News and blogs

Unpaid carers in Bridgend ask ‘Who Cares?’

Blog, Social care

A group of unpaid carers in Bridgend County Borough are pleading for authorities to make their caring lives easier at the launch of their original…

21 February 2025

Cwmpas Bluesky Social channels: launching 24 February

News

Like many responsible organisations, we’ve been looking at the best way to move away from the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The…

19 February 2025

Happy 5th birthday Digital Inclusion Alliance Wales: the driving force behind digital inclusion

Blog, Digital inclusion

Digital Inclusion Alliance Wales (DIAW)’s story is one of collaboration, co-ordination and a commitment to bridging the digital divide. Cwmpas has been delivering Welsh Government’s digital inclusion…

13 February 2025

Safer Internet Day – how to recognise and avoid misinformation and disinformation

Blog

Safer Internet Day promotes the safe and responsible use of digital technology. This year, it’s focussing on online scams, and the best ways to protect…

11 February 2025

Celebrating Welsh Language Music Day – let’s build a sustainable, accessible music industry for Wales

Blog

Music is at the heart of the Welsh culture. Whether it’s attracting huge acts to our corner of the world at the Principality Stadium, the…

7 February 2025

Race Equality Week 2025: A call to action from Communities Creating Homes

Blog, Housing

It’s Race Equality Week 2025: a time to reflect on the progress we've made towards a more inclusive and equitable society and, crucially, to take…

5 February 2025

Gwasg Pia – our Employee Ownership Trust embodies everything we already live and breathe

Blog, Employee ownership

Gwasg Pia, one of the UK’s leading independent accessible format providers, has transitioned into employee ownership (EO) from private ownership, nearly forty years after it…

4 February 2025

Borth Community Hub: A lifeline in the heart of the community

Blog, Shared Prosperity Fund

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is funded by the UK Government, and has been rolled out through local authorities in England and Wales. Cwmpas…

30 January 2025

Statement from Cwmpas – Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

Press and opinion

For some time we’ve engaged with the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill through its various stages of development, most recently in response to the…

23 January 2025

Co-operatives are building a better world in 2025, the UN Year of Co-operatives

Blog, Co-operative

2025 is the International Year of Co-operatives. The theme is ‘Co-operatives build a better world’. Co-operatives worldwide are helping to solve global social, economic and…

15 January 2025

Statement from Cwmpas – Economic Advisory Group for Wales

Press and opinion

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens announced a new economic advisory group bringing together business, government and academia as an opportunity to “rekindle Wales’s proud industrial roots”. Here's…

18 December 2024

Vale of Glamorgan tablet loan scheme leads Wales a step closer to digital inclusion

Blog, Digital inclusion

With 170,000 people in Wales (7% of the population) not using the internet, there are still too many people missing out on digital opportunities –…

10 December 2024

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