1. Helping Welsh women find their #Mumentum New data shows that nearly two thirds of mums want to retrain for a new career, but barriers such as money and time hold them back. The Open University is addressing these worries with its ‘Mumentum’ campaign, an initiative designed to empower mums who are motivated to retrain …
1. Drone firm flies with British Business Bank investment Our client British Business Bank has made a major £850,000 investment from the £130m Investment Fund for Wales (IFW) into Caerphilly-based aviation robotics business Drone Evolution- and this week we’ve been sharing this story with the media. Drone Evolution were consultants to Local Authorities across south …
1. Making a home in the headlines with Principality Principality Building Society released its quarterly Wales House Price Index this week, revealing the average Welsh house price as £232,400 for the period July-October – a slight drop on the previous quarter’s rise of 3.1%. Principality’s report also showed transactions in Wales were up, suggesting glimmers of recovery …
1. Bagging gold at the BAFTAs It was lights, camera, action for the Working Word team last Sunday as months of planning and prep came together at the 2024 BAFTA Cymru Awards. We managed press and media on the red carpet and backstage at the awards, securing interviews for household names Philip Glenister, Mark Lews-Jones, …
1. Celebrating Black Business Week Black Business Week has been celebrated across the UK this week with a series of events dedicated to unifying black professionals and entrepreneurs. To take part in the conversation on behalf of the British Business Bank we worked with Leon Stapleton, the Bank’s Welsh Ambassador for their Start Up Loans …
1. Coverage off the charts as L E M F R E C K takes home the Welsh Music Prize On Tuesday night Newport-raised rapper L E M F R E CK took home this year’s Welsh Music Prize for his album Blood, Sweat & Fears following a ceremony jam-packed with performances at the Wales …
1. The Guardian press play on Cardiff Music City Festival Cardiff’s biggest-ever music celebration kicked off in the capital last Friday as the Cardiff Music City Festival opened with electronic music legends Leftfield and Orbital headlining the Utilita Arena. We’ve been working with Cardiff Council to reveal the scale of events that are taking place …
1. Fire, folklore and fantasy at the National Botanic Garden of Wales this October Fire, folklore and fantasy awaits at the end of October as the National Botanic Garden of Wales plays host to an immersive after dark event experience. The Dragon’s Breath will take place from 24th-27th October set against the backdrop of one …
1. Mark Lewis Jones and Julie Gardner honoured at BAFTA Cymru 2024 Awards Another week, another big announcement in the lead up to the BAFTA Cymru 2024 Awards – this time the special award recipients. Recognised with the Siân Phillips Award, which honours a Welsh individual’s contribution to film and television, is actor Mark Lewis …
1. BBC bigs up Pump up the Jam pioneer and hip hop DJ win Welsh Music Inspiration prize ‘Pump up the Jam’ by Technotronic sold 14m copies on release. And the album was co-written by a Cardiff musician, MC Eric. Alongside hip hop pioneer DJ Jaffa, he’s been awarded a lifetime achievement award ahead of …
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