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Please see the attached update from the Welsh Government received at 5pm this evening regarding border arrangements from 1 January 2021. The below text accompanied the attached update: If you are planning to either export or move goods across the UK/EU border, please take the time to read this and ensure you are as prepared as possible for the new requirements. Further updates will be available via @WGEconTransport twitter account, the @_Businesswales twitter account and via our Preparing Wales website (https://gov.wales/preparing-wales). For updates on traffic at Holyhead please check the @TrafficWalesN twitter account. Welsh-Government-Stakeholder-Update-Note-Moving-goods-from-Jan-01-Download
In this webinar Lizzie Russell from what three words partnerships team talks to us about, the what3words app and how to use what three words.
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You can stay in a hotel or other forms of holiday accommodation such as holiday rental accommodation during the Christmas period (up to the end of 27 December), but in Wales you can only do this with people you live with (or someone who is with you to provide care for a vulnerable person).From 12:01 am on 28 December all accommodation must close unless authorised to remain open by a local authority or Welsh Ministers to accommodate vulnerable groups, key workers etc.People travelling to or from Northern Ireland are also entitled to stay overnight on 27 December but must vacate the accommodation in the course of 28 December.Restaurants and cafes […]
To support businesses hit by the latest restrictions the government will today announce a further £110m in funding. Hospitality, non-essential retail, tourism, leisure and supply chain businesses will be eligible for the financial assistance.The funding is in addition to the £340m support for businesses which the Welsh Government announced at the end of November. The money will pay grants to hospitality and non-essential shops through the business rates system.Tourism, leisure and supply chain businesses will be eligible for the same support if turnover has fallen by 40% or more. Other support includes: Hospitality and non-essential retail businesses receiving small business rates relief with a rateable value of £12,000 or less […]
The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021 with the government continuing to contribute 80% towards wages – giving businesses and employees across the UK certainty into the New Year, the Chancellor announced today. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlough-and-loan-schemes
May I take this opportunity to thank you for your valued support and contribution on what can only be described as a terrible 2020. We appreciate that it continues to be an extremely difficult, worrying and complex time for many businesses and individuals across North Wales with the COVID-19 pandemic but as the situation evolves it’s important to know that we are here to support you. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on our industry, inflicting a huge £2.17 billion loss to our regional economy. Of all sectors, we have suffered the most and in many cases, unfairly. The team at North Wales Tourism have been working harder […]
Wales will go into a level four lockdown from 28 December. All non-essential retail in Wales and close contact services like hairdressers and nail bars, leisure and fitness centres must close at the end of trading on Christmas Eve, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said. Outlining new rules because of the “extremely serious” Covid situation in Wales, he said pubs, restaurants and cafes must also close from 1800 GMT on Christmas Day onwards. After the relaxation period for household mixing between 23-27 December, Wales will go into a level four lockdown on 28 December where “tighter restrictions for household mixing, staying at home, holiday accommodation and travel will apply”. https://gov.wales/higher-level-restrictions-come-force-control-coronavirus […]