Author: Rhys Gregory

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co is pleased to bring to market the Valley Hotel near Holyhead, on the Welsh Isle of Anglesey, for the first time in 30 years.   This recently refurbished, family-run property is a privately owned, multi-faceted business combining letting bedrooms, wedding & function trade along with an indoor and outdoor bar, and an informal dining area. Traditionally a coaching house, the hotel dates back to the 1800’s, on the historic Holyhead to London route.   Anglesey Inns have owned and operated the hotel for 30 years, having acquired the site from Burtonwood Brewery back…

The Green Digital Academy, a groundbreaking low carbon initiative supporting small, medium and micro businesses to progress towards net zero, is to be rolled out to 180 new companies across North Wales thanks to the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity (UKSPF) funding. The Green Digital Academy was piloted in Gwynedd and Ynys Môn by Busnes@LlandrilloMenai and has now received further funding from the UKSPF to support even more businesses in Ynys Môn, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire. More than 50 businesses worked with energy and sustainability consultants to create a ‘road map towards net zero’, specially tailored to their business that…

Many of the UK’s most famous, challenging and popular forestry stages in Mid Wales will once again come together to form the 2024 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship. Next year will be the 13 consecutive year of title sponsorship from Pirelli, which has supported the series every year since 2012. The Welsh Association of Motor Clubs organised series will contain seven rounds, with five of the best scores to count. All events will be one day, with a maximum of 45 stage miles. Next year’s series will begin with the Get Jerky Rally North Wales on Saturday, March 16.…

Swansea Council’s new Destination Management Plan – presented to the council’s ruling cabinet on October 19 – demonstrates the importance of the tourism industry to the local economy and how it supports businesses and employment across the area. The latest plan is a combined response by the council and its private and public sector partners following the re-opening of the tourism and hospitality industry after Covid. It focuses on the strategic priorities for the next four years, which are to improve quality, reduce seasonality, encourage sustainability and foster partnership working. Based on in-depth research, the plan will help the council…

As the evenings grow darker and the chilly nights approach, Cardiff Bay’s outdoor food court, Tiger Yard, will be transformed into a winter wonderland called the Winter Wunder-Yard. The popular shipping container-based venue which opened earlier this year has been made winter-weather-ready – with the addition of cosy patio heaters and extra cover from the elements. But it’s the addition of 10 lanes of ‘dry ice curling’ that will really ramp up the festive feels – all of which will be under cover and available for hourly bookings. Traders gearing up for a season at the Winter Wunder-Yard include Dirty Bird, Fire…

As we head towards a new season, Bluestone National Park Resort has revealed the novel ways it will transform into ‘Christmasland’ by using none other than “rubbish” to sprinkle its festive magic across the resort. Festive displays will adorn the resort from 6 November – but unbeknown to guests, these are built from damaged or unwanted materials like drainage pipe offcuts, lampshades, drum kits, pool noodles and broken slides. For the past six months, the dedicated Bluestone team has been refurbishing and painting old Christmas decorations to give them a new lease of life. Waste items from guests have been…

A Welsh manufacturer specialising in print cylinders has increased productivity by over 50%, thanks to a £600,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank. Riverside Gravure is one of only two printing cylinder manufacturers in the UK, selling its products to a range of sectors including security and pharmaceutical. In a bid to meet rising demand for its products, the company approached Lloyds Bank for funding to purchase two new machines to increase operations. The manufacturer secured £600,000 in asset financing to purchase two new productivity-boosting machines. The first was a new CFM Printing machine that accurately polishes cylinders so they’re ready…

Organisers behind Wales’ premier festive lights trail are offering visitors a special ‘sneak peek’ of what to expect when the magical event opens its doors for a third time next month, as tickets for both On and Off-Peak slots for 2023 continue selling fast. Christmas at Bute Park is putting an all-new layout, live music and an extra half a mile of illuminations in place to create a never-before seen experience for all those visiting this year, including a brand new immersive light spectacular ‘Light of the Night’. Created by award-winning designers at Squid Soup, ‘Light of the Night’ will…

Over 100 new homes could be coming to a Blaenau Gwent town after a local developer secured a land deal. Persimmon Homes East Wales have exchanged conditional contracts for a 103-home development in Tredegar, subject to planning approval, with the application due for submission in early 2024. The land lies between Tredegar Town AFC and the town’s sports centre and ground to the east and the B4256 junction with Attlee Way to the west. Should homes be built on the site, they will be a short walk away from the local comprehensive school, making it ideal for local families. The…

Tramshed Tech has announced they are working with a number of key industry partners to deliver groundbreaking programmes as part of the Barclays Eagle Labs Ecosystem Partnership Programme (EPP),  funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.    Tramshed Tech will manage and deliver two programmes specialising in GreenTech and CreativeTech which will run between October 2023 and March 2024. Both programmes centre around innovation and business growth – key areas identified as crucial to the success of the digital economy as per the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s report on Regional Digital Ecosystems.     In addition, these programmes align with the Welsh Government’s Innovation Strategy and recent report which outlines the mission of moving Wales to a low carbon, innovation-led economy - Wales innovates: creating a stronger, fairer, greener Wales. The programmes will teach green skills supporting quality jobs…