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Cabinet Minister visits Wrexham as £10 million Transforming Towns funding announced

  • £10 million in Transforming Towns funding has been approved for regeneration projects across Wales, with Wrexham receiving £5 million of the total investment. 
  • The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning met with local artists at Tŷ Pawb to hear about their experiences of working and growing their businesses within the creative hub. 
  • This funding delivers on the priorities set out by the Town Centre Taskforce, helping to create communities across Wales where people want to live, work and visit. 
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Working Together for a Skilled Wales

  • Employers, education institutions, trade unions, learners and training providers are gathering today at the Future Skills Summit in Swansea.
  • Attendees are taking part in presentations and workshops to explore the biggest challenges facing the Welsh skills system.
  • Insights from today's discussions will help shape a new national skills strategy.
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Deputy First Minister responds to deprivation figures: UK Prime Minister urged to act over child payment

  • New analysis published today shows around two in five children in Wales were living in income deprivation in 2024.
  • Tackling child poverty is a top priority for the new Welsh Government, with early progress on funded childcare, the Cynnal pilot, and a new Child Poverty Strategy. 
  • Assurances needed from UK Government on Cynnal pilot.