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  • Community Champion -Bethan McGregor

    • November 25, 2020
    • Posted by: Julie James MS
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    Bethan McGregor – Local Area Co-ordinator for Townhill Bethan has been a LAC for Townhill in my constituency of Swansea West for over 3 years and has worked hard to build relationships and trust with one of the highest areas of deprivation in Wales. She has met with every community group and reached out to

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  • Scheme to help tenants affected by coronavirus launches in Wales.

    • October 7, 2020
    • Posted by: Julie James MS
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    A new £8 million Welsh Government Tenancy Saver Loan scheme to help tenants struggling with rent arrears due to coronavirus has launched today, Minister for Housing and Local Government Julie James has announced. First of its kind in the UK, the Tenancy Saver Loan scheme will be open to private rented sector tenants in rent

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  • Arts Council of Wales’ new fund – Connect & Flourish

    • October 7, 2020
    • Posted by: Julie James MS
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    The Arts Council of Wales is spreading the word about their new fund – Connect & Flourish. The fund hopes to support and encourage collaboration and partnerships between organisations, individuals, and creative professionals in a post-COVID world. Who This is a new fund being opened by the Arts Council of Wales using funds derived from

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  • ‘Bui Doi’ from the musical Miss Saigon

    • September 29, 2020
    • Posted by: Julie James MS
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    I wanted to share this here because of how moving it is – I agree wholeheartedly with the constituent that brought it to my attention: “I am very disappointed that, whereas Germany has offered places for 408 families (1,553 people) and France has offered places to unaccompanied child refugees from the fire-destroyed Moria refugee camp

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  • New charter will put places at heart of planning

    • September 24, 2020
    • Posted by: Julie James MS
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    A new charter that puts quality, sustainability and community at the heart of planning has been launched by the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James Developed in conjunction with the Design Commission for Wales, the Placemaking Wales Partnership brings together more than 25 organisations, who, by signing the Placemaking Wales Charter pledge to:

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  • Finance Ministers express ‘real concerns’ over UK Internal Market Bill

    • September 17, 2020
    • Posted by: Julie James MS
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    Finance Ministers from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have met to discuss a range of fiscal matters and voiced their collective concerns about the financial implications the UK Internal Market Bill will have on devolved governments. Rebecca Evans, Kate Forbes and Conor Murphy expressed their joint concerns on the spending powers set out in the

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