Author: Rhys Gregory

The River Severn Partnership (RSP) has been awarded £3.75m of Government funding to support the growth of wireless innovation and technology in some of its key economic sectors. The Partnership comprises the eight English and Welsh councils that cover the River Severn catchment area, including Powys, and is one of ten UK Innovation Regions to gain funding. The Innovation Region project will engage, encourage and adopt Advanced Wireless Connectivity (AWC) technology into the heart of the RSP’s priority sectors of rural industries, water management and public services, where partners are both regional and national leaders. The award from the Department…

Patients in Rhyl are the first in Wales to benefit from a new electronic prescription service, which allows GPs to send prescriptions securely online to the patient’s choice of community pharmacy, without the need for a paper form. The new service, launched today [Friday 17 November], makes the prescribing and dispensing of medicines for patients and healthcare professionals easier, safer and more efficient. For the first time, GPs no longer have to physically print, sign and hand a green paper prescription form to the patient or wait for it to be taken to the pharmacy. Instead, the prescription is sent…

Are you a human resource tech wondering what content marketing skills can do to your career? HR Technology seeks a streamlined digital wizard to enhance and revolutionize their industry. There are thriving examples of the HR tech market being flooded with HR tech tools. From all-in-one integration to best-of-breed solutions, HR tech is blooming. And that has not always been the case. With the growing demand for HR employee engagement, some skills set one individual apart. If you, too, own a human resource tech, you should learn content marketing skills. It creates an employment engagement in HR, but you can…

The world is feeling the effects of climate, more so over the past months. Record-high temperatures, heat waves, extensive wildfires, longer drought periods and rising sea levels due to ice caps melting are just some of the consequences of the accumulated greenhouse gasses trapping heat energy in the atmosphere. The World Weather Attribution recently published a report stating that “climate change more than doubled the likelihood of extreme fire weather conditions” that brought about record-breaking wildfires in Eastern Canada, which started in April and continues to burn today. So far, 17 deaths have been directly linked to the fires, while…

Late one evening in July 2022 an horrendous domestic incident happened in the Penrhys area, when Jonathan Woods, 40 assaulted his partner. He knocked her to the ground and stamped on her face, leaving the victim helpless and fighting her life on the side of the road. The only witness to this horrific assault was a young child. DCI Emma Hampton said: “The scene that greeted officers was one of the worst they had ever encountered. “The response by officers was excellent, providing medical assistance to the victim and transporting her to hospital promptly as there were no ambulances available.…

A major restoration of Cardiff’s historic Central Market is now fully funded, with work expected to begin in Summer 2024, after Cardiff Council successfully secured £3.1 million towards the project from the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme. This follows on from the recent announcement of a £2.1 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The remainder of the restoration work will be funded via the Shared Prosperity Fund and direct investment from the Council. A total of approximately £6.5 million will be invested in protecting, preserving and future-proofing the 130 year old, Grade II* Listed Victorian market. Council Leader,…

The wait is over for star apprentices, employers and work-based learning providers across Wales as finalists for the prestigious Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2024 are announced today (November 16). Highlight of the year for apprentices, employers and work-based learning providers and practitioners, the awards are organised by the Welsh Government and supported by the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW). The judging panel had the difficult task of whittling the large number of applications down to 27 finalists in nine award categories. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held at ICC Wales, Newport on March 22,…

Tourism and hospitality businesses across Mid Wales are being urged not to miss an important annual conference that’s being held in the region next week. ‘Embracing Tomorrow’s Tourism: Communities, Innovation and Business’ is the theme of this year’sMid Wales Tourism Conference  which is being held at the Metropole Hotel and Spa, Llandrindod Wells on Thursday, November 23. An impressive line-up of speakers will address topical issues impacting the tourism and hospitality industries as well as how innovation and technology will help businesses in the future. There will also be exhibitor stands at the event, giving delegates the opportunity to meet…

A PARAMEDIC who was called a ‘c**t’ and spat at by a patient has relived his ordeal.Geoff Williams, who is based in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, needed hospital treatment after an attack by the man he was trying to help. The 34-year-old describes feeling ‘dirty’ after the incident, which left him unable to work the remainder of his shift. Geoff said: “An assault on one of us is an assault on all of us. “I come to work to help people, not to be assaulted. “This felt personal – there was so much malice.” Geoff and his colleague Matt Baker, an emergency…

Paul McGrath, 67, sexually assaulted a woman in the bus stop outside the Admiral Napier Pub, on Cowbridge Road East, at around 1am on Friday, April 14. Detectives have praised the actions of some members of the public – including a group of young men from Splott – who intervened. McGrath, from Riverside, was arrested at the scene and later pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault by touching. The court heard that McGrath had targeted the victim who was intoxicated and vulnerable, and that his actions had caused her extreme psychological harm. She was unconscious during the 22-minute ordeal…