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Jeremy Miles - Minister for Education and Welsh Language - May 2021 portrait

Fresh start to new term with investment to help improve air quality in schools, colleges and universities

  • CO2 sensors to monitor air quality in classrooms and lecture halls
  • New ozone disinfecting machines to speed up cleaning if clusters of Covid-19 infection are identified
  • Supported by £5.9m of Welsh Government funding, as part of measures to help reduce the spread of Covid-19
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‘Diolch’ - Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, thanks tourism and hospitality industry, staff and visitors ahead of the bank holiday weekend

With the last summer bank holiday and end of school holidays approaching, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has thanked everyone for their efforts in keeping Wales safe over the summer.

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£2.5m funding boost to back businesses in the everyday local economy

The Welsh Government is providing a further £2.5 million for projects which support the everyday economy, improving services and bringing better jobs, closer to home. The new funding will support innovative projects to help improve recruitment into social care and boost local Welsh NHS spending.  

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No changes to Covid rules in Wales

First Minister Mark Drakeford is urging people in Wales to get vaccinated and keep taking familiar steps to help address rising coronavirus cases.

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Welsh Government further extends measures to protect businesses from eviction

Businesses affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will now be protected from eviction until 25 March, 2022, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has announced.

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£7.2m of PPE equipment sent from Wales to Namibia

Wales is giving PPE to Namibia to help the global fight against COVID-19.

Jeremy Miles - Minister for Education and Welsh Language - May 2021 portrait

“Take the steps needed to keep learners safe and learning”

With schools, colleges and universities due to re-open following the summer holidays, parents, guardians and learners in Wales are being asked to take some steps to help keep Covid risk down and learners learning.

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Have your say on local taxes on second homes and holiday lets

Views are being sought on potential changes to local taxes which could be used by local authorities to tackle the effects that large numbers of second homes and commercial holiday lets can have in some parts of Wales.

Jeremy Miles - Minister for Education and Welsh Language - May 2021 portrait

Support will help newly qualified teachers into new roles

New teachers in Wales who saw their training disrupted by the pandemic will receive a term of employment to help them into their new roles, thanks to an extra £1.7m in Welsh Government support.

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Children and young people to be removed from shielding list.

Children and young people will be removed from the list of people who would be asked to shield and will no longer be considered clinically extremely vulnerable in relation to Covid-19, the Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan, has announced.

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Summer of Fun continues across Wales

Children and young people are being helped to recover from the pandemic by taking part in a range of sporting, cultural and play based activities this summer.

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100 new PCSOs funded by the Welsh Government

The Welsh Government have announced additional funding to provide a 100 Police Community Support Officers to tackle crime and support communities.