Author: Rhys Gregory

LEADING Cardiff-based fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has secured three projects in the education sector across the UK. The first build will be St Ederyn’s School in Cardiff. The new home for St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School, St Ederyn’s will provide pupils and staff with a modern, state-of-the-art learning environment when complete. Dudley’s Aluminium will be working with Halsall Construction Ltd on the build and will install Metal Technology System capped curtain walling, ‘Hi’ windows and ‘Hi’ doors, in addition to automatic entrance doors and automatic opening windows. Metal Technology System products will also be used on the fabricator’s second…

A social worker from Ceredigion has been recognised for Promoting Excellence in Services for Children and Young People during the Wales Care Awards 2022 held in Cardiff. Richard Bellingham, 47 from Llanon, works as a key worker and senior practitioner in the children’s disability team for Ceredigion County Council. He cares for children under the age of 18 and was nominated for the award by a parent of a child he cares for. The service works with disabled children and young people to promote their wellbeing, planning alongside parents and carers to support development of independence and resilience, and offering…

Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon, has announced a return to Cardiff in 2024 as part of a major 10-city UK and Ireland tour. The spectacular, multi-record-breaking, and critically acclaimed touring production, dubbed “one of the most successful musicals of all time” (BBC News), will fly back to Wales Millennium Centre’s Donald Gordon Theatre for 4 weeks only, from 24 October to 23 November 2024. The production played to sold-out audiences during its two previous visits to Cardiff, selling nearly 150,000 tickets across its runs in 2014 and 2018.  The West End and Broadway musical phenomenon, telling the…

250 female pupils from schools across southwest Wales have been offered taster sessions in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects as part of University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Girls into IT programme. The initiative was set up in response to research by the WISE Campaign which highlighted that in 2021, female IT professionals made up only 21% of the UK’s total Technology workforce, and female Engineers only 12.5%, showing the need for additional encouragement of women and girls into these fields. Because pathways to STEM careers begin with GCSE and A-Level choices, University of Wales Trinity Saint David…

Japan’s UK Ambassador to the UK has visited manufacturing giant Sony UK Technology Centre, on his first visit to the plant in Wales. Ambassador H.E Hayashi Hajime visited Wales on 8th November 2022 to mark 50 years of Japanese investment into Wales. During his trip, the Ambassador who was appointed to the role in December 2020.  He also held a meeting with the Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething, MS where they discussed future trade opportunities between our two nations. To celebrate some of the long-term shared artistic, economic, cultural, and technological successes of the relationship between Wales and Japan, the…

A joiner has given a relieved thumbs up to the Swansea Bay surgeon whose skill has enabled him to do just that after he cut it off in a workplace accident. Arwel Davies spent 10 minutes looking for the severed digit before taking it to the hospital with him – even though that meant walking through the doors carrying a circular saw. The 42-year-old, from Llansadwrn in Carmarthenshire, (pictured above with consultant surgeon Thomas Bragg, left, and team members Kareem El-Shishtawy and Sheela Vinay) said: “I had the saw with me because my thumb was jammed inside its safety guard.…

Tilted Wig (Murder, Margaret, and Me; Lady Chatterley’s Lover; The Picture of Dorian Gray) have announced the cast of their tour of Around the World in 80 Days, in collaboration with York Theatre Royal, adapted and directed by Juliet Forster (Cinderella, York Theatre Royal; The YorkRadio Mystery Plays, BBC Radio and York Theatre Royal). Circus meets theatre in Around the World in 80 Days, a brand-new adaptation of Jules Verne’s iconic story, set to tour the UK from February – July 2023. Each member of the cast will multi-roll as a rag-tag band of travelling circus performers that embark on…

Despite the ongoing challenges independent traders in Wales have faced, such as the impact of the pandemic and the current cost-of-living crisis, Corp Market is celebrating one year of being home to some of Cardiff’s favourite independent businesses. In its first year, Corp Market has successfully retained all the small businesses it started the journey with, testament to the fantastic small business space that has been created. On Friday 19th November 2021, the pub formerly known as The Corporation in Canton – which dates back to 1889 – reopened its doors after 6 years of being vacant. Under its new…

On the back of a sobering Autumn Statement last week, the CBI is arguing that while a deeper recession was averted, more needs to be done to improve the long-term growth potential of the UK.  Tony Danker, CBI Director-General, will argue that while fiscal credibility looks to have been restored, there are three imperatives to get the economy growing: Government must now become the great unlocker of private investment; Government must change economic rules to overcome political barriers and businesses must show even greater ingenuity than during Covid. In the opening speech of the CBI Annual Conference 2022 in Birmingham…

PARENTS and their children can jam with Wrexham Sounds at a series of new family sessions. The not-for-profit social enterprise has launched successful music and sensory activities for babies and toddlers. Baby Jam and Toddler Jam bring them together in a warm, welcoming environment at the popular Rhosrobin site. Vocal coach Clemmy Gong says the interactive, fun gatherings have been embraced by those in attendance. “The children and their parents get involved and the focus is very much on enjoyment, social skills and overall development,” said Clemmy. “We have been holding sessions for babies up to 12 months and toddlers…