Podcasts about swansea council

Bwyd Abertawe is Swansea's local food partnership, and is collaborating with 4theRegion and Castell Howell Foods to support an increase in the volume of veg grown on the Gower Peninsular and generally across the Swansea Bay area.  This project is part of a wide range of activities across South West Wales which seek to strengthen our local food supply chains and our regional horticultural sector. This conversation brought together: Dawn Lyle, 4theRegion Edward Morgan, Castell Howell Foods Lucy Hole, Secret Hospitality Group Ian Chriswick, Gower College Sarah Gould, Lantra Richard Bond, Food & Drink Wales   Supporting Local Producers: Lucy Hole emphasised Secret Hospitality's commitment to support local producers across Swansea Bay, highlighting their collaboration with Castell Howell. However, they acknowledged that the volume of produce this year has presented challenges, preventing them from fully supporting local producers. Richard Bond from the Food & Drink Wales project, brought a broader perspective to the discussion. The Food & Drink Wales project is responsible for promoting Welsh food and drink in Wales, the UK and internationally. Their vision is to create a strong and vibrant Welsh food and drink sector with a global reputation for excellence, having one of the most environmentally and socially responsible supply chains in the world. Ian Chriswick from Gower College shared insights from the GCS Green Hwb project. The Green Hwb project delivers qualifications in horticulture. Produce from the project will be used to go to local causes, with the first crop of the year supporting projects such as the Phoenix Centre and The Nelson Trust. This project demonstrates the potential of food production as a means of support for local initiatives. Sarah Gould, of Lantra (who run the Farming Connect project) added to the discussion with her industry expertise. The Farming Connect project supports Welsh farmers with business support and training. Andrew Stevens, a livestock farmer and the Champion for Rural Economy at Swansea Council, shared insights from a farming perspective. Challenges and Obstacles: Ed Morgan from Castell Howell led a discussion on the challenges faced by local producers and the wider food industry. He emphasised the globalisation of the food supply chain in recent decades, leaving communities vulnerable to supply disruptions. Food security has become a concern, particularly in light of recent environmental factors impacting food production and supply chains. Ed highlighted the need for a template or framework for engaging with growers and supporting them financially and operationally. The challenge, as identified, includes the timing of produce availability, weather disruptions, and land acquisition by renewable energy industries. The group discussed various strategies to address these obstacles, including: Engaging with Growers: Collaboratively engaging with growers to understand their capacity and requirements, and committing to support on factors like seed costs, staff expenses and machinery. Educational Engagement: Focusing on the educational sector by working with schools and colleges to bridge the gap and introduce young people to farming. Exploring the potential link between education and the industry to support catering students and foster a stronger connection between educational institutions, restaurants and local producers. Competing with Global Markets: Developing strategies to compete with growers in England and abroad by focusing on quality, value, and experience.  Logistics and Distribution: Recognising the importance of logistics and distribution for small growers, and exploring partnerships with distributors like Castell Howell. The meeting concluded with a recognition of the complex challenges facing local producers in Swansea Bay. However, there was an optimistic outlook on the potential for collaboration and support from various sectors to overcome these challenges. The group committed to further discussions and action plans to enhance the support for local producers and strengthen the regional food supply chain. 4theRegion is keen to hear from anyone who would like to be involved in this project, please contact zoe@4theRegion.org.uk Project updates will be published here: https://www.4theregion.org.uk/projects/gower-grown/ 

