Author: Rhys Gregory

St John Ambulance Cymru are delighted to announce a new year-long charity partnership with Seminar Components LTD, which will see Wales’s leading first aid charity benefit from planned fundraising activities throughout the year. Swansea based Seminar Components LTD chose St John Ambulance Cymru as their first charity of the year having  recently purchased a defibrillator for their workplace.Seminar Components LTD are the designer and manufacturer of action seating mechanisms, leading the market in bespoke lift and recline seating mechanisms. Annmarie Foligno, HR Manager for Seminar Components LTD said,  “Seminar Components LTD are excited to have selected St Johns Ambulance Cymru…

Construction specialists are working hard to prepare an historic Swansea building for a smart new look – and a new life. They’re on site at the city centre’s historic Palace Theatre building, making it ready for a dramatic but sensitive overhaul in the coming two years. The structure was built in 1888 and, in its long history, has undergone a series of interior makeovers resulting in a complex rabbit warren with steep, winding staircases and numerous spaces of different shapes and sizes. The challenges for those now in the early stages of rescuing the building are intensified by the structure’s…

Pembrokeshire County Council has launched Operation Nightingale 23, a campaign to support and reduce pressure in local hospitals. The Council is acutely aware of the considerable challenges currently being experienced within the NHS in Wales including within our local hospital at Withybush. Withybush has a significant numbers of patients who need to leave hospital but are waiting for an assessment of continuing care need or the right care package in the community. Under Op NG 23, Pembrokeshire County Council will deliver a variety of measures to help increase the flow of patients out of hospital including: the short-term redeployment of…

Almost 400 more nurse training places will be created in Wales thanks to an 8% increase in the NHS Wales training budget, Health Minister Eluned Morgan today announced. The Welsh Government has approved Health Education and Improvement Wales’ (HEIW)’s ambitious Education and Training Plan 2023-24 for NHS Wales, backed by a record £281m investment package. This is the ninth consecutive year that health professional education and training budgets will have increased in Wales. The plan will support 527 extra training places for a wide range of NHS professionals, from scientists and pharmacists to occupational therapists and physiotherapists, as well as…

Bingo is a game that has been popular for over 100 years and is played worldwide. However, in this modern digital age, it isn’tisn’t just in the form of cards anymore. Players can now play bingo online. You will find that it’s a lot easier than playing a game of cards, and you don’t have to worry about keeping the whole family entertained for hours on end. However, to win online bingo, there are types of strategies that you need to consider. This blog post will give you some insight into what those strategies might be. 1. Play the same…

A cafe, gallery, and pizzeria have raised nearly £40,000 to help “raise awareness for ape conservation.” Alpine Coffee Shop and Gallery and Hangin’ Pizzeria in Betws-y-Coed railway station have raised funds as part of its owner’s, Jacha Potgieter and his wife Gwyn’s, mission to help endangered apes. The married couple of 30 years has thanked their staff and customers for their support last month after fundraising for over a year for Ape Action Africa and Orangutan Appeal UK. The businesses raised funds over 2022 through donations and putting a percentage of their profits towards the two charities supporting both charities…

A new managing director for work-based learning has been appointed by Welshpool-based Cambrian Training Company, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in Wales. Faith O’Brien succeeds Arwyn Watkins, OBE, who becomes group executive chairman with a strategic focus on Cambrian Training Company, Trailhead Fine Foods, Chartists 1770 at The Trewythen and Mid Wales Fayres. They will both continue as board members of the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW), the organisation that represents work-based learning providers across Wales. Cambrian Training Company is a multi-award winning company that specialises in the delivery of apprenticeships across a range of industries pan-Wales. Its…

An expansion of Denbighshire’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure has been welcomed as a great resource for both locals and visitors by a national group. The Electric Vehicle Association for Wales – EVA Cymru has given the ‘green’ light to a new charging hub at Rhyl. West Kinmel car park’s electric vehicle (EV) charging hub launched last month to support local owners of electric vehicles and those travelling from further afield. Funded by the Welsh Government , the 36 vehicle capacity hub, is a mix of ‘fast’ 7kwh chargers for local users who have no access to off street parking and…

More than 600,000 homes and businesses across Wales can already order some of the fastest, most reliable broadband in Europe thanks to a £180 million(1) investment by Openreach.  And more areas are set to benefit, as engineers are now starting work to extend the full fibre network even further to most homes and businesses in areas such as Llanelli, Llandudno and Ebbw Vale. Full fibre is up to 16 times faster than the average UK broadband connection and around five times more reliable than the old copper-based network it’s replacing. Welcoming Openreach’s investment Welsh Government Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, said:“Fast…

A perfect New Year’s present has been delivered to a multi-million pound luxury glamping resort in Mid Wales which is focused on the health and wellbeing of its ‘staycationing’ guests. Love2Stay Mid Wales at Caersws, near Newtown is celebrating the news that Visit Wales has awarded the resort a five star grading. Overlooking the picturesque upper Severn Valley, Love2Stay Mid Wales aims to make visitors feel totally in harmony with nature by helping them to relax and unwind in the peaceful location. The £7.5 million resort, which is being developed in three phases by owners Trevor and Patricia Bebb, has…