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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!
What shall we create?
South West Wales is home to lots of creative people and businesses. We are a region of poets, artists and performers. Just look at Gwen John, Dylan Thomas, Richard Burton, Sir Anthony ...
Getting Around Swansea Project Hub
PROJECTS > GETTING AROUND SWANSEAGETTING AROUND SWANSEAIn partnership with Swansea Environmental Forum and SCVS, we are conducting a series of events supported by Swansea Council with ...
August Regional Round-Up
We’ve kept up with the headlines from across South West Wales this month, to bring you the best regional news for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea! Our goal is to ...
Everything’s better with water
Summer’s here! For some people there’s nothing better than to lie on the beach. Maybe you’d like something a bit more active? Or maybe you just want to cool off? Either way, everything’s better ...
Shared Vision Meetings
Our TEDx Talk about Shared Vision Meetings is now live on TED.com and we are excited to share our intentional approach to conversational design with the world! At 4theRegion, we believe that ...
50. Green Construction and Decarbonisation
Following the Green Recovery Conference on the 27th June, we brought colleagues together to ask the question: How can South West Wales lead the way in green construction and the decarbonisation ...
Green Recovery Conference
As the Swansea business community, and as a county, we get to decide: will we respond proactively, to build a flourishing future where our businesses, our communities and our natural ...
July Regional Round-Up
We’ve kept up with the headlines from across South West Wales this month, to bring you the best regional news for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea! Our goal is to ...
Building the region
At 4theRegion we’ve been very excited about the construction of Copr Bay. Phase one of this £135m project has brought Swansea an amazing new arena (where we hosted its first major conference!), ...
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Our new app has been created to promote local sourcing in South West Wales, and to showcase businesses from across the region. Add your organisation and list your products and services for ...
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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 ...
Food for the Region Project Hub
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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.
EVENT REPORTS
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Moving Forward Together Project Hub
PROJECTS > MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER
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 ...
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