https://media.service.gov.wales/ News from Welsh Government en-GB PRgloo 6a58df212a5e71fa1732c4ca https://media.service.gov.wales/news/transforming-culture-in-communities-millions-to-modernise-welsh-museums-libraries-and-archives <ul> <li><em>Funding for 31 projects spanning the whole of Wales</em></li> <li><em>Cabinet Minister for Culture visits Newport Library ahead of major refurbishment</em></li> <li><em>“These are places where people connect with our culture and history.”</em></li> </ul> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:01:00 Z 6a58d4182a5e71fa1732c323 https://media.service.gov.wales/news/gbp-10-weekly-child-payment-moves-a-step-closer <ul> <li>Expert group meet for first time to design a pilot providing £10 a week to up to 15,000 children in Universal Credit households.</li> <li>Members will help design and test the scheme to make sure it works well for families and makes a real difference to children's lives.</li> <li>Establishing the expert group delivers a key first 100 days commitment.</li> </ul> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:20:00 Z 6a579b412a5e71fa1732b652 https://media.service.gov.wales/news/new-cardiff-depot-facility-speeds-up-train-repairs-and-servicing <ul> <li>Passengers across South Wales will benefit from more reliable services following a £12m investment at Cardiff's Canton rail depot</li> <li>A new bogie drop allows engineers to service and repair trains faster, on-site, reducing time trains are out of service</li> <li>The facility will maintain and service Transport for Wales’s fleet of new trains.</li> </ul> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:00:00 Z 6a576f672a5e71fa1732b20f https://media.service.gov.wales/news/womens-voices-should-be-heard-and-pain-should-never-be-ignored-vows-waless-first-womens-health-minister <ul> <li>Women's health summit tackles pain and patient voice in NHS Wales</li> <li>Clinicians, researchers and women with lived experience come together to drive change</li> <li>New framework to ensure women's voices shape Women’s Health Plan</li> </ul> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:01:00 Z 6a57a0b62a5e71fa1732b6fa https://media.service.gov.wales/news/deputy-minister-sets-out-priorities-for-skills-and-tertiary-education-in-wales <ul> <li>A national skills audit and Future Skills Summit are underway to identify workforce needs and shape a new skills strategy for Wales.</li> <li>A review of higher education will be launched alongside commitments to address pressures on further education colleges and school sixth forms,</li> <li>Key priorities also include expanding Welsh-medium and bilingual provision across the tertiary system and reforming the Seren network.</li> </ul> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:35:00 Z 6a5678032a5e71fa1732a87a https://media.service.gov.wales/news/wales-must-tackle-the-causes-of-ill-health-not-just-the-consequences <ul> <li>For the first time since devolution, Wales has a Minister with specific responsibility for preventative health</li> <li>New cross-government governance arrangements will embed prevention and health across Welsh Government decision-making and spending</li> <li>Early actions include rolling out physical activity programmes across primary schools, tackling vaping amongst our children and young people, developing a national lung cancer screening programme, supporting people to access nutritious food and extending the vaccination programme ahead of the winter.</li> </ul> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:35:00 Z 6a56157b2a5e71fa1732a061 https://media.service.gov.wales/news/landmark-ten-year-strategy-to-transform-cancer-care-in-wales <ul> <li>Ten-year National Cancer Strategy being developed to transform how the disease is prevented, diagnosed and treated in Wales.</li> <li>Strategy will be shaped by a formal call for evidence from patients, carers, clinicians, charities and the public as well as working with international partners.</li> <li>Strategy to be published to coincide with World Cancer Day on 4 February 2027.</li> </ul> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:01:00 Z 6a5613472a5e71fa1732a034 https://media.service.gov.wales/news/caerphilly-castle-one-year-of-wall-to-wall-achievements <ul> <li>Visitor numbers the highest for many years</li> <li>Conservation works ongoing, with trainee masons honing their craft</li> <li>£1 tickets for Universal Credit recipients to continue</li> </ul> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:01:00 Z 6a56785d2a5e71fa1732a87c https://media.service.gov.wales/news/statement-from-the-cabinet-minister-for-finance The Cabinet Minister for Finance Elin Jones said:

]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:00:00 Z 6a562c1a2a5e71fa1732a263 https://media.service.gov.wales/news/wales-moves-closer-towards-universal-childcare-offer <ul> <li>Deputy First Minister sets out the route and phasing for a funded childcare offer for all children aged nine months to four years.</li> <li>Local authorities expected to make huge strides towards extending the offer to all two-year-olds as a result of recent funding, setting the foundation for truly universal childcare.</li> <li>Twenty local authorities expecting to deliver to all two-year-olds by the end of 2026-27. &nbsp;</li> </ul> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:52:00 Z