Author: Rhys Gregory

Savills Cardiff has announced four promotions within its multi-disciplinary office. The promotions, which took effect on 1st March 2023, are within the real estate consultancy’s Planning and Property Management teams. Chris Potts, head of Savills Cardiff, said: ‘I am hugely proud of the talent we have within our Cardiff business and therefore it is a great pleasure to congratulate Portia, Nick, Joel and Jake, who have seen their hard work recognised with new positions within their respective teams.’ The full list of promotions is below: Portia Banwell Planning Associate Director Nick Heard Planning Associate Director Joel Williams Property Management Associate…

The University of South Wales (USW) has announced it will continue its sponsorship of the ABP Newport Marathon Festival as official partner. The event, which takes place on Sunday 28th April, will see more than 6,000 runners take to the streets of Newport for the new-look festival of running, featuring all-new marathon, half marathon and 10K courses for 2024. USW has been a partner since the event’s inception in 2018 and its campus building on Usk Way has been an integral base for runners ahead of them setting off around the city. Dr Ben Calvert, University of South Wales Vice-Chancellor,…

Think about a faulty faucet dripping water. If you put a glass beneath it, eventually the glass will be full of water. This is the exact concept of crypto faucets. They are applications or websites that rewards users with coins for completing simple tasks. However, the crypto rewards earned are very little and just like the water drops require you to collect a good number for a tangible crypto amount. The concept of crypto faucets was first introduced in 2010 by Gavin Andersen — shortly after Bitcoin, which was largely unknown, went public. To create awareness and educate the general…

An adventure therapy programme is being developed for people using three services in Gwent to help their health and wellbeing, thanks to support from The National Lottery. The wellbeing team at Gwent Drug & Alcohol Service (GDAS) and The Outdoor Partnership have collaborated to secure the funding to engage people in a range of outdoor activities that offer personal challenge through exploration and discovery within a safe and well supported environment. Many of these experiences incorporate activities such as cold-water immersion and use of perceived risk, such as being at height, as a mechanism to remove participants from their day-to-day environment while…

Matthew Hirst and Declan Dear stormed to a fourth consecutive Get Jerky Rally North Wales win on Saturday with a breathtaking performance that saw them win each one of the event’s eight stages. The 27-year-old driver was untouchable in the world-famous forests of Dyfnant, Dyfi and Gartheiniog, taking his Ford Fiesta R5 to a sensational win and his fourth in a row at the Welshpool-based event. Blasting through the tricky conditions, which were made even more treacherous by persistent rain during the day, Hirst returned a faultless drive to win the Interclub section of the event by a staggering three…

The CIPD in Wales, the professional body for HR and people development, has recognised the top HR and people development talent in Wales at its 2024 Awards ceremony. The CIPD Awards in Wales held its seventh annual award ceremony at Cardiff City Stadium and with more entries than ever before, this year’s awards honour over 80 finalists across nine categories. The awards saw 14 exceptional organisations and nine outstanding individuals beat strong competition to take home the industry’s most coveted accolades, recognising the resilience and flexibility across Welsh HR teams during a trying period that has seen budgets tightened and…

A local homebuilder has been given the go ahead to build 235 new homes in Mold. Ewloe-based Anwyl Homes was granted planning consent by Flintshire County Council at Wednesday’s planning committee meeting for the site off Gwernaffield Road. The 28-acre parcel of land, which is allocated for housing in the adopted local plan, will feature 94 affordable homes alongside 141 private sale homes. Across the development there will be a range of one, two, three and four-bedroom designs, meeting demand for high quality homes in the area. Phil Dolan, managing director for Anwyl Homes Cheshire and North Wales, said: “Our…

A devoted Gwynedd couple have celebrated their blue sapphire wedding anniversary chalking up a remarkable 65 years together as man and wife. Eric and Mair Jones spent their special anniversary reminiscing about their wedding day and the happy years they’ve shared together, looking through photographs, enjoying chocolates, receiving some beautiful flowers, and opening cards. There was a special afternoon tea with a centre-piece celebratory cake and attended by family and friends at Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd care home on the outskirts of Caernarfon where they have lived for a number of years. Mair said: “It was a special day…

First Hydrogen has successfully completed hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle (FCEV) trials with gas distribution network Wales & West Utilities (WWU), accruing the vehicle’s highest ever mileage. The first-of-its-kind van completed more than 2,000 km (>1,200 miles) over the four-week trial, travelling up to 189 km / 117 miles per day on mostly urban roads and highways in some of South Wales’ coldest conditions. The vehicle also demonstrated the full power capability of the fuel cell module, with outputs higher than 60kW in transient accelerations, showing capability for demanding duties, such as carrying heavier payloads, towing and powering auxiliary equipment (onboard…

Several rural communities in Wales can now access fast and reliable 4G mobile coverage, as UK Government delivers on plans to tackle poor and patchy connection. The first of 86 4G masts have been switched on in Wales this month, benefitting residents, tourists, and business owners and boosting economic growth in areas such as Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Ysbyty Ystwyth, LLanafan,Tynygraig, and West Fedw and Trawsgoed. The rollout comes as part of the Shared Rural Network programme, a £1bn plan led by the UK Government and telecoms companies that seeks to close the digital divide and spur economic growth in remote areas of…