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Welcome to the January 2011 issue of the WSA e-newsletter. The first issue of what will undoubtedly be a challenging year for Welsh sport.
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Olympic stadium decision delayed
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Having studied the two bids on the table, Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) executives have decided that they are not yet in a position to be able to offer appropriate guidance to the OPLC board on the future of the stadium post 2011. The OPLC board meeting to decide the issue, originally scheduled for the 27th January, has therefore been postponed indefinitely... more
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Building work starts at Parc Eirias
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Earlier this month the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, launched the start of building work on the new £6.5m Parc Eirias Events Centre in Colwyn bay. When completed the Events centre will become a centre for sporting excellence... more
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Sport Wales offers cash boosts to encourage entrepreneurship
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Have you ever dreamt of being the next Sir Terry Matthews and owning your own championship golf course? Would you like to be the next Duncan Bannatyne and run your own chain of successful leisure facilities? Or have you simply seen a gap in the sports market that you would love to fill? Well, now could be your chance... more
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New compensation limits for unfair dismissal
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From the 1st February 2011 the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £65,300 to £68,400. this will only apply to claims where the effective date of termination is on or after the 1st February 2011... more
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Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards 2011
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Is there an inspirational individual in your community? Or a group that selflessly and tirelessly gives up their time to help improve the lives of others? If so, this is your opportunity to get these remarkable people the recognition they deserve... more
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Daylight saving bill passes second reading
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The campaign to introduce "double summertime" in the UK received a boost on the 3rd December 2010 when the private members bill passed the second reading at the House of Commons by 92 votes to 10. The private Member's Bill introduced by Conservative MP Rebecca Harris... more
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Basketball to benefit from money seized from criminals
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The Scottish justice secretary, Kenny MacAskill, recently announced that basketball projects in Scotland are to receive £2.65m seized from criminals. Under the proceeds of crime legislation, community projects have received in all around £26m since 2007... more
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Sport Wales launches its Vision for sport in Wales
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Sport Wales has launched its Vision for sport in Wales. The document outlines the priorities of Sport Wales, and the big shift required within sport to deliver increased participation and improved performance... more
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Commuters urged to avoid London during the 2012 Olympics
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With around one million people travelling across London on an average day, Olympic Organizers are concerned that the London transportation system may not be able to cope with the extra 20 million journeys expected during the 2012 games and encouraging commuters to think twice about travelling in and around London during the games... more
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Deeside Leisure Centre gets a facelift
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The Deeside Leisure Centre is getting a multi-million pound revamp. The opening of six new floodlit five-a-side pitches at the centre is the first phase of a £4 redevelopment being carried out by Flintshire County Council and Alliance Leisure... more
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ASH Wales, a leading Welsh public health charity, has thrown its support behind No Smoking Day 2011, which this year is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 9th March... more
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Lobbying the Welsh Assembly
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The Voices for Change Cymru project have put together a brand new guide to lobbying the National Assembly for Wales. This free guide is designed to give voluntary sector organisations useful information... more
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Royal wedding public holiday
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The UK Government has announced that there will be a public holiday on 29 April 2011 to mark the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton... more
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BBC extends its deal with World Snooker
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The BBC recently concluded a new deal with World Snooker to extend its broadcasting rights for the World and UK championships, Masters and Welsh Open until the end of the 2013/2014 snooker season... more
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Proposed Pwllheli sailing centre receives a welcome boost
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| A project to establish a new water-sports and outdoor activity centre at Pwllheli received a welcome boost when the the Welsh Assembly Government announced that the £8.3m scheme is to receive European Regional Development Fund and Targeted Match Fund support... more |
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Local MP takes on a new sporting challenge
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In the run up to the 2012 London Olympics, Huw Irranca-Davies, the Labour MP for Ogmore, has agreed to help raise the profile of archery locally and throughout the UK, by becoming a Parliamentary ambassador for the sport... more
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Major sports pledge revenues for grass-roots
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Nine national governing bodies (NGBs) have pledged to reinvest at least 30 per cent of UK television broadcasting revenues in grass-roots sports. The nine organizations to sign up to the voluntary code of conduct established by the Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) are... more
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British Surfing Association
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Having taken advice from Insolvency Practitioners RogersEvans, the Executive of the British Surfing Association has concluded that the BSA Ltd is insolvent, and has taken steps to put BSA Ltd into liquidation. A new company, Surfing GB, has been set-up... more
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New sports and exercise medicine centre opens at UWIC
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A world class Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre has opened at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC). This new facility, the first of its kind in the UK to assist not just elite athletes but also the general public... more
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Geoff Moss confirms controversial plans for the racecourse
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Geoff Moss, the owner of Wrexham Football Club, has announced he will separate the Racecourse Ground from the club by transferring ownership of the ground to a new company, and then leasing it back to the club. Ian Roberts, Chairman of the Blue Square Bet Premier League side... more
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Scotland target the opening stage of the 2017 Tour de France
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Scotland is to enter a bid to host the opening stage of the 2017 Tour de France. Paul Bush, the Chief Executive of Event Scotland believes it would cost Scotland around £5m to host the time-trial stage, but estimates that it could bring £100m in to Scotland... more
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