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The Welsh Government is calling on the people of Wales to help find the country’s most extraordinary people, by nominating them for a St David Award. Now in their eighth year, the national Awards celebrate Wales’ true heroes. This year, to reflect the work of so many people during the coronavirus pandemic, a new award

Organisations in the culture and heritage sector can find out if they are eligible to apply for financial support from the Welsh Government’s £53m Cultural Recovery Fund. The new fund will see music venues; recording and rehearsal studios; Heritage organisations and historic attractions; accredited museums and archive services; libraries; events and their technical support suppliers;

With more people than ever facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus crisis, Member of the Senedd for Cardiff South and Penarth, Vaughan Gething, is urging everyone to check if they are eligible for help with paying their council tax bills. Member of the Senedd Vaughan Gething, said: “I know this is an incredibly difficult

Vaughan Gething MS has welcomed a new programme announced by the Welsh Government to reduce the carbon footprint of existing social housing in Wales, make energy bills more manageable for residents and provide new job and training opportunities. The £9.5million programme will fund the fitting of energy efficiency measures in up to 1000 existing homes owned

The Welsh Government has announced further funding to help support local authorities with additional financial pressures. It will help cover increased costs, manage loss of income pressures, and will fund additional cleaning requirements for schools in response to the coronavirus crisis. The £264 million announcement means that over £490 million has been made available to

Following a recent column I wrote on road safety I am pleased to announce that plans to make 20mph the default speed limit on residential streets have moved a step closer. Last week following a recent report commissioned by the Welsh Government it announced plans to implement the new default speed limit by 2023. I

People buying their main homes in Wales costing less than £250,000 will not pay any tax under temporary measures announced by the Finance Minister today. The starting threshold for land transaction tax will increase from £180,000 to £250,000 for the residential main rates when this new measure is introduced on Monday 27 July. This is

Decision backed with £29 million to recruit, recover and raise standards The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has today confirmed that all pupils will be able to return to school in September. The Welsh Technical Advisory Group, which provides scientific and technical advice to Government during emergencies, this week recommended to the Minister that schools “plan

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Vaughan has welcomed £3 million in funding for Fire and Rescue Authorities from the Welsh Government to support national resilience capabilities and the response to national emergencies. Split between all three Welsh authorities, the funding will support FRAs in how they respond to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents; serious flooding; incidents involving the collapse