The Week That Was #508 - working word 1. Manon Steffan Ros heads to Our Town After a busy few weeks on the road, this weekend marks the final performance of the Welsh National Theatre’s Our Town at Theatr Clwyd. The production has travell...

Manon Steffan Ros heads to Our Town 🎭 Dathlu Dydd Miwsig Cymru 🎶 Community cricket club bowls ahead with sustainability boost 🏏 IFW Marks Milestone with largest-ever £3.5m investment into Advantiv 💰 Cwtch Campaign in Carmarthenshire 🤗

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The Week That Was #507 - working word 1. Dydd Miwsig Cymru hapus! Today marks Dydd Miwsig Cymru and celebrations are in full swing with community pubs, gig venues, schools and workplaces up and down the country enjoying a day full of miws...

Dydd Miwsig Cymru hapus! 🎶 Celebrating the sounds of 2026 🎸 Chill Cymru makes podcast top picks 🎧 Principality helps savers score with Six Nations competition 🏉 Helix Operations reach new heights with exports 📈

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The Week That Was #506 - working word 1. Annwn Prize at Wales Millennium Centre This summer, the Wales Millennium Centre invites you to step into not one, but four extraordinary worlds as part of the inaugural Annwn Prize exhibition. Cele...

Annwn Prize at WMC 🎭Principality Stadium extends naming rights deal with Principality Building Society 🏟️ Head on a noughties night out with Haunts🎶Possibility on every page📚 Another busy week for the British Business Bank 💷

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The Week That Was #505 - working word 1. Climbing equipment manufacturer going up in the world Around 65% of Bangor-based Helix Operations’ sales now come from exports, but how has the business, which manufactures tactical climbing equipm...

Climbing equipment manufacturer going up🧗‍♂️The Investment Fund for Wales delivers another deal 💸Landmark partnership for Principality Building Society 🏠 Experiencing Wales through sound 🎧Strategic storytelling for Socially Mobile 📖

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The Week That Was #504 - working word 1. Stars come out for Our Town press night “A rare and joyous acting display” (The Times). “A beautiful production of a great, wise play” (Financial Times). “Full of tenderness and humanity” (The Stag...

Stars come out for Our Town press night 🌟Sound of Miwsig open to ideas on who’s hot in 2026 🎵Swinging into business success ⛳ Championing Welsh communities with charitable funding 🏆Road tripping with a pod of whales 🛣

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The Week That Was #503 - working word 1. Our Town gets ready to hit the road with an all-Welsh cast The Welsh National Theatre’s inaugural production, Our Town, is set to hit the stage tonight at the Swansea Grand Theatre before heading o...

Our Town hits the road with an all-Welsh cast 🎭Fighting against Bookstart’s final chapter 📚Strange Beauties in North America 🖼 The Welsh family firm revolutionising the European haircare industry 💇‍♀️New Year, New Dydd Miwsig Cymru! 🎧

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The Week That Was #502 - working word 1. Why Cardiff is fast becoming a hotspot for wellness start-ups In a feature for our client the British Business Bank-  published by the Western Mail during the Twixmas period- we explored the reason...

Why Cardiff is fast becoming a hotspot for wellness start-ups 🧖‍♀️ Michael Sheen and Welsh National Theatre top The Stage 100 🎭 Raising awareness of Hapus 😄 Finding Sunshine Saturday for Gen Alpha ☀ A busy time for Investment Fund for Wales deals 💸

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The Week That Was #500 - working word 1. Driving Winter Support for The Wallich This week we launched a digital campaign for The Wallich, the national Welsh charity supporting people experiencing homelessness. Winter is one of the toughes...

Driving Winter Support for The Wallich ⛄ Principality funding helps turn Hotels into Homes 🏠Wales in NYC: The Big Afal 🍎Talking Turkey with British Business-backed restaurant 🥘 Creating Connections 🤝

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The Week That Was #499 - working word 1. The Cardiff pie-dea earning a crust with help from British Business Bank Cardiff start-up Donald’s Pies is on track to hit almost a quarter of a million pounds in revenue this year after investing ...

The Cardiff pie-dea earning a crust 🥧 Wales across the Atlantic 🎞 Today programme slot for Orwell Lecture professor 👁 Principality Named in Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List 🤝Christmas has landed in the Working Word Office 🎄

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The Week That Was #497 - working word 1. Playing Burton takes on the Times and Telegraph in sold out show You can’t move for Richard Burton celebrations this month as Wales and the world mark 100 years since the iconic actor’s birth. None...

Playing Burton takes on the Times and Telegraph 🎟 Spreading gouda news for Usk Valley Cheese Principality Building Society Hosts 2025 Capital Economics Breakfast 💷 Capturing Cymru’s win against Japan 🏉 Lights, Camera, Innovate! 💡

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The Week That Was #496 - working word 1. Euro 28 set to kick off in Cardiff Excitement is building among the football fans in the Working Word office as this week saw the announcement that the first game of the UEFA Euro 2028 tournament w...

Euro 28 set to kick off in Cardiff ⚽Celebrating award winning future talent 🔧Walking in the footsteps of a Welsh legend 👣Being faithful to greener screens ♻ Principality Building Society celebrates 250 Years of Building Societies 🏡

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The Week That Was #495 - working word 1. Michael Sheen takes centre stage as Owain & Henry tickets go on sale Big news from our friends at the Welsh National Theatre this week, as tickets officially go on sale for Owain & Henry – a major ...

