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Catch up with 4theRegion’s activities across all our impact areas, from local food, to procurement, and from community changemakers to business start-ups – in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea & Neath Port Talbot.  Simply browse or search our news, events, projects, reports and podcasts!

Transformation plan for Llandeilo’s former market hall

Transformation plan for Llandeilo’s former market hall

Llandeilo's derelict former market hall is to be transformed in to a rural centre for employment and events, creating up to 45 new jobs in the town. Carmarthenshire County Council is behind ...
Circular Economy Club launches in South West Wales

Circular Economy Club launches in South West Wales

4theRegion was pleased to support EFT Consult with their launch of the Circular Economy Club in Swansea on 14th November 2018, bringing together a range of professionals and businesses ...
Leon Britton aiming to turn former 360 cafe in Swansea into a sports bar and academy

Leon Britton aiming to turn former 360 cafe in Swansea into a sports bar and academy

Former Swansea City player Leon Britton is spearheading a new sports academy set to open on Swansea’s beachfront. The new sports, restaurant and coffee bar venue, named 'Seven' in honour of ...
Massive £40 million student flats development to be built next to Fabian Way in Swansea’s SA1

Massive £40 million student flats development to be built next to Fabian Way in Swansea’s SA1

A relieved developer has welcomed the approval of a 645-bed student flat scheme in Swansea's SA1, and said it should be ready by September, 2020. David Caplan, senior partner at Crown Student ...
Iconic Swansea site given new lease of life

Iconic Swansea site given new lease of life

Swansea's historic Powerhouse building within the Hafod Morfa Copperworks site will be transformed thanks to £3,567,400 from the National Lottery. The multi million pound grant will pave the ...
Funding green light for Wales International Coastal Centre

Funding green light for Wales International Coastal Centre

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Lord Elis-Thomas, will visit Saundersfoot to announce £4 million of European Funding for a new Wales International Coastal Centre. Final sign off of ...
£1.7 million EU funds to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector

£1.7 million EU funds to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has today announced £1.7 million of EU funding to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector. The EU funding will support small and medium-sized enterprises to maximise ...
First Minister officially opens Canolfan S4C Yr Egin

First Minister officially opens Canolfan S4C Yr Egin

Canolfan S4C Yr Egin – the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s new creative and digital centre - was opened officially yesterday by the Rt. Hon. Carwyn Jones, AM, First Minister of Wales.  ...
Online retail giant looking for 1,000 Christmas workers in Swansea Bay

Online retail giant looking for 1,000 Christmas workers in Swansea Bay

Amazon is looking for 1,000 workers to fill seasonal roles at its Swansea Bay Fulfilment Centre. The online retail giant has said it plans all year round to ensure it can keep up with demand ...
£1.5 million secured for innovative homes in Swansea

£1.5 million secured for innovative homes in Swansea

New council homes set to be built in Swansea will now benefit from innovative energy saving design and features. Swansea Council has successfully bid for £1.5million of funding from the Welsh ...
Building society firms up plans to open new Swansea branch

Building society firms up plans to open new Swansea branch

Swansea Building Society is closer to opening a new branch in Swansea City Centre, the company has confirmed. The Society has successfully negotiated planning permission for a new Swansea ...
£5.3 million EU funding to up-skill Wales’ advanced manufacturing sector

£5.3 million EU funding to up-skill Wales’ advanced manufacturing sector

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has announced £5.3 million for 2 schemes to help Wales’ advanced manufacturing workforce keep pace with global advances in innovation and technology. The EU ...
UWTSD launches €1.7m Ireland Wales Catalyst project

UWTSD launches €1.7m Ireland Wales Catalyst project

The launch event took place at Unit Nineteen in Swansea and provided an opportunity for businesses to network and explore support opportunities with project staff.Guests included Patrick Lilly ...
Wales’ landmark new £6.5M Construction centre officially opens in Swansea

