Author: Rhys Gregory

M&S is expanding its frozen garlic bread waste initiative to local store, M&S Newport Gwent this April. At the end of each day, unsold baguettes and boules – baked in-store daily – are prepared and filled with garlic butter, and then sold as frozen garlic bread from £1, with an extended shelf life of 30 days. The scheme is currently live in 251 stores and launched in 2020 following a successful trial. Since then, M&S has sold 2.1million of the re-purposed loaves. Due to its popularity, the scheme is now being extended to local store, M&S Newport Gwent and two…

Creative communications agency Folk has bolstered its team with two new appointments following record growth in 2022, a rebrand and new mission to make inclusive comms in the industry the norm. Amy Martin has joined the agency to create impactful and inclusive PR campaigns as Account Director.  She will work across numerous clients which include Veygo (part of the FTSE 100 Admiral Group), Atradius and the Welsh Government. Martin, joined from dash cam brand, Nextbase, where she led the global PR team and oversaw campaigns to drive awareness and launch new products. Prior to that, Martin held in-house and agency…

An £11.6 million expansion at a private hospital in North Wales has created 30 jobs and is enabling it to do hundreds more operations every year. Spire Yale Hospital in Wrexham has just opened a new outpatient and diagnostic centre and is reconfiguring the original hospital to provide six extra bedrooms and additional surgical facilities. The new centre is based in Chesney Court nearby in Croesnewydd Road where Spire Yale hired award-winning architects to remodel two adjacent buildings and turn them into one state of the art unit. The expansion has enabled Spire Yale to develop their services which have…

Green-fingered youngsters at a Gwynedd primary school are growing their own thanks to a grant from a leading food company. Ysgol Y Gorlan, in Tremadog, is expanding its outdoor learning area and will soon be stepping up production of flowers, fruit and vegetables with the help of a £400 grant from Harlech Foodservice, one of Wales’s biggest food distribution companies. The cash comes from the company’s 50th Anniversary Charity Fund which offers grants totalling £10,000 to good causes, organisations, clubs and charities across Harlech Foodservice’s area of operation in Wales and the border counties. The request for help came from…

A Welsh legend of British cycling who rode at the Munich Olympics and went wheel to wheel with Tour De France winners is back on his bike again thanks to the skills of an award-winning surgeon. Dave Lloyd, now 73, had his sights set on the sport’s big time back in the 70s when he left his home in Liverpool to ride alongside greats like Eddie Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck and leave two-time Tour De France winner Laurent Fignon trailing on the Isle of Man’s famous TT circuit. His pro racing career was cut short though by a heart…

Aberystwyth’s bandstand will showcase a world-first series of photographic collections exploring how people’s life experiences impact on their attitudes to independence in Catalonia, Wales, and Scotland. The pop-up exhibition, Head / Heart: Framing Future Wales, is open to the public between 10am and 5pm over the next three days (13-15 April 2023) and is part of a study led by Aberystwyth academics. The research marks a fundamental shift in how independence has been studied to date. Project leaders Dr Anwen Elias and Dr Elin Royles from the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society at Aberystwyth University are using photography to…

Ynysangharad War Memorial Park in Pontypridd will once again host Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Friday 23rd June from 10am – 2pm. This lovely free event is aimed at nurseries, schools, families, and carers with children aged five and under. While the children enjoy all the activities such as the mini funfair, bouncy castle, arts, crafts and games, adults can pick up essential information on services available to them in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This year there will be a performance area featuring Martyn Geraint, one of Wales’ best known children’s entertainers and Cardboard City will be joining the event for the…

The important scheme to repair and refurbish Imperial Bridge in Porth will resume on site from Monday, April 17. Announced last year, this is the second scheduled phase of work that is required to protect the structure for the future. The first phase of work was carried out throughout 2022, pausing during November to comply with Natural Resources Wales’ seasonal restrictions for working within the river. The overall scheme will carry out steelwork repairs to structural elements of the bridge, repaint all steelwork and parapets, install expansion joints and complete carriageway resurfacing at Pontypridd Road. Contractor Centregreat Ltd made good…

Cardiff Council has backed the joint UK & Ireland UEFA EURO 2028 bid, jointly submitted today by theFootball Associations of Wales, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Events, Cllr Jennifer Burke, said: “Cardiff is a vibrant and welcoming city, with a really strong track-record of successfully hosting major sporting events, and the prospect, if the UK and Ireland bid is successful, of bringing together football fans from across Europe to enjoy our unique history and culture, as well as the incredible match-day atmosphere, is really exciting for the city. “It’s potentially…

An extra bank holiday day will take place on Monday 8 May 2023 along with a series of national events aimed at celebrating the King’s Coronation from the 6 to 8 May 2023. The Coronation of His Majesty, The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May, 2023. Bridgend County Borough Council has produced a step-by-step guide to help residents who want to mark the occasion with a street party or other community celebration. The street parties and non-commercial events on the highway webpage can be viewed on the council’s website. Residents…