New £11M fund opens to support jobs, growth and investment in Port Talbot
Businesses in Port Talbot and the surrounding area can now apply to a new £11.78 million fund to create high-quality jobs and attract long-term investment. The newly-opened Economic Growth and Investment Fund is designed to support companies that offer skilled, well-paid employment opportunities and help them grow. The fund is made up of £6.78 million […]
UK Government provides £22M extra support for Port Talbot steelworkers and businesses
Major £22 million uplift in Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board funding. Funds available for the community now total £122 million – £102 million from UK Government and £20 million from Tata Steel. The additional funding could support up to 1,000 more jobs in the local community. Businesses and workers affected by changes at […]
First Clean Energy Jobs Fair held at Port of Tyne
Energy Secretary and Minister for Industry attended first Clean Energy Jobs Fair at the Port of Tyne in North East England Up to 15,000 extra clean energy jobs expected in the region in the next five years Follows the government’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan to recruit and upskill workers needed for clean energy mission Over a hundred schoolchildren and students have attended the government’s first ever Clean Energy Jobs Fair today (Thursday 11 December), co-hosted by the North East Mayor, Port of Tyne, and Department for […]
Statement on behalf of the seventeenth Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board
The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board met on 16th October 2025. The Secretary of State for Wales, Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP, in her role as Chair of the Transition Board sought endorsement of the revised structure and updated terms of reference for the Transition Board, following the full allocation of the UK […]