Author: Rhys Gregory

Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jhelum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The MOU was signed on October 27 during the Chamber’s international trade exhibition and dinner at Cardiff’s City Hall; an event connecting Welsh businesses with experts, resources and support to enable them to trade with confidence on the global stage. JCCI is a Chamber of Commerce and Industry which represents the industrial and business community of Jhelum, a region in the north of Pakistan’s Punjab province. It is affiliated with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce…

A FORMER retail boss who started out in musical theatre has found her calling in customer service. Rhian Anstey owned three successful Vodafone stores – in Rhyl, Prestatyn and Oswestry – before passing them on to a new franchisee and taking on the role of Customer Experience Director in North Wales and Chester for insight6. The company delivers advanced client feedback programmes, with services including mystery shopping, reviews, focus groups, training and development, working in multiple sectors UK-wide. Rhian is already forging partnerships with leading names in education, communications, hospitality, and tourism and has also now taken-on the Networx4Business group based…

Looking for gifts to buy this Christmas? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered, as Shared Spaces Haverfordwest brings you its first ever Christmas Fayre this winter. The Christmas Fayre, on the 26th & 27th November and 3rd & 4th December, will host several Pembrokeshire based businesses where you can expect everything from handmade jewellery, wax melts, paintings, beauty and grooming products to cakes, brownies and much, much more. Gareth Thomas, Assistant Community Manager for Shared Spaces Haverfordwest said: “We’re really excited to be bringing you our first Christmas Fayre, where you can buy artisan gifts from local independent businesses, selling…

Residents of 13 houses on Aber Road in Pricetown have been able to return home after being briefly evacuated as a safety precaution. The evacuation followed a late afternoon road traffic collision which damaged a gas board cabinet and caused a significant leak. The nearby Nantymoel Memorial Hall opened its doors to offer shelter, and around seven residents were able to arrange to stay with friends and relatives until the all-clear was given later in the evening. The Aber Road section of the A4061 has also fully reopened to traffic. Council Leader Huw David said: “This was a difficult incident…

A flock of endangered Boreray sheep, bred by a fifteen-year-old girl, have been shipped to Flat Holm to help the island’s shrinking colony of lesser black-backed gulls recover. Shepherd, Faith Green spent her childhood summer holidays in Wales helping to look after the sheep on her grandparent’s farm and at the age of nine she decided she wanted a flock of her own, settling on Britain’s rarest breed, the critically endangered Boreray, which originate from the Hebridean islands off the west coast of Scotland. Now fifteen years old, Faith said: “When I first started what I wanted to do was…

Glynn Vivian is delighted to announce the return of Swansea Open in January 2023. The Swansea Open is an annual art competition open to anyone who lives or works in the City & County of Swansea (SA1-SA9), and is a celebration of art and craft from artists and makers throughout the city. The selected works from the submissions will be shown in the Gallery’s room 3. Artwork may be submitted by anyone who lives, works or studies in the City & County of Swansea, within the postcodes SA1 to SA9. Submission deadline is 4pm on Sunday, January 15 – and…

The fun of the fair has come to Pembrokeshire – as Folly Farm welcomes six themed lodges for visitors staying at its award-winning Adventure Park and Zoo. Taking inspiration from the resort’s impressive vintage underground funfair, Folly Farm has introduced the rustic “Foresters Lodge” design, from leading park home manufacturer Prestige, to its portfolio of 24 accommodation units. Prestige’s bespoke three-bedroom, open-plan lodges pay tribute to the farm’s vintage fairground, which boasts 17 rides and a traditional Wurlitzer organ, while also complementing the farm’s popular “Showman’s wagon” boutique accommodation. The neutral colour palette, which includes artwork of vintage carousels and…

Careers Wales is calling for former pupils of secondary schools across Wales to register their interest in supporting young people currently at their school. The project has been commissioned to be delivered by national careers service, Careers Wales, as part of the Welsh Government’s Renew and Reform Covid-19 recovery plan. The scheme aims to inspire young people and raise their awareness of the wide range of career opportunities available to them in the local, regional and national job market, as well as the option of self-employment. Alumni provide added value to careers activities, as pupils can engage with former students…

Aberystwyth University researchers are visiting the Antarctic to investigate the way ice shelves break up and can contribute to rising sea levels. Ice shelves are the floating edges of ice sheets – they disintegrate when rifts open and slabs of ice fall off to form icebergs. Current models cannot predict when these rifts in ice shelves occur, how they develop and when the shelves themselves break up. The team’s research will examine how rifts develop quickly through cold, hard ‘meteoric’ ice, but are halted in warmer and softer areas, known as ‘suture zone ice’. The team will camp at three…

Acorn has appointed Nichola Holdship as its People Development Manager in response to continued demand for its services UK-wide. The leading recruiter has created the role to help promote ongoing growth and development within its core team and help ensure the continued support of its valued business clients operating across a wide range of sectors nationwide. Nichola has been tasked with supporting existing and prospective Acorn team members to fulfil their potential and brings with her more than two decades of recruitment industry experience to the role. Formerly a Key Account Manager with South West Water, Nichola started her career…