What you need to know about the Swansea Bay City Region

About 

The Swansea Bay City Region encompasses the local authority areas of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, City and County of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

A City Region is a core city, conurbation or network of urban communities, sharing resources such as a central business area, labour market and transport network. In other words a city region is one where most of its population conduct most of their lives - they work, trade, shop live and spend leisure time there.

City Regions offer a new approach to economic regeneration: 

• Larger and more efficient labour markets and therefore better prospects for job creation;

• Scope for better planning and housing, transport, support for business and other services beyond existing administrative boundaries;

• Better prospects for attracting investment, innovation and value added economic activity.

Visit: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swanseabaypartnership.com%2Fgetfile.php%3Ftype%3Dsite_documents%26id%3DSwansea%2520Bay%2520City%2520Region%2520Econ.%2520Regen.%2520Strategy.pdf&ei=_udXUsumGtOR7AbV_IGABg&usg=AFQjCNGLL9SUakV8pLt_f9t-YDrqXkQGog&sig2=ymXsqP6oMT6GFaJ5_-aauw&bvm=bv.53899372,d.ZGU  to read the Swansea Bay City Region Economic Regeneration Strategy.

Get Involved

Businesses have a significant role in shaping the Swansea Bay City Region.  The strategy is designed to accelerate the region’s economic growth so that we can reduce the gap with the performance of the rest of the UK, and deliver our vision for the region:

‘By 2030, South West Wales will be a confident, ambitious and connected European City Region, recognised internationally for its emerging knowledge and innovative economy’

We want to make all businesses, organisations and the public aware of the social media presence surrounding the Swansea Bay City Region as this is important for everybody South West Wales.

You can now follow the official Swansea Bay City Region’s Twitter account @SB_CityRegion and the official Facebook feed called Swansea Bay City Region. Both social media platforms are being updated regularly with information regarding updates, news and developments.

We encourage you all to follow the feeds to remain involved and to ensure you are aware of how Swansea Bay City Region might affect you or your business. We want to enhance participation and interaction whether it is through a personal or professional Facebook or Twitter account.

We look forward to hearing your views!

For further information, contact: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Ynglŷn â

Mae Rhanbarth Bae Dinas Abertawe yn cwmpasu ardaloedd awdurdodau lleol Sir Benfro, Sir Gaerfyrddin, Dinas a Sir Abertawe a Chastell-nedd Port Talbot.

Mae’r Rhanbarth Dinas yn ddinas craidd, gytref neu rwydwaith o gymunedau trefol, rhannu adnoddau megis ardal fusnes canolog, y farchnad lafur a rhwydwaith trafnidiaeth. Mewn geiriau eraill mae rhanbarth dinas yn un lle mae'r rhan fwyaf o'i phoblogaeth yn cynnal y rhan fwyaf o'u bywydau - maent yn gweithio, masnachu, siopa, byw a threulio amser hamdden yno.

Mae Dinas-ranbarthau yn cynnig ymagwedd newydd at adfywio economaidd :

• Marchnadoedd llafur mwy o faint ac yn fwy effeithlon, ac felly gwell rhagolygon ar gyfer creu swyddi ;

• Cyfle i gwella cynllunio a thai , trafnidiaeth , cymorth ar gyfer busnes a gwasanaethau eraill y tu hwnt i ffiniau gweinyddol presennol;

• Rhagolygon gwell i ddenu buddsoddiad, arloesedd a gwerth ychwanegol gweithgaredd economaidd.

