Welsh food & drink exports up by almost 20%
This compares to a 9.5% increase for the UK as a whole over the same period.
Provisional data for the year ending December 2016 shows the value of food and drinks exports from Wales rose to £337.3million, a 19.8% rise on the same period in the previous year.
While the EU still...Read More »
Minister sets out Valleys taskforce priorities
Speaking a year after the Ministerial Taskforce for the South Wales Valleys was launched, the Minister said the taskforce’s plan – Our Valleys, Our Future – will be published on July 20.
The taskforce was set up to work with communities and local businesses across the South Wales Valleys and aims...Read More »
Third of students eligible for maximum grant under new support system
From 2018/19, Wales will be the first country in Europe to introduce equivalent maintenance support across full-time and part-time undergraduates, as well as post-graduates.
Government estimates show that a third of full-time students will receive the maximum grant, which is £8,100 for a student living away from home.
The average household income...Read More »
‘Organ donation figures moving in right direction’ – Vaughan Gething
Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Data for 2016-2017 published by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) shows in Wales:
- the number of donors after brain stem death increasing by four, from 36 in 2015-16 to 40 in 2016-17
- an increase of one in the number of patients residing in Wales receiving cardiac transplants
- an...Read More »
Ambitious plans to almost double the number of Welsh speakers launched
Cymraeg 2050 – a million Welsh speakers sets an ambitious direction for the language and acknowledges the need for systematic planning if we are to realise this vision.
Concerted action is required now to grow Welsh-medium education. Our aim in doing so is to provide people with the skills to be...Read More »