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Culture is a priority in Wales and can help to heal the divisions within society that were highlighted by this year’s EU referendum.

Wrexham-based fine furniture-maker goes from strength to strength

A €2m project to encourage more visitors to explore lesser known areas of Ireland and Wales has been announced by the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Dafydd Elis-Thomas today.

Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething has announced an extra £5.5m to back plans to halt obesity in Wales.

As we mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week the Welsh Government has announced a new scheme to help school children in Wales and their teachers learn to better identify and respond to hate speech and misinformation, and to ensure schools nurture ethical, informed citizens who contribute to a more cohesive society.

This Zero Waste Week (2-6 September 2024), Benthyg Cymru is championing the ‘borrow, don’t buy’ movement. Benthyg (ben-thig), meaning "to borrow or lend" in Welsh, perfectly captures the spirit of what we’re encouraging this September.

A Bill to give local authorities the option to introduce a small visitor levy in their area to re-invest in local tourism, is today introduced by Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford.

Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

School leaders from Pakistan have visited two schools in Wales to learn about Community Focused Schools, family engagement and school governance.

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Vaughan Gething, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services

Jane Hutt, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip

Alun Davies, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government & Public Services

New e-learning resources aimed at helping workers furloughed as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) to learn new skills are now live, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates has announced.

Wales is playing a leading role in the UK programme for treating coronavirus patients using a blood donation extract taken from people who have recovered from COVID-19 - ‘convalescent plasma’.

Education Minister Kirsty Williams has today called on school staff to do what they can to keep schools open for NHS staff and carers during the two weeks that should have been the Easter holidays.

New findings from the Welsh Government National Survey on loneliness confirms that feelings of loneliness show a strong relationship with well-being, and that lonely people reported much lower satisfaction with life.

Councils in Wales will receive £6.3 billion in capital and revenue funding from the Welsh Government next year, Housing and Local Government Minister Julie James has announced.

The Welsh Government should urgently establish a ‘barrier busting’ taskforce focused on making Wales a more attractive place to invest in all forms of digital infrastructure according to a report published today by the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW).

Rebecca Evans, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd and Ken Skates, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales