Author: Rhys Gregory

Since the sudden and tragic death of their daughter, Rachel, at the age of just 18, Paul and Kim Waters have tirelessly raised money for local charities, in her memory. These have ranged from night walks to sponsored kayaks, with Paul, Kim and their son Tom throwing themselves into their fundraising, and subsequently setting up the Rachel Waters Remembrance Fund. In October of this year, along with their close friend, Eira St John, they chose to raise money for end-of-life charity, Marie Curie, following the sudden death of Eira’s daughter, Kimberley, aged 32 years old. Kimberley was a palliative care…

A little man with a big heart – and strong legs – has raised more than £1,000 as a way of thanking staff who looked after him in hospital. Elliott Evans spent almost a fortnight in Morriston’s Oakwood Ward after banging his head while playing in a park. During that time, he celebrated his seventh birthday, with the nurses making a fuss and allowing him home with his family for the day. When mum Sam decided she wanted to do something to thank the NHS, Elliott got on board with the idea straight away. So the youngster, with support from…

Sir Gareth Edwards will be joined by many more legends of rugby at a special anniversary lunch to celebrate 50 years since the Welshman scored that try. Widely acclaimed as the greatest try ever scored, Sir Gareth rounded off an unforgettable length-of-the-pitch move in the Barbarians’ famous victory over New Zealand in Cardiff in 1973. The incredible moment will be celebrated at Newport’s International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) for what organisers believe will be the largest lunch ever held in Wales on 27th January 2023, exactly 50 years to the day since the match was played. The try scorer…

A local BNI Reliance chapter in Rhiwbina has raised a significant sum for Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale throughout 2022 as part of their charity of the year scheme. In January 2022, Age Connects were chosen as this year’s charity of the year, with the 40 businesses in the BNI group fundraising for them across the 12 months. The group, which meets weekly at the Pantmawr Inn, hosted multiple fundraising activities, including an abseil down St David’s Hotel, a pet photography competition and group members completing the Cardiff Half Marathon. Jam Kitchens, a member of the chapter, also made…

People are the number one weakest link in an organisation when it comes to cybercrime and will be a primary target for criminals in 2023 through increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, according to The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales (WCRC). The centre, which has now reached over 1,000 members after launching less than two years ago, is issuing its biggest predictions yet for next year and its Director, Detective Superintendent, Paul Peters says that raising awareness among businesses is crucial to reduce the risk of an attack being successful. Paul comments: “Our members and partners we are speaking are all seeing…

The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group NV has announced that Ian Parish, Executive Director, BAM Nuttall, has decided to retire from the business on 31 December 2022. Huw, a chartered civil engineer, joined BAM in 2009 following previous roles with both contracting and client organisations in the industry, initially joining as a project manager in the South West of England before moving on to various roles across the rail division. Huw subsequently became the Division Director for Rail in 2017 before being promoted to his current role as Managing Director for Transport in April this year. He is married…

Dan Stanley, the award-winning founder of the BetterMen organisation and author of Rethinking Masculinity is sending a message to all men this festive season – share your feelings, don’t bottle them up. The festive and New Year period puts a lot of pressure on people. From festive films to TV shows, from advertising to Christmas cards, everyone seems to be enjoying themselves and living their best life. But the reality is often different.   In a recent YouGov poll, 88% of respondents said that they felt lonely at Christmas, 81% said they found Christmas stressful and 47% were worried about debt.…

The UK’s largest canine charity offers advice to dog-owners for upcoming firework celebrations and is calling for volunteers to take part in ground-breaking study. With many people planning to see in the New Year with fireworks, Dogs Trust which has rehoming centres in Bridgend and Cardiff, is issuing advice to help owners prepare their pets who might be scared by the unexpected bangs and blasts of fireworks as the clock strikes midnight on 31 December 2022. Angela Wetherall, Dogs Trust Wales Manager said: “Dogs have approximately four times more sensitive hearing than humans, so the loud cracks and bangs of fireworks can often…

A Welsh fuel supplier has spread Christmas cheer to the elderly in Wales donating in excess of half a million pounds worth of fuel to keep them warm over the festive period.  Earlier this year, Oil 4 Wales announced it would be donating a one-off delivery of 800 litres of oil to its customers aged 80 years old or over to ensure they were kept warm over the winter months.  Since then, the family-run company, which has depots across Wales, has been inundated with requests and despite initially forecasting to pledge £75,000 worth of fuel, it has now donated over…

Swansea Council’s Cabinet has agreed to go out to consultation on a programme of investment that will see an average £1.9m a day spent on key services like schools, care and community services next year. Despite services facing huge national energy and inflation pressures totalling £44m and a real-terms cut in Government funding, the council is aiming to spend millions of pounds more in services like education, care and community services the council deliver every day. A Cabinet meeting today (December 22) agreed proposals for the budget for 2023/24 that will go out for consultation from January 3. After that…