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Welsh Slate to supply rock armour for Kinmel Bay sea defence project

Rock armour from a Welsh Slate quarry is helping to keep local people safe.

Granite from Welsh Slate’s historic Ffestiniog quarry in north Wales is helping to bolster vital sea defences at Kinmel Bay 40 miles away.

Some 2,000 tonnes of the stone are being hauled every week for Conwy County Borough Council’s £13

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Wales saves £1m by mending not spending

Volunteer-run repair cafes are helping people, nature and our climate by fixing over 21,000 items for free, saving money and reducing waste. It has reached an extraordinary milestone saving people over £1m in free repairs.

Repair Café Wales is encouraging people to repair rather than replace a broken item during ‘Fix-it February’ and beyond,

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Wellbeing Economy Secretary comments on latest GDP figures

Commenting on Scottish GDP estimates, which show the economy grew by 0.4% in the three months to September, Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray said:

“These figures show the robustness of the Scottish economy, despite the stiff headwinds faced by countries around the world. We don’t under-estimate the seriousness of a cost-of-living crisis which

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