900k for improvements to community-based facilities through the Community Facilities Programme which includes Awel Aman Tawe’s Hwb y Gors project in the village of Cwmgors in...