Author: Rhys Gregory

Iceland Foods has officially opened a brand-new The Food Warehouse store in Bridgend, with almost 100 customers eagerly waiting in line from 5am in the morning for the store to open its doors. The highly anticipated new store, situated at Parc Plaza, opened to the public on Tuesday 4th June bringing with it an estimated 22 additional jobs to the local community. To celebrate the grand opening, Iceland’s Bridgend store gave away £1,000 worth of store vouchers to the first 100 customers in the queue, as well as a free 1.2kg tub of Jellybeans to the first 200 customers through…

Commercial law firm Darwin Gray has doubled the size of its head office on Cathedral Road following a continued period of significant growth. This comes after the recent announcement of the firm’s expansion of its Bangor office last month. Celebrating its 22nd birthday this year, Darwin Gray is experiencing exponential growth across the firm at all levels of expertise. Having expanded its numbers by 40% in the last 18 months alone, the firm is now a team of 45 strong, with both its Corporate and Commercial and Litigation teams recently doubling in numbers, and a significant number of new members…

Officers investigating allegations of an assault upon a 10-year-old boy during a protest outside a Parc Tawe, Swansea store on May 31 have arrested a 42-year-old local man on suspicion of assault. He has been bailed pending further investigation. Officers investigating the incident have also arrested a 42-year-old woman on suspicion of assault and a 12-year-old girl on suspicion of racially aggravated assault.

First Minister Vaughan Gething will represent Wales at an event in France today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The First Minister will attend the national commemoration at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, Normandy, where D-Day veterans and 2,000 guests will pay tribute to those who died. He will then visit the town of Asnelles to pay his respects at the memorial to the South Wales Borderers (SWB), the only Welsh unit to land on D-Day. The First Minister will take part in a commemoration alongside the Mayor of Asnelles and lay wreaths for the SWB and the…

Have your say on the future use of a new city square proposed by St David’s Cardiff. A weekend of community events will be held at the city shopping destination on Saturday 8th June and Sunday 9th June for people to provide further feedback on plans for the new public space. The concept for the new square has been developed by St David’s Cardiff owner Landsec following a series of public engagement events earlier this year, and Landsec has now revealed what the new city square could look like. The current proposal shows the square with green spaces in addition…

A new Managing Director has been appointed at Radnor Hills, Wales’ largest soft drinks producer. Simon Knight officially takes up the role at the Knighton-based company this week. Former Managing Director William Watkins will become CEO of Radnor Hills. Simon has worked as a consultant for Radnor for the past two years after being recommended by the Welsh Government. He has over 30 years of experience in the FMCG industry, with roles including Sales and Marketing Director for premium snacks brand Burts Snacks, helping to drive the business from an £11m to a £57m turnover. He has also worked for…

Welsh start-ups boomed in April as the number of new businesses soared to the highest monthly total in over two years, according to new research from R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows 2,504 firms were set-up in Wales in April – the highest monthly total since records began in December 2021. Start-up figures in Wales were 46.5% higher in April 2024 than in April 2023, when 1,709 new businesses were recorded. Tim Sloggett, chair of R3 in Wales, says: “The surge in start-ups we’ve seen in April signifies a real sense…

In late 2021, UK Government confirmed that Ceredigion County Council was successful in the £10.8 million bid for Levelling Up Fund (Round 1) funding to revitalise a key part of Aberystwyth to boost the town and the county’s economy. Since then, the Council has been working with its partners to progress the regeneration plans to further build on Aberystwyth’s prominence into an “Attractor Destination” not just for high-value tourism, but also to strengthen its position as a destination place to live, work and study. The economic climate has changed considerably since the bid was approved in 2021, and the original…

A Newport-based family-run oriental food business is gearing up to expand its current site with the support of a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK. This funding enables Kwan Yick to extend into the remaining units at its current location. Kwan Yick has outgrown the premises due to its remarkable growth, seeing a 28% increase in turnover over the past 5 years. By opting to expand on-site, the company avoids the disruption and costs associated with relocation while also securing the retention of its valuable employee base, which is essential for the business’s continued success. As a result of the…

Powys is getting ready to welcome some of the world’s top female bike racers as Welshpool hosts the start of the 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Women on Thursday (6 June). World champion Lotte Kopecky is expected to be among them with her SD-Worx – Protime team one of four UCI Women’s World Tour teams competing. Five UCI Women’s Continental teams and six British Continental teams will also be in the lineup, along with an all-star Great Britain team featuring Lizzie Deignan (former world champion and two times winner of the Women’s Tour), Elinor Barker (Olympic gold medallist), Elynor…