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Ministry of Furniture launches recruitment business with social aims at its heart
The business has partnered with an experienced recruitment executive on the venture.
Ministry of Furniture, which specialises in designing and creating inspirational workplaces and educational ...
A Regional CRP – But Who Are We?
The first challenge for the new Community Rail Partnership is to agree on a name/identity for the partnership, something which all partners across the four counties of our region will feel part ...
Nursing students say they are ready to play their part during pandemic
Swansea nursing students say they are proud to be able to face the challenge of joining the NHS during the pandemic. More than 700 nursing students from Swansea University opted to take on ...
South West Wales CRP – April Temporary Steering Group Meeting
South West Wales Community Rail Partnership
TEMPORARY STEERING GROUP - 30th April 2020
4theRegion is the host organisation for a new Community Rail Partnership for South West Wales. The ...
Ending the lockdown – Bevan Buckland LLP’s View
The key factor in ending lockdown and other measures is the coronavirus reproductive number, commonly talked about as the “R” value. This is the number of people each individual case can be ...
Cygnet Distillery release CYG80 range of Hand Sanitiser following CYGNIFICANT demand from NHS & front line key workers
Market leaders Cygnet Distillery have launched CYG80; an 80% alcohol based hand rub sanitiser. This comes after the distillery has been in high demand to create a product to support, ...
VOLCANO THEATRE LAUNCHES ‘ENCOUNTERS UNKNOWN’
Swansea-based VOLCANO THEATRE has launched a programme of work, new and continuing, for the duration of the lockdown. The company has called the programme ENCOUNTERS UNKNOWN. “All of this ...
TLC launch FREE ‘Care Hub’ portal and provide care homes with tablet devices to help keep residents connected to loved ones in all UK care homes during Lockdown
Visits from families, friends and the local community are an essential part of daily life in care homes. But during lockdown, care homes are now constantly looking for easy and safe ways to keep ...
Amazon’s Alexa can now understand Welsh – thanks to Swansea firm Mobilise Cloud
With at least one in five British homes using smart speakers, the devices are becoming increasingly important in our day to day lives. Welsh has long been one of the few languages that ...
Local mum launches ‘Dress for NHS’ online fundraiser
A local mum and businesswoman has told how her daughter’s virtual birthday party inspired her to launch a fundraising event for the NHS where families dress up at home to raise money for the ...
Swansea Building Society to offer drive by valuations
Faced with the challenge of conducting physical valuations of properties during the COVID-19 crisis, Swansea Building Society is now allowing “drive-by valuations” by surveyors on properties ...
Neath Port Talbot uniform makers join the fight against Coronavirus
The Neath Port Talbot company which makes uniforms for transport companies, hotels and many others including staff at the Royal Albert Hall in London, has now switched to making scrubs for front ...
New Mortgage Information Support Service to ease the financial worries of homeowners in Wales
Mortgage Advice Bureau Swansea has today launched a dedicated Mortgage Information Support Service to help homeowners who are worried about their finances as a result of the Coronavirus ...
The Selkie Project extends tender calls for wave and tidal energy developers
The SELKIE cross-border project aiming to boost the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland has launched calls for wave and tidal energy developers to tender their services for two pilot ...
Medical students to join NHS workforce to battle coronavirus
Final year medical students from Swansea University will be joining NHS staff in the fight against Covid-19. The General Medical Council is offering early provisional registration to ...
University’s high-tech help to share vital health information
Innovation experts at Swansea University are playing a key role in improving the way hospitals use information about patients. Staff from the Healthcare Technology Centre (HTC) are ...
Appointment of MarineSpace to support the 96 MW Erebus Floating Offshore Wind Farm
Following the recent announcement that Total and Simply Blue Energy (SBE) have established a partnership to develop floating offshore wind (FLOW) projects in the Celtic Sea region, MarineSpace ...
Swansea engineer 3D prints face shields to protect NHS staff treating coronavirus patients
"From watching the news and how quick this virus was spreading, this seemed like such good protection for people." David Sims posted an Open Source design for a face shield on Twitter on ...
Business owners are trying to remain positive despite many small businesses going into “survival” mode during the current Covid-19 crisis
Established accountancy practice Bevan Buckland LLP has been reaching out to clients to help and advise those most severely impacted by the spread of Covid-19 and the dramatic restrictions on ...
Zoom – learn to use Zoom for online meetings and conferences
We have started using Zoom for our meetings and events, it's already proved to work for us so keep an eye out for more of our events and meetings. Here's a report from our members meeting last ...
