Author: Rhys Gregory

Leading vendor managed inventory (VMI) provider TFC, an AFC Industries company, has opened a service centre in South Wales to help manufacturers in the region ensure their C-Class components are in the right place at the right time. The new 900 m2 facility, based in Ebbw Vale, is in striking distance of South Wales and South West England industrial hotspots, meaning that TFC can help local manufacturers drive productivity, profitability and growth with its VMI supply chain solutions. The new site’s opening was attended by Blaenau Gwent Borough Council representatives Councillor John C Morgan, executive member for regeneration and economic…

A new project by Menter a Busnes will give 24 aspiring Ceredigion entrepreneurs a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable insight and to learn from the very best entrepreneurs at home, and abroad. Project SPARC Ceredigion, a brand-new venture funded by the UK Government, driven by Levelling Up and managed by the leading economic development company Menter a Busnes kicks off this September, with applications for the first round due in at the start of October. The first cohort of twelve individuals will enjoy a host of learning experiences, including seminars, workshops, and mentoring opportunities. As part of the 18-month project,…

Cardiff’s share of the Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) – designed to replace funding previously provided by the EU – has been spent benefiting hundreds of people and projects across the city. The fund, part of the Government’s levelling up strategy, was launched in November last year to compensate for the loss of Structural Funds in Wales. Now, a new report to the Council’s Cabinet has outlined how Cardiff’s share – overseen by the Council – is being distributed. In the period up to the end of March this year, more than £5.2m has been spent on projects including: More…

The Director of a Neath Port Talbot raw pet food manufacturing business, supplying dog owners and breeders across South Wales and the English border, has been prosecuted by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council for supplying unsafe pet food and operating in unhygienic conditions. Happy Hounds (Wales) Limited, based at Cwmgors Industrial Estate, Cwmgors, Gwaun Cae Gurwen had been monitored by Neath Port Talbot Trading Standards & Animal Health over a number of years. The business bought waste meat and offal from a number of sources, such as slaughter houses, cutting plants and meat packers to reprocess and sell as…

The £1.4m surface water pumping station in Glenboi is now fully-operational, to help protect the community during heavy rainfall. In a recent test run, the system successfully coped with conditions that replicated a large storm event. Work throughout 2023 has focused on installing a large upgrade to the existing pumping station at Glenboi, which is intended to provide long-term flood resilience and reassurance to the community. Enabling works in January and February were followed by the main scheme from March – which has now been delivered on time having been commissioned in early September 2023. The scheme has targeted a…

The final set of restoration works at the historic Newport Market Arcade begins this week. The restoration project, which began back in 2018, has seen the council transform the once declining arcade into a vibrant and viable commercial attraction within the city centre. Located next to Newport Market and on High Street, the arcade has occupied an important spot right at the heart of the city centre for generations. The work will see internal refurbishments to several of the units in the arcade, as well as the remaining external refurbishments. The internal refurbishments will include replacing floors, walls and ceilings…

Multiply is a new programme, designed by the UK Government, to help transform the lives of adults across the UK, by improving their functional numeracy skills and has launched in Caerphilly County Borough Council! The Multiply programme had a very successful launch event at Idris Davies School, in partnership with Community Focused Schools, where a number of organisations including Careers Wales, Families First, Caerphilly Cares and Communities First were in attendance. As well as various stalls, visitors could take part in fun activities, see educational displays and enjoy the entertainment provided. Cllr. Carol Andrews, Cabinet Member for Education & Communities,…

Campaigner Tassia Haines has been praised by the Health Minister, Eluned Morgan, for her efforts to improve services for metastatic breast cancer in Wales. Tassia, who has incurable breast cancer, had her petition for more metastatic breast cancer nurses heard in the Senedd last year. The petition also called for better awareness of symptoms and better data on the care of people with metastatic breast cancer. The Health Minister met with Tassia last week to listen to hear experiences and ideas on how services for metastatic breast cancer in Wales can be improved. Tassia said: “It’s been one year since…

As part of a four-nation agreement, the Welsh Government has announced that restrictions preventing some LGBTQ+ people from donating tissue, surgical bone and stem cells will be lifted in Wales. Recommendations were provided to the Welsh Government following a review by the FAIR (For the Assessment of Individualised Risk) steering group, a UK-wide collaboration including representatives from all UK blood services, medical, scientific and academic experts, LGBTQ+ groups, as well as a selection of patients, donors and their families. Tissue and cell donation can save and change the lives of patients in need. Tissue donors provide skin, tendons, bone and…

Pound-for-pound rankings are nonsensical. The fabled lists make no difference whatsoever in the world of boxing, and they are subjective to the opinion of their creator. Yet, we hear about them all the time, and as fans of the combat sport, we can’t help but make our own and argue with friends or pundits over their views. There is no methodology for making a pound-for-pound list, with some basing theirs on a boxer’s CV and who they have beaten in their careers, while others create the respective rankings on the quality of the fighter — looking at their style and…