Author: Rhys Gregory

Since launching in 2022, Taith – the Welsh Government’s international learning exchange programme – has awarded funding to allow over 11,000 people to learn, study and volunteer all over the world. Taith provides opportunities for learners, young people and staff in every type of education and youth setting to travel abroad to learn, as well as allowing organisations to invite their international partners to come and visit Wales. Since its launch in February last year, Taith has enabled: opportunities for over 11,000 people to take part in transformative learning exchange trips, exchanges between Wales and more than 90 countries, 142…

A TALENTED choir are in fine voice and going from strength to strength after winning a national singing contest. Welsh language learners representing Coleg Cambria emerged victorious in the Welsh Learners Choir Competition at the recent National Eisteddfod, held in Boduan, Gwynedd. Among the songs performed by Cor Cambria was popular hymn, Calon Lan. The college’s Music lecturer Tim Heeley congratulated the group on their achievement. “Having learnt Welsh as an adult myself, competing at the Eisteddfod was fundamental to me developing an understanding of the culture of Wales, as well as an opportunity to use the language,” said Tim.…

Youngsters at a primary school in Wrexham have been learning how to make an authentic pizza with a course on making the Italian favourite courtesy of a top chef. Stephen Griffiths, Development Chef at Harlech Foodservice, one of Wales’s leading food distribution companies, called in at Ysgol Maes y Mynydd, in Rhosllanerchrugog, to help pupils turn out Italy’s answer to Welsh rarebit. He had prepared a ball of pizza dough for each pupil and for staff members to join in, rolling them out and topping them with cheese, tomato, mushroom, sweetcorn, peppers, salami and even pineapple. They clearly enjoyed their…

A fund to support Welsh language feature films with international, big screen potential is now open for applications. Sinema Cymru, a collaboration between S4C and Creative Wales, will be delivered by Ffilm Cymru, and is aimed at developing a minimum of three feature films a year, with a view to progressing one for production funding. The £180k fund, which is financed by Creative Wales and part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru, is now open for applications from experienced film makers from within Wales. Up to £30,000 per project is up for grabs in the…

Financial advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts (DSW) has expanded its reach with the launch of a new corporate finance team based in Cardiff. The new team will be led by Koo Aseeley and Michael Dunn and will support businesses in Wales and the South West. Both partners have 10 years’ experience in financial services and most recently worked at Gambit Corporate Finance, where they completed an array of high profile M&A and fundraising transactions. Prior to this, Michael was an international trade finance specialist in the London insurance market, while Koo began his career with PwC in London where he…

Customers have been flocking to the seaside by train across Wales this summer according to new figures this week. Barmouth, Barry Island, Tenby and Llandudno all saw a significant rise in customers traveling on Transport for Wales services in July and August, despite the changeable conditions. Llandudno was the top single destination for the summer with 65,046 people visiting the town. This summer, the Cambrian Coast line saw the return of four-carriage for the first time in six-years thanks to a collaboration between Transport for Wales and Network Rail. As a result, the Cambrian Coast saw a 16% rise in…

Ah, the Welsh countryside! A landscape dotted with rolling hills, expansive beaches and historic castles. Whether it’s Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire or the Wye Valley, there’s something for everyone. But as a holiday home owner in these regions, are your SEO services harnessing the full potential of Google My Business? Let’s delve into why this tool is absolutely essential for your business. Effortless Local Discovery So you’ve got a charming holiday home in North Wales. Lovely. But how do you ensure that people, especially those planning a last-minute weekend getaway, find you? Enter Google My Business. When set up properly, your holiday…

Skilled Worker Visa The UK is currently suffering from a lack of appropriate skills within its workforce across several major industries. While there are several programmes, such as the apprenticeship service, which seek to train young people to fill this skills gap, in the short term, employers are forced to look elsewhere to meet their employment needs. Fortunately, the UK immigration system has a combination of certifications and visas designed to allow this type of recruitment. An employer can obtain a sponsor licence, which allows them to sponsor a foreign worker. The new employee can then apply for a skilled…

Unlike secured loans, borrowers of personal loans are not required to put up any assets as collateral. Lenders must examine each application for a Personal Loan with great care. All applications are automatically denied if even one requirement is not met. No financial institution would risk its funds unless they were convinced nothing could go wrong. Consequently, if your application was denied, it was probably due to one of these reasons: Credit Rating How about your revolving debt? Have you been keeping up with your EMIs and credit card payments? Your credit may be low if there is evidence that…

Being a  piece of software that has become synonymous with creating and editing documents, Microsoft Word commands attention. You can do so much with this software while creating your document using features such find and replace in Word. In this piece, we delve into the world of Microsoft Word and examine the fundamental characteristics and features that have made it a vital tool for both amateurs and experts. Understanding a Word Processor’s Core Functions A word processor is fundamentally a computer program that has been carefully developed with the express goal of altering text. Although it functions as a digital…