RDM named Apprenticeship Development Business of the Year
RDM Electrical & Mechanical Services has been named Apprenticeship Development Business of the Year at the Swansea Bay Business Awards 2020, at a ceremony held on Friday 6 March in Swansea’s ...
Swansea Building Society delivers record growth in 2019 results
Swansea Building Society celebrated new record‐breaking highs in terms of its total assets, mortgage and savings balances in 2019, when it produced its largest year of balance sheet growth in ...
4theRegion Members Conversation
4theRegion Members Conversation
Thursday 19TH March 2020 4theRegion held an engaging online conversation exploring how we can enhance community resilience and how current ...
Total and Simply Blue Energy in JV to Develop Floating Wind Projects in the Celtic Sea
Simply Blue Energy, a pioneering Celtic Sea energy developer, and Total, one of the world’s largest energy companies, have established a partnership to develop floating wind projects in the ...
Do you need to get your business online fast?
Thanks to some of our amazing members, 4theRegion is able to offer what could be a lifeline to small businesses in the region. We've been asked to locate four or five regional businesses ...
Stay Connected to the Regional Ecosystem
STAY CONNECTED TO THE REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMIn uncertain times, we are being advised to stay at home and distance ourselves from each other, close our doors and turn inward. Which is problematic, ...
Community Resilience & Coronavirus
basic I think we need to talk about community resilience and social cohesion, because as the wide-ranging implications of COVID19 become apparent, it's becoming clear that people are going to ...
Swansea Bayways Launch Encourages People to Leave the Car if it’s Not Far
People across Swansea are being encouraged to walk and cycle more often for short, manageable journeys, with the launch of Swansea Bayways. The Swansea Bayways campaign sees Swansea ...
Swansea Building Society’s new flagship branch exceeds expectations in first year
The performance of Swansea Building Society’s new, flagship, branch, which opened in Swansea city centre in January 2019, has exceeded all expectations in its first year of trading. The ...
Marco Pierre White to open restaurant in Swansea
One of the country's most famous chefs is to open a new restaurant in Swansea. The Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill will open at The J-Shed in the popular SA1 area of the ...
Bevan Buckland LLP rated 1 of the 3 Top Accountants in Swansea
Here at Bevan Buckland LLP, we are delighted to be recognised as one of Swansea’s best rated Accountancy Firms. Bevan Buckland LLP are proud of this achievement. We work hard as a team to ...
Gin Refilling Station Launches in Mumbles
Cheers Wine Merchants; the independent, family-run Swansea business has partnered up with The Gower Gin Company to offer customers a new service - a gin-refilling station. Located at the ...
Swansea-born designer introduces a brand new capsule collection for petite women
Luvlee Clothing caters to women 4’9” to 5’3” Unique clothing brand which hopes to solve fashion fitting issues for petite women, Luvlee, debuts its first ever capsule collection. The ...
Marine Energy Wales welcomes new Offshore Renewable Energy Programme
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) recently announced a new Offshore Renewable Energy Programme (OREP) to support offshore renewable energy in Wales. NRW as a regulator and advisor in Wales has a ...
Event Report – Community Rail Partnership
South West Wales Community Rail Partnership Event
Friday 24TH January 2020
Swansea Train Station
On Friday 24th January, 4theRegion held a launch event for the community rail partnership. This ...
Gower Power’s Tesla battery arrives as more grants are awarded
Tesla battery has arrived!
Since launching our clean local energy offer for Swansea residents and businesses, over 200 people have registered their interest.
This innovative project, ...
Established accountancy firm signs the Time to Change Wales pledge
Mental health has been a hot topic in recent years, with a number of charities, initiatives, events and individuals showing better support for mental health problems and all those affected. ...
Life science innovation project wins extra €5m investment
A unique Irish-Welsh partnership involving life science expertise at Swansea University has won €5 million of additional funding.
The extra money will help the Celtic Advanced Life Science ...
DVLA retains customer service accreditation for 12th consecutive year
DVLA’s Contact Centre has received CCA (Customer Contact Association) accreditation for the 12th consecutive year, this time successfully obtaining CCA Global Standard Version 7.
Gaining ...
The Art of the Possible – Procurement Forum
4theRegion in partnership with EFT Consult convened a forum at The Grand Hotel in Swansea with interest in local economic development. Our goal was to foster discussions centered around the ...
Regional green light for £58.7 million Neath Port Talbot programme
An innovative portfolio of major Neath Port Talbot projects aimed at helping tackle climate change while safeguarding the future of the steel industry has been given a regional stamp of ...
DVLA Commercial Director honoured by the Queen
DVLA Commercial Director Andrew Falvey has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of his services to transport.
Mr Falvey was named in the Queen’s New Year’s ...
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