Premier Forest Products, a leader in the UK’s timber and timber products industry, has announced another acquisition with the purchase of North-East Sheets & Panels Ltd. (NESP). Established in 1998, North-East Sheets & Panels is a specialist manufacturer and supplier of made-to-measure doors, panels, cabinets and worktops to trade customers and retailers in the fitted kitchen, bathroom and bedroom sector. The business is based in County Durham, just a short distance away from Decorpanel, Premier Forest’s northern arm. North-East Sheets & Panels’ capabilities in CNC machining and joinery complement Decorpanel’s specialised panel processing, and Premier Forest can further expand into…
Author: Alice Gregory
Alice Gregory
Entertainment & Features Writer
Cardiff Bay’s leading entertainment destination, The Red Dragon Centre, is welcoming three new brands, EasyThali, EveryTime and Trim and Tan. EasyThali, which opened in the heart of the Centre mall last month, is a eat-in and takeaway café, offering world flavours from exotic teas, sweet desserts and savoury snacks. The business celebrates their dedication to the community and environment by sourcing their ingredients locally wherever possible, minimising waste through sustainable practises and actively engaging in community initiatives. EVERYTIME will be opening its doors inside the Centre next month just in time for Christmas. A self-service restaurant, EVERYTIME aims to bring…
A special remembrance service on 5 December aims to fill the Valleys with light and song in memory of loved ones. The service has been organised by the Hospice of the Valleys as part of its annual Light up a Life campaign and will feature readings and reflections, performances by Abergavenny Borough Band and the Cân Aderyn Singers, and the charity’s Christmas tree light switch on. Hospice of the Valleys provides specialist palliative care to people living in Blaenau Gwent who have life limiting or terminal conditions such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia and heart failure. The charity’s…
Small businesses in Cardiff highlighted as Small Business Saturday’s roadshow campaigns for supporting the UK’s entrepreneurs 17 NOVEMBER 2023: The importance of supporting small businesses was driven home yesterday, when entrepreneurs across South Wales were spotlighted by the national Small Business Saturday roadshow. With an aim to support small businesses facing persistent economic challenges, ‘The Tour’ visited the city to support and celebrate the area’s local firms. The team visited several small businesses in the South Wales area, learning more about the city’s entrepreneurs and their ambitions for 2024. This included meeting Antonis Alexandris, better known as Anthony, who runs …
The Big Retreat Festival is back and it’s bigger and better than ever before – and the full line-up for ’24 is revealed for the first time today. Opening the gates on May 24th, the festival set in the stunning village of Lawrenny in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park will be delivering a packed four days of music, wellness and connection. Voted one of the top wellbeing and adventure festivals in the UK, The Big Retreat is a celebration of positivity, curiosity, and self-care. With 300 carefully curated experiences across 10 different areas, led by hundreds of instructors and artists, this…
Residents living near the proposed Trecelyn Wind Farm near Newbridge are being asked to give their feedback, following the previous consultation earlier this year. Pennant Walters, Wales’ largest home-grown renewable energy developer, is proposing to develop up to four wind turbines on land to the east of Newbridge and Abercarn, Caerphilly. The turbines have an indicative height of up to 145m and are estimated to produce up to 20MW of electricity, which is equivalent to providing enough power for approximately 13,135 homes1. Following the previous round of consultation in March earlier this year, Pennant Walters has reviewed the feedback from…
13th November 2023, CARDIFF: Cardiff-based AI firm AMPLYFI hosted the Secretary of State for Wales David TC Davies MP on the 31st October, just days before the first major global AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park. Mr Davies met with the AMPLYFI team, led by CEO Paul Teather, on their R&D strengths and how they are contributing to the UK Government’s priorities for AI. As part of the visit, the Secretary of State learnt about the real-world applications of AMPLYFI’s AI market intelligence platform, and how customers such as the Centre for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), LifeArc and the US Department of Energy Office…
Newport Live is helping to organise an urgent fundraising appeal this Christmas for over 300 of the most vulnerable children and young people in Newport, linked to Newport City Council’s Children’s Services. Funds raised, with the help of local volunteers, people, businesses, and organisations will enable the purchase of essential items and gifts this Christmas. Councillor Stephen Marshall, Newport City Council’s Cabinet Member for Social Services said, “Our teams have identified the most vulnerable children and young people, those who would greatly benefit from this appeal. During these challenging times where increasing costs of food, fuel, and heating have such…
A brand-new Aldi store in Fforestfach opened its doors to customers this morning at 8am, with ParalympicsGB table tennis hero Paul Karabardak cutting the all-important red ribbon alongside pupils from Gwyrosydd Primary School. The Parc Fforestfach store is the newest Aldi to open in and around Pontardulais and will be run by Store Manager Steve Carmody, along with a team of 30 colleagues from the local community. Applications and more information on all of Aldi’s store positions can be found here. ParalympicsGB silver and bronze medallist Paul Karabardak gave away complimentary bags of fresh fruit and vegetables from Aldi’s famous…
Volunteers Will Prepare Gift-Filled Shoeboxes for Shipment to Children in Need Overseas Cardiff, 9th November, 2023—A Church in Cardiff is being transformed into a Pop-up Processing Centre for Operation Christmas Child, a project of the international Christian relief organisation Samaritan’s Purse. The facility will be one of four such Pop-up Processing Centres across the UK from 27th November to 2nd December, where volunteers will inspect and organise shoeboxes–filled with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items–for delivery to children worldwide. Shoebox gifts will also be processed at the new Samaritan’s Purse National Ministry Centre in Coventry and at a large,…