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Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shor ...

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shortages could be alleviated by addressing the stigma associated with social housing and increasin ...

8 March, 2024
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Building a stronger future for Welsh construction

|Date: 2 February, 2024

Building a stronger future for Welsh construction

Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething recently addressed a construction summit in Cardiff which brought toget ...

Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething recently addressed a construction summit in Cardiff which brought together Welsh construction sector leaders during a period of economic pressures and challenges. Wit ...

2 February, 2024
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Denbighshire extra care housing scheme transformation making great progress

|Date: 18 January, 2024

Denbighshire extra care housing scheme transformation making great progress

Partners in a major £12.2m scheme to update and extend Grŵp Cynefin’s Extra Care Housing facility in Ruth ...

Partners in a major £12.2m scheme to update and extend Grŵp Cynefin’s Extra Care Housing facility in Ruthin have been given a guided tour and an insight into how it will eventually look. Grŵp Cynefin ...

18 January, 2024
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Laying the groundwork for local homes in Gwynedd

|Date: 11 January, 2024

Laying the groundwork for local homes in Gwynedd

Work has started on a £10m development, which will provide 41 energy-efficient and affordable family home ...

Work has started on a £10m development, which will provide 41 energy-efficient and affordable family homes for local people in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd. The scheme, at the Canol Cae site in the centr ...

11 January, 2024
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LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

|Date: 19 December, 2023

LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

Wales has taken a major step forward in ensuring the future safety of its homes and buildings by funding ...

Wales has taken a major step forward in ensuring the future safety of its homes and buildings by funding four trainee inspectors. The £350,630 grant matches funds provided by Local Authority Building ...

19 December, 2023
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£5m grant to speed up the SWITCH to Net Zero Buildings

|Date: 12 October, 2023

£5m grant to speed up the SWITCH to Net Zero Buildings

Thanks to a £5m grant to speed up the Switch to Net Zero Buildings project, homes and buildings in south ...

Thanks to a £5m grant to speed up the Switch to Net Zero Buildings project, homes and buildings in south Wales are a step closer to being low carbon with cheaper energy costs. Buildings — such as home ...

12 October, 2023
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New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

|Date: 14 September, 2023

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compar ...

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compared to two years ago, according to a new report by Energy Systems Catapult. Sixty-six local coun ...

14 September, 2023
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£15m redevelopment of Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital now complete

|Date: 21 June, 2023

£15m redevelopment of Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital now complete

Construction has completed in the significant redevelopment of Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital in North Wale ...

Construction has completed in the significant redevelopment of Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital in North Wales, creating an integrated health and wellbeing facility on the site of the former Machynlleth U ...

21 June, 2023
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Refurbishment of school paves the way for future construction methods in Wales

|Date: 2 May, 2023

Refurbishment of school paves the way for future construction methods in Wales

Work is progressing at a significant refurbishment project at a school in Merthyr Tydfil which will pave ...

Work is progressing at a significant refurbishment project at a school in Merthyr Tydfil which will pave the way for the future construction of educational facilities in Wales.   Morgan Sindall Constr ...

2 May, 2023
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World-first solar technology is a game-changer in providing affordable clean energy to flats

|Date: 14 February, 2023

World-first solar technology is a game-changer in providing affordable clean energy to flats

Allume Energy, Wales & West Housing and the Welsh Government have announced the first installation of ...

Allume Energy, Wales & West Housing and the Welsh Government have announced the first installation of Allume’s SolShare technology for the UK’s housing sector, to provide clean, affordable electri ...

14 February, 2023
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