SHARING GOOD NEWS
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: we’ll make sure you’re in the know, so you can speak positively and confidently about what’s happening here in South West Wales. Subscribe to our good news round-up of the region’s best headlines, delivered straight to your inbox.
SHARING GOOD NEWS
Every month, we pull together the region’s top headlines to create your Good News Update from 4theRegion.
Microsoft and UWTSD share vision for digital transformation in higher education
A Shared Goals Agreement between Microsoft and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) aims to ensure that the University’s students are equipped with the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 -...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Botanic Garden Trustee Board is growing
The National Botanic Garden of Wales is delighted to announce the appointment of five new Trustees. They are BBC broadcaster and past Chair of Brecon Beacons National...
Grants available for Swansea cultural and creative freelancers
Swansea Council is to offer grants to help freelance workers in the cultural and creative sectors through the pandemic. The funding – in the form of one-off £2,500...
Swansea City unveil Ministry of Furniture as Official Club Partner
Swansea City has unveiled Ministry of Furniture as one of the club’s Official Club Partners for the 2020-21 Championship campaign. Ministry of Furniture, who emerged...
Designs unveiled for pavilion café in city’s new arena parkland
Eye-catching designs have been unveiled for a café-restaurant that will stand at the heart of new parkland next to Swansea’s emerging indoor arena. They show that the...
Estate Agency Opens New Office
Leading Swansea estate agent Belvoir Sales & Lettings have opened their third office, this time in Sketty on the outskirts of the city. Servicing the SA2 postcode...
Creative agency set to re-imagine key Swansea Market zone
A team of award-winning design specialists is to re-model a key area of Swansea Market. The experienced Tangent Partnership Ltd will work with Swansea Council, traders...
Warm welcome for global launch of Swansea regeneration drive
A high-profile event to attract major investment to Swansea’s £1bn regeneration story has seen positive headlines being read around the world. The city’s Shaping...
A bridge to Swansea’s future set to arrive this week
A £135m Swansea regeneration scheme is set to take a major step forward this week. The first four huge steel panels of a striking landmark bridge are due to arrive in...
Llanelli Office Welcomes Divorce & Family Law Specialists
Regional law firm Peter Lynn and Partners are pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of staff to their Llanelli team. Susan Hughes and Karen Carew, both...
Global hunt ramps up for regeneration partner to shape Swansea
A formal worldwide search for a developer to help power Swansea city centre into a confident post-Covid future starts this week. The specialist high-quality investor or...
HMRC resumes investigations after COVID-19
Lee Bradley, Tax Director of Bevan Buckland LLP explains what to expect from tax probes in 2020/21. After temporarily pausing tax investigations as COVID-19 business...
Business Wales launches two new campaigns to encourage business start-up and growth post-Covid-19
Business Wales has simultaneously launched two new campaigns to help people overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Start-up campaign aims to reach...
Investment of £20m extends AgorIP project to 2023
The AgorIP Project which has helped the Welsh economy and innovation in west Wales to prosper over the last four years, has been extended to benefit all of Wales, with...
New state-of the-art school to open with inspirational design
A new state-of the-art £6.9 million primary school in Gorseinon is ready to inspire a new generation of young people in September thanks to the dedication of two local...