Author: Rhys Gregory

The Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) is interested in what you have to say about the challenges you face as a business and is currently running a short, 5-minute survey to find out more about these challenges, especially around the recruitment of skills, now and in the future. Councillor Bryan Davies, Leader of Ceredigion County Council and Councillor James Gibson-Watt, Leader of Powys County Council, jointly said: “The Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership reports back to Welsh Government on the skills landscape for Mid Wales – by answering these few questions (they) the Partnership can gather important data which…

First Minister Mark Drakeford has signed the new Corporate Parenting Charter, committing the Welsh Government to nine promises when working with care-experienced children and young people. The Charter sets out principles that all public bodies and their leaders should follow in the design and delivery of services, such as eradicating stigma, providing a stable home and good health and education. ‘Corporate parenting’ is defined as promoting the collective responsibility of the whole public sector to safeguard and promote the rights and life chances of care-experienced children and young people. Any public body, third sector organisation or business can sign up…

With financial support from the Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team and Sport Wales, the Golden Pass programme aims to increase physical activity levels and access to sport and social opportunities, encouraging a behavioural change towards a more active lifestyle and enhancing the physical and mental wellbeing of participants. Eligible participants can choose from a variety of activity sessions, ranging from badminton and paddle-ball, to Zumba and walking netball. Upon successful signup to the scheme, participants will receive a golden pass in the post that can be exchanged for free access to eight activity sessions at a variety of community…

Swansea’s specialist private hospital Sana is launching a series of free cataract information evenings to inform people about cataracts and the treatment options that are available to them. The events will feature a talk given by the hospital’s ophthalmic surgeon. He will address how cataracts form, how to spot them, the process for accessing treatment, and how to choose the right treatment for you. Cataracts are a common eye condition that occurs when the normally clear lens inside the eye becomes cloudy or opaque. This interferes with the passage of light, leading to blurred or distorted vision. Cataracts typically develop…

Do you own a business? If the answer’s yes and you don’t already have a website, now’s the time to make one. Consumers rarely search for products and services on high streets and in town centers anymore. More often than not, they search for them online, using search engines like Google and Yahoo. The production and development of a website isn’t easy, however. It’s something that requires significant experience. Well, it did until Webflow was released! Webflow allows you to create and optimize your own website without any knowledge of coding. This post plans to explore this topic in more…

As the Rugby World Cup prepares for kick-off in France, Welsh Government, Wales Arts International, Urdd Gobaith Cymru and more partners have teamed up with some of Wales’ finest artists, food and drink producers to showcase what Wales has to offer off-pitch. As part of the plans, Welsh legendary music venue Clwb Ifor Bach will take over Stereolux after Wales’ head-to-head with Georgia on 7 October.  A stellar line-up of Welsh and French performances will see Carmarthen rock band and twice winners of Welsh Music Prize, Adwaith, headline the event. Neath based rap-singer and songwriter, Luke RV, will also take…

The location for next year’s edition of the world’s largest Elvis Presley celebration has been All Shook Up! With Porthcawl’s Grand Pavilion closed for redevelopment, Trecco Bay Holiday Park will host the 2024 Porthcawl Elvis Festival. Owned by Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s leading holiday park operator, Trecco Bay will be hosting a variety of ticketed Elvis-themed celebrations, from live performances to fashion contests at next year’s festival, from 27th – 29th September, 2024. 40,000 visitors are expected to attend the annual event, and guests planning to stay on-site are being told It’s Now Or Never to book accommodation and guarantee…

Senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has named his Wales XV to play Australia at OL Stadium, Lyon in their third pool C match of Rugby World Cup 2023 (Sunday 24 September KO 8pm BST / 9pm local time live on ITV and S4C). Adam Beard is named in the second row to win his 50th cap for Wales. Will Rowlands starts alongside him. Jac Morgan captains the side and starts his third match of the tournament after coming in as a late injury replacement for Tommy Reffell against Portugal last weekend. Taulupe Faletau at No. 8 and Louis Rees-Zammit…

A weekend of special events is being planned to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Montgomery Castle later this month. The events, which include a medieval pageant and street market, begin with a Montgomery Civic Society talk on Friday, September 29 at 7.30pm considering the castle throughout its 800 years. Montgomery Castle history stretches back to October 1, 1223, when young King Henry III was given Castle Hill to build a fine new castle to celebrate his 16th birthday and assist in keeping the borderlands safe from marauding Welsh native prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great).  An old castle at…

Premier Forecourts and Construction, a specialist in services for fuel forecourt projects, including electrical vehicle (EV) charging installations, is currently recruiting for a large number of key roles, generating a welcome jobs boost across the UK. The Swansea-based business, renowned for its success working on both public sector and retail and commercial projects, is hiring a Commercial Manager, several Site Managers and Site Operatives of varying skill levels, including Ground Workers and multi-skilled Carpenters. These roles have been created following a sustained period of success for the business, which also boasts an Investors in People Gold Standard. For 30 years,…