JUST OVER THE HORIZON
As you know, we took the decision to postpone 4theRegion’s second annual City Centre Conference on March 13th when the hazards of bringing large numbers of people together were starting to become clear. In the two weeks since then, any disappointment at the...
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 Sunday. He told the BBC "I’ve been creating 3D printed face shields for the NHS...
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 activity currently in place. While all businesses are being impacted by the...
STEPPING UP
For the time being, businesses are operating in a new reality. We don’t know how long it’ll be before our streets, shops and offices come back to life, but while we’re working in physical isolation we still need to connect with our clients. And if we want them to buy...
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 week. >Members meeting Our next one is tonight and you are welcome to...
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 Brangwyn Hall. Swansea Bay Business Awards 2020 Brangwyn Hall Swansea....
PAYING YOUR WAY
The working definition of a European SME (Small to Medium Sized Enterprise) is a business with less than 250 employees and an annual turnover below 50 million Euros. There are almost six million SME businesses in Britain today. That makes up 99% of all UK businesses....
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 the Society’s history. The Society’s total assets increased by £61.0m to...
FARM TO TABLE – SAFELY KEEPING WALES FED
It’s a concern to see customers crowded close together in supermarkets at a time when all medical advice is telling us unambiguously to practice social distancing. We sympathise with anyone seeking to keep their family fed, but is there a way to keep them fed while...
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
What we see depends mainly on what we look for John Lubbock At 4theRegion our eyes are open. We see the impact of the Coronavirus on our day to day lives, here in South West Wales and in all corners of the world. But that’s not all we see. This crisis is real but it...
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 Welsh waters of the Celtic Sea. The first development will be Erebus, a 96MW...
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 that could benefit from a quick and simple solution to get them and their...
WE’RE THE VOICE
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Charles Dickens’s famous opening to A Tale of Two Cities remind us that we walk in both light and darkness every day. The book made the events of revolutionary France come to life for readers in Victorian London,...
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, because we know that our greatest strength, resilience and wisdom emerges...
Swansea City Centre Conference: An Update
To our friends and colleagues across South West Wales After conversations this morning with our sponsors, we have taken the difficult decision to postpone the conference and exhibition scheduled for Tuesday 31st March, due to fears relating to the spread of the...
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 need support in all kinds of different and changing ways. Essentially, I...
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 Council launch a network of around 118km of accessible and shared use cycling and...
COUNTING DOWN – THREE WEEKS TO THE 4THEREGION CITY CENTRE CONFERENCE
There are just twenty days to go to the second annual 4theRegion City Centre Conference, Swansea’s commercial and cultural showcase for the new decade. As we count down to the conference we’re celebrating some of the people whose work inspires us. White Roses...
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 new branch, on Portland Street, was opened to complement the Society’s head office...
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 city and is expected to start welcoming guests in the early summer. Regarded by many...
COUNTING DOWN – FOUR WEEKS TO THE 4THEREGION CITY CENTRE CONFERENCE
Super Bowl Less than four weeks from now the second annual 4theRegion City Centre Conference will shine a light on the individuals and organisations making Swansea a focal point for cultural and economic development. As we count down to the conference we’re...
STEP INTO THE ARENA
It’s in our nature to love our home city. Sometimes we love it for its familiarity, and that can give us mixed feelings when we see its face changing. A century ago, in the early 1920s, many residents of Wembley Park were horrified by plans to build a national stadium...
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 provide the best possible service for our clients. Drawing on our years of...
COUNTING DOWN – FIVE WEEKS TO THE 4THEREGION CITY CENTRE CONFERENCE
The Dog Days Aren’t Over We’re just five weeks from the second annual 4theRegion City Centre Conference. As we count down to the event at Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum we’re celebrating the entrepreneurs, artists and communicators who give our city character...
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 Newton Road shop, the refilling station is a first for Mumbles and quite...
YOU’RE THE VOICE
Fans of Kingsley Amis will be familiar with his love of Swansea. The celebrated novelist spent twelve years at Swansea University as a lecturer in the English department. While Amis is well known as a satirist and his words could be cutting, he wrote of his adopted...
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 collection consists of six staple items for short women (4’9” – 5’3”) and have been...
COUNTING DOWN – SIX WEEKS TO THE 4THEREGION CITY CENTRE CONFERENCE
Reminding Us Who We Are In just 41 days the second annual 4theRegion City Centre Conference takes place at Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum. As we count down to the event we’re celebrating the entrepreneurs, artists and communicators who are making this city a...
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 vital role to play in the delivery of sustainable, clean energy. Commenting...
A VALENTINE TO SWANSEA
For many of us, Ify Iwobi is the standard bearer for original music in Swansea. Her debut album Illuminate was one of the most refreshing and accomplished releases of 2019. So what’s the plan for 2020? On Monday May 18th Ify will share her talent with her home city in...