Michael Sheen takes centre stage 🎟 Revealing the new masterplan for Porthcawl’s Waterfront 🌊Playing Burton takes a bow in NYC 🍎Twitching to get started 👾Launching a new start-up guide with the British Business Bank 📖

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The Week That Was #492 - working word 1. BBC coverage leads a bumper week for the British Business Bank What a week it’s been for the British Business Bank! We’ve secured coverage for a multitude of stories across key Welsh broadcast and ...

Bumper week for the British Business Bank 💷 Principality pledges £35m for affordable housing 🏘 Matthew plays Burton in Saturday’s The Times 🎭 From Ideas to Ink-spiration with Big Ideas Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 A Day of Learning and Connection for Wales’ HR Community ✍

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The Week That Was #491 - working word 1. Lights, camera, BAFTA Cymru! This year’s BAFTA Cymru 2025 ceremony was not only a brilliant night of celebration, but a standout success in terms of media coverage and online engagement. Months of ...

Lights, camera, BAFTA Cymru! 🎭 Llongyfarchiadau Don Leisure! 🎶 Principality Building Society appoints new Chief Executive Officer 👨‍💼 Bringing Welsh rugby to Twitch 🏉 Equity deal numbers continue to rise bucking wider UK trend 📈

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The Week That Was #490 - working word 1. Emmy winner returns to Wales to play Burton for Welsh National Theatre Emmy Award-winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in 22 years in an acclaime...

Emmy winner returns to Wales to play Burton 🎭 Holding Power and Politics to Account ahead of BAFTA Cymru 🏆 Building the buzz for Welsh Music Prize 🎸 Time for second Cardiff Music City Festival 🎶 Aberystwyth gets a vintage upgrade with Big Ideas Wales 👕

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The Street as Stage 🎭Lira explores Welsh Coast 🦅 British Business Bank backed Lunia 3D celebrate growth with major tech investment 💸 Legendary musician to receive Music Inspiration award 🏆 Principality’s Rainbow Roundabout returns 🏳️‍🌈
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The Week That Was #487 - working word 1. The Great Outdoors magazine hits Glyndŵr’s Way Following a seven day 120-kilometre-long trip walking Glyndŵr’s Way this March, The Great Outdoors journalist Francesca Donovan has written up a handy...

The Great Outdoors magazine hits Glyndŵr’s Way 🌄 Look who’s joined the Welsh Music Prize Party! 🎵 Investment Fund for Wales injects £1.5m equity into Cardiff firm 💰Celebrating 25 Years with OMA 🎙️The best seat in the stadium 🏉

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BAFTA Cymru’s noms list makes media 📽 Life Goals at the Homeless World Cup 🏆 Finding the solution to Japanese male loneliness in a Welsh shed 🎌 Principality launches Future Generations Fund 💷 Cymru wins on- and off- the pitch in Kazakhstan ⚽

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Stories of action and adversity overcome at the Homeless World Cup 🏆 Unveiling the Welsh Music Prize shortlist 📝 Lovely Bwbly 🍅 Keeping cash local with Principality OneBanx 💸 Business Wales helps entrepreneur scope out festival success 🎉
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Olive magazine enjoys a foodie walking holiday 🦞 Principality support helps families Cwtsh Clos 🤗 Believing and Achieving: Coleg y Cymoedd’s star learners 🌟 Rich success for coffee shop owner thanks to Business Wales ☕ Teaching Wales’ workforce 🍎

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Results Day sees talented learners shine 🌟OU offers solutions to Wales’ social work shortage📚Business Wales drives international expansion 🚗Wales Today, next week, the world! ⚽️ Principality strengthens senior leadership team 🤝
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A strong start to 2025 for Principality 💪 Welsh Music Prize XV 🎸 Former hairdresser now leads the way in mental health care 🩺 Informed steps to a safer workplace thanks to Business Wales 💼 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol in Wrexham 🪑

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Bored teens, meet your match: Wales 🙇‍♂️ BBC reports on sales surge due to steady house prices 🏡Unstoppable at UEFA ⚽️Bringing Gardens to Life in Bridgend 🌱Visualisation company renders success thanks to Business Wales support 💻

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Gwynedd’s Seafood Trail is catch of the day for the Telegraph 🦞 Supporting Wales’ flock of agricultural businesses 🐑 Grin and Bear(hug) it 🏉 Steaming ahead with Business Wales support 🌅 Demonstrating the impact of the British Business Bank 💸

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The Guardian profiles ‘the other Millennium Dome’ 🌿 Bringing Arts Council of Wales’ strategy to life 🖌 Guardian shoutout for Environments for Her ⚽️ Principality shows its PRIDE through our film 🌈 Bad Wolf bites first with Welsh National Theatre 🐺

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Sharing Tîm Cymru’s story with Europe’s media at EURO 2025 ⚽ Glamping goes green with Business Wales support 🏕 Green shoots of growth in Newport 🌱 The Wales Coast Path shines bright this summer on socials 🌊 The art and science of pairing beer and music 🍻
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Setting off for Switzerland ⚽️ Set-jetting trend welcomes Reddit users to Wrexham ✈️ Shear success with a Start Up Loan 🧶The Great Outdoors does Glyndŵr’s Way 🏞️ Manufacturing coverage for Axiom’s appointment success 💼

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Environments for Heno ⚽️Mind the (skills) gap with the Open University’s Business Barometer 💼Summertime glory for Wales’ National Nature Reserves 🌅A Big Week for the British Business Bank 💰 From Bridgend to the big screen 📺

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Blood, Sweat and Cheers campaign saves 3189 lives 🩸 80m tune in to see Welsh innovation reset movies 📽 Supportive spaces for gay and bisexual men 🏳‍🌈 Prime new Swansea site for Principality Building Society 💷 From education to entrepreneurship 👩‍🏫

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