Author: Rhys Gregory

A dedicated charity food bank which delivers over 70 parcels in and around Conwy every month has had a helping hand from one of Wales’s biggest food supply companies. Bags of Love/Bagiau Cariad was set up by parishioners at St Mary’s Church in the town three years ago at the height of the pandemic lockdown and today is stepping up its efforts as rocketing fuel and food bills put more and more families into difficulty. They have just received a helping hand from Harlech Foodservices, based in Criccieth and Chester and one of Wales’s biggest food distribution companies, who have…

AN award-winning organic beauty brand welcomed a new face ahead of further expansion in 2023. Leah Mullard is the new Head of Sales for the UK and International at Rhug Wild Beauty. Part of Rhug Estate, based near Corwen, the range is created from ingredients foraged on site and is widely recognised as one of the most sustainable, revolutionary names in the health and beauty arena. Having spent more than 25 years in the sector – including 10 years in Dubai – Leah is focused on growth nationwide and overseas, notably the Middle East, the US and Canada. Originally from…

A LEADING LAW firm wrapped-up a landmark 12 months with new appointments and plans for further growth in 2023. Mackenzie Jones Solicitors, based in St Asaph, Menai Bridge and Chester, is recruiting staff and celebrating internal success, including the continued development of its 24-strong workforce following a prosperous 21st anniversary year. Among them is Ceri Wynne, from Denbigh, who qualified as a solicitor during the festive period. The former Ysgol Glan Clwyd pupil and Bangor University student accepted a role as a paralegal after completing her studies – despite the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic – and will now focus…

A farmer-owned dairy co-operative has scooped a top honour after achieving record-breaking sales of more than £70 million. Gwynedd-based South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) was crowned Large Business of the Year in North Wales at the prestigious Daily Post Business Awards in the august surroundings of the Prichard Jones Hall at Bangor University. Judges were impressed after hearing that the 17 per cent increase in turnover was accompanied by a rise in profits to £4.1 million, up by 20 per cent on the previous year. At the same time the creamery – Wales’s oldest dairy co-op – has won a remarkable…

Welsh Gogglebocs star Nia Phillips has opened up about her son’s courageous journey battling spina bifida in the hope he inspires other young people living with disabilities. Single mum Nia from Trefach, Llanelli told of George’s miracle journey and praised independent programme makers Cwmni Da and Chwarel for their inclusive approach to casting. Fifty-year-old Nia and children George, 20, and Olivia, 16, have appeared together on the show since the Welsh language version of the best-loved format first screened in November. Since then, the sport-loving trio have become regulars on screen and are often seen giving their off-the-cuff assessments of…

Swansea-based kidney charity, Popham Kidney Support, will lead the first Cardiff Business School breakfast briefing of 2023, outlining the benefits of corporate social responsibility (CSR) for businesses, alongside various guest speakers. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 17, between 8.30 am and 9.30 am at Cardiff Business School, and will also be available to attend online via Zoom. The event is titled: More than just feeling good – the business benefit of working with charities, and is part of the charity’s corporate partnership campaign, encouraging businesses from across Wales and beyond to partner with the charity on a…

The prestigious awards has teamed up with UBS to highlight the UK’s fastest-growing firms. The Fast Growth 50 list, which has an impressive 25-year history of identifying the fastest-growing firms in Wales, is now embarking on a national expansion across the UK, sponsored by the world’s leading global wealth manager, UBS. Since it published its first list in 1999, the Fast Growth 50 has been working with the top-performing fast-growth firms in Wales, recognising their achievements and helping them to make a difference to the Welsh economy. Over this period, the firms that have appeared on the annual listings have…

Bridgend County Borough Council has been rejuvenating Bridgend Indoor Market with pop-up shops and activities through the PopUp Wales initiative, which is part of the wider Elevate and Prosper (EAP) project – funded by the UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund and the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns Fund. It has been delivered by local creative regeneration agency Urban Foundry. This has provided opportunities from practical training for entrepreneurs, to festive workshops and live music. Since its launch, PopUp Wales has supported over 30 small businesses and 20 voluntary organisations. The project is the first pop-up space initiative of its kind in…

An award-winning business school is returning to Bridgend County Borough, offering free support to entrepreneurs of the future. The Rebel Business School, in partnership with Bridgend County Borough Council, will be delivering their popular course at the Halo Life Centre from the 20 – 24 March 2023. The free course will help local start-ups throughout the county borough to get their ideas off the ground and existing businesses to grow. A spokesperson for Rebel Business School said: “Since 2011, our courses have been showing a new way of thinking and practical ways to get your business idea off the ground…

A public consultation on the development of a pioneering joint education campus for Cardiff, has opened. Members of the public are asked to share their views during a pre-application consultation (PAC) on plans for Fairwater Community Campusso that they can be considered before a planning application is submitted to Cardiff Council’s Planning Committee. Delivered under Cardiff Council and Welsh Governments Band B Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, the scheme is the largest in scale and investment and will see new build schools for Cantonian High School, Riverbank School and Woodlands School located on one dedicated site in Fairwater. The joint…