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.
Students and Staff from Swansea College of Art contribute to the ‘Without Borders’ exhibition
Students and staff from UWTSD’s Swansea College of Art have contributed to the latest exhibition showcasing at the Elysium Art Gallery, Swansea, ‘Without Borders’....
Swansea Businesses Urged to Plug into Gower Power to Invest in Their Local Community
The first community-owned solar farm in Wales is offering Swansea businesses the opportunity to plug into locally produced green energy whilst supporting grassroots...
Scrum…tious solar panels tackle climate change at Cwmgors Rugby Club!
Cwmgors kicked off the first game of the season by unveiling their new solar panels on the club house. The club are hoping the solar panels can provide an energy boost...
EFT Consult partners with Metrikus on new venture W-360
The new business will help companies monitor and improve their indoor environments. Entrepreneur David Kieft, the founder of the Raven Delta Group, has launched a new...
New scheme to ensure our grasslands are buzzing with life
A new ‘bee friendly’ approach to managing Neath Port Talbot Council’s verges and grasslands has been adopted by the council’s Regeneration and Sustainable Development...
The Kingsway goes green as Swansea points to the future
Stunning new drone imagery shows how one of Swansea city centre’s key areas has gone green – and is a signpost to a greener future. Where there were once four lanes of...
Organisations with social aims join forces to simplify National Procurement Service procedure
Ministry of Furniture, the company which emerged from Remploy Furniture, is collaborating with Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind (MTIB) to combine key competencies...
World class rail centre will transform area says Leader
The Global Centre for Rail Excellence (GCRE) at the head of the Dulais and Swansea valleys will have a transformational effect on the area and the wider region, the...
Record Results for NPTC Group of Colleges
NPTC Group of Colleges has been congratulating all students receiving their results yesterday. In the face of another year disrupted by the global pandemic, the College...
Ouma expands to new offices on Swansea High Street
A successful local marketing company, which has seen a huge 800% increase in turnover during the past year, has moved into stylish new offices at High Street’s Urban...
Celebrity chef gives students a taste of culinary career
An iconic British chef gave a group of students from Gower College Swansea a sneak peek behind the scenes of his Swansea restaurant along with an insight into his...
NRW launches new Check Your Flood Risk service
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched a new web service that provides flood risk information using a postcode, along with improvements to the way customers can...
Gower College Swansea scoops a further two major apprenticeship awards
Gower College Swansea has been awarded the coveted titles of ‘UK Digital Apprenticeship Provider of the Year’ and ‘UK Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship...
Welsh bathing waters top destination this summer
As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease in Wales, and thoughts turn towards enjoying holiday destinations closer to home this summer, visitors to Wales’ beaches can...
Green light for £150m Global Centre for Rail Excellence
A planning application for the construction of a world class rail testing facility at the head of the Dulais and Tawe Valleys has been conditionally approved by Neath...
Ground-breaking One-Stop-Shop Partnership Between Leading Welsh Accounting Practice and Pioneering IT Specialists
Wales’ largest independent accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, has partnered with Tech-Wales Ltd to create a unique one-stop-shop for accounting and IT services for...
Protecting and enjoying the Great Welsh Outdoors this summer
As the school gates close and as more and more people seek opportunities to holiday closer to home, visitors to Wales’s great outdoors are being urged to continue to...
UWTSD is the first university to sign up as a Climate.Cymru partner
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is the first University in Wales to sign up as a Climate.Cymru partner. Climate Cymru invites organisations and...
More greenery is needed
There’s something familiar about a new scaffold wrap that appeared above the Potters Wheel on Swansea’s Kingsway on Friday. Coastal Housing owns the building at 85...
NRW raring to go after Welsh Government’s tree planting “national call to arms”
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today welcomed the Welsh Government’s "national call to arms" to significantly expand the green canopy in Wales and has pledged to...
Lydia Blight Competes at WorldSkills 2021
Lydia Blight, a fantastic Painting and Decorating apprentice at Family Housing, has taken part in the WorldSkills championship! WorldSkills is a global hub for skills...
Measuring a Wellbeing Economy in Wales
Wellbeing Economy Wales is embarking on a volunteer-led project to create the Wales Wellbeing Economy Index - a visualisation of relevant and meaningful data that...
New Benches
Donated by ASW Property Services. We would like to say a very big thank you to ASW Property Services Ltd who have donated these fantastic picnic benches to our park in...
There is a brand new visitor attraction in cool Carmarthenshire
In a dreamy, wooded valley with water all around, there's a very special experience waiting to be discovered Paid for with the fruits of a remarkable fundraising...