Rob Stewart is the leader of Swansea Council, and has spent the last two decades forging a highly successful career in politics and business. In this episode, Rob joins Jeannette to talk about what it means to represent people in the political arena, why mindset matters so much when it comes to leadership, and the practical business lessons both learned and implemented that have turned him into a leader to be admired. KEY TAKEAWAYS The ones who get things done and place themselves as effective leaders, are those who always have a "can do" attitude. If you're negative about your prospects, you're doomed to fail. The pervasive image in the business world is that politicians do not understand their concerns. Coming from a business background himself has given Rob a real advantage. Planning requires something of a reform. Swansea is spearheading this shift in order to allow more businesses to put their mark on the city. Never discount the value that private enterprise can bring to an environment. Most companies are eager to improve their surroundings, which returns vitality for everyone. BEST MOMENTS 'We've taken the hard yards. Now we need to do it at scale' 'I've tried to bring a can-do attitude' 'This isn't something you do lightly' 'Difficulty comes from inconsistency in thinking' This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It's never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you'd like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette's linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970    ABOUT THE GUEST Rob Stewart has lived in Swansea all his life and was educated at Morriston Comprehensive School before going on to study at Tycoch College and Swansea University. Rob Stewart is currently a Labour Councillor representing Morriston Ward, a Ward he has represented since2003. Following the local elections in 2012, Rob was appointed as Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources in the new Labour administration, before becoming Leader of the Council in September 2014. In 2017 Rob was re- elected as Leader and holds the Cabinet portfolio for Economy and Strategy. Rob is the Deputy Leader of the WLGA and WLGA spokesperson for Economic Development, Europe (Brexit) and Energy. Rob led the team to secure the Swansea Bay City Deal and has been elected as Chair of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee to deliver Swansea Bay City Deal. Rob recently oversaw the delivery of the multi-million pound digital Arena scheme. Rob has significant experience working in national and regional Government, primarily as a Programme and Project Manager for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency where he led the delivery of the online Driver Licence Service and redesign of the new UK ID documents including the UK Driving Licence and National identity card for foreign nationals. Rob is also Director of Swansea Business Improvement District and has previously held the position as Director of Swansea Stadium Management Company and Swansea Bay Futures. A member of the Swansea Bay City Region where he has led on the regeneration of Swansea City Centre as well as the City Deal, Industrial Common Ownership Financial Fund (ICOFF) Decision Making Panel, Joint Council of Wales (South Wales Provisional Council), WLGA (Council & Co-Ordinating Committee) and Swansea Economic Regeneration Partnership. ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.  CONTACT THE HOST Jeannette's linktree - https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Facebook - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Email - info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. 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Our Special Guest this week is Catriona Riddell FRPTI, Director of Catriona Riddell & Associates Ltd, Strategic Planning Specialist to POS, Vice-Chair of TCPA & member of RTPI England Policy Panel. Decisions of the Week: Decision of the Court of Appeal in Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) PLC v Secretary of State for BE&IS & Welsh Ministers & Swansea Council [2022] EWCA Civ 1579 dated 1st December 2022 dismissing an appeal against the failure of the court below to grant declarations that a DCO granted in 2015 had been lawfully commenced. Issues around the requirements stipulated in the DCO and sections 154 & 155 of the Planning Act 2008. Decision of the Secretary of State for Housing & Planning dated 5th December 2022 allowing an appeal by JBM Solar Projects 2 Ltd against the refusal by Mid Devon Council of an application for planning permission for the construction of ground-mounted solar PV panels to generate up to 49.9 MW on a 60.78hs site. Landscape effects, impacts on DHA, loss of BMV agricultural land, safety of a battery storage facility, BNG, & benefits all considered in context of development plan and NPPF. Inspector recommendation that permission be granted. Decision of the Secretary of State dated 7 December 2022 allowing an application made in 2017 by West Cumbria Mining Ltd following a referral under section 77 of the TCPA in March 2021 and a subsequent public inquiry in 2021 for a new underground coal mine, the refurbishment of two mine drifts leading to two new drifts, coal loading facilities & railway siding, new underground conveyor & associated development at Whitehaven in accordance with the inspector's recommendation. Decision of the Secretary of State for BE&IS dated 7 December 2022 for the Keadby 3 (Carbon Capture Gas Fired Generating Station) Order for the construction, operation and maintenance of a new electricity generating station for up to 901 MW of gross electrical output under the Planning Act 2008, in accordance with the examining authority's recommendation, on land within & adjoining the existing Keadby Power Station site, west of the village of Keadby and 7 km west of Scunthorpe.

