matthew wall

The Plaid Cymru Welsh Government have agreed a deal with Welsh Labour to get their budget through. They are allocating an additional £60m to additional learning needs provision.

Some professional news from me. I am really excited to announce a new company I am launching with my friend Catrin Pascoe - The Cymru News Network. Wales is a wonderful nation of communities. We have our own parliament and language but also wrestle with significant challenges. The issue is we simply don’t have a media ecosystem that reflects the reality of what our country is. Now don’t get me wrong, Wales has some incredible journalists, as well as some brilliant news organisations. The problem is, we don’t have enough of them. This lack of paid opportunities in turn has serious consequences for aspiring young journalists in Wales. Talented reporters see Wales as a stepping stone rather than the destination in their careers. Wales therefore loses talent as there is no defined pathway for developing it. This is where The Cymru News Network comes in. Its long term aim is to create an overarching news service for Wales. We know that Wales is often overlooked, misrepresented and under-reported in wider UK media. Ultimately, we feel that if somebody is going to tell Wales’ story, that “somebody” should be the people of Wales. So why am I putting this out there now? Well because we are looking to secure long-term corporate partners. We already have several fantastic organisations on board, but the more support we have, the better we can make our coverage and the quicker we can roll out. This is the chance for your organisation to get in on the ground floor of something really exciting. Whether that be marketing, advertising, highlighting important issues or something else, if you would like to find out more about how we could work together, please get in touch. You can read the full details in the comments.