Ken Skates takes action to support Tesco workers
Tesco recently announced plans to close its Customer Contact Centre in Llanishen, with the potential loss of 1100 jobs.
The new Taskforce, which Ken Skates is keen to see established at the earliest possible opportunity, will see the key players gathered around one table to pool their knowledge and resources and...Read More »
First Minister and UEFA President say thank you to Cardiff for the enormous success of the Champions League Final
In a letter to the First Minister, Aleksander Čeferin praised event organisers for delivering “nothing short of excellence” and a “remarkable and professional series of football events”.
Mr Čeferin also thanked Cardiff for its warm welcome describing the capital as a small city which “welcomed with open arms many thousands of...Read More »
£3.7 million to improve community facilities in deprived areas of Wales
Thirteen projects will share the funding during 2017/18 from the Welsh Government’s Community Facilities programme.
The programme provides capital grants of up to £500,000, to develop and improve facilities for communities, aimed at tackling poverty and its effects.
The 13 projects to receive funding all provide access to services and activities which...Read More »
New code sets out presumption against rural school closures
The Welsh Government is changing the School Organisation Code that guides decisions about schools.
The Education Secretary has launched a consultation on the changes, which include:
- Proposers having to consider whether a rural school will be closed by referring to a ‘rural school’ list
- Proposals...Read More »
€1.5m EU investment helps Welsh company fight global infections
The investment will see IMSPEX Diagnostics Ltd, which is based in Abercynon, team up with leading manufacturers and clinical trial specialists in Germany and Ireland and with the University of Warwick and South Wales-based RedKnight Consultancy Ltd.
The €2.4m project aims to develop a rapid,...Read More »