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He will succeed Dilwyn Williams, who will retire in May. Brought up in Pwllheli, Dafydd Gibbard attended Ysgol Cymerau and Glan y Môr in the town, he studied Planning and Environmental Management at Coleg Normal, Bangor and then qualified as a Chartered Surveyor. He has worked in local government since 1995 starting his career with Isle of Anglesey Council before moving to Gwynedd Council in 2003. He started his time with Gwynedd Council as Estates Manager and then Senior Property Manager, leading on schemes such as new school buildings and the authority s carbon reduction scheme. He then went on to be appointed Head of the Council s Housing and Property Department where he led the recent work to develop a new plan to respond to the county’s housing crisis. ....
Tourism hotspots hit hard by Covid-19 jobs crisis Published image copyrightReuters Parts of the UK reliant on tourism have been most affected by the Covid-19 jobs crisis, analysis suggests. In some areas, around three out of five people who began claiming universal credit at the outset of the pandemic were still doing so six months later. Experts said areas with seasonal employment were more likely to see furloughed workers, those in low-wage jobs or on zero-hours contracts. The government said it was boosting welfare support by billions to help. Analysing official data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the BBC Shared Data Unit found: ....
Gwynedd Council Chief Executive, Dilwyn Williams has announced his decision to retire from the post in the spring. This follows a career of more than 40 years in public service. He has been Chief Executive since 2014, during which time he has led the Council’s efforts to deliver public services for the people of Gwynedd in the face of huge budget pressures and more recently the Covid-19 pandemic. Dilwyn Williams said: “After working in local government in the Gwynedd area since 1979, and having the honour of being Gwynedd Council Chief Executive for the past seven years, I have decided that now is the right time to retire and pass on the baton. ....