Wales’ landmark new £6.5M Construction centre officially opens in Swansea

The Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC), based at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) new £350million SA1 Swansea Waterfront Development, has officially opened today ...
New flights from Cardiff to Barcelona

New flights from Cardiff to Barcelona

Airline Ryanair has confirmed a new route from Cardiff Airport to Barcelona.The Irish carrier has included the route in its 2019 summer schedule from the Rhoose-based airport, which is owned by ...
University Medical School ranked ahead of Cambridge for first time

University Medical School ranked ahead of Cambridge for first time

Staff at Swansea University’s Medical School are celebrating another ground-breaking achievement as they kick off a new academic year.For the first time the Medical School is now rated above ...
Wales Race Equality Conference, Swansea, October 2018

Wales Race Equality Conference, Swansea, October 2018

4theRegion was proud to co-host the Wales Race Equality Conference in Swansea in partnership with Race Council Cymru.  2018 marks fifty years since the Race Relations Act of 1968 came into ...
Work starts in Neath Port Talbot on homes that will generate, store & release their own energy

Work starts in Neath Port Talbot on homes that will generate, store & release their own energy

Construction is underway on the first major housing development in the UK to use the futuristic “Active Buildings” solar power concept.The 16 homes, on the site of a former care home off Wenham ...
Wales Race Equality Conference 2018

Wales Race Equality Conference 2018

4theRegion was proud to co-host the Wales Race Equality Conference in Swansea in partnership with Race Council Cymru. 2018 marks fifty years since the Race Relations Act of 1968 came into force. ...
Funding green light for major redevelopment of Llys y Frân

Funding green light for major redevelopment of Llys y Frân

The Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Lord Elis-Thomas today visited Llys y Frân, Pembrokeshire as plans to redevelop the Dŵr Cymru site take another step forward with the go-ahead of EU ...
Cardiff Airport in profit for the first time in eight years

Cardiff Airport in profit for the first time in eight years

Cardiff Airport has delivered its first profit in eight years as it continues to grow passenger numbers and revenues.Based on earnings before, interest, tax depreciation and amortisation ...
Better Jobs, Better Futures – one year on

Better Jobs, Better Futures – one year on

An employment programme run by Gower College Swansea is celebrating a highly successful first year of delivery.Better Jobs, Better Futures provides tailored employment and career support to ...
Port of Milford Haven backs time banking project for Mount Estate

Port of Milford Haven backs time banking project for Mount Estate

The Port of Milford Haven is backing a one year pilot project that aims to improve community engagement and wellbeing in the town’s Mount Estate.The time banking initiative is an exciting ...
£120m transformation gets the go-ahead for Swansea

£120m transformation gets the go-ahead for Swansea

One of Swansea city centre's biggest ever transformation projects has been given the go-ahead. Full planning permission was granted today for the £120m Swansea Central Phase One scheme.It means ...
Refreshed plan for Swansea student tower gets go-ahead

Refreshed plan for Swansea student tower gets go-ahead

Plans for a 780-bedroom student tower near Swansea's city centre railway station have been given the go-ahead. They were given planning permission by a Swansea Council planning committee today ...
Black History Month – Celebrating 100 Icons of Black Wales

Black History Month – Celebrating 100 Icons of Black Wales

This year marks the 11th Year Anniversary of Black History Month celebrations across Wales and we are delighted to announce that the theme for Black History Month 2018 is Icons of Black ...
Swansea University ranked 30th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019

Swansea University ranked 30th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019

Swansea University has risen six places into the UK top 30 in the prestigious Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 – its highest ever position.Swansea University is also runner-up ...
The cocktail bar that’s opened in a legendary 90s wine bar in Carmarthen

The cocktail bar that’s opened in a legendary 90s wine bar in Carmarthen

You can step back in time in more ways than one this weekend as a new cocktail bar opens its doors in West Wales.Everyone of a certain vintage that grew up in Carmarthen remembers Jackson’s Wine ...
Calling all undergraduate students: Apply now for a Port Scholarship

