On Random Acts of Kindness Day, the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt, sent a message of thanks to the thousands of volunteers and community helpers in Wales who have shown kindness to people in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. Scientific evidence has shown that doing kind acts for others can have major positive

The Welsh Government will invest a further £15 million in educational technology for schools in the next financial year. The investment is the continuation of the Hwb EdTech programme, which has already seen an investment of over £92 million by the Welsh Government over the last two years, and will further support the transformation of

Today is the 60th day since COVID-19 vaccinations began in Wales and also marks the day when more than half a million people received their first COVID-19 vaccination. As the total vaccinated exceeds more than 523,000 today, this now means almost one in every six adults have had their first dose of this life-protecting vaccine.

The funding will focus on helping FE students complete their vocational qualifications this summer. The Welsh Government has today (Sunday 7 January 2021) announced an extra £29m for colleges, including £26.5m to support learners on vocational learning programmes. The funding will be used to support learners in completing their vocational qualifications this academic year, by

Mum Shirley Jones was thrilled to move into her new house in Lampeter once the first lockdown restrictions allowed, built thanks to Welsh Government funding. Shirley and her three-year-old daughter Briallen had been waiting two years to move from their second floor flat to a home with a garden. They moved into their newly-built two-bedroom house on the site of the

The Welsh Government has taken the Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership to protect services, safeguard jobs, and deliver infrastructure improvements in light of the ongoing challenges of coronavirus. As of 7th February Transport for Wales is now operating the Wales and Borders rail services under a subsidiary, ‘Transport for Wales Rail LTD’. The

Vaughan Gething and Jane Hutt’s message to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities in Wales. The Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething today outlined the need to increase the up-take of vaccinations for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, to strongly refute misinformation about the vaccine and issue a plea for all ethnic

Welsh Government has today set out its legal commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, but is pushing to “get there sooner” as it gets ready for COP26 [26th United Nations’ Climate Change Conference of the Parties] in November. The move comes following a recommendation report by the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) that revealed net

Freelancers working in Wales’ creative sectors will receive a further round of support worth £8.9m, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism Lord Elis-Thomas announced today. The new round of support funding from the Cultural Recovery Fund will mean each of the freelancers already supported will receive an additional £2,500 to support them through this

The Welsh Government is investing £2m as part of an agreement with Pembrokeshire County Council to establish a first-class food park in Pembrokeshire. These ambitious proposals aim to create a high-quality hub in Withybush near Haverfordwest and will become home to a number of food producers. Investment in the food park aims to create plots