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Avian influenza: prevention zone declared across Great Britain
Following a number of detections of avian influenza (bird flu) in wild birds across Great Britain, the Chief Veterinary Officers from Wales, England and Scotland have declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the whole of Great Britain to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading amongst poultry and captive birds.
£150m for insulation, clean energy and carbon reduction in social homes
Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters has announced an additional £150m to retrofit social homes with new technologies and insulation to help curb Wales’ emissions.
All new schools and colleges in Wales to be net zero carbon
Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles has today announced that all new school and college buildings, major refurbishment and extension projects will be required to meet Net Zero Carbon targets from January 1 2022.
Avian Influenza identified in poultry and wild birds in Wrexham County Borough
The Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales, Christianne Glossop has confirmed the presence of avian influenza H5N1 in poultry and wild birds at a premises in the Wrexham County Borough area.
First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford works on the train ready to meet world leaders at UN climate conference, COP26, later today.
The First Minister embarked on the seven hour journey from Cardiff Central this morning.
Wales to have new “national steward” to fund, regulate and support all post-16 education
The Welsh Government will today set out its vision to radically reform post-16 education, for the first time ever enshrining in law nine national strategic purposes for the post-compulsory education system.
First Minister travels to COP26 to meet world leaders
First Minister Mark Drakeford will today (Monday 1 November) board a train from Cardiff to Glasgow to join world leaders for the UN Climate Conference in Scotland.
First Minister encourages people to get the flu vaccine as he gets the jab
This week, First Minister Mark Drakeford, got his flu vaccination and encouraged others to take up the offer this winter to help keep people safe and well.
Strengthened measures to reduce high coronavirus cases in Wales
First Minister Mark Drakeford will today [Friday] say alert level zero protective measures will be strengthened to keep people safe and help reduce high levels of coronavirus in Wales.
£1m bereavement fund announced to support new national framework to help those grieving
Bereavement is something that will touch us all at some point in our lives, working with charities and third sector organisations a new National Framework for the Delivery of Bereavement Care in Wales has been developed, underpinned by a £1m support grant.
£185m boost to the Welsh food and drink industry from Project HELIX
A Welsh Government and EU-funded project has delivered a significant boost to the food and drink industry in Wales, helping it develop hundreds of new products and create new jobs.
Decade of action needed to tackle climate crisis and achieve a net zero Wales
First Minister Mark Drakeford and Climate Change Minister Julie James today called for a ‘decade of action’ to tackle the climate change crisis as they published Net Zero Wales – the next phase in our journey towards a ‘greener, stronger, fairer Wales’.