I ddarllen y Strategaeth Economaidd Rhanbarth Dinas Bae Abertawe Adfywio  ewch i :http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http3A%2%2Fwww.swanseabaypartnership.com%2Fgetfile.php%3Ftype%3Dsite_documents%26id%3DSwansea%2520Bay%2520City%2520Region%2520Econ.%2520Regen.%2520Strategy.pdf&ei=_udXUsumGtOR7AbV_IGABg&usg=AFQjCNGLL9SUakV8pLt_f9t-YDrqXkQGog&sig2=ymXsqP6oMT6GFaJ5_-aauw&bvm=bv.53899372,d.ZGU

Cymryd rhan

Mae gan fusnesau rôl arwyddocaol wrth lunio'r Rhanbarth Bae Dinas Abertawe. Mae'r strategaeth wedi ei gynllunio i gyflymu twf economaidd y rhanbarth fel y gallwn leihau'r bwlch gyda pherfformiad gweddill y DU , ac yn cyflwyno ein gweledigaeth ar gyfer y rhanbarth:

'Erbyn 2030, bydd De Orllewin Cymru yn hyderus, Rhanbarth Ddinas Ewropeaidd uchelgeisiol a chysylltiedig, a gydnabyddir yn rhyngwladol am ei wybodaeth sy'n dod i'r amlwg a'r economi arloesol'

Rydym am wneud holl fusnesau, sefydliadau a'r cyhoedd yn ymwybodol o bresenoldeb y cyfryngau cymdeithasol o amgylch y Rhanbarth Bae Dinas Abertawe gan fod hyn yn bwysig i bawb De Orllewin Cymru.

Erbyn hyn, gallwch ddilyn gyfrif Twitter swyddogol Rhanbarth Dinas Bae Abertawe @ SB_CityRegion a bwydo Facebook swyddogol a elwir yn Rhanbarth Bae Dinas Abertawe. Mae'r ddau llwyfannau cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn cael eu diweddaru'n rheolaidd gyda gwybodaeth am newyddion diweddaraf, newyddion a datblygiadau.

Rydym yn eich annog i gyd i ddilyn y bwydydd i barhau i gymryd rhan ac i sicrhau eich bod yn ymwybodol o sut y gallai'r Ranbarth Bae Dinas Abertawe yn effeithio arnoch chi neu eich busnes. Rydym yn awyddus i wella cyfranogiad a rhyngweithio trwy eich cyfrifon Facebook a Twitter personol neu broffesiynol.

Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at glywed eich barn!

  

Am ragor o wybodaeth , cysylltwch â: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Promoting Late Deals with Visit Wales

Visit Wales recently launched a campaign to promote special offers from the trade at the beginning of the Summer Holidays. There has been a massively positive response that clearly shows an appetite for deals and there is still room for more late bookings, therefore they have extended their campaign. Here at DiscoverCarmarthenshire we would like to encourage our local Welsh businesses to get involved if they haven’t already.

  

Visit Wales sent out an email to 325,884 contacts on their consumer database – these were people who had previously shown an interest in Wales. The email included links to their website and invited consumers to look at the range of late deals available in Wales. The email generated great interest. This promotion included a direct mail campaign using a Wallace & Gromit themed postcard which was sent to 265,382 contacts from their database, which has delivered a very good response to date.

The success of this campaign could greatly help your business. YOU can get involved, for more information, visit: http://www.visitwales.com or contact: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Mae Croeso Cymru wedi lansio ymgyrch i hyrwyddo cynigion arbennig gan y fasnach ar ddechrau gwyliau'r haf. Cafwyd ymateb aruthrol sy'n dangos yn glir awydd am archebion hwyr, ac felly maen’t wedi ymestyn eu hymgyrch. Yma at DarganfodSirGar hoffem annog busnesau Cymreig lleol i gymryd rhan os nad ydynt wedi gwneud eisoes.

Roedd Croeso Cymru wedi anfon e-bost i 325,884 o gysylltiadau ar eu cronfa ddata defnyddwyr - rhain oedd bobl a oedd wedi dangos diddordeb yng Nghymru o'r blaen. Roedd yr e-bost yn cynnwys dolenni at eu gwefan i wahoddi defnyddwyr i edrych ar yr amrywiaeth o cynnigion hwyr ar gael yng Nghymru. Gynhyrchir yr e-bost diddordeb mawr. Maen’t hefyd yn gwneud ymgyrch bost uniongyrchol, lle anfonwyd allan cerdyn bost Wallace & Gromit i 265,382 o gysylltiadau ar eu cronfa ddata, sydd wedi cyflwyno ymateb da iawn hyd yn hyn.

