APCC response to association of convenience stores report on retail crime
APCC Lead on Business and Retail Crime, Katy Bourne In response to the ACS Crime Report 2024
Updated: Wed Mar 13 2024
APCC response to association of convenience stores report on retail crime
APCC Lead on Business and Retail Crime, Katy Bourne In response to the ACS Crime Report 2024
Updated: Wed Mar 13 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunaks article in the Telegraph: 12 March 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's piece in the Telegraph (12 March 2024).
Updated: Wed Mar 13 2024
Scottish youth charity awarded 60,000 to fund lifechanging Arctic adventures
The Polar Academy has today (WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH) been awarded funding from the Young Start programme to continue delivering their annual programme of training to children from all over Scotland, which ultimately results in an expedition to Greenland.
Updated: Wed Mar 13 2024
The Queen celebrates remarkable women and girls with the WOW Festival
Her Majesty The Queen, President of WOW - Women of the World, has hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate International Women's Day and mark the end of the WOW Girls Festival Bus tour. Read on for more.
Updated: Wed Mar 13 2024
Unparalleled and groundbreaking measures are tackling second homes and affordability in Wales
Climate Change Minister Julie James yesterday delivered a statement on the Welsh Government's approach to tackling issues caused by second home ownership that she described as being ‘unparalleled in a UK context'.
Updated: Wed Mar 13 2024
Wrongful Post Office convictions to be quashed through landmark legislation: 13 March 2024
Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal will have convictions quashed following landmark legislation introduced today [Wednesday 13 March].
Updated: Wed Mar 13 2024
Commonwealth Day 2024
The Queen, The Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, celebrating an extraordinary organisation which spans every geographical region, religion, and culture, with a combined population of 2.5 billion people.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
International Womens Day celebrated at Downing Street - 8 March 2024
Inspirational women from across the country were invited to Downing Street last week to celebrate International Women's Day 2024.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
National Lottery funding to help the Aire Rivers Trust prevent sewage pollution in their local river
A river conservation trust, which has seen sewage and construction site spills devastate natural habitat along the River Aire, has been awarded £20,000 of National Lottery funding to help ensure such incidents never happen again.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
Proposals published to improve gender balance in the Senedd
Landmark legal proposals to increase the proportion of women standing as candidates in future Senedd elections were yesterday published.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
The Prince of Wales attends The Earthshot Prize Launchpad event
The Prince of Wales attended an event celebrating The Earthshot Prize Launchpad, a new online match-making platform connecting Earthshot innovators with like-minded investors and philanthropists looking to co-invest and collaborate to bring environmental solutions to scale.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
Welsh Government to pay for RAAC repairs in schools
The Education Minister, Jeremy Miles, yesterday announced new capital funding of more than £12.5m to improve school and college buildings throughout Wales.
Updated: Tue Mar 12 2024
APCC Response to National Violence Reduction Unit Rollout
The APCC joint Serious Violence Leads have welcomed the announcement in the chancellors 2024 Budget this week that the very successful Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) model is set to be rolled out across England and Wales.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
APCC Response to National Violence Reduction Unit Rollout
The APCC joint Serious Violence Leads have welcomed the announcement in the chancellors 2024 Budget this week that the very successful Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) model is set to be rolled out across England and Wales.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
Car club network will connect rural communities thanks to 1 million boost
The Welsh Government will invest £1 million to create a network of car clubs to connect rural communities, Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters announced today.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
Regulators urge safe giving to charities this Ramadan
Charity Commission's new 'donate with confidence' site will help donations reach intended good causes
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
Statement from Rural Affairs Minister as consultation closes
The Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has thanked everyone who has taken the time to respond to the Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation. She has reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting farming as a crucial means of addressing the climate and nature emergency which is threatening the ability of future generations to produce the food they need.
Updated: Mon Mar 11 2024
Announcing a family of galleries as Teulu sets to open at Aberystwyth Arts Centre
The first exhibition as part of the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales project will open to the public this weekend (Saturday 9 March).
Updated: Fri Mar 08 2024
Dolphins, voles, bumble bees and salmon all set to benefit from 8.2 million Welsh Government nature boost
Thirty-nine projects across Wales will benefit from £8.2m of Welsh Government nature funding, Climate Change Minister Julie James announced today.
Updated: Fri Mar 08 2024
New data suggests nearly half of charities experience issues when banking
Latest survey from the Charity Commission reveals widespread scale and impact of ongoing banking issues facing the sector.
Updated: Fri Mar 08 2024
Regulator launches investigation into Al-Manar Centre Trust over serious concerns about video post
The Charity Commission has opened an inquiry into a Cardiff-based charity over its social media use and protocols.
Updated: Fri Mar 08 2024
Disqualified trustee continued to play a role in legal advice charity
Charity Commission's inquiry finds serious issues in administration of JAFLAS.
Updated: Thu Mar 07 2024
No new money for Wales. - Finance Minister Rebecca Evans
The Welsh Government's Finance Minister has said it is deeply concerning that the Chancellor has ignored calls for support for the poorest people, and denied funding for the frontline services that matter to people the most.
Updated: Thu Mar 07 2024
PEDW service update: Development of National Significance DNS and related applications
Current timescales and guidance for DNS applications.
Updated: Thu Mar 07 2024