Minister visits Pembrokeshire to see Welsh Government investment in action
The Minister began his visit to the county with a visit to Milford Haven Leisure Centre to see how the social enterprise café is helping people with learning disabilities into work, by providing employment opportunities. The project received £100,000 funding from the Welsh Government’s integrated care fund (ICF).
The Minister also...Read More »
CADW lists rare war memorials as Wales remembers the end of the First World War
The artillery piece — a 105mm light field howitzer — stands on Twyn y Garth with sweeping views over the Wye valley and the village of Erwood in Powys.
It is said that a local woman, Nessa Williams-Vaughan (later Mrs Lionel Trafford) obtained the gun from the War Office to serve...Read More »
Centenary Trees project to commemorate end of First World War
Natural Resources Wales’ Centenary Trees project will feature creative tree planting to commemorate those who died during the War.
The project will also mark the centenary of the Forestry Commission, whose Welsh arm became part of NRW in 2013. A product of the 1919 Forestry Act, the Commission was created to...Read More »
Grant funding doubled for Wales’ most disadvantaged pupils
Following on from last month’s Draft Budget, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has announced that funding for Pupil Development Grant (PDG) – Access will be doubled from £1.7m in 2018-19 to £3.5 million in 2019-20.
The PDG-Access fund offers parents up to £125 and also covers equipment for activities within the curriculum,...Read More »
“We need the power of procurement to achieve prosperity for all” Finance Secretary tells Procurex Wales
Addressing an audience of professionals, he will talk about the need for smarter and more creative procurement to support the government’s prevention and prosperity policy agendas and to maximise the way public money is invested and spent in the future.
He will also speak about the impact the UK’s forthcoming exit...Read More »