Author: Rhys Gregory

Caerphilly County Borough Council is reminding residents to give their views on how it deals with empty homes. Its draft ‘Private Sector Empty Homes Strategy 2023 – 2028’ sets out the Council’s plans to tackle the issue of high numbers of empty homes in the county borough. It also sets out the range of initiatives available to the Council to help owners bring their empty homes back into use. This strategy only refers to private sector empty homes and does not extend to empty homes within the Council’s own housing stock or those owned by other Community Landlords. Residents can…

Major new plans to make Wales a global centre of excellence and the leading location for medical radioisotope production in the UK, which would help address a fast-approaching supply crisis for nuclear medicine around the world have been unveiled today by the Welsh Government. In the UK, across Europe, and further afield, the equipment in facilities currently producing life-saving radioactive substances, known as medical radioisotopes, which are critical to cancer diagnosis and treatment, are coming to the end of their productive life and being closed. As a result, by 2030, the UK faces a reality of having no medical radioisotopes,…

With technological advancement and the world going digital, globalisation is thriving. As a result, the international ecommerce industry is growing. Entrepreneurs are opening ecommerce businesses and targeting international customers. Existing businesses are opening online shops to attract people from around the world. Selling online has become more convenient, especially with customer expectations heavily influenced by technology. Markets have expanded globally, and international logistics play an essential role in ensuring that products reach their destinations fast. This is one of the challenges global businesses have turned into an opportunity. We’ll explore more of these challenges and opportunities as you read through…

New online casinos are being introduced every day but not all of them are worth trying out. Some casinos are better than others. So, we have prepared a guide to the best online casinos you will in the UK. Let’s jump in to know about these casinos. Genesis Casino It is a casino operating under Genesis Global Casinos for UK players. At the online casino, you are going to find everything from impressive promotions to great games. Moreover, the casino can be opened on both desktop and mobile. The large collection of games includes slots, table games, and live casino…

Responding to the Government’s announcement to slash energy support for small firms, Martin McTague, National Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: “Today’s decision to all but eliminate help through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) is a huge disappointment for small businesses. For those struggling, the discount through the new version of the scheme is not material. Many small firms will not be able to survive on the pennies provided through the new version of the scheme. “This is so out of touch. Two pence off a kWh of electricity and half a pence off gas is…

The Welsh football icon and former Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid forward made the statement on social media today, Monday 9 January. In a statement released this afternoon, Gareth Bale said: “To my Welsh family, “My decision to retire from international football has been, by far the hardest of my career. “How do I describe what being a part of this country and team means to me? How do I articulate the impact it has had on my life? How do I put in to words the way I felt, every single time I put on that Welsh shirt? My…

Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid and its partners welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Government before Christmas that all businesses in Wales will benefit from new rates support to help with the effects of rising costs. Businesses will benefit from the £319m package of non-domestic rates support which was revealed in the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2023-24 by Finance Minister Rebecca Evans MS. The overall package of support for businesses is worth more than £460m over the next two financial years. The non-domestic rates multiplier has been frozen at the rate of 0.535, ensuring that there…

Local property expert and owner of X-Press Legal Services South Wales, Steph Hector, predicts 2023 will see a shake up of the property market across the region. Steph predicts that a hardening market will keep the conveyancing sector busy as property owners react to the economic downturn. Property prices are expected to fall but Steph believes this won’t be as severe as some pundits have predicted: “It’s going to be a very interesting 12 months for our sector,” commented Steph.   “A fall in house prices is inevitable after the highs of the past few years however, I don’t think we…

The regional tourism trade organisation for Mid Wales has pledged to support member businesses with a range of initiatives during the cost of living crisis. Val Hawkins, chief executive of MWT Cymru, which represents nearly 600 tourism and hospitality businesses across Powys, Ceredigion and Southern Snowdonia, praised the resilience of members who, she said, had overcome a series of major challenges in recent years. “We are very mindful of how rising costs are affecting businesses, which emphasises the importance of being agile in what could be a difficult trading environment this year,” she said. “In what’s likely to be a…

Brand new one-off documentary Blood, Sweat and Cheer follows Team Wales Adaptive Abilities cheer squad as they prepare for the biggest competition of their lives at the World Cheerleading Championships in Florida. The programme follows the rigorous months of hard training the Welsh squad take on ahead of the World Championships, where they will have less than 3 minutes to impress the judges and take the title.  When the team arrive in Florida, they discover that their final showdown is with the squad from the biggest cheerleading nation: Team USA. Cheer coach Sabrina says “Adaptive Abilities is a team of disabled…