A year ago, Welsh Political Icons began. One of our earliest and most regular contributors, Jean Sylvan Evans, today tells the remarkable story of Rosalind Rusbridge, the conscientious objector who fell victim to wartime oppression by Swansea Council.

Our Special Guest this week is Clive Betts MP, Chair of Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee. He is the Labour MP for Sheffield South East, and has been an MP continuously since 9 April 1992. Decisions of the Week: Mark McGaw v Welsh Ministers [2021] EWCA Civ 976a decision of the Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal against the decision of HH Judge Jarman QC who had allowed an appeal against the decision to refuse the Claimant's appeal against Swansea Council's refusal of a certificate of lawful use or development under class E of Schedule 2 of the T&CP(GPD) Order 1995 as it applies in Wales. Valero Logistics UK LTD v Plymouth City Council & Halo Aviation Ltd [2021] EWHC 1792 (Admin) a decision of Mrs Justice Thornton DBE dismissing a claim by an adjoining COMAH site operator challenging the grant of planning permission for development comprising a change of use to commercial heliport at Victoria House, Cattedown Road, Plymouth raising issues about planning & other regulatory regimes. Decision of an inspector dated 25th June 2021 allowing Senior Living's appeal against the decision of South Oxfordshire District Council to refuse a hybrid application for a C2 use of 133 units & 73 assisted living units & an outline application for up to 60 units assisted living units at Sonning Common in the Chilterns AONB. Decision of an Inspector dated 29th June 2021 allowing Redrow Homes' appeal against the refusal by London Borough of Merton Council of an application for 456 homes in 2 blocks of between 7 and 15 storeys on a PDL site occupied by a vacant commercial building & car park, where issues relating to character & appearance, parking & HLS were raised.

Swansea Council is seeking a long-term development and investment partner to become part of the city’s £1bn regeneration story. Join EG as editor-in-chief Damian Wild interviews Swansea Council to find out more.

MORE than 200 migrants arrived at Costa Blanca ports and beaches in just 24 hours this week. This was the biggest influx ever seen in such a short time, according to the Red Cross. In Spain he Socialist Party (PSOE) would be the clear winner of the upcoming November 10 general election, with 32% of the vote and between 133 and 150 seats in the 350-seat Congress, Relatives of Spain's deceased dictator scuffled with police on Thursday at Madrid’s ElPardo-Mingorrubio cemetery, where the late dictator was reburied after his exhumation from the Valley of the Fallen earlier that morning. The police couldn’t believe it. They had never heard of such a case. What started with a British tourist running barefoot through the southern Spanish city of Málaga, ended with the unexpected arrest of a 76-year-old woman with a long criminal history. The Brexit Farce rolls on unabated.... A five-year-old girl has been scarred for life after a stranger's dog 'ripped off her face' and left her needing 36 stitches. MI5 and GCHQ have warned universities that their research and computer systems could be at risk from Beijing spies hidden among Chinese students on campus. The agencies fear that relying on Chinese money from students, especially postgraduates who pay up to £50,000 a year in fees, has made certain universities particularly at risk. . For most police officers, facing a barrage of four-letter words from abusive suspects is an everyday occurrence. But chiefs at one force are warning officers that they may be upset by ‘swearing’ and ‘offensive language’ in training exercises – and that they should contact their supervisor if they find it all too much. In a statement released on social media, Swansea Council said: 'We have decided not to go ahead with a provisional booking for Roy 'Chubby' Brown after considering how it would work alongside our new programming aspirations and partnerships.

