At 1.00pm on Tuesday people from across Wales will “cycle on the Senedd” to lobby Welsh Government for an increase in investment in walking and cycling to £20 per head, as recommended in a recent report by the Assembly’s Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee.  Welsh Government is currently spending just £10 per head, half of the level in Scotland. They will hear from representatives of each of the major parties as well as speakers from health and environmental organisations. The…

Welsh food and drink producers will be turning their sights to the important export market of the USA next month in search of new and competitive export trading opportunities. As part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to raising Wales’s business profile on the global stage, it is supporting fifteen Welsh food and drink companies on a visit to New York and New Jersey from 17-20 September. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, said: “Our country’s…

Cardiff Business Improvement District (BID) and the Cardiff Street Pastors have joined forces to keep the capital city’s revellers safe at night with a new year long partnership. As part of its commitment to improving the city centre, Cardiff BID has promised funding of £20,000 for the next year to ensure they can continue to provide valuable safety support to night time revellers. Established in November 2016, Cardiff BID covers 130 streets across the capital city stretching from Principality Stadium…

Airbnb boosts economy The benefits of growth to the local community are enormous. With 39,000 listings in the UK alone, our UK Economic Impact Study (Jan 2014) revealed that: Airbnb generated £502m ($824m) in economic activity in 1 year and supported 11,629 jobs. 80% of Airbnb hosts in the UK rent out only the home in which they live. 63% of hosts say that their Airbnb income helped them to pay bills they would otherwise struggle to pay. 53% use…