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Two UWTSD Fine Art graduates win places on the Step Change Fellowship Programme
Two Fine Art graduates from University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Swansea College of Art have won places on the Artists Benevolent Fund’s Step Change Fellowship Programme. The ...
South West Wales CRP – November Wider Group Meeting
SOUTH WEST WALES CRP
WIDER STEERING GROUP – 20/11/2020 If you would like to be part of the temporary steering group, or if you have feedback or input you would like to ...
Development & Construction Members Forum
4THEREGION DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION
MEMBERS FORUM - 11/11/2020 4theRegion invited member businesses and organisations in the development and investment sector to an online ...
Gnoll Estate Country Park Plan to Deliver Improvements for Visitors
Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Board is due to consider a report which recommends a range of options to enhance the visitor offer at Neath’s historic Gnoll Estate Country Park. The ...
Black Pound Day to officially launch across Wales in December
Swansea Council has become the first local authority to officially endorse the initiative.
One of Wales’ most high-profile black entrepreneurs has praised Swansea Council for being the first ...
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, ...
‘Transformative’ Swansea energy retrofit scheme kicks off
Work is set to get underway on the UK’s largest ever energy retrofit project of its kind, that will see almost 650 homes in a Swansea community benefiting from the installation of state-of-the ...
Milford Haven sets out vision for Haven freeport
In the week that the UK Government launched its freeports bidding process for England, the Port of Milford Haven, in Wales, set out its vision for a Haven Waterway Freeport to drive ...
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 Enterprise Team ...
AB Glass creates new jobs on the back of post-lockdown boom
AB Glass, a specialist in the technology and installation of glass and aluminium products and access control solutions, has created seven new jobs and unveiled a key promotion within its ...
Digital technology gives view of future as part of £1bn Swansea regeneration
Pioneering technology has been unveiled at a Swansea city centre regeneration project, allowing visitors to peer into the future. Lookout, which launched today, 11 November, at the ...
Wanted – Developer to bring top class public facilities to prime seafront site
Developers are being invited to bring top class new public facilities to an under-used seafront site.
Swansea Council is looking for a business to lease the site and to add another leisure ...
Vibrant future district will reflect city’s rich Welsh and industrial heritage
Generations of Swansea families who helped the area become an industrial powerhouse are to be recognised in the name of a vibrant new city centre district. Its name will ...
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 ...
Peter Lynn and Partners Appoints Senior Solicitor
Regional Law firm Peter Lynn and Partners have recruited experienced solicitor Ian R Jones into their Llanelli team.
Ian, who was previously a partner at T R Harris Arnold & Co, joins ...
Vacancies in Application Support at DVLA
The DVLA are looking for people to join their application support extended days team. Find the details below: Current vacancies
EO Junior Application Support Engineer - Apply here
HEO ...
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 ...
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, ...
South West Wales CRP – October Core Group Meeting
SOUTH WEST WALES CRP
CORE STEERING GROUP – 28/10/2020
If you would like to be part of the temporary steering group, or if you have feedback or input you would like to contribute, please email ...
Ministry of Furniture realigns branding and corporate structure as it eyes new phase of growth
Ministry of Furniture, the company which emerged from Remploy Furniture in 2014, has realigned its branding, corporate structure and the composition of its board as it prepares for a new phase ...
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 ...
Haverfordwest Shared Vision Meeting
HAVERFORDWEST TRAIN STATION SHARED VISION MEETING This meeting was organised by South West Wales Connected, the new community rail partnership hosted by 4theRegion & Transport for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tips offered on rural Swansea grant bids of up to £50k
Swansea Council is offering grants of up to £50,000 to innovative community-led projects that would boost the county’s rural areas.
And those interested can find out how to submit strong ...
More grants available for Swansea cultural and creative freelancers
Swansea Council is to offer a new round of grants to help freelance workers in the cultural and creative sectors through the pandemic. The funding – in the form of one-off £2,500 payments - ...
UWTSD’s Construction Wales Innovation Centre launches partnership to deliver training at new £1.5m Scaffolding Academy
UWTSD’s Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) is collaborating with South Wales-based Alpha Safety to deliver training at its new £1.5m Scaffolding Academy in Swansea and ...
UWTSD launches Academy to develop a professional network of training for emergency officers and staff
A Blue Light Academy, a centre for excellence to deliver a new professional framework for the training of emergency officers and staff has been launched by University of Wales Trinity Saint ...
Culture and construction come together to point to future
A Swansea arts organisation is bringing international artwork to the streets by using safety hoardings around one of the city’s highest profile construction sites. Not-for-profit social ...
SO Modular moves closer to energy self-sufficiency with investment in biomass boiler
SO Modular, a Neath-based specialist in timber frame construction, has unveiled a new biomass boiler at its headquarters, the result of a significant investment which moves it closer to becoming ...
More reasons to love being local in Swansea
Swansea businesses are working with the council to make the area even more attractive to local people during the current lockdown. A number of those in the hospitality and tourism trade ...
Education agency doubles turnover and goes for growth
With over 100 staff on its books, a Port Talbot based agency is looking to expand its important role helping the education system cope with the pandemic.
B.E.S.T (Bespoke Education Service ...
Garnant Park Golf Club – the greenest Greens in Wales!
Garnant Park Golf Club and Egni Co-op have announced the installation of a 30kW solar panel system at the club.
Garnant is a member-owned social enterprise – all surpluses are ploughed back ...
Weir removal brings multiple benefits to West Wales river
A joint project between Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the West Wales Rivers Trust (WWRT) to open the upper reaches of the Eastern Cleddau to migratory fish has been completed.
DVLA Vacancies in the Digital Sector
The DVLA are hiring to fill a number of digital roles on both a remote-working basis and at their Swansea location. Find the details below: Background
Our vision is to be the best place ...
Permission granted for revamp at former city centre bank building
Plans have been approved to transform a prominent commercial building in Swansea city centre.
They will see the former Barclays building - 69-70 The Kingsway - become home to new-style flexible ...
Oakleigh House School joins global effort for young people’s wellbeing amid Covid-19
Pupils at Oakleigh House School have joined over 55,000 children and young people around the world to draw attention to the vital role of mental and physical wellbeing in ...
Plan announced to save historic Swansea building
Swansea Council is working to save an important former industrial building for future generations.
The historic Laboratory Building on the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks site could become a restaurant ...
South West Wales CRP – September Wider Group Meeting
SOUTH WEST WALES CRP
WIDER STEERING GROUP – 24/09/2020 If you would like to be part of the temporary steering group, or if you have feedback or input you would like to ...
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum welcomes new CEO on board
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Hall as CEO.
Steve brings with him over 30 years of experience in ocean science, technology and policy, which ...
Solar Schools powering into renewable energy future in Pembrokeshire
It’s not just young minds that are being powered at several Pembrokeshire schools thanks to a pioneering partnership with a green energy co-operative.
Pembrokeshire County Council has joined ...