Author: Alice Gregory

A near miss during childhood ignited Ben Jenkins’ long standing ambition to become a skilled electrician, which has now seen him launch his own business, Bull-Ectrics. The 24-year-old from Bridgend remembers a near fire at his childhood home where builders fitted a new shower despite a faulty fuse board, and the thought of what could have happened has always stayed with him. Ben said: “I became a little paranoid, while growing up, about the safety of electrical systems. The experience has always stayed with me and I am now always conscious that any sort of structure or appliance should be…

Cardiff’s waterfront destination, Mermaid Quay, has unveiled its plans for Christmas including a number of free family-friendly events. Alongside a full calendar of activities, the popular waterfront location in Cardiff Bay has a fantastic line-up of restaurants and bars offering special Christmas menus, ideal for sharing a meal with friends or family. At the heart of the festive celebrations is Mrs Claus’ Kitchen, an enchanting experience for families. Here, children will be warmly welcomed by Mrs Claus herself and her cheerful elves for cosy storytelling, festive games, and activities like gingerbread decorating and letter writing to Santa. Each child will…

St David’s Cardiff is marking Purple Tuesday, an annual event raising awareness of the value and needs of disabled customers, with an accessible jobs fayre as it continues to enhance guest experience for people of all abilities. Purple Tuesday aims to promote accessibility and inclusivity for disabled consumers. Held this year on November 12th, St David’s will celebrate the day by hosting a jobs fayre with Maximus to promote job opportunities for guests with disabilities. Disability Confident employers in attendance will include Maximus Recruitment, AP Cymru, Autistic Minds, The Guide Dogs, and Thrive. The fayre will be located on the…

Restructuring and insolvency specialist Leonard Curtis has appointed Sean Ward as Cardiff office lead and Siann Huntley to head up the Bristol office to support the growth of its South Wales region business operations. Sean Ward, a qualified Insolvency Practitioner with over 16 years in the restructuring industry, joined the Leonard Curtis business in 2020. Sean has experience working across the whole South West region as well as offshore in the British Virgin Islands and Guernsey. He plays a key role in the operation of the business with a focus on business development and advisory solutions. The Cardiff office based…

Cardiff-based fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium is supporting the redevelopment of Portfield School in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Portfield School is a special educational needs school for students aged between three and nineteen in the county with a diverse range of complex and profound learning needs. Funded by Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Government through its ‘Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme’, the redevelopment of the school includes replacing the current lower school building, refurbishing the sixth form centre and the creation of a new children’s residential centre. The new and updated facilities will feature specialist therapy rooms, breakout and sensory spaces and dedicated…

A small army of public-spirited litter pickers is keeping the streets of North East Wales tidy. Wrexham Litter Pickers, part of the national Keep Wales Tidy (KWT) organisation, has an impressive total of 2,300 members on its Facebook page and over 50 litter champions across the county borough, all dedicated to keeping its public spaces clean. They and Flintshire operate from a unit on Lock Stock Self Storage’s storage park in Ruabon Road, Wrexham, where they store the tools of their trade, litter pickers, hi-vis vests, rubbish bags, and hoops – essential for keeping bags open in breezy conditions –…

The growing worldwide appetite for all things Wrexham is feeding the demand for walking tours which reveal the city’s tasty foodie treats. With the city and its football club basking in the global limelight thanks to the Welcome to Wrexham TV documentary series, visitors are increasingly keen to get their teeth into the culinary delights of local food and drink venues. That’s according to Gareth Boyd, who launched the walking food tours in the city in August. He said interest in Wrexham had mushroomed quickly thanks to the success after the series showcased the turnaround in fortunes of Wrexham AFC and…

IKEA Cardiff has launched a sustainable living pop-up on Newport’s Skinner Street which provides an interactive opportunity to pick up tips and ideas for saving energy and money. This is a collaborative project with Newport City Homes, which has provided the retail unit for the pop-up. This follows insight from the housing association that local residents increasingly want to reduce costs at home and adopt sustainable solutions, but may not have the tools make impactful change on a budget. The pop-up will also support an existing movement across Wales for a better approach to everyday living. IKEA Cardiff findings show…

Dementia specialist Admiral Nurses will host clinics at Nationwide branches in Newport to offer tailored support and guidance to anyone affected by the condition. Nationwide and Dementia UK are bringing free face-to-face specialist dementia care to Newport. The clinics will be hosted by Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses in Nationwide’s Newport branch to support anyone impacted by dementia, offering life-changing support to families and individuals living with dementia in the area. Support includes practical and emotional advice on all aspects of dementia – from worries about memory problems and understanding a diagnosis and how the condition can progress to help with…

Newport-headquartered Harding Evans Solicitors has promoted five partners to equity. Head of Commercial Litigation, Ben Jenkins; Head of Wills & Probate, Laura Selby; Joint Heads of Clinical Negligence, Lauren Watkins and Sara Haf Uren; and Head of Children Law, Siobhan Downes, joined Chairman Ken Thomas and Head of Residential Conveyancing, Wyn Williams as owners of the firm on 1st November. Ben Jenkins, Lauren Watkins, Sara Haf Uren and Siobhan Downes all joined Harding Evans at the very start of their legal careers, with all four completing their training contracts with the firm, prior to progressing through the ‘Pathway to Partnership’.…