Author: Rhys Gregory

The Abergwaun is an independently and locally owned hotel in Fishguard with its very own award winning chef at its helm.  The JT Abergwaun Hotel can be found in the centre of town and is considered a local landmark, with the building itself originally a coaching inn with history dating back over 200 years. However, in recent years, it has been the talk of the town and not all for the right reasons. It was previously a Brains Brewery pub, it has been auctioned and even stood derelict for 10 years. Luckily, that’s all changed following the acquisition of the…

A wide variety of high-performing community and high-profile sports people and organisations have won prizes in the 2022 Swansea Sports Awards. They range from inspiring young people to clubs, schools and teams – and fromsportspeople with a disability to highly regarded coaches. Swansea Council is behind the scheme that returned after a three-year break, with the awards event taking place on Thursday, March 30. Council cabinet member Robert Francis-Davies said: “I applaud all athletes, coaches and teams who work so hard to help maintain Swansea’s status as a city of sport. “Our awards celebrate the commitment and effort put in…

Plans for a multi-million pound regeneration of Porthcawl’s waterfront moved a step closer today as Welsh Government confirmed the purchase of key pieces of land. Climate Change Minister Julie James today (Friday 31 March) confirmed that Welsh Government has secured the ownership on vital parcels of land within a 20 hectare site that is central to Bridgend County Borough Council’s regeneration plans. The land, which is located at Sandy Bay, will now be used as part of an exciting, mixed-use development featuring low carbon housing (up to half of which will be affordable) and all-new retail, commercial, recreational, and leisure…

Fourteen top chefs pledged to cook up a storm for Tŷ Hafan and last Saturday night (25th March) they did just that – helping to raise more than £1m for the iconic Welsh charity.  The chefs took over the kitchens of Cornerstone in Cardiff and each cooked four course meals for 140 members of South Wales’ business community to raise vital funds to support Tŷ Hafan’s work with children with life-shortening conditions and their families in Wales.  It is the seventh time that the event has taken place since the very first Chefs’ Night Out in 2011. This year’s event saw a whopping £265,000 raised on the night, taking…

Business confidence in Wales rose 25 points during March to 26%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank/Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking – conducted between the 1st – 15th March ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on Wednesday 15th March. Companies in Wales reported higher confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, up 18 points at 33%.  When taken alongside their optimism in the economy, up 32 points to 19%, this gives a headline confidence reading of 26%. Welsh businesses identified their top target areas for growth in the next six months as evolving their offer (35%), investing…

This spring – April and May – Wrexham are set to welcome three national and international tennis competitions, supported by free tennis ‘give it a go’ events for the local community. The Tennis Europe Junior Tour – taking place at Wrexham Tennis Centre (1st – 8th of April) – is the first of three international tennis events taking place in the city. Expecting to host over 600 players from across the globe, Wrexham represents the Welsh leg of the Europe-wide event series. Now in its 33rd year, the Junior Tour has become the tournament of choice for the launch of…

The Welsh Contact Centre Forum has unveiled a re-brand to reflect the evolution of its members – which have historically been Wales’ vast range of contact centres – and now represents a far more diverse range of 350 Welsh companies. The Welsh Contact Centre Forum (WCCF) – now CNECT Wales – is a not-for-profit membership organisation which has supported and represented pan-industry contact centres for 19 years, through services from training and education to research and advice. Contact centres contribute £650m annually to the Welsh economy and from telephony to chat-bots, email to artificial intelligence (AI), they have adapted significantly,…

Wales based energy tech company Sero has secured a contract with one of England’s largest housing associations in the retrofitting of 1000 homes across the South of England after Sovereign was awarded £9.4m from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Wave 2.1(SHDF). Founded with the mission to enable Net Zero homes at scale and pace, B-Corp company Sero, based in Cardiff, has been at the forefront of the Optimised Retrofit programme in Wales, since 2020. It provides expert services and technology for the end-to-end support for planning, implementing and operation of homes in their Pathway to Zero. Sero’s collaboration with Sovereign will…

Following a smash-hit sell out at the inaugural event last month, the Bone Yard Bazaar will return to Canton’s The Bone Yard this weekend, with a bumper selection of traders on offer. Created by Helen Gorman from TwentySix in partnership with Martyn Watkins of Richkin’s Woodcraft (both permanent residents at The Bone Yard), the Bone Yard Bazaar encompasses arts & crafts stalls, street food traders, freshly baked treats and more. The full foodie trader list for this Saturday 1at April includes: TOAST – Cult brunches & coffee from permanent Bone Yard residents, TwentySix RINGO’S DIRTY DINER – ‘Banging hotdogs, beaut…

Swansea Street Food Festival is set to move to a new location following recent wet weather and water-logging of Museum Park. Swansea Street Food Festival returns this Easter for four days of food and drink fuelled fun! Over Easter Weekend, from Friday 7th – Monday 10th April 2023, 30 top street food traders from across Wales and the UK will be cooking up some stunning food for visitors. This year they’ve got more traders than ever before and are planning to add an entertainment stage with live music and fun for all the family! Swansea Street Food Festival is now…