COUNTING DOWN – SEVEN WEEKS TO THE 4THEREGION CITY CENTRE CONFERERCE
Come Dine With Nazma Just 48 days from now the second annual 4theRegion City Centre Conference takes place at Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum. Between now and then we’re taking the time to celebrate the entrepreneurs, artists and communicators who are making this...
PEMBROKESHIRE COASTAL AUTHORITY – KEEPING OUR OCEANS BLUE
We don’t always treat our planet well, and the most beautiful, cherishable places on earth sometimes suffer most acutely from our actions. Just 13% of the world’s oceans remain unspoiled by over-fishing, man-made pollution and climate change. These last few...
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, called Gower Power Solar Storage, is the first of its kind providing local people...
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. Local accountancy practice Bevan Buckland LLP has signed the Time to Change...
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 Innovation Network (CALIN) continue to develop the life science sector across...
COUNTING DOWN – EIGHT WEEKS TO THE 4THEREGION CITY CENTRE CONFERENCE
March 31st sees the second annual 4theRegion City Centre Conference at Swansea’s Waterfront Museum. Uniting people, plans and passion, the event will give a voice to those of us who intend to move the city forward in the 2020s. We’ll be counting down with a series of...
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 accreditation against Global Standard Version 7 recognises DVLA’s contact centre...
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 approval. Following the thumbs-up at a meeting of the Swansea Bay City Deal’s...
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 Honours list for 2020. After the news of his honour broke, Mr Falvey said: “I’m...
Gower Gas & Oil sponsor event raising awareness of abuse
Gower Gas & Oil Heating Services were invited to speak as proud sponsors at a recent event in the Senedd at the invitation of Bethan Sayed AM. Held to raise awareness of Domestic Violence and Coercive Control, the amazingly brave and open Sally and David Challen...
Gower Gas & Oil recruits first post for ‘Provide and Thrive’
At Gower Gas & Oil HS Ltd we're all looking forward to working alongside the City and County of Swansea; Beyond Bricks and Mortar Team, Workways+, Swansea Working, C4W and C4W+, Cyfle and the Welsh Government Economic Teams along with all our highly valued Public...
Multi-million pound funding secured for City Deal
A multi-million pound early New Year present has arrived to turbo-charge the Swansea Bay City Deal. The first phase of City Deal funding – worth £18 million – has been released by the UK Government and Welsh Government for the investment programme, which covers...
Degree Apprenticeships: Information Events in Swansea, Cardiff & Carmarthen
University of Wales Trinity Saint David is hosting information events on Degree Apprenticeships in Swansea, Cardiff and Carmarthen on February 4, 26 and March 11 respectively. The Degree Apprenticeships, which are fully-funded by the Welsh Government, normally run...
College shortlisted for four TES FE awards
Gower College Swansea has been shortlisted in four categories at the prestigious TES FE Awards 2020. The TES FE Awards celebrate the dedication and expertise of the people and teams who make a significant contribution to improving the skills levels of young people and...
The future of Gnoll Estate Country Park – have your say!
Neath Port Talbot Council is to consider a range of options to enhance the visitor offer at Neath’s historic Gnoll Estate Country Park ensuring it remains a popular and well-loved place to go by locals and visitors from further afield. And the Council now plans to...
Buy your Power from Gower
300 Swansea residents and businesses can now sign up for locally sourced green electricity through an innovative Gower Power project, supported by Bristol Energy. Residents and businesses in the Swansea area can now buy 100% renewable electricity generated from a...
Leading Regional Law Firm Makes Business Development Appointment
SA1 based Peter Lynn and Partners are delighted to appoint ex Welsh rugby international Stuart Davies as their new Business Development Consultant. Stuart, who played over 250 games at No. 8 for Swansea as well as earning 17 caps for Wales, joins the firm through his...
BIKINI LINES, HICCUPS AND BRUSSEL SPROUTS
Swansea Creative Focus Advent Calendar Day Twenty Five: 25/12/2019 While most of us are taking Christmas day off, Swansea’s police, firefighters, paramedics, nurses and doctors are doing what they always do and prioritising our safety. If you need them today, they’ll...
COME HERE, STAY HERE
Swansea Creative Focus Advent Calendar Day Twenty Four: 24/12/2019 What’s on your wish list for Swansea in the 2020s? A regular influx of talented undergraduates with affordable accommodation that gives them the comfort to excel in their studies and the motivation to...
ILLUMINATION
Swansea Creative Focus Advent Calendar Day Twenty Three: 23/12/2019 Music evokes emotion, it stimulates memory – hearing a certain piece of music can take us back decades to a precise moment in time – and it has a positive effect on quality of life. Music, quite...