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

Health Minister Vaughan Gething has today (Monday 22 March) published a plan, supported by an initial £100m funding, to help the health and care system in Wales to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Health and Social Care in Wales COVID 19: Looking Forward looks at the following key aspects of recovery: Reducing health inequalities to achieve

As part of its commitment to strengthening the local and everyday economies of Wales, the Welsh Government is funding an innovative project that will see food being produced sustainably in the heart of four communities across Wales. The news comes as the Welsh Government publishes its new Foundational Delivery Plan which sets out how it

The Welsh Government has today announced a new international learning exchange programme, following the UK Government’s decision to withdraw from the popular Erasmus+ scheme. The scheme will enable learners and staff, both from Wales and those who come to study or work in Wales, to continue to benefit from international exchanges in a similar way

Active travel schemes announced today will receive a funding boost of more than £53m this year as part of further efforts to encourage healthy travel – with more than £20m to follow. The dedicated budget for active travel has risen from £5m since the start of this Welsh Government term, which Lee Waters has described