Author: Rhys Gregory

Video calling has become an essential feature in today’s digital world. Whether it’s for personal or professional purposes, we often rely on video calling to connect with others. Video calling APIs, also known as video call SDKs, are essential tools that allow developers to easily integrate video calling functionality into their applications. In this article, we will take a look at the 10 best video calling APIs, their benefits, and features. Digital Samba Digital Samba is revolutionizing the way businesses collaborate across distances. Their powerful cloud-based video conferencing platform offers a suite of features such as screen sharing, virtual backgrounds,…

AN EXCITING and informative new print and digital media platform for Welsh sports launches today. Wales rugby union teammates Gareth Anscombe and Alex Cuthbert alongside Welsh CEO and entrepreneur Dean Jones have unveiled Sportin Wales. Offering a positive outlook on the country’s successful sports scene, the first issue features an exclusive interview with rugby legends Shane Williams, James Hook, Lee Byrne and Mike Phillips, who share memories of the Six Nations and some interesting tales about their favourite and least favourite opponents from their time in the tournament. Dean, Alex, and Gareth plan to align Welsh brands and organisations in…

Poundland is putting the finishing touches to its new bigger Llantrisant store to bring shoppers even more choice and value to help household budgets go further. The new store at Glamorgan Vale Retail Park, Talbot Green, Llantrisant opened at 8.00am Saturday 18 February 2023. Double the size of the previous one and spanning 6921 sq ft the store will employ 32 full and part-time colleagues, with 24 transferring from the smaller Poundland on the same retail park which closes on Friday 17 February 2023. It will offer even more everyday essentials such as groceries, drinks and snacks that shoppers love,…

True crime series Dark Land: Hunting the Killers is back with a brand-new series telling the stories of some of Wales’ most shocking murders. Throughout the six-part series, a team will reinvestigate two of the country’s most horrific cold cases, from their incident room in Swansea, as well as examining how four historic murders were solved. The team of investigators is led by former Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police, Jackie Roberts, and former head of South Wales Cold Case Unit, DCI Paul Bethell. In the first episode they revisit the unsolved murder of four-year-old Joyce Cox. Paul says: “All murders…

Thirty projects will receive a share of £3.1m to help make sport and physical activity more welcoming, fun and inclusive for everyone in Wales. Using capital funding from Welsh Government, the investment by Sport Wales into facilities will enable more opportunities for people to enjoy sports ranging from BMX to boxing, netball and fencing. Organisations including sport governing bodies and local authorities were invited to apply for the funding, and Sport Wales prioritised projects that would make sport more accessible for those who need it most. For example, Welsh Boxing are targeting young people from less affluent communities. With their…

Mermaid Quay is gearing up for a busy February Half Term with a week jampacked full of space themed fun for the entire family to enjoy. The top leisure destination is taking the pressure off parents during the school break and helping to keep kids entertained with a host of fun activities. Families will be able to take part in a space trail where they will search for 8 space themed posters which are positioned in windows throughout Mermaid Quay, each with a unique fact. By finding them all and entering the trail competition families could be in with a…

Clocking the mileage of vehicles remains a common practice in the second-hand market. And even though buyers are getting more cautious about car-related scams, a new study by carVertical shows that the risk of buying a clocked vehicle is still very high. Odometer fraud doesn’t only mean high maintenance costs – it also significantly lowers a car’s value. With mileage fraud-related losses at an estimated €8.77 billion a year (according to a study by the European Parliamentary Research Service), it’s important to learn more about this costly issue. German cars are the most affected by mileage fraud Vehicle history company…

Autonomous farming, last mile delivery services and self-driving off-road vehicles will be put through their paces at a new large-scale robotic testbed at Aberystwyth University. The Aberystwyth Natural Terrain for Unconstrained Robotics – ANTUR or Welsh for ‘adventure’ – will cover 500 hectares with 11.5 kilometres of tracks. The site will span grassland, peat bog, rocks and mud. Vehicles will be able to travel to heights of up to 600 metres above sea level. Once constructed, the facility will be used to test the latest innovations in autonomous vehicles that have been developed by the University on land and in…

Cardiff-based beauty brand, Mallows Beauty, has landed its first deal in the US, a first step in a wider export strategy aimed at significantly growing its global presence. The company has signed a contract to supply Urban Outfitters stores in the US with 4000 units across six products thanks to Welsh Government support. The deal, which will see its products sold in 177 stores, is the firm’s first foray into America as it looks to achieve wider business growth by focusing on driving sales in the region. Alongside the partnership, Mallows is on the verge of securing a US-wide distributor,…

A Rare Roman Cut Glass found at Abermagwr Romano-British villa is now displayed in the Archaeology Gallery atCeredigion Museum. In 2021, a partnership between Ceredigion Museum and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales attracted £1,000 funding from the Association for Roman Archaeology (ARA) to display fragments of a unique Roman glass vessel, found at Abermagwr Romano-British villa. The villa at Abermagwr was discovered during aerial photography in 2006 and excavated by Dr Jeffrey L. Davies and Dr Toby Driver between 2010 and 2015, in a volunteer-led community project. It remains the only known Roman villa…