Calling all undergraduate students: Apply now for a Port Scholarship

Undergraduate students from Pembrokeshire are invited to apply for a Port of Milford Haven Scholarship.The Port of Milford Haven’s annual Scholarship Scheme is now receiving applications from ...
Chancellor of the Exchequer announces £36 million UK funding for Swansea University clean energy innovation

Chancellor of the Exchequer announces £36 million UK funding for Swansea University clean energy innovation

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has announced new £36 million UK Government funding to develop clean energy innovation at Swansea University.The new Active Building Centre will ...
Swansea City Centre night time businesses raise a glass to Best Bar None safety accreditation

Swansea City Centre night time businesses raise a glass to Best Bar None safety accreditation

Those at the helm of Swansea City Centre’s bars, clubs and night time businesses were recognised for their dedication to making the City Centre a safe place for evening visitors, at an awards ...
Steelmaking at Port Talbot boosted as huge blast furnace gets seven year life extension

Steelmaking at Port Talbot boosted as huge blast furnace gets seven year life extension

Primary steelmaking at Tata Steel's Port Talbot works, where 4,000 workers are employed, has received a major boost with work starting to significantly extend the life of one of its two huge ...
A hostel and bar are to be created near Swansea City’s Liberty Stadium

A hostel and bar are to be created near Swansea City’s Liberty Stadium

A new hostel and bar has been given the go-ahead on appeal.Just a stone's throw from the Liberty Stadium in Swansea the former training workshop and office in the Neath Road will have nine ...
£10.3 million EU funding boost for Welsh marine technology sector

£10.3 million EU funding boost for Welsh marine technology sector

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford will today announce £10.3 million of EU funding for the marine technology sector on a visit to Pembroke Dock.The EU funding will support the design and testing ...
Airline confirms new Cardiff to Malta route

Airline confirms new Cardiff to Malta route

Airline Ryanair has confirmed a new route from Cardiff Airport to Malta.The twice weekly scheduled service will launch in April 2019, as part of the airline's summer schedule.Debra Barber, Chief ...
Swansea University Medical School excellence in diabetes care is recognised by Royal College of Physicians

Swansea University Medical School excellence in diabetes care is recognised by Royal College of Physicians

Swansea University Medical School’s work in diabetes is gaining international recognition.The work by Swansea University’s Professor David Raymond Owens has been rewarded at the Royal College of ...
Port of Milford Haven recognised as an Investor In People

Port of Milford Haven recognised as an Investor In People

The UK’s largest energy port, the Port of Milford Haven, has been awarded accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, demonstrating its commitment to high performance through good ...
A warehouse supermarket is opening in Port Talbot

A warehouse supermarket is opening in Port Talbot

A new store that sells items in large quantities is opening in Port Talbot.The Food Warehouse, which is part of Iceland, will be opening up a new store on Christchurch Road in Aberavon. It ...
New 21st century ‘phone boxes’ have gone live in Swansea and this is exactly how they work

New 21st century ‘phone boxes’ have gone live in Swansea and this is exactly how they work

People in Swansea are the first in Wales to be able to charge their mobile phone, make free calls, and surf the net using ultra-fast wi-fi in the street.Eleven new InLinkUK multi-media hubs went ...
A new live music venue called The Bunkhouse is opening in Swansea

A new live music venue called The Bunkhouse is opening in Swansea

A brand new live music venue is set to open its doors in Swansea next month.The Bunkhouse Bar and Music Venue will be a new home to live bands when it throws open its doors to the public at 63 ...
Pembrokeshire harbour transformed with £400,000 investment

Pembrokeshire harbour transformed with £400,000 investment

A Pembrokeshire harbour that has been operating since 1954 is set to become a major destination with the opening of a 20,000 sq ft multi-purpose decking area. Following a £400,000 bridging loan ...
‘Person-centred’ homecare provider praised

‘Person-centred’ homecare provider praised

Care Inspectorate Wales find that happy Swansea Clients 'receive care, at the right time and in the way they want it'A senior homecare company in Swansea has received a glowing inspection report ...