Author: Rhys Gregory

Farmers from Montgomeryshire have raised vital funds towards the Bronglais Chemo appeal and recently presented the cheque of £1,270 to Dr Elin Jones, Clinical Lead at the Bronglais Chemotherapy Unit. The Farmers’ Union of Wales Montgomeryshire county executive committee had raised £500 and a raffle at the recent county farming conference raised a further £385. The FUW Group match funded the raffle and added a further £385 in group donations. The appeal was launched to raise £500,000 to make the dream of providing a purpose-built chemotherapy day unit for Bronglais General Hospital a reality – and passed its target in…

As tens of thousands of people start seasonal jobs over the next few weeks, they can use the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) app to save them time to find details they need to pass on to their employer. In the 12 months up to October 2022, HMRC received almost 3 million calls from people asking for information that is now readily available on the app, with more than 340,000 using it to access employment and income information since July 2022. Downloading the free and easy to use HMRC app allows secure access to information about personal tax affairs, avoiding the…

Bron Afon Community Housing and local firm, WK Plasterers, are building brand new, greener homes in Victoria Street in Old Cwmbran. Former offices and an old toilet block were demolished to make way for the development, which will contain two two-bed flats and 11 one-bed flats for rent.  A key feature of the flats will be a move away from fossil fuels to heat them. Instead, each one will have infra-red electric panel heating and an air source hot water cylinder.  Gary Colston, Senior Development Manager, Bron Afon, said: “We’ve been building new homes using modern methods of construction for…

Two Welsh fish and chip shops, Fish Kitchen 1854 and Ship Deck, have today been named as finalists in the top ten, for Takeaway of the Year, at the National Fish and Chip Awards 2023. Fish Kitchen 1854 in Maesycwmmer and Ship Deck in Caerphilly, have been shortlisted from the top twenty to the top ten, following a rigorous judging process, and are the only fish and chip shops in Wales to make the cut. The top ten takeaways from across the UK, will now be judged further by an anonymous panel of industry experts, before announcing the winner at…

Innovation Investment Capital (‘IIC’ or the ‘fund’), a new fund focused on providing innovative Cardiff Capital Region businesses with long-term capital, has been launched at an event at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Over 150 people attended the event to hear a range of speakers including David TC Davies, Secretary of State for Wales, discuss the importance of innovation to the future growth of the Welsh economy and how this new fund can support businesses in the Cardiff Capital Region. IIC is designed to increase the availability of long-term capital in Southeast Wales by encouraging economic growth through investments in…

Bastille will headline a Saturday night set at Cardiff Castle next summer, as the headline act at DEPOT in the Castle 2023. Back in 2014, Bastille won Best Breakthrough Act at the BRIT Awards. Now, with over 11 million records sold, six UK Top 40 singles (including ‘Pompeii’, ‘Of The Night’ and 2018’s collaboration with Marshmello ‘Happier’), and over 1.5 billion video views, BASTILLE continue to be one of the world’s most streamed bands. Bastille’s music has also gained exposure through television, appearing on shows like “The Vampire Diaries,” reality show “Made in Chelsea,” and British soap opera “Hollyoaks.” And on Saturday…

The incoming chief executive of Moondance Cancer Initiative says she is driven by the opportunity to make Wales a leader in cancer survival and eliminate inequalities in its cancer outcomes. Sara Moseley will join the organisation on January 23rd from her role as head of GMC Wales at the General Medical Council. Her previous roles include director of Mind Cymru, director of communications for Welsh Government and director of communications for Barts and the London NHS Trust.  Sara is an independent board member of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and a recent trustee of the Wales Council for…

Capital South Wales – part of Communicorp UK – has signed a one-year deal to support the FAW in promoting a variety of fixtures and initiatives across both the men’s and women’s game. As the men’s national side compete in the Qatar World Cup – for the first time since 1958 – and the women’s squad made history just weeks ago in reaching the play-offs of a major tournament for the first time, the sport is thriving. Ian Davis, Chief Commercial and Engagement Officer for the FAW, said the relationship with Communicorp UK will help further showcase that success. “It’s…

Staff and pupils at a Johnstown primary school have signed their names onto structured insulated panels (SIPs) as a significant stage of the new extension is completed and the redevelopment starts to take shape. To celebrate the milestone, Bodelwyddan-based Wynne Construction organised the ‘SIPs signing ceremony’ with pupils and teachers of Ysgol Yr Hafod, and members of Wrexham County Borough Council. The company has been appointed by Wrexham County Borough Council to design and build a £4.5m scheme of works to integrate the old schoolhouse with a new extension at the existing junior school site situated on Bangor Road, which…

Tŷ Pren, a roundwood timber frame eco building business, based in woodlands just outside Lampeter, has become a workers’ cooperative. Established in 2013 by Jamie Miller, Tŷ Pren was already running as a community business, but thanks to the help of Cwmpas (formerly the Wales Cooperative Centre) it is now officially a workers’ cooperative. A workers’ cooperative is a values-based business, that puts community and worker benefits at the heart of what it does. To that end Jamie, as well as all members of the Tŷ Pren team now run the business on an equal footing. This new company structure…