Author: Rhys Gregory

Nine projects that will help revitalise town centres in mid Wales have received a boost thanks to Welsh Government funding, it has been announced. Thanks to the Welsh Government Transforming Towns programme, five projects in Powys and four in Ceredigion have funding totalling just over £1.3m, which is anticipated to trigger potential investment worth just over £3m. These nine projects are part of the overarching ‘Placemaking Grant’ scheme which sits under the Transforming Towns programme. Projects that are benefitting from the Placemaking Grant include former schools, banks, office buildings and iconic derelict buildings which will see commercial premises, residential units…

The Welsh Government has exceeded its target for the first phase of expanding its flagship Flying Start programme, Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan has announced. The expansion of the Flying Start programme is part of a phased expansion of early years provision to all two-year-olds in Wales, with a particular emphasis on strengthening Welsh-medium provision. This is a commitment in the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. The first phase, which began in September 2022, aimed to deliver all four elements of the Flying Start programme, including childcare for two to three-year-olds, to an additional…

Choosing the right broker is an important part of every trader’s investment journey. Before deciding to participate in the financial markets, you must not only find one that offers the right products, account conditions, and fee structure for you, but also one that provides a suitable trading platform. The latter can have a tremendous impact on the quality of your trading experience, and it can potentially increase your chances of finding success in the markets. In this review, we aim to look at the EXANTE trading platform. We will first look at its features and functionalities. This will include an…

LEADING transport provider Adventure Travel has unveiled its Charity of the Year bus which is this year dedicated to Welsh cancer charity Tenovus Cancer Care. Adventure Travel asked its passengers to nominate good causes and 61 charities were nominated by over 600 people. 28 of those nominated were then shortlisted and put to a public ballot which saw over 28,000 votes cast via Adventure Travel’s social media platforms. Following tens of thousands of votes and a very tight race, Tenovus Cancer Care was chosen as the Charity of the Year and will benefit from fundraising activities organised by the bus…

Dedicated dino fans will take a walk on the wild side this month as Dinosaur Experiences brings a host of life-sized dinosaurs to popular Pembrokeshire theme park Oakwood. This summer marks 30 years since the original, first of six Jurassic Park films was launched and to mark the occasion, prehistoric visitors to Oakwood Theme Park will include life-sized robotic Jurassic giants and baby dinos, all with realistic moving parts. Get up close and personal with a huge Velociraptor or Brontosaurus, dig for fossils or get involved in the on-site Raptor Training Academy. New to the dinosaur experiences? You’re in for…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has been instructed to sell Sylvia Williams Chemist in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Sylvia Williams Chemist is an established community pharmacy that dispenses an average of 12,500 items per month. The business is very well-located on the main high street of the highly desirable Vale of Glamorgan market town of Cowbridge. This sale also comes with the opportunity to acquire the substantial freehold property known as the ‘Great House’. The pharmacy, which has been owned by Mrs Kate Thomas and her family for over 40 years, has been brought to…

From the streets of Pakistan, clubs of Cardiff, hospital waiting rooms, and funfairs on Barry Island, eight heartfelt spoken stories will take listeners on personal and candid journeys, all focused on the theme of ‘Proud’, with the importance of representation at their core. FOR Cardiff presents this special audio-visual trail created in collaboration with the spoken stories company, Heard Storytelling– specifically for the people of Wales – across the city centre, from 16th June. Celebrating Visit Wales’ Year of Trails theme, the eight beautiful living portraits will draw people around the city’s streets and encourage them to immerse themselves in…

Veezu, the UK’s fastest growing taxi and private hire technology platform, has partnered with WeFlex to help driver-partners purchase electric vehicles. WeFlex is a private hire vehicle company that offers rent-to-buy schemes, flexible car finance and an easy route to electric vehicles, exclusively for private hire drivers. Veezu, which operates nine regional brands across England and Wales, has partnered with the firm to offer more than 12,000 driver-partners purchasing deals on electric vehicles. Two Teslas have already been purchased through the scheme by driver-partners in Newport, South Wales, home to regional brand Dragon Taxis, and five other electric vehicles have…

A Welsh giftware company will be the first to access the Development Bank of Wales’s new Green Business Loan Scheme. Swansea-based Something Different Wholesale received a £1.2m loan from the scheme, which was set up by the Development Bank and the Welsh Government to help businesses in Wales reduce their carbon footprint, supporting the nation’s journey to become net zero by 2050. The business will use the investment provided to install 2,200 new solar panels on its 158,000 square foot warehouses at the Enterprise Park on Upper Fforest Way, Swansea. The new solar energy systems will help Something Different cut…

The fundraiser has already seen more than £1,000 raised for Your Space (£1,215.16) – a charity which Paul is patron of after his young son, Albi, was diagnosed as autistic earlier this year. And now the Wrexham striker has officially endorsed the campaign by signing a limited number of the A4 and A3 prints (38 of each) with 100% of all profits going to the charity. Priced at £25 and £40 respectively, not including P&P,  the prints are available for sale worldwide via the online Fearless in Devotion shop, Fearless.Wales, and comes with a unique photo of the signing session…