Author: Rhys Gregory

For one week only, go inside the mind of acclaimed writer Torben Betts, as Original Theatre bring the Murder in the Dark UK tour to the New Theatre, Cardiff. It’s a dark winter’s evening here at the New Theatre, and we all know we’re here to watch a ghost story of kinds but the foyer is alight with laughter and joy before the audience takes its seats. However, this quickly evaporates as the curtain begins to lift up, and an eery silence falls upon the auditorum. I can’t think of a more perfect location to watch a thriller than a 118…

A dad of two who was diagnosed with incurable and inoperable EGFR+ lung cancer has reached the halfway point of his Wales Coast Path challenge with £700,000 already raised. Craig Maxwell, the WRU’s former head of marketing, is 13 days into his 26-day challenge where he is aiming to raise a monumental £1m for the Maxwell Family Fund, a fund as part of Velindre Cancer Centre, to enhance, improve and develop the cancer pathway in Wales. His journey so far has seen him cover over 350 miles from the North Wales coast, around Anglesey, the Llyn Peninsula and down the…

A Newport-based tech business that is helping the professional services sector to keep up with increasing regulatory compliance has secured a second investment of £200,000 from the Development Bank of Wales and £100,000 from Wesley Clover. Validient was established by young entrepreneurs Ieuan Leigh, Katie Turnbull, Thomas Elliott and Gareth Williams after completing the Alacrity Foundation programme in 2021. The unique entrepreneurship course combines graduate entrepreneurs with world-class mentors to create the next generation of technology companies. The founders of Validient had the support of Capital Law as strategic partners during the 15-month programme and now provide an automated compliance…

“Teamwork, organisation, and resilience are all skills Coleg Cambria has gifted us. Take every skill you have learned during your time here into your future careers and personal lives as they are absolutely invaluable.” The words of former student Lauren Baker rang out around Coleg Cambria’s Northop Business School on Friday, as she joined up to 50 learners who had completed Higher National and professional qualifications for this year’s University Centre graduation ceremony. Lauren completed an Airbus apprenticeship scheme undertaking the BSc in Applied Business Management at Cambria in December, and now works as a Tactical Planner on the Single Aisle…

A hit reality TV programme has turned a Pembrokeshire mum-of-two into a local celebrity Molara Awen, 58, from Crymych, is one of the stars of the Welsh language version of Gogglebocs. She appears on Gogglebocs Cymru with her daughter, Maisie, 21, and son Finn, 23. The series  – where  ordinary people voice their opinions about a range of television programmes – is broadcast on S4C on Wednesdays at 9pm. When she goes to her local shop or the garage for fuel near her home friends and neighbours often want to chat with her about the show “They’ll say things like…

A fast-growing food wholesaler is opening a new depot in Carmarthen as part of a £6 million expansion plan. Overall Harlech Foodservice – which has other bases in Criccieth in Gwynedd, Chester and Merthyr Tydfil – will be creating 150 new jobs, with 15 of them in South West Wales. Harlech has already appointed Nick Sullivan, who has three decades’ experience in the food supply sector including 23 years with food distribution giant Bidfood, as the Regional Sales Manager for the patch. The company is in the process of recruiting five  new field sales staff and nine new drivers to…

Cardiff-based multimedia studio 4Pi Productions celebrates its 10th birthday on International Pi Day, March 14, with an arts and networking event at their immersive arts venue CULTVR Lab in Cardiff. The free event will celebrate a decade of cultural immersion and creative innovation, featuring art installations, screenings of 4Pi’s award-winning 360-degree films, exclusive announcements and more. Set up a decade ago by international multidisciplinary artists Matt Wright and Janire Nájera, 4Pi merges the boundaries between art, design and technology to make shared immersive experiences, with a strong focus on 360-degree domes that place audiences at the centre of the narrative.…

Unitary Engineering Services (UES), a leading provider of comprehensive building services in the Southwest, South Wales and the Midlands, has announced full transfer of ownership to Adam Griffiths, Managing Director and son of founder Roger Griffiths. This exciting development marks a new chapter for the company, built upon a strong legacy of innovation and outstanding building solutions. Founded in 1986 as an industrial heating specialist, UES has successfully diversified its products and services alongside its clients’ needs over the years, becoming their strategic partner in building services – from design and installation to ongoing maintenance. In recent years, the company…

The public was treated to a surprise choir performance against the backdrop of Cardiff Castle yesterday to mark Marie Curie’s Day of Reflection this weekend. A day which will bring people together to remember those who died during the pandemic, and to show support to those who were bereaved. On-lookers were stopped in their tracks during the poignant performance by Cor Glanaethwy Choir, who sang a series of songs associated with loss and grief, urging people to take a moment to pause and reflect. The surprise performance at Cardiff Castle is one of several to take place this week across…

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) has played a leading role in the development of agriculture and the rural economy for over a century – 120 years exactly. Members and guests of the Society took to London to celebrate this special milestone. On the 26th of February 1904, a gathering of influential landowners came together to form the Welsh National Agricultural Society – an organisation that would later become the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society. The meeting to form the Society took place in Committee Room 12 in the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. 120 years to the day later,…