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Swansea Green Recovery Business Conference
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Don't miss this landmark business conference for Swansea, giving local companies a meaningful voice and part to play in the county’s green transition. We ...
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FOOD FOR THE REGION
What we eat, where our food comes from, and what we do with our land across the region has a massive impact on the health, ...
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Neath Port Talbot Innovation Exchange
On behalf of Invest Neath Port Talbot (NTPCBC), 4theRegion is convening a new innovation partnership for the construction, digital, technology, engineering and manufacturing sectors, to ...
49. In Conversation with Marcia Sinfield
In this episode, Dawn speaks to Marcia Sinfield, Chief Executive of Caredig about their rebrand, what social value means to her and the value of local sourcing and working together.
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MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER
In partnership with Swansea Environmental Forum and Natural Resources Wales, we held a major transport conference for South West ...
SECTOR FORUMS
We convene sector forums for 4theRegion member businesses and organisations in South West Wales, to get clear on what our alliance should focus on in each of our six impact areas. To get ...
NEWSLETTER
Every month, we pull together the region's top headlines to create your Good News Update from 4theRegion. From development and investment news, to community projects and business opportunities: ...
Swansea City Centre Conference
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48. The Three Ps of Social Value
In our new series, we'll be exploring the wider question of how we reshape our economy based on what really matters, and why we think attachment to place should be at the heart of how we think ...
47. Young Changemakers
This week we're hearing from inspiring young people from Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. The future of our region is in the hands of the younger generation, and we're interested in what motivates ...
46. Investing in Swansea
It's currently an exciting time to be in Swansea city centre with many developments taking place as part of massive investments, including the Swansea Bay City Deal. We spoke to a few of those ...
45. The Pembrokeshire Perspective with Tegryn Jones
Tegryn Jones is the Chair of the Pembrokeshire Public Services Board and Chief Executive at Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. We spoke to Tegryn about his involvement with the ...
44. Working with the Menopause with Jayne Woodman
Jayne Woodman set up The Menopause Team in 2019 to assist employers and employees in establishing significantly better menopause outcomes for women and organisations. With Menopausal women ...
43. Crowdfunding Insights with Sweet Pickings Swansea
Sweet Pickings Swansea / Cyfoeth y Coed Abertawe is a community group tackling food poverty and waste by harvesting unpicked fruit (mainly apples) from trees around the Swansea area. Sweet ...
42. Growing Business with Purple Shoots ft. Karen Davies
Purple Shoots Business Lending (“Purple Shoots”) is a not-for-profit micro finance organisation and a registered charity that have been helping people to start their own micro businesses for ...
41. Oriel Science Brings Science to the Community with Chris Allton
Oriel Science is an exciting project that uses research from Swansea University to engage with the community and inspire people of all ages. Oriel Science had previously launched their first ...
40. TEDx Swansea: The Big Reveal with Mark Davies
With many great things happening in Swansea including the City Deal, the new digital arena and other major construction projects, it's the perfect time for the return of TEDxSwansea. TED is a ...
39. Building Your Business Back Better with Louis Halton Davies
Today's episode features an inspiring conversation with a friend and member of our alliance Louis Halton Davies, founder of Web Marketer, which is a Carmarthenshire-based digital marketing ...
38. Dolen Teifi Community Transport
Dolen Teifi are a non-profit organisation and charity which aims to provide affordable and accessible transport to communities within Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. We speak to Dolen Teifi's ...
37. Election Special 2021 – Wellbeing Economy Hustings for Wales
In this Election Special bonus episode, we're bringing you a recording of the online hustings event hosted by the Wellbeing Economy Alliance for Wales. With the Senedd elections less than one ...
36. Power to the People with Ant Flanagan
Today we speak to Ant Flanagan, director of Gower Power Co-op CIC. Gower Power is a community co-operative owned and controlled by its members. In Swansea alone, Gower Power have put over £1.5 ...
35. Giving Something Back with Dave Kieft
In this episode, we speak to Dave Kieft, group director of RD Group, which comprises EFT Consult, RDM Electrical & Mechanical Services and DRS Facilities Management. We're really pleased to ...
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34. Building Back For The Future with Andy Middleton
This week we speak to Andy Middleton from TYF Adventure in St. Davids about the importance of not only building back better, but building back in a way that is fit for the future. How can we ...
33. Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure is a key part in major developments across our region, including the Biophilic Living Swansea development, community gardens and other regeneration projects across the South ...
32. What Next for Regional Tourism with Andrew Campbell
With lockdown restrictions slowly being eased in Wales, it's time to consider what this means for the reopening of the visitor economy and tourism sector. We spoke to Andrew Campbell, Chair of ...
31. Investing in Future Skills with Barry Liles
Dawn Lyle from 4theRegion speaks to Barry Liles OBE, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Skills and Lifelong Learning at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, about the transition to remote learning ...
30. Action on Food Waste in South West Wales
Dawn Lyle and Zoe Antrobus from 4theRegion talk to Puffin Produce, Bluestone Resort, Castell Howell, Pembrokeshire Eco Champions, Matts Cafe and WRAP about Food Waste in hospitality, retail and ...
29. Biophilic Living Swansea
Biophilic Living Swansea is a mixed use development that includes affordable and shared ownership housing, as well as retail and commercial space. In this video, Carwyn Davies, director of Hacer ...
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