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.Â
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.
Swansea City unveil Ministry of Furniture as Official Club Partner
Swansea City has unveiled Ministry of Furniture as one of the club’s Official Club Partners for the 2020-21 Championship campaign. Ministry of Furniture, who emerged from the closure of the Port Talbot Remploy factory in 2013, have established a reputation for...
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...
Investment of £20m extends AgorIP project to 2023
The AgorIP Project which has helped the Welsh economy and innovation in west Wales to prosper over the last four years, has been extended to benefit all of Wales, with a total investment of more than £20m. AgorIP brings academics, clinicians and businesses together to...
Two trees you should be rooting for if you’re from Neath Port Talbot!
A tree in Gnoll Country Park which looks as if it is made up of human faces and another in Margam Country Park which graces the remains of historic Margam Abbey are two of just six short-listed for the annual Wales Tree of the Year Competition. Woodland Trust Coed...
University experts leading the way on pandemic research
Four Swansea University academics are part of major new research project investigating Covid-19 and what it can teach us about coping with future pandemics. Biagio Lucini, professor of physics and head of Mathematics Department, Mike Gravenor, Professor of...
A Brighter Future for Swansea Children
Young Dragons CIC are delighted to announce that their crowdfunding appeal to help young children develop enterprise skills has reached its target. The funding will be used to help support the Swansea Primary Enterprise Challenge, an annual event open to primary...
University innovation team helping to develop high-tech dementia aid
Swansea University innovation experts are helping to refine a high-tech device which is already making a vital difference to people living with dementia and their carers. Staff the Healthcare Technology Centre (HTC) have teamed up with Swansea-based CPR Global...
Community & Businesses Rally to Support (World Class) Skatepark Development
The Mumbles Skatepark Association (MSA) The Mumbles Skatepark Association (MSA) was formed to advise on and raise funds to support the redevelopment of the current Llwynderw site on the promenade of Swansea Bay with a state of the art Skatepark, fit for all...
Recovering from Coronavirus: New ventilator can save lives and create jobs
UWTSD’s Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) together with a team of Swansea University doctors and engineers have designed a new ventilator that can be built quickly from local parts and – crucially - used even for patients with severe coronavirus. Until...