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A Welsh language skills and talent initiative upskilling the next generation of people working in the TV industry via on-set training at BBC Studios Drama Productions has been commended by the Minister for Creative Industries, Jack Sargeant.

Unprecedented efforts are being made to get people home to Ireland before Christmas following the temporary closure of Holyhead Port, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Ken Skates said today.

Partners are continuing to work together to ensure passengers and freight are able to travel to and from Ireland ahead of the Christmas period following the temporary closure of the port of Holyhead.

End of term celebrations are taking place across schools in Wales this week where, for the first time, all primary school children are entitled to a free Christmas meal.  

Motorists are advised to plan ahead before they travel as major road works and a full road closure will begin on the A470 between Talerddig and Dolfach on 20 January and end on 11 April. This follows a pause on the works due to the rail collision on the Cambrian railway line in October.

Safe and warm hubs are providing vital support this winter, offering welcoming spaces for people to stay warm, connect with others, and access advice and services during difficult times.

Wales’ Workforce Partnership Council have today shared new guidance on the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) across public sector workplaces.

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, said:

15 community groups will be awarded up to £10,000 each to turn their ideas into viable projects to support Cymraeg in their communities.

Following an increasing number of cases of avian influenza in poultry and kept birds, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has declared a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

We have received an update this afternoon from Stena that the Port of Holyhead will not reopen until 15 January at the earliest following the damage sustained during Storm Darragh.