Innovation Challenge
We’re making exciting progress in our Innovation challenge with Community Housing Cymru‘s Alcemi team and Simply Do Ideas! The aim of the challenge is to test an...
Cabinet backs business case for new training agency to build workforce of the future
Members of Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet have approved the business case for a new Skills and Talent Programme aimed at delivering the skills and training...
Work progresses on historic site
The Swansea Council scheme will bring new life to the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks powerhouse and outbuildings. Main contractor John Weaver Contractors, based in Swansea,...
Join Our Team and Our Mission For the Region
We love where we live and want to help our region flourish, and we believe our best hope for the future lies in getting everyone working together towards a shared...
New Homes for Family Housing Tenants
Built in Collaboration with Castell Group Ltd. The construction of brand new homes for Family Housing tenants is well under way in Treboeth! We’d like to say a huge...
Decarbonising Homes – A Collective Learning Journey is Needed
A Greener Local Supply Chain - Learning Journey Wales has set ambitious targets to decarbonise housing over the next decades, but there are enormous challenges. Not...
Mine water management for future generations tops agenda at international conference
Wales’ industrial past and how it informs its vision for the future will be discussed in the 14th International Mine Water Association (IMWA) Congress, to be held from...
University creates a leadership development programme for the emergency services
Julie Crossman, a lecturer from the Wales Academy for Professional Practice and Applied Research (WAPPAR) devised a leadership development programme with the Welsh...
The all new Aqua Splash to open at Aberavon Beach on Monday
The popular Aqua Splash attraction for children and families will re-open at Aberavon Beach on Monday with a range of more than 30 exciting new water features including...
BA Filmmaking Students work with Broadside Films
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David BA Filmmaking students have had the opportunity this semester to work with the independent production company ‘Broadside...
Report highlights how nature helped us cope with Covid-19
Engaging with nature played a key role in maintaining people’s physical and mental health and overall wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, a...
Young volunteers help city’s old copperworks stories live on
The history of an iconic Swansea industrial site is being brought alive thanks to the efforts of new volunteers. An increasing number of enthusiasts are helping the...
Family Housing Association turns to solar to tackle carbon footprint and fuel poverty
Family Housing Association has unveiled an exciting collaboration with ASW Property Services to install state-of-the-art solar panels on housing stock in...
J.G. Hale Construction supports South West Wales Onsite Hub
Welsh building contractor, J.G. Hale Construction, has welcomed its third cohort of South-West Wales Onsite Construction Hub work experience placements to its Neath...
NRW launches Children’s Rights Charter on World Environment Day
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) marked this year’s World Environment Day (5 June) with the publication of its Children’s Rights Charter. The Charter, which was developed...
Plantasia launches Wales’ only crocodile feeding experience
Parkwood Leisure’s rainforest zoo, Plantasia, is launching a crocodile feeding experience this month. As unique experiences become increasingly popular, this Swansea...
Contractor appointed for new Kingsway scheme in Swansea
A contractor has been appointed to build a major new high-tech office development that will provide space for 600 jobs in Swansea city centre. Bouygues UK will start...
Nature & Us: Developing a Shared Vision for the Natural Environment in Wales
Nature & Us is a year-long project to involve the people of Wales in a national conversation about the future of our natural environment. The aim is to develop a...
Get social! New Swansea businesses get their own club
Business Swansea, Swansea Council’s Business Support Service, is launching a new monthly Start-Up Enterprise Club for individuals starting a new business in Swansea....
Businesses encouraged to enhance staff’s digital skills with fully funded training
Gower College Swansea is encouraging businesses in Southwest Wales to enrol their staff onto fully funded digital training to ensure they have the skills to take...
Pioneering project aims to clear the air for local communities
Neath Port Talbot Council is to begin a pioneering air quality monitoring project aimed at providing accurate “real time” measurement of pollution so solutions for...
Wales – Super Sized Solar!
Welsh community energy co-op is celebrating becoming the largest rooftop solar co-op in the UK during Community Energy Fortnight. Egni Co-op has installed 4.3MWp of...
The launch of Tencil – a new career guidance app for young people
The app has been launched by entrepreneur Joel Williams from Carmarthenshire. Government bodies in Wales, several Welsh MPs and corporates including a top-four...
University of Wales Trinity Saint David hosts virtual taster day
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is holding a virtual taster day for Sixth formers. Mared Anthony and Luned George, the University's Senior Engagement and...
A-grade success for energy-efficient Swansea Market
Swansea Market has secured the highest possible UK Government energy rating. Its grade A rating confirms that the city centre venue is amongst those buildings that have...
Josef Herman Foundation Art Award winner 2021 announced
Owain Sparnon, a Fine Art student graduating at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David has won the Josef Herman Foundation Art Award 2021. The annual award from...