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Around a quarter of the WorldSkills UK’s training squad from Welsh colleges

The largest delegation to date of Welsh game developers has arrived in San Francisco for the industry’s key annual gathering this week, with support from Creative Wales, Trade & Investment and the Welsh Government.

Paving the way for the National Finals of WorldSkills UK later this year, Skills Competition Wales 2025 will be a launchpad for future champions.

The historic Blackwood Miners’ Institute has had its future secured thanks to £210,000 in funding support.

Over 48,500 young people across Wales have been helped through employability and skills programmes since the launch of a key Welsh Government commitment.

A £1million support fund has been launched ahead of Cymru women's first-ever European championship footballing appearance later this year.

Wales’ publishing sector will see a significant increase in Welsh Government funding compared to last year, bringing the sector’s overall funding for 2025 – 2026 back in line to 2023 – 2024 levels.

* Culture Minister Jack Sargeant will be available for interview at Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham from 11am on Friday, 21 February (detail in notes) *

Then and now... The minister responsible for apprenticeship policy in Wales returned this week to the college where he himself studied as an apprentice to celebrate Apprenticeship Week and extol the benefits of this route into employment.

Creative Wales, the Welsh Government’s internal agency for promoting and growing the nation’s creative industries, is celebrating its 5th anniversary after what has been an exciting but challenging half-decade for the sector.

The funding for a popular scheme offering free swimming to both veterans and serving members of the Armed Forces is being increased by the Welsh Government.

Amateur sleuths may have noticed something mysterious has been afoot recently in the usually sleepy Cardiff suburb of St Mellons.