Author: Rhys Gregory

The George Cross presented to the NHS in Wales has gone on display to the nation at the St Fagans National Museum of History. The Cross, which is the UK’s highest civilian gallantry medal, has pride of place in the “Wales is . . .grateful for its NHS” display at St Fagans to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS. The Chief Executive of NHS Wales, Judith Paget, and Dr Ami Jones, Intensive Care Consultant at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, joined Sioned Hughes, Head of History and Archaeology, Amgueddfa Cymru to see the display. The museum will be the…

Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions have become increasingly popular over the years due to the increased number of digital threats. However, we believe that it is important to understand the specific use cases of a VPN solution before adopting it. In order to maximize the ways you utilize the VPN, you need to understand how it works and for what it is used. In this article, we’ll give a detailed example of a site-to-site VPN, and some of its benefits for your business network. To explain, site-to-site VPN is one of the most common VPN types used by big enterprises…

Whenever you face a stressful situation or feel uncomfortable and scared, your body releases many hormones which temporarily boost all of its functions to keep you alert and “safe”. This reaction is normal and is called the ‘fight-flight-and-freeze’ response. While stress is a healthy body reaction that can be helpful, chronic stress or too many emotions over a period can make it harder for you to live a happy life. Stress can cause many health issues, like poor sleep and excessive eating, leading to mental health problems and even severe health conditions. Today’s world is highly stressful, but there are…

Achieving long-term weight loss success is a challenging feat. It takes more than just a few days or weeks of dedication to make any significant progress. It also requires adopting healthy habits that you can stick with for the long run to keep yourself on track and achieve your desired goals. But what habits should you focus on daily? What activities can you implement to help you lose weight faster and healthier? This article covers some of the tips and tricks you can use to reach your weight-loss goals in great detail successfully. 1. Utilizing weight loss pills Weight loss…

Machynlleth’s literary festival, named Amdani, Fachynlleth!, will come to life once again in the ancient Mid Wales market town from March 31 to April 2. The idea for a festival was instigated by Charles Dark, owner of The Wynnstay Hotel, in 2020 and was inspired by the life of Jan Morris. Now, her description of Machynlleth, the place where journeys meet / lle mae llwybrau’n cyfarfod, is what the organisers continue to try to evoke. As Jan said: ‘It’s always a junction of powers and influences.’ Translated to Let’s Go, Machynlleth!, the bilingual festival brings readers and writers, poets and artists together from…

Victor Gerald Wooster (Gerry) from Wrexham celebrated his 90th birthday in style, with many family members coming from all over the world, including his son and daughter-in-law from Canada, his sister from Ireland and his grandson from Holland. Gerry hosted a collection for Nightingale House Hospice during his milestone birthday celebration with family and friends. He had no idea that the collection would amount to a grand total of £1,000! Explaining why he chose to donate the collection to the hospice, Gerry mentioned “I choose Nightingale House because of the care I’ve received over the past 4 years. I first…

Cymru manager Rob Page has announced two new additions to his backroom staff ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying campaign getting underway this month. Manchester United’s Eric Ramsay will be joining the Cymru setup as Assistant Coach, combining the role with his current work as a First Team Coach for Erik Ten Hag. A UEFA Pro Licence coach originally from mid-Wales, Ramsay started his coaching career at Swansea City before working at Shrewsbury Town and Chelsea prior to joining Manchester United. Nick Davies will also be joining Rob Page’s setup as the new Head of Performance. Davies currently works…

Organisations in Swansea are being invited to apply for funding worth up to £16.2 million. The funding, which is being run locally by Swansea Council, is part of the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. To be eligible for the £8m general wider programme open call funding, applicants must ensure their proposed schemes are in line with the key themes of the Regional Investment Plan for South West Wales. These include improving urban and rural communities, and supporting small businesses. As well as the general open call, applications are also now open for projects forming part of the skills and multiply elements…

World-famous RAF team The Red Arrows are set the thrill crowds at Swansea’s Wales Airshow this summer. They’re the first big name to be confirmed for the two-day spectacular due to take place over the stunning sands of Swansea Bay on July 1 and 2. The annual show is being organised once again by Swansea Council. The Red Arrows are due to visit on both days when there’ll also be many other stars of the skies and a wide range of family fun on the ground, including displays, virtual reality experiences and live music. Council cabinet member Robert Francis-Davies said:…

A new dashboard developed by a collaborative of NHS Wales teams is making it quicker and easier for clinicians and laboratory staff to view information about patients in south, west and mid Wales who are waiting for a kidney transplant. Developed to improve the speed and accuracy of information sharing between health boards, the dashboard gives the Welsh Transplantation and Immunogenetics Laboratory (WTAIL) and other authorised NHS Wales users a regularly updated view of approximately 250 patients on the kidney and pancreas transplant waiting list. It transforms the previous approach to sharing waiting list information, whereby service users received a…