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Leaders in South West Wales say the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal has a key role to play at the heart of the region’s economic recovery from Covid-19.

Multi-million pound plans to tackle fuel poverty while equipping over 10,000 homes across South West Wales with energy efficiency technology could soon take a major step forward.

Experts in skills and micro business have been appointed to help ensure the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal benefits as many people as possible in coming years.

Major plans to boost digital connectivity for businesses and residents throughout South West Wales are picking up speed.

Innovative plans for a ground-breaking building allowing exciting young tech and creative businesses to grow have been unveiled for Swansea city centre.

An innovative portfolio of major Neath Port Talbot projects aimed at helping tackle climate change while safeguarding the future of the steel industry has been given a regional stamp of approval.

Doctor Jonathan Burnes has been appointed Programme Director of the Swansea Bay City Deal.

Welsh businesses are being urged to bid for work on the £135 million Swansea Central Phase One scheme.

A multi-million pound early New Year present has arrived to turbo-charge the Swansea Bay City Deal.

A multi-million pound project that will place Pembrokeshire at the heart of global marine energy innovation has taken a major step forward.

Stars many of us will be watching and listening to this Christmas could soon be performing in Swansea’s state-of-the-art digital indoor arena.

An £18 million funding boost will very soon arrive to kick-start the Swansea Bay City Deal programme of investment in South West Wales.

His worldwide career as a global leader of a major car components manufacturer took James Davies from Llanelli to mainland Europe, Russia, the USA and Japan.

Hundreds of thousands of train and bus passengers every year could soon benefit from major plans to transform public transport throughout South West Wales.

Two leading businesswomen have helped launch a major new plan aimed at equipping Welsh workplaces with the skilled staff they’ll need to thrive in future.

Thousands of new energy-efficient homes and state-of-the-art technology generating power from the sea are among the ways the Swansea Bay City Region will tackle climate change in coming years.

Converting a World War Two water carrier barge into a 21st century vessel that generates electricity from the power of the sea is among the innovative work of a Pembrokeshire business making waves across the world.

A new survey is now available to help ensure Welsh businesses are as well-placed as possible to benefit from the digital age.

Over 11,000 more homes across South West Wales could benefit from state-of-the-art energy efficiency technology in coming years.

Views are now being sought on a major new £30 million development planned for the former Oceana nightclub site in Swansea city centre.

Phase one of an innovative Marine Energy Test Area (META) project is officially open for business in Pembrokeshire.

Swansea Bay City Deal funding worth £18 million is expected to be released in coming weeks.

An ambitious, experienced professional with senior leadership skills is wanted to oversee delivery of the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal.

Experts interested in becoming specialist advisors for the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal have a week or so left to apply.

Expressions of interest are now being invited for new Swansea Bay City Deal specialist advisors.

Budding young engineers at an innovative Carmarthenshire school have made a tricycle for a fellow pupil with balance, mobility and learning difficulties.

Senior representatives from business groups across the Swansea Bay City Region have met to discuss the breadth of the supply chain in South West Wales.

Swansea Bay City Deal leaders have welcomed a revised business case from Neath Port Talbot Council.

Recruitment will soon start for an independent programme director to oversee delivery of the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal.

Experts in sectors including retail, micro business and tourism will soon be invited to help guide the Swansea Bay City Deal.

Specialist advisors are wanted to help maximise the impact of the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal.

Early construction work has started for Swansea’s state-of-the-art digital indoor arena.

Business leaders have welcomed news that a major Swansea Bay City Deal funding boost is soon on the way.

An £18 million funding boost will soon be on the way to Swansea Bay City Deal partners to begin funding a number of transformational projects in South West Wales.

Scores of schoolchildren got into top gear for a 3D printed model car race in Carmarthen.

Helping transform South West Wales into an environment where local young people can stay and follow their dreams is among the reasons why a leading businessman is backing the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal.

A world leading breast cancer expert is helping guide a £1.3 billion programme of investment that’s worth nearly 10,000 well-paid jobs to South West Wales.

Dozens of pupils from eight Carmarthenshire schools will soon be taking part in a 3D printed model car race.

Recruitment of an independent programme director to manage the delivery of the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal has been approved.

Preparatory works for Swansea’s state-of-the-art digital indoor arena have now started.

Carmarthen's Canolfan S4C Yr Egin development has won a major accolade.

Feedback from the South West and Mid Wales business community is wanted to help equip our young people with the skills they’ll need to succeed in future.

Plans for a £200 million Wellness Village in Llanelli could provide a global blueprint on how healthcare and leisure services should best be delivered in future, according to Scarlets boss Nigel Short.

Take That’s Gary Barlow, magician David Blaine, comedian Jimmy Carr and dance group Diversity are among the world class acts performing in Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) venues across the UK and beyond.

Helping ensure the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal delivers for residents and communities across the region is of paramount importance to Pobl Group Chief Executive Amanda Davies.

'The City Deal has potential to transform the regional economy'

Swansea Bay City Deal leaders are supporting Neath Port Talbot Council’s proposal to amend some of their projects due to be part-funded by the £1.3 billion investment programme.

Business leaders in Swansea say the £1.3 billion City Deal will provide a great platform to further grow the regional economy.

A futuristic 3D printing project for Carmarthenshire schoolchildren could soon be expanded across Europe.

Business leaders in South West Wales are supporting a call for immediate approval of two major Swansea Bay City Deal projects.

Worth over £190 million, two major projects in South West Wales have moved a step closer to approval.

Two major projects forming part of the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal should be immediately approved, an independent review has found.

An internal review into the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal has now been completed.

A futuristic Formula 3D Circuit Race planned for Carmarthenshire this summer has been officially launched.

An investment programme that will transform Kingsway in Swansea city centre is back underway.

Expert engineers and scientists at Swansea University will soon be collaborating with an innovative local manufacturing company to help boost the business for many years to come.

Work on Swansea's eagerly anticipated digital arena complex is on track.

A cutting-edge new leisure centre that will give a major boost to health, fitness and wellbeing opportunities for many thousands of people in Llanelli and beyond is planned to open in 2021.

Canolfan S4C Yr Egin – the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s new creative and digital centre in Carmarthen

One of Swansea city centre's biggest ever transformation projects has been given the planning go-ahead.

Construction is underway on the first major housing development in the UK to use the futuristic ‘Active Buildings’ solar power concept.

A £1.3bn investment programme in 11 major projects across South West Wales has taken a major step forward.

From making pizza for astronauts in space to recreating ancient bones for archaeological research

A leading figure from the global energy sector will play a key role in driving forward the £1.3bn Swansea Bay City Deal.

Multi-million pound plans for a life science and well-being village in Llanelli have taken a major step forwa

Hundreds of Carmarthenshire pupils will soon be learning about the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal.

Children and staff at Ysgol Pen Rhos have given plans for a Life Science and Well-being Village in Llanelli a resounding thumbs-up.

Four local authorities in South West Wales will keep 50% of business rates generated by Swansea Bay City Deal projects in their areas.

A global engineering consultancy is to help deliver a state-of-the-art digital village in the heart of Swansea.

One of the best-known names in the venue management and production business has been appointed to run Swansea's digital indoor arena.

Welcoming the findings of a new report, Swansea Bay City Deal leaders say a number of major planned developments will soon combine to help Wales cut its carbon footprint.