New Sport Wales board members appointed
Public Health Minister, Rebecca Evans has appointed Pippa Britton as Vice Chair of Sport Wales. She is the current Chair of Disability Sport Wales and a former international athlete.
The Minister has also appointed four new members to the board – Ashok Ahir, Ian Bancroft, Christian Malcolm and Alison Thorne. They...Read More »
£2.1m to tackle youth homelessness and rough sleeping
The funding is in addition to the £8m of funding provided via the Homelessness Prevention Grant programme and the £6m allocated to local authorities to prevent homelessness.
Local Authorities, working with voluntary sector organisations, will be invited to apply for the funding for projects which address rough sleeping, youth homelessness, people...Read More »
Welsh Government Supports Welsh Law Firm to Double Swansea Office Space
The investment is backed by £293,500 from the Welsh Government’s Business Finance Scheme which ensures JCP’s expansion goes ahead at its current Swansea headquarters, rather than opening a new office outside of Wales – which was an option under consideration.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said:
“This project supports our drive...Read More »
Wales a popular choice for day trips
The number of tourism day visits made to Wales in the 12 months ending June 2017 has increased by 9% compared to the 12 months previous, while the amount spent has increased by 34%.
In the 12 months ending June 2017, there were 100.7 million tourism day visits to...Read More »
10,000 new NHS dental places to be created in Wales
The additional places are being created as part of a wider package of investment to develop new and improved NHS dental services across Wales.
As part of this investment, £450,000 will go to Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and £300,000 to Aneurin Bevan University Health Board to provide access to...Read More »