MORE than 200 migrants arrived at Costa Blanca ports and beaches in just 24 hours this week. This was the biggest influx ever seen in such a short time, according to the Red Cross. In Spain he Socialist Party (PSOE) would be the clear winner of the upcoming November 10 general election, with 32% of the vote and between 133 and 150 seats in the 350-seat Congress, Relatives of Spain's deceased dictator scuffled with police on Thursday at Madrid’s ElPardo-Mingorrubio cemetery, where the late dictator was reburied after his exhumation from the Valley of the Fallen earlier that morning. The police couldn’t believe it. They had never heard of such a case. What started with a British tourist running barefoot through the southern Spanish city of Málaga, ended with the unexpected arrest of a 76-year-old woman with a long criminal history. The Brexit Farce rolls on unabated.... A five-year-old girl has been scarred for life after a stranger's dog 'ripped off her face' and left her needing 36 stitches. MI5 and GCHQ have warned universities that their research and computer systems could be at risk from Beijing spies hidden among Chinese students on campus. The agencies fear that relying on Chinese money from students, especially postgraduates who pay up to £50,000 a year in fees, has made certain universities particularly at risk. . For most police officers, facing a barrage of four-letter words from abusive suspects is an everyday occurrence. But chiefs at one force are warning officers that they may be upset by ‘swearing’ and ‘offensive language’ in training exercises – and that they should contact their supervisor if they find it all too much. In a statement released on social media, Swansea Council said: 'We have decided not to go ahead with a provisional booking for Roy 'Chubby' Brown after considering how it would work alongside our new programming aspirations and partnerships.

On this week's Real Sports Phone In Podcast we look back on the infamous quarter final for the Swans against Manchester City.. Do you think the Swans should have had 'VAR' at the game? We also speak to the leader of Swansea Council, councillor Rob Stewart as Alun Wyn Jones is set to be given the freedom of the city after he led Wales to the 6 Nations Grand Slam. All that & more on this week's podcast!

The boys are joined by their first female guest Maxine Bromfield and talk about getting urinated on in Miami, Ryan abusing Swansea Council on Twitter, Naked Martin and Maxine becoming the Cross Stitch Bitch. Paddy and Max share a great night out at Arctic Monkeys, Ryan splits his head open on his birthday, Max looks like Female Fake Taxi, Biggie Drew is coming to The Morris plus much much more....

This podcast features composer Owen Roberts who is part of the creative team behind concluding work in the 14-18 NOW season - the UK's cultural commemoration of the WW1 centenary. Owen has composed the music that accompanies an immersive theatrical experience in Swansea 'Now the Hero'. The production opens the Swansea International Festival on 29th September. Owen Roberts has joined forces with Welsh artist Marc Rees, writer Owen Sheers and the choir Polyphony to create and perform Now the Hero. In this podcast - recorded at the Southbank Centre on Monday 10 September - Owen discusses who and what inspired him to compose, his training at Durham University, and his work with the late award-winning composer Johann Johannsson. For more of Owen's work, follow him on [Facebook](https://facebook.com/owenrobertsounds) or [Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/owenroberts-1).  'Now the Hero' is supported by the Welsh Government, Arts Council Wales, the Taliesin, National Lottery Fund, Swansea Council, Swansea University and Colwinston Charitable Trust.

Final panel and Q&A session from the IWA Re-energising Wales event "Harnessing the potential: renewable energy in the Swansea Bay City Region" at the National Maritime Museum, Swansea on 30th April 2018. A response from Swansea Bay City Region representatives:  - Chair: Dr Jane Davidson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for External Engagement and Sustainability, University of Wales Trinity Saint David  - Gill Kelleher, Policy & Engagement Manager, SPECIFIC  - David Jones, Project Director, Marine Energy Wales  - Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council  - Ioan Jenkins, Development Director, Tidal Lagoon Power

Hints and Tips for Media Appearances and Public Speaking. This Week; The End of a Presidency; A Convention; David Plouffe; Swansea Council; Learn from the Best; Think Like a Reporter; Little Orphan Pages; An Interview with Comedy Genius Neil Mullarkey