The inward investment market has been depressed in recent years with global economic conditions meaning that the level of significant enquiries and interest in Wales has reportedly slumped. As the economy improves however then Swansea needs to be geared up to meet the aspirations and expectations of those investors it would most like to attract. […]
Tourism Scrutiny report published
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Tourism Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed their inquiry into Tourism entitled ‘Are we making the most of Swansea’s potential as a destination for tourists’. The report, which was presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations from the panel after 6 months of evidence gathering. Why carry out this inquiry? […]
Focusing on What Matters – Planning the Year Ahead
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday scrutiny councillors took part in their second annual work planning conference. As with last year’s event, the aim was to prioritise a small number of topics for in depth work. The key is get the maximum impact by focusing on the issues where scrutiny can make the biggest difference. This means finding those areas that have […]
Wellbeing in Swansea’s Schools
March 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Attainment and Wellbeing Scrutiny Inquiry Panel have visited four schools including two comprehensives, one primary and the primary pupil referral unit. The Panel have found each visit informative. It has helped them understand some of the issues schools are facing in relation to wellbeing, including the barriers that schools must overcome, as well as their significant achievements. […]
Tourism Panel speaks to local business
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Tourism Inquiry Panel recently met with a number of people who are knowledgeable about this subject including represenatives from the Business Improvement District (BID), Swansea Bay Tourism Partnership, an events organiser and a senior lecturer in Tourism Management at the Metropolitan University. The Panel found the meeting hugely benefical with a number of key issues being […]
Survey to help improve tourism in Swansea
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
TOURISM operators are being asked to fill in a survey to help improve Swansea Bay as a visitor destination in future. The survey has been made available online and comes in response to a request from a Tourism Inquiry Panel set up by Swansea Council Members. Councillors put the Tourism Inquiry Panel in place to […]