First in UK group to improve social care workforce conditions
Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.
Calls for vigilance following Foot and Mouth Disease case in Germany
Wales’ Chief Veterinary Officer, Richard Irvine is urging livestock owners in Wales to remain vigilant following the recent case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany.
More than £20m to help universities tackle climate change. Loan funding will help universities reach low carbon ambitions
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells, visited Cardiff University to see how a £12.2m investment is accelerating their progress towards carbon reduction.
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Welsh Government backs farmers with ‘certainty, flexibility and support’
- Advance payments for farm businesses rise from 70% to 80%, easing cash-flow pressure caused by the exceptionally difficult conditions farmers have faced this year.
- Farmers get more time to manage slurry safely, as legislation will be introduced to extend the open period for spreading to to 15 November 2026, responding directly to the impacts of this summer's drought.
- Minister says giving farmers extra time to spread safely and reduce levels is ‘now the more responsible environmental choice’
Welsh Government to fund interim alarm measures for leaseholders facing waking watch costs
- Welsh Government announces the creation of the Wales Interim Measures Alarm Grant.
- From 1 October 2026, the fund will ease the burden of expensive interim measures costs, potentially saving residents in eligible buildings hundreds of pounds each month.
- Some leaseholders may also be entitled to refunds if they have already paid for alarms to be installed.
Have your say on new powers to tackle roadside rubbish
- Registered vehicle owners could be fined for litter thrown from their car
- Roadside rubbish blights communities, harms wildlife and is difficult to enforce against under current law
- Views and evidence sought as part of wider consultation on environmental sustainability, open until 14 October