Author: Rhys Gregory

City & Guilds and EAL, the specialist awarding organisation for manufacturing and engineering, have launched a new suite of construction and building services engineering qualifications in Wales. These qualifications have been carefully developed to not only prepare individuals for working in these sectors, but to also better meet the industry skills. City & Guilds and EAL worked closely with leading experts to ensure these reformed qualifications were not only fit for purpose but more importantly that they offer career progression and future employment opportunities. The qualifications are being delivered at Bridgend College based in Wales in collaboration with developer, Persimmon…

Deliveroo and Welsh burger joint, The Grazing Shed, have teamed up to put a twist on a takeaway classic by creating a limited-edition Welsh Cake Burger, helping Cardiff locals celebrate St David’s day. What’s more, Deliveroo customers will be able to get their hands on the burger for FREE as Deliveroo gives away 301* vouchers in Cardiff from Wednesday, 1st March 2023 to Friday, 3rd March 2023 worth £12.00, to help locals celebrate St David’s Day at home. The Deliveroo x The Grazing Shed Welsh Cake burger consists of a traditional Welsh cake ‘bun’, locally sourced beef patty and bacon,…

Roadchef’s Pont Abraham Motorway Service Area (MSA), located at Junction 49 on the M4 in Wales, has awarded Judith Beckett, one of its longest serving employees, with the Long Service Award for her 25 years of hard work. Judith first joined Pont Abraham Roadchef in 1998, where she worked at WHSmith as a cashier. Following Pont Abraham’s arrival of coffee chain, Costa, Judith took up the Branch Manager position, working alongside her sister and daughter. After a couple of years working at the coffee chain, Judith took the senior position of Team Leader at WHSmith. This role also gave her…

US fried chicken restaurant Popeyes® is opening the doors to its first restaurant in Wales next month, following the success of a string of new openings across the UK including Reading, Cambridge and Oxford.  The restaurant will officially open its doors in Cardiff at 11am Thursday 23rd March. Popeyes will be found on Saint John Street, next to the city’s iconic castle. Fried chicken fans are advised to come along early, as queues for the famed chicken-restaurant are expected from the early hours. Early queuers will even have the chance to win a year’s supply of Popeyes’® legendary Chicken Sandwich,…

Families who want to be close to loved ones who are coming to the end of their lives now have a special place to go, thanks to a generous donation. A family room has been installed at Tŷ Olwen, in Morriston Hospital, providing a dedicated area to make food and drinks, have a shower or even stay overnight. The new facility has been fitted with a two-person sofa bed, shower and a kitchenette meaning visitors can make themselves comfortable at the unit. It also gives them the option to remain at their loved one’s side for longer periods of time,…

Welsh Love Island hunk Connagh Howard has traced his family roots back to Africa via a sailing ship that brought his ancestors to Jamaica as slaves. One of the stars of the ITV blockbuster show, Connagh and his dad, Wayne, have been on a voyage of personal discovery for the new series of S4C’s family tree programme Teulu, Dad a Fi (Family, Dad and Me). The first programme in the three-part series made by Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da will be broadcast  at 9pm on Tuesday, March 7. Connagh, a former model who once appeared in an advert with boxer Anthony Joshua,…

A global search has been launched to find a new international singing star. The prestigious Pendine International Voice of the Future competition will be one of the main highlights of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod which gets underway on Tuesday, July 4. It will be the first full length festival since the pandemic struck, with international competitors once again returning to the picturesque town in the Dee Valley where Wales meets the world. The aim of the Pendine International Voice of the Future competition which started in 2013 is to advance the careers of the world’s most gifted young singers.…

Fiona Stewart, owner and Managing Director of Wales independent Green Man, is standing down from her position as an Executive Board Member of the Concert Promoters Association, after nine years in the role. Stewart was the first woman to have sat on the Board of the CPA, which was founded by music promoter Harvey Goldsmith in 1986 and is the oldest and to many, the UK’s most respected Live Music Association. Stewart, who is listed as number 24 in the BBC Woman’s Hour Music Power list and has over 30 years’ experience as a leader within the live music industry,…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Parkside House Care Home in Penarth, Wales. Established in 1987, Parkside House is a reputable, care home offering residential, dementia, and independent care for up to 35 residents. The business occupies a beautiful Victorian property ideally located in a conservation area set above Penarth Esplanade. The founding owners recently decided to sell in order to retire and, following a confidential sales process with Christie & Co, Parkside House has been purchased by Serenity Healthcare Ltd. This is the third home the group has bought through Christie & Co, and…

Aberystwyth University is to offer prestigious scholarships in food sustainability for students from Commonwealth countries for the first time. Funded by the UK Foreign Office, Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to access the training and skills required for sustainable development but which are not available in their home countries. The distance scholarships offered by Aberystwyth University are designed to equip Masters students with the skills and knowledge to improve food security, mitigate and adapt to climate change, and minimise biodiversity loss along the agrifood supply chain. Applications for these much sought-after study opportunities will close on…