Regions
Cardiff
News
Cardiff Council admit to £91m 'hole' in budget
Cardiff Council have said the authority faces an ‘uncertain and challenging’ future, as projection reveal a projected £91m budget gap. The massive gap – created by a combination of government funding reductions, increased demand for services and rising costs – will impact on the authority’s finances over three years from 2019. Cabinet member for Finance, […]
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Manufacturing
News
North Wales
Plans for second Welsh Advanced Manufacturing and Research Institute in North Wales
The Welsh Government has today announced what is describes as ‘significant progress’ with plans to establish a second Advanced Manufacturing and Research Institute (AMRI) in North Wales. The Economy Secretary, Ken Skates made the announcement following a meeting of the Deeside Enterprise Zone on 13th July. The Welsh Government has declared its intention to work […]
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Aerospace
Bridgend
Cardiff
Construction
Vale of Glamorgan
Wales hosts second Heathrow business summit
Representatives from over 80 Welsh companies attended a business summit in Cardiff yesterday to discuss how Wales can benefit from the planned new runway for Heathrow. MPs gave overwhelming support for plans to construct a new £14bn runway last month which it is estimated will bring 8400 jobs and £8bn of economic growth to Wales. […]
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News
North Wales
St. Asaph
Tech
Touch Biometrix secures Welsh Government funding
Touch Biometrix, one of the world’s Top 20 fingerprint technology companies, has been awarded Technology and Commercial Feasibility (TCF) funding from the Welsh Governments £63.4m SMARTCymru programme. Backed by £27m of EU funds, SMARTCymru is helping businesses in Wales develop new products, processes and services by supporting increased investment in research, development and innovation. Touch […]
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Barry
Bridgend
Cardiff
Housing
Property
South Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
Welsh property business receives multi-million-pound boost
Welsh housebuilder Waterstone Homes has secured a seven-figure funding package from Wales’ leading building society, Principality, in support of its latest housing projects and ambitious growth plans. The Bridgend-based property developer, part of the Jehu Group of Companies, has received £3.35m worth of funding from Principality Commercial to assist with the construction of its new […]
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News
Property
South Wales
Swansea
West Wales
Property auctions on the rise in South Wales - what are the pitfalls?
Property auctions used to only attract hardcore developers looking for their next fixer-upper project or large scale development – but that’s all changing. Recent years have seen property auctions soar in popularity, with increasing numbers attending to both buy and sell – including mainstream buyers and sellers. We spoke to South Wales estate agent Dylan Williams […]
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Pembrokeshire
Tourism
Travel
Oakwood Park seeks to hire 'Directors of Fun'
Applications open to anyone under the age of 16 Wales’ biggest theme park, Oakwood, has launched a Wales-wide campaign to find three young theme-park-lovers to become its very own ‘Directors of Fun.’ The Pembrokeshire-based attraction, which first opened its doors thirty years ago, is looking to appoint three young people under the age of 16 […]
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Cardiff
Construction
News
Sustainability plays central theme for Willmott Dixon’s Wales & West Annual Conference
Sustainability played the central theme for Willmott Dixon’s Wales & West Annual Conference last week, which saw over 350 delegates attend Cardiff City Hall to a packed agenda, including a keynote speech from Jonathan Porritt, co-founder of Forum of the Future, author, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable development. Other topics discussed included innovation; narrowing the performance gap; […]
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Cardiff
Oil & Gas
Vale of Glamorgan
Welsh Government to consult on new petroleum extraction powers - but rule out fracking licences
New Welsh powers to license onshore petroleum from the UK Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) come into force on the 1st October 2018. This was set out in the Wales Act 2017. The Welsh Government have announced plans to consult on which approach to take to the new licensing powers. On announcing the consultation yesterday, Cabinet Secretary […]
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Energy
Latest research
News
South Wales
Low Carbon Network funding projects prove 'good investments' for regional customers
Western Power Distribution, the power distributor for the Midlands, South Wales and the South West recently benefited from a £29.4m investment in innovation – and now four of the projects are complete. However, in order to assess whether the investment from Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Funds had delivered benefits for customers, Western Power Distribution (WPD) conducted […]
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