Abolition of the Right to Buy moves a step closer
The Bill aims to protect the stock of social housing in Wales from further reduction, ensuring it is available to provide safe, secure and affordable housing for people who are unable to buy or rent a home of their own. It complements other actions being taken by the Welsh Government...Read More »
UK’s first Development Bank to open in October in Wales
The Development Bank of Wales will provide the necessary growth finance and business support to attract, and retain micro businesses and SMEs within Wales.
It will seek to generate more than a billion pounds of investment to the Welsh economy over the next five years and, as the first of its...Read More »
Local Government Secretary announces major shake up of council elections and details of new Local Government Bill
The proposals, which form part of a 12 week consultation on electoral reform, are designed to make it easier to vote and easier to be entitled to vote. If enacted, they would amount to the biggest change to the Welsh electoral system since 1970 – when the voting age was...Read More »
Investment boost for green clean tech firm will create jobs and boost global exports
Econotherm UK Ltd design and manufacture heat pipes and heat pipe exchangers for use in diverse industrial sectors to recover waste heat from furnaces, boilers, ovens, thermal oxidisers, engines and incinerator exhausts.
The recovered heat is converted to usable hot water, air or thermal oil for use in process,...Read More »
Superfast growth afoot for Ammanford sock maker
During a visit to Corgi Hosiery today, Minister for Skills and Science Julie James heard how the arrival of superfast broadband has played a vital role in helping the company develop its worldwide exports.
Originally established in 1892 as a sock maker for local miners in the area, Corgi now has...Read More »