Sion Barry
@sionbarry.bsky.social
Business editor of the Western Mail and BusinessLive Wales (also content on WoL).
Could this help get a funding deal for the Global Centre of Rail Excellence over the line? www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Major data centre plans for Global Centre of Rail Excellence
It has launched a competition to find an energy and data centre partner that could result in investment of several billion pounds
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September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Could this help get a funding deal for the Global Centre of Rail Excellence over the line? www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Senedd committee report criticises the performance of city and growth deals in Wales, but CCR and Ambition N Wales hit back at the findings www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Performance of city and growth deals in Wales questioned by Senedd committee
The Cardiff Capital Region and Ambition North Wales have hit back at the findings of the report
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September 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Senedd committee report criticises the performance of city and growth deals in Wales, but CCR and Ambition N Wales hit back at the findings www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
The amount the former owners of Cardiff Rugby should have invested before its collapse & what creditors are owed www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/a...
The amount the former owners of Cardiff Rugby failed to invest
Joint administrators with PwC estimate that over a 100 unsecured creditors are owed collectively £2.4m.
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April 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The amount the former owners of Cardiff Rugby should have invested before its collapse & what creditors are owed www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/a...
Plans for 3 major offshore floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea take a major step forward.
Major step forward for huge floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea
The Crown Estate has drawn up a shortlist of bidders for its leasing round five with three Welsh ports confirmed as partners to assembly and help deploy the projects
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April 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Plans for 3 major offshore floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea take a major step forward.
Wales' share of annual £60bn in UK exports to the US more than 15%.
April 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Wales' share of annual £60bn in UK exports to the US more than 15%.
Goods news for Newport and wider S Wales compound semiconductor cluster.... www.linkedin.com/posts/waleso...
US firm Vishay confirms £250m investment at UK's biggest semiconductor… | BusinessLive Wales
Major investment announcement at the UK's biggest semiconductor plant in Newport https://lnkd.in/esUZjNk4
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March 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Goods news for Newport and wider S Wales compound semiconductor cluster.... www.linkedin.com/posts/waleso...
Business intelligence venture Creditsafe creating 300 jobs at new Cardiff HQ www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/c...
Creditsafe to create 300 jobs at its new Cardiff HQ
The business has relocated its HQ from Caerphilly to Cardiff where it has plans a major expansion
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March 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Business intelligence venture Creditsafe creating 300 jobs at new Cardiff HQ www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/c...
Future home nations bid to host the men's soccer World Cup floated by FAW boss www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Joint home nations bid to host men's World Cup floated by Welsh soccer boss
Football Association of Wales chief executive, Noel Mooney, said a home nations bid for a future men's World Cup, after winning Euro 28 and seeking to stage the women's 2035 World Cup, could prove com...
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March 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Future home nations bid to host the men's soccer World Cup floated by FAW boss www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
New CEO at the DVLA..
DVLA turns to senior Welsh Government civil servant for its new chief executive
Tim Moss will take up the role at the end of March
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February 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New CEO at the DVLA..
Cardiff Capital Region facing £10m damages claim over awarding of Aberthaw Power Station demolition contract www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Cardiff faces demand for millions after bungling massive demolition contract
Demolition firm Brown and Mason has won a court case in which it claimed that the way the Cardiff capital region handled the award of the £30m contract to demolish Aberthaw Power Station was unlawful
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February 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Cardiff Capital Region facing £10m damages claim over awarding of Aberthaw Power Station demolition contract www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Senedd plans for new 120,000 sq ft new HQ building www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...
Plans for new 120,000 sq ft Senedd headquarters building out to tender
It has invited bidders to submit plans for a new 120,000 sq ft headquarters in Cardiff Bay but could ultimately opt to remain at Ty Hywel.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Senedd plans for new 120,000 sq ft new HQ building www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...
Good to catch up with Welsh tech billionaire Sir Terry Matthews... www.business-live.co.uk/technology/b...
Billionaire Sir Terry Matthews on catching the next tech wave
The Welsh billionaire said he is not money-orientated and is driven only by creating businesses in which giving equity to staff is important
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January 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Good to catch up with Welsh tech billionaire Sir Terry Matthews... www.business-live.co.uk/technology/b...
