The 4theRegion Podcast

We spoke to Dr. Ben Reynolds of Urban Foundry about his new initiative, South Wales Food & Drink, intended to provide a central resource for producers to promote themselves and for people across the region to discover and access fantastic local producers. As we emerge from lockdown and begin to feel the reality of its economic impacts, there is one thing we can all do, to support our region’s reco...

Let's talk about our wasteful consumer culture, what we can do about it, and the opportunities to build businesses in the circular economy. Meet Smile Plastics, an amazing company based on Gower, turning yogurt pots (among other things) into beautiful new materials. And hear about the plans from Cwm Environmental, to create a circular economy enterprise hub in Carmarthenshire. Plus, we're joined b...

Welcome to a new series of online conversations from 4theRegion!  In this introductory episode, Dawn Lyle sets out our shared challenge and our collective mission: to build back better, post lockdown, to create sustainable development and a wellbeing economy here in South West Wales.