Author: Rhys Gregory

The lcv group, one of the UK’s leading providers of vehicles into businesses, has further expanded with the acquisition of a high-profile national fleet services provider. The Neath-based company has completed the purchase of TR Fleet, who specialise in consultancy, policy advice, and management services. TR Fleet will continue to operate under the same name as part of the lcv group, and all existing members of staff, including managing director Julie Summerell and fleet administrator Sunyia Sarfraz, will continue in their roles. In 2022, the lcv group underwent a major rebrand. Formerly known as Low Cost Vans, the new name…

The first quarter of 2023 saw the take up of industrial property over 50,000 sq ft in Wales bounce back from a subdued previous three months, with transactions totalling 412,000 sq ft over six  deals according to new research from global property consultancy Knight Frank. The level of activity was four times more than during Q4 2022 and almost 100,000 sq ft more than the same period last year. Neil Francis, head of Logistics & Industrial at Knight Frank in Cardiff, said: “The figures comprised two sales and four leasehold deals, highlighting the lack of freehold opportunities within the market,…

A memorable and successful evening, hosted by Ceredigion Music Service took place on Tuesday, 28 March 2023. The concert took place at Aberystwyth Arts Centre where almost two hundred of Ceredigion’s young people performed as part of the musical showcase. Dan Edwards-Phillips, Ceredigion Music Service Manager said: “It was an evening of celebrating music, which was an emotional and valuable experience for the children that have not been able to be on stage and missed out on so many opportunities for such a long time.” Councillor Wyn Thomas, Cabinet Member responsible for Schools, Lifelong Learning and Skills, said: “It was…

The rising cost of living is killing terminally ill patients early according to the end of life charity, Marie Curie. A survey of its front-line staff, including Healthcare Assistants, Registered Nurses, Doctors, Social Workers and others who support terminally ill people in their own homes, has revealed the level of financial hardship facing patients at the end of their lives. The charity is calling for: The UK Government to give all terminally ill people, regardless of age, early access to their State Pension to stop them falling into poverty after a terminal diagnosis. The Welsh Government to immediately provide targeted…

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Wales team is making swift progress at two new educational facilities in the Vale of Glamorgan on behalf of the council worth a combined value of £13.8m.  Cowbridge Primary School and Derw Newydd (formerly known as the Centre for Learning and Well-Being) are both new buildings as part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council Sustainable Communities for Learning programme in collaboration with Welsh Government.    Procured through South East & Mid Wales Collaborative Construction Framework (SEWSCAP), the projects aim to deliver new facilities to suit differing, yet pertinent needs presented by the local community in the Vale of Glamorgan.   Derw Newydd’s £7.4m development…

Residents can have their say on new speed limit arrangements on roads identified as part of a Welsh Government scheme in the county. The Welsh Government passed a legislation in July 2022 that will see the speed limit on residential, built-up streets reduced from 30mph to 20mph throughout Wales. This will come into force in September this year. There are no roads with restricted status in Ceredigion, therefore the change is being introduced through the Traffic Regulation Order process. This means that a formal consultation with the public is required on all proposed new speed limit arrangements. Across Ceredigion, approximately…

A high-tech Swansea University initiative to develop specialist virtual reality training for healthcare professionals has secured a major funding boost. The project, entitled Virtual Reality a Welsh Reality, has been awarded almost £900,000 to expand immersive learning by creating a series of bespoke training modules in both English and Welsh. The University is partnering with Hywel Dda University Health Board to develop the modules and ensure they meet high standards of clinical education with relevance for undergraduate learners and healthcare professionals throughout Wales. Director of Simulation Education, Associate Professor Joanne Davies, who submitted the successful funding bid to the Higher…

After selling more than two million tickets and entertaining crowds in more than 30 cities across the UK, cult Cardiff-born bingo brand ‘Bingo Lingo’ will celebrate its seventh birthday this week. The Cardiff-born alternative bingo night was first launched in the summer of 2016 by the team at Cardiff events venue, The DEPOT. Hailed as ‘a crowd pleasing, interactive experience for warehouse ravers, students, festival goers & corporate parties alike’ Bingo Lingo re-invents the traditional game of bingo and turns it into a unique, full volume night of non-stop rave rounds, stage battles and full-on fun, with prizes that range…

FinTech Wales, in partnership with training provider iungo Solutions, has recorded an 81% success rate from individuals who attended their ten-week Coding or Data Academies. A substantial 62% of those who successfully completed the course have entered roles in FinTech or Technology, and 19% have gone on to undertake further training. With the pilot of their first Coding Academy launched with Cardiff and Vale College just twelve months ago, FinTech Wales and iungo Solutions have since delivered further Data Academies at FinTech Wales’ office in Cardiff and Coleg y Cymoedd in Nantgarw, and have plans to deliver more academies with…

A fast-growing Welsh travel firm is launching a search for over 40 new apprentices who will be given the added perk of road testing dream holidays. Hays Travel North West, which is based in Wrexham and has shops at Wrexham, Flint, Mold, Connah’s Quay, Prestatyn, Rhyl and Colwyn Bay among its 46 travel agencies across North Wales and the North West, says it needs the new recruits to cater for record demand. They will be holding three days of open events at Liverpool, Manchester and Wrexham on April, 12, 13 and 14 with each person attending given the chance to…