Another case for a fairer funding deal for Wales and the west of England
Wales and the west of England needs billions in new rail projects says report
A programme of much needed rail enhancement projects for Wales and the west of England has been outlined by the Western Gateway Partnership
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January 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Another case for a fairer funding deal for Wales and the west of England
Raising finance for major projects can be a challenge and 2025 is a crunch year for realising the £400m Global Centre of Rail Excellence project as it confirms it is in talks on a major debt deal www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Global Centre of Rail Excellence project looking to close major financing deal
If funding can be secured the shovel-ready project in the Dulais Valley would see Europe's first integrated testing facility for trains and rail infrastructure
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January 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Raising finance for major projects can be a challenge and 2025 is a crunch year for realising the £400m Global Centre of Rail Excellence project as it confirms it is in talks on a major debt deal www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
UK and Welsh governments agree that Wales needs funding to address decades of under investment in rail enhancement projects. But all roads lead to the Treasury and the multi-year spending review next spring www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
UK and Welsh governments to announce direction of travel to address rail scandal
It builds on discussions between Welsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates his UK Government counterpart Heidi Alexander and Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens
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January 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
UK and Welsh governments agree that Wales needs funding to address decades of under investment in rail enhancement projects. But all roads lead to the Treasury and the multi-year spending review next spring www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Leader of Cardiff Council Huw Thomas says more than two years and still no planning decision on Cardiff Parkway project from the Welsh Government is indefensible and deterring investment into Wales www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Welsh Government planning decision delay on Cardiff Parkway indefensible
Huw Thomas has written to First Minister Eluned Morgan warning that the continued delay could also be deterring investment into Wales
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January 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Leader of Cardiff Council Huw Thomas says more than two years and still no planning decision on Cardiff Parkway project from the Welsh Government is indefensible and deterring investment into Wales www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Proposed phase 2 of Cardiff Crossrail a vital investment for public transport in the capital, but also helping to realise the full potential of the S Wales Metro writes @swalesmetroprof.bsky.social www.business-live.co.uk/opinion-anal...
Next phase of Cardiff Crossrail project key to maximising benefits of the Metro
Professor Mark Barry said the second phase at a relatively modest cost of up to £200m would transform rail services in Cardiff but also benefit the wider South Wales Metro
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January 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Proposed phase 2 of Cardiff Crossrail a vital investment for public transport in the capital, but also helping to realise the full potential of the S Wales Metro writes @swalesmetroprof.bsky.social www.business-live.co.uk/opinion-anal...
Biggest office letting deal in Wales since Covid with Lloyds confirming a new hub in the centre of Cardiff for 3,000 staff www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...
Lloyds Banking Group confirms new hub in South Wales for 3,000 staff
It has agreed a 10-year lease to occupy the entire soon to be completed John Street office scheme in the centre of Cardiff
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December 18, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Biggest office letting deal in Wales since Covid with Lloyds confirming a new hub in the centre of Cardiff for 3,000 staff www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...
Smart move from @transportforwales.bsky.social to install fibre as part of the South Wales Metro rail electrification project www.business-live.co.uk/technology/t...
Transport for Wales launches new high speed internet network
It has installed the network in tandem with electrifying the Core Valley Lines into Cardiff
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December 18, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Smart move from @transportforwales.bsky.social to install fibre as part of the South Wales Metro rail electrification project www.business-live.co.uk/technology/t...
The ability to weed out under performing Welsh Government civil servants and its 5,000 headcount cap explored by @waterslee.bsky.social in his latest Fifth Floor podcast. Efforts to block bus reform an alarming example of why ministers needs more control. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lee...
3 - Dysfunction (The Civil Service - part two) by Y Pumed Llawr - The Fifth Floor
This is the second part of a look at the Welsh Government civil service, and why Ministers are frustrated at the pace of change.Speaking to former civil servants, Special Advisers and Ministers the ep...
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December 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM
The ability to weed out under performing Welsh Government civil servants and its 5,000 headcount cap explored by @waterslee.bsky.social in his latest Fifth Floor podcast. Efforts to block bus reform an alarming example of why ministers needs more control. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lee...
Cross-border Western Gateway Partnership facing loss of UK Government core funding www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Cross-party Western Gateway Partnership facing loss of £1m core funding
The lose of funding would undermine the momentum built up by the partnership over the last four years and could even lead to questions over its viability
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December 12, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Cross-border Western Gateway Partnership facing loss of UK Government core funding www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Bridgend dart and dartboard manufacturer Nodor targeting global expansion on major private equity investment www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/d...
Dart and dart board manufacturer Nodor Group in major private equity deal
The Bridgend headquartered business has become majority owned by mid-market private equity firm Inflexion
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December 9, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Bridgend dart and dartboard manufacturer Nodor targeting global expansion on major private equity investment www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/d...
Understand there was interest from Transport for Wales but deal struck that sees new operator for Carmarthen to Paddington route starting in 2027 www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/p...
Planned South Wales to London train service has a new operator
Grand Union Trains has sold its open access rights for the new route to FirstGroup
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December 5, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Understand there was interest from Transport for Wales but deal struck that sees new operator for Carmarthen to Paddington route starting in 2027 www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/p...
Welsh Sec @jostevenslabour.bsky.social on Wales' place in the new industrial strategy of the UK Gov't, addressing rail underinvestment in Wales and the Cardiff Parkway project www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens on the economy, rail investment and Cardiff Parkway
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December 3, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Welsh Sec @jostevenslabour.bsky.social on Wales' place in the new industrial strategy of the UK Gov't, addressing rail underinvestment in Wales and the Cardiff Parkway project www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...
The third venue in Wales from @cosyclub.bsky.social will be in Swansea www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...
Cosy Club opening its first restaurant in Swansea
It plans to open next year on the ground floor of the historic Exchange Building
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December 3, 2024 at 10:06 AM
The third venue in Wales from @cosyclub.bsky.social will be in Swansea www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-p...