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Health Minister Vaughan Gething announces £40m funding for new North Denbighshire community hospital

Health Minister Vaughan Gething today announced a £40m package to develop the North Denbighshire Community Hospital. The scheme will provide a healthcare and wellbeing campus at the Grade II listed Royal Alexandra Hospital and a new building offering a range of community services. The Royal Alexandra Hospital site will…

Big year for film and TV production in Wales

Welsh film and television production boomed in 2018 as a result of Welsh Government support, with huge benefits for Wales’ Economy. Sex Education, which premiered on Netflix last week, is one of many projects made in Wales in 2018 that has hit the screen this year. The 8 part,…

Health Minister announces £1.8m investment to redevelop Gower health centres

Two health centres on the Gower will be redeveloped thanks to a £1.8m investment from the Welsh Government, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. The funding will enable Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board to refurbish and redevelop Penclawdd and Murton health centres, providing modern, fit-for-purpose facilities. The investment…

Brexit Minister Jeremy Miles’ speech to Wales for Europe

Thank you for inviting me here this afternoon. At the end of last year, as you will know, the first minister asked me, in addition to remaining as Counsel General, the government’s law officer, also to coordinate the work of the government to prepare for Brexit and representing the government…

£7m to improve the mental health of children and young people in Wales

An additional £7.1m will help to protect, improve and support the mental health of children and young people in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething will announce today. The new investment will support the implementation of the Welsh Government’s response to the recommendations made by the National Assembly’s Children, Young…

Prime Minister gambling with nation’s future – Jeremy Miles

As MPs prepare to vote on the Prime Minister’s EU exit deal tonight, Brexit Minister Jeremy Miles called on the UK government to stop gambling with the country’s future. With the Prime Minister facing the prospect of a heavy Commons defeat and the threat of a no deal Brexit…

Welsh Government and Thales to work together on £20m cyber centre in Blaenau Gwent

The Welsh Government is working with global technology company Thales to establish a £20m cyber centre which will sit at the heart of its Tech Valleys programme, Economy Minister Ken Skates has announced. The National Digital Exploitation Centre (NDEC) will be the first research and development facility of its…

Mobile bank Monzo chooses Cardiff

Monzo – the UK’s fastest growing, mobile-only bank is opening in Cardiff following Welsh Government support. The digital bank has attracted huge amounts of media coverage over recent months and is famed for its smartphone app which provides Monzo customers with a user friendly analysis of their spending habits. The…

High street retailers to get £2,500 cut to their rates bills

High street businesses and other retailers in Wales will each receive a £2,500 cut to their business rates next year, Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has announced. The Welsh Government is investing £23.6 million to enhance and extend the high street rates relief scheme in 2019-20. Around 15,000 businesses, including shops,…

Wales ready to lead Electric Vehicle charge

Wales is ready to maximise on the huge opportunities presented by Electric and Hydrogen vehicles, Economy Secretary Ken Skates will tell key players in the sector today. The Economy Secretary was speaking ahead of a Welsh Government hosted Low Carbon Intelligent Mobility event bringing internationally recognised manufacturers including Aston…

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