By Sonya Welch-Moring A pioneering new coaching programme for black and ethnic minority workers in the public sector is helping to shatter perceptions about the ‘glass ceiling’ and to transform the way that Black and minority ethnic staff think about opportunities for career progression. The author talks here about what inspired her to develop a six-month programme, which has just been entered for a National Training Award.

A warning will be given today that without a balanced and diverse energy supply Wales could be at the mercy of international events, climate change and increased demand and face power cuts and the loss of jobs.A major energy conference organised by the Wales TUC is expected to hear that failure to act now could spell disaster for workers, communities and businesses in Wales as United Kingdom gas and oil stocks diminish.

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The Government is backing a review of the library service that could see the establishment of a single purchasing agency, other streamlining measures and longer opening hours. Currently library services are provided by 149 local authorities.The review recommendations are contained in a report by PKF accountants and business advisors, commissioned by the department of Culture Media and Sport and the Museums and Libraries Association, which looked at the efficiency of public libraries and the way their stocks are suplied.

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