Changes to transform the waste and resources sector move a step closer. Deposit Return Scheme will boost recycling of billions of single-use drinks containers and step-up war on plastic pollution. Through new powers, companies will pay the full costs of managing their packaging waste to incentivise more recyclable packaging. Landmark reforms that will boost recycling,

The availability of affordable and social housing in Wales has received a boost thanks to the Welsh Government’s Land Release Fund (LRF). The £5m fund, which has been designed to accelerate the availability of unused public sector land for the development of much-needed social and affordable housing, has supported seventeen projects this year. The successful

£10m is being invested in the Northern Gateway site in Deeside to unlock the development potential of commercial land which will be a boost for employment in the region, Economy and North Wales Minister Ken Skates announced today The funding will allow the construction of a public highway across the Northern Gateway site to be

More funding for Wales’ specialist mental health service focused exclusively on military veterans, additional funding for Armed Forces Liaison Officers and a new resettlement guide to support people leaving the Armed Forces form part of a new package of more than £500,000 Welsh Government support for veterans. This includes: an additional £235,000 annually to fund

A vote has just passed in the Senedd introducing new regulations for pet sales. The regulations will also ban third party sales of puppies and kittens. This means that from 10 September it will be an offence to sell a puppy or kitten which the seller has not bred themselves. Crucially the new Regulations requires

Ensuring people are confident and motivated to make best use of digital technologies, can access key services in new ways and have the connectivity they need are at the heart of the Welsh Government’s new Digital Strategy for Wales which has been published today. The Welsh Government has taken an innovative ‘crowdsourcing’ approach to gather

Up to £30m to support Wales’ diverse culture sector through the ongoing pandemic has been announced by the Welsh Government. The fund will be delivered jointly by the Welsh Government, the Arts Council of Wales and local authorities. The Cultural Recovery Fund, launched last summer, provided £63.3m in 2020-21 to support theatres, music venues, heritage

Welsh Government Ministers have announced an additional £24m package of support to revitalise Wales’ town centres. £18.4m of Transforming Towns loan funding will breathe new life into old and empty properties; £3.34m will help high street businesses grow and embrace innovative digital technology that will help their business thrive as part of the Year of

The Welsh Government is making £1.5m available to returning officers to enable polling stations for the Senedd election to be made covid-secure. The additional funding is being provided to cover the range of extra staff and equipment required to ensure the protection of staff and public health. Voters attending polling stations will see many of

Economy Minister Ken Skates has met with Wales’ newest airline, Wizz Air ahead of the base launch at Cardiff Airport later this year. The virtual meeting was the first opportunity for the Welsh Government to officially welcome the airline to Wales, since the announcement in December 2020. As Wizz Air’s first venture into Wales, the