Author: Rhys Gregory

BBC Sport anchor Jason Mohammad has revealed his secret ambition to present televised international football matches from Wrexham’s Racecourse. The stadium was the scene of one of Wales’s most famous goals when Mark Hughes scored a scissors kick screamer in a memorable 3-0 victory against Spain in 1985 – but there haven’t been any full internationals there for many years. The Racecourse will take its place in a new TV series alongside Mexico’s mighty Azteca, Beijing’s incredible Bird’s Nest and closer to home, Welsh rugby’s cathedral, the Principality Stadium, the football fortress of Anfield, Spurs’ palatial White Hart Lane and…

Cymru’s amazing fans who make up the infamous “Y Wal Goch”, “The Red Wall” have so far raised an incredible £22,500 for Tenovus Cancer Care through the Football Association of Wales’ (FAW’s) “Red Wall Membership”. The unique partnership between Tenovus Cancer Care and “The Red Wall/ Y Wal Goch” ensures that with each membership sold this year, £1 will go directly to Wales’ leading cancer charity. The Red Wall Membership club pack, access to Cymru Home and Away tickets, product discounts, in addition to an exclusive “The Red Wall x Tenovus Cancer Care” supporters’ wristband. Chief Executive of Tenovus Cancer Care, Judi…

Coffee shop business opens seventh outlet at Cardiff’s tallest office building Coffee shop chain Kin & Ilk has opened its seventh outlet in Cardiff at Capital Tower, the city’s tallest office building. Local business Kin & Ilk has taken a lease at the 270 feet tall multi-let Capital Tower, in Greyfriars Road in Cardiff city centre.  It is serving speciality coffee and fresh, locally-sourced food to the building’s occupiers and passing shoppers and office workers. The coffee shop facility is the latest addition to facilities by owners Trinova, which acquired the building for £25 million in 2018 and which has…

Cardiff-based SCS Engineering Limited, a UK-based leader in smoke control solutions for residential and commercial buildings, has been acquired by Systemair AB. SCS provides smoke control solutions, building management systems and post-installation services for its customers. SCS has its head office in Cardiff, an assembly plant in Dorset and offices in London and Portsmouth. SCS, which was advised by Lexington Corporate Finance, employs 57 full time employees and had revenues of approximately £12m in 2022. Systemair is a leading ventilation company in Europe that manufactures and supplies HVAC products, as well as fire safety products. Operating across 52 countries, it…

Hay Festival has today revealed the free Programme for Schools for this spring’s edition, bringing writers and young readers together in-person and online for a series of inspiring interactive activities and conversations, 25-26 May, kicking-off the full Festival running 25 May-4 June 2023. Parents and teachers can explore the programme online now at hayfestival.org/schools with priority booking open now to all state schools in Wales. KS2 events on Thursday 25 May include writers Matt Goodfellow, Dr Ranj, Pamela Butchart, Chae Strathie, Abi Elphinstone, Emma Carroll, Jeffrey Boakye and SF Said; poet Mererid Hopwood; Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho; adventurer Bear Grylls; and space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock. KS3/4 events on Friday…

Ceredigion Council want to hear from the public on their ideas on how to spend the money made from selling the Old County School in Tregaron. £100,645 is held following the sale of the property in February 2022. The money is currently held by the charity Cardiganshire Intermediate and Technical Education Fund, where Ceredigion County Council is a trustee. A sub-group has been set up to look at the how to use this money, with members from Ceredigion County Council, Tregaron Town Council, Ysgol Henry Richard and Cylch Meithrin Tregaron. A public consultation will be held for 8 weeks and…

A 22-year-old Cardiff Metropolitan University Textiles graduate has high hopes for a career in pattern design after one of her floral prints has been featured on a dress by national fashion retailer, TU Clothing. Imogen Lee, originally from Narberth in Pembrokeshire, displayed her prints at the annual New Designers graduate show in London – one of the showcase events available to her through the BA Textile Design course – and was spotted by Sainsbury’s TU. Imogen’s original print, designed while studying at Cardiff Met, features on a dress within TU Clothing’s spring/summer 2023 collection available now and she jumped at…

THE future of a major clock tower redevelopment is in good health thanks to the generosity of a global manufacturing company. A significant community grant from Convatec – the FTSE 100 medical products and solutions business which employee hundreds of people in Deeside – helped the team at the Grade II-listed John Summers Clock Tower make steady progress over past months as part of their ‘Forever Caring’ month initiative. Enbarr Foundation Director Vicki Roskams and fellow ‘Guardians’ of the beloved landmark have been working on the £5.2m project and she says the cash injection has been pivotal since the new…

Swansea Building Society has planted 100 trees at the historic Penllergare Valley Woods estate, as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. The Society, with branch offices in Mumbles, Swansea, Carmarthen and Cowbridge, planted the trees on Monday, March 20. The event saw 11 Society members, including Finance Director, Nathan Griffiths; Compliance and Risk Director, Catherine Griffiths; and Head of IT, Nick Longar, join with volunteers from the Penllergare Trust to plant the saplings on the estate. The 100 trees planted by Swansea Building Society included sessile oak, rowan and hazel to further increase biodiversity and support wildlife in the valley.…

Over 120 exhibitors have now been confirmed for a major forthcoming event aimed at celebrating all that’s great about Swansea. Organised by 4 The Region in partnership with Swansea Council, the Swansea Conference 2023 is being held at Swansea Arena on Wednesday March 29. As well as the exhibition, there will also be an opportunity learn more about regeneration in Swansea. The theme of this year’s conference is supporting local – buying from local businesses, supporting each other, and what can be done to keep more spend in the local economy. As part of the conference, panel and audience discussions…