Gallai llwyddiant yr ymgyrch hon helpu eich busnes chi yn fawr iawn. Gallwch CHI fod yn rhan o hyn! Am fwy o wybodaeth, ewch i: http://www.visitwales.com neu cysylltwch â: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Lightsabers Appear on Cefn Sidan?

Hundreds of fluorescent tubes looking like lightsabers had came ashore on Sunday’s early morning tide. Pembrey Country Park campers who discovered them were keeping their eyes peeled for Darth Vader, Chewbacca or Luke Skywalker and the Stormtroopers.

Ranger Emyr Phillips said he had to rub his eyes when on beach patrol he came across several wigwams of the glass tubes in the dunes and then noticed a couple further along the beach walking with some of the ‘lightsabers.’

The couple told him they had been responsible for collecting the tubes off the low water mark where they had been washed up and walking them up the beach to the dunes because they did not want them to break and the glass being a danger to beach users.

The tubes are thought to have been jettisoned from a ship or to have been part of a lost cargo because they all washed ashore within a three-quarter mile stretch of the eight-mile long beach close to the Visitor’s Centre.

Mr Phillips said that he had thanked them for their public spiritedness before loading all the tubes and talking them to a place of safety for disposal. Beachcombers never know what they will find on Cefn Sidan. Over recent years there have been a batch of 500 deck chairs, thousands of bottles of sun tan lotion; a ship’s container full of new cars and a coconut tree with coconuts still attached.

For more information, contact: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Mae cannoedd o tiwbiau fflwroleuol sydd yn edrych fel lightsabers wedi dod i'r lan ar llanw gynnar bore ar ddydd Sul. Roedd gwersyllwyr yn Parc Gwledig Pen-bre wedi eu ddarganfod ac roedden nhw yn cadw eu llygaid ar agor am Darth Vader, Chewbacca neu Luke Skywalker ar Stormtroopers.

Fe ddywedodd y ceidwad Emyr Phillips ei fod wedi rwbio ei lygaid pan ddaeth ar batrôl traeth a dod ar draws sawl wigwam o'r tiwbiau gwydr yn y twyni tywod, ac yna sylwi ychydig ymhellach ar hyd y traeth pobl yn cerdded gyda rhai o'r 'lightsabers.' Dywedodd cwpl wrtho mae nhw oedd yn gyfrifol am gasglu'r tiwbiau oddi ar y marc distyll lle'r oeddent wedi eu golchi i fyny ac mae nhw oedd wedi eu dodi yn y twyni oherwydd nad oeddent am nhw cael eu torri, a'r gwydr fod yn berygl i ddefnyddwyr y traeth.

Credir bod y tiwbiau wedi cael eu aberthu o long neu ei fod wedi bod yn rhan o cargo a gollwyd oherwydd eu bod yn oll wedi eu golchi i'r lan mewn darn tri-chwarter milltir yn agos at y Ganolfan Ymwelwyr, er bod y traeth yn wyth milltir o hyd. Dywedodd Mr Phillips ei bod wedi diolch iddynt am eu egwyddor cyhoeddus cyn llwytho’r holl tiwbiau ac eu gosod yn ddiogelwch ar gyfer gwaredu.

Mae beachcombers byth yn gwybod beth fyddant yn dod o hyd i ar Cefn Sidan. Dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf gweler 500 o cadeiriau dec, miloedd o boteli o eli haul, cynhwysydd llong yn llawn o geir newydd a coeden cnau coco gyda cnau coco dal yn sownd iddo ar Traeth Cefn Sidan. .

Am fwy o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â: marketing@carmarthenshire.gov.uk