Have your say on new A494 River Dee Bridge preferred option
A 12-week consultation begins today until 4 February 2019 on the preferred option to upgrade the River Dee Bridge which was identified in the Welsh Government’s ‘Moving North Wales Forward’ to address existing traffic issues in the area and ensure it is fit for the future.
The current crossing was built...Read More »
Wales secures €100m of competitive EU research and innovation funding
Horizon 2020 is the EU’s largest ever research and innovation programme, supporting cutting-edge science and technology and international collaboration to deliver solutions to key challenges facing society.
Since the launch of the highly-competitive programme, Welsh businesses and universities have been involved in more than 2,800 international collaborations. These have delivered significant...Read More »
My Travel Pass to double eligibility
Previously open to 16 to 18 year-olds, Transport Secretary Ken Skates made the announcement today that the scheme is not only secured until March 2020, but will be available to many more people.
The one-third discounted offer began in 2015 when Welsh Government launched a pilot discounted bus travel scheme...Read More »
Kirsty Williams announces single biggest investment in support for teachers
The National Approach to Professional Learning (NAPL), announced today by the Education Secretary, will see £9 million in this financial year, increasing to £15 million next financial year. It is the single biggest investment in support for teachers in Wales since devolution.
The funding will give schools the time and resources...Read More »
First Minister takes steps to transform refuge provision and sexual violence services in Wales
The review, led by the Wales Centre for Public Policy, will examine some of best international examples of services and support, and engage with people who have experience of refuge and sexual abuse services, to develop a made-in-Wales model that provides a world-leading standard of support to victims of sexual...Read More »