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We've seen a truly Team Wales approach to Covid 19, we must now build on this to ensure a lasting green recovery - that was the message from Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, as the virtual Royal Welsh Show gets underway today.

• Visible increases in number of people cycling and walking
• £38 million to make Wales a safer place to cycle, scoot and walk
• Biggest ever investment in local active travel improvements

Services that support people in Wales to manage problem debt and improve their household income are set to receive a £1.4m boost to help them respond to an increase in demand on their services.

As the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK subsides, the findings of a review of deaths in Wales associated with the virus has been published.

          Economy Minister Ken Skates has revealed that the Welsh Government’s unique Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) has already supported more than 1800 North Wales businesses with £34m of funding, helping them to protect more than 14,000 jobs.

Playgrounds, funfairs and community centres in Wales will reopen on Monday, First Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed today.

Economy Minister Ken Skates has revealed that the Welsh Government’s unique Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) has already supported more than 9,000 businesses in Wales, helping them to protect around 75,000 jobs.

The Summer Reading Challenge will be launched in Wales today by the Education Minister and the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Retaining the positive changes driven by the coronavirus pandemic is central to the Welsh Government’s new planning policy, published today.

The Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton has confirmed people in Wales who are shielding will no longer need to do so after 16 August.

A Bill to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales has today (Wednesday 15 July) been passed by the Senedd.

First Minister sets out legislative priorities