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Gower Power Community Share Offer

Gower Power launches community share offer to bring Brynwhilach solar farm into community ownership and generate £2.7million in community benefit Local people invited to invest and earn a fair annual return of 6% while supporting local green energy generation 27 September 2023  Gower Power, a community energy group established 10 years ago in Swansea, is …

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Mental Health Support Services on Youth Mental Health Day

Mind Cymru has a dedicated bilingual section of their website for young people: English   I   Welsh  Samaritans Cyrmu have bilingual information, resources, branch information and a free helpline  for anyone who needs to talk. MEIC Cymru is a helpline service for children and young people in Wales up to the age of 25. The helpline is free, …

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Climate Change Minister Julie James has visited a Cardiff site that will soon host homes for more than 150 families.

The visit to the former Cardiff Gasworks site was held to mark the first anniversary of the Welsh Government’s Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme (TACP). The Cardiff Gasworks site is just one project to benefit from TACP which the Minister described as a programme to help ‘ensure everyone has a place to call their home’. The Transitional …

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Financial help for those with pets

The latest PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report 2023 found 85% of Welsh pet owners say the cost of owning their pet has increased. Additionally, 34% of Welsh pet owners are making personal cost savings to continue to care for their pet – including reducing energy consumption, cancelling or not going on holidays and, in some …

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Publicly Owned Ynni Cymru will unlock Wales’ green energy potential

A successful, community-owned renewable energy company was the perfect location for Climate Change Minister Julie James and Plaid Cymru’s Designated Member Siân Gwenllian to launch Ynni Cymru – a new, a publicly-owned energy company for Wales. Ynni Cymru, based at M-SParc, Ynys Mon, is being established to expand community-owned renewable energy generation across Wales as …

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Swansea’s Amphitheatre Receives Prestigious Recognition in Welsh Government’s £5m Brilliant Basics Fund

Swansea’s cultural landscape has received a significant boost as the iconic Amphitheatre secures a place of honor within the Welsh Government’s £5 million Brilliant Basics Fund. This esteemed recognition was unveiled by Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport, and Tourism, Dawn Bowden, highlighting Swansea’s commitment to enhancing local attractions. Amidst a collection of 29 distinguished tourism …

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20 MPH Change FAQs

When was the public consulted about this change?  ·         A 12-week consultation ran from 9 July 2021 to 1 October 2021 on the proposed change in legislation.   ·         6,018 online responses were received by the Welsh Government in the consultation period. 47% were in favour of reducing the speed limit and 53% were against.   ·         Detailed feedback was …

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I welcome the Education Minister’s call to “make uniforms cheaper”.

New guidance by the Welsh Labour Government which is designed to help schools make sure that uniforms are affordable, including an end to compulsory schools logos, is a great example of common sense policy which will help everyone worrying about school uniforms for their children, particularly the worst off in our society. The Education and …

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