Author: Rhys Gregory

Early stage businesses in North Wales are set to benefit from a new collaboration between Angels Invest Wales and business mentoring provider Camau Nesaf. As the largest business angel network in Wales, Angels Invest Wales is part of the Development Bank of Wales and has over 300 registered investors in its network. Working together with Camau Nesaf in North Wales, Angels Invest Wales will be scaling up activity to offer more start-up businesses and entrepreneurs the opportunity to get support from business angel lead investors. In addition, they will be able to access the £8 million Wales Angel Co Fund…

Shortly after 10.30pm on Monday February 24th 2020, Owen Liscombe and Ben Davies were racing each other on the A483 in Penllergaer, Swansea. Losing control, Liscombe crashed his MINI after crossing the central reservation and colliding head-on with a Ford Mondeo. Both Liscombe and the driver of the Ford received significant injuries that required a long hospitalisation stay and multiple operations. Davies and Liscombe pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and appeared in Swansea Crown Court on Friday 21 October for sentencing. Serious Collision Investigator, Dawn Griffiths said: “It is purely down to luck that the reckless driving…

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce that it is to become the Welsh Law Awards with immediate effect. Launched in 2019, the South Wales Law Awards has quickly developed into Wales’s leading law awards. As a result of its huge success, the South Wales Law Awards now becomes the Welsh Law Awards. Welsh Law Awards founder Wesley Skene said, “The South Wales Law Awards is incredibly proud of the success and trust that the Welsh legal community has placed in us. Moving forwards, the Welsh Law Awards will continue champion and represent one of the most important…

Following sell-out success last year, the Giant Welsh Cheese Advent Calendar is back for Christmas 2022. Created by The Welsh Cheese Company in Taffs Well, the enormous advent calendar, which costs £164, is packed with 24 individual portions of artisan Welsh cheese – including favourites from some of the best cheesemakers from across Wales; Caws Cenarth, Caws Teifi, Pant Mawr Cheeses, The Snowdonia Cheese Company, Brooke’s Dairy and Y Cwt Caws. Containing a whopping 4.2 kilograms of cheese, the extravagant calendar is made up of four separate triangles. Each individual triangle measures 51cm wide by 32.5cm tall and is designed to be placed in a fridge separately for storage. When the triangles are arranged together to create…

RSPCA Cymru has welcomed moves by Bridgend County Borough Council who have banned the giving of pets as prizes on their land. It means there are now nine councils across Wales who have taken the stand against the outdated practice – following the #NoFunAtTheFair Pets as Prizes campaign, which was re-launched by the RSPCA back in June. Bridgend Council’s decision follows a meeting with the RSPCA, who are urging local authorities across Wales as to the necessity of a ban. They follow Caerphilly, Cardiff, Conwy, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, The Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham, who have already taken…

Work is set to begin on the installation of public electric vehicle charging points across the county The work will be undertaken over the next few months, with enabling works at Post Office Lane car park, Denbigh and Bowling Green car park, St Asaph, starting the first week of November. The project aims to open up possibilities for people to transition to an electric vehicle where they didn’t previously have access to a charging facility. The work expected to be completed by January 2023 It is a part of the Council’s action to tackle climate change following the declaration of…

THE Welsh Ambulance Service has partnered with a life-saving app that lets first aiders know when there is a cardiac arrest in their area. The GoodSAM app uses GPS technology to alert trained first responders registered on the app to a nearby cardiac arrest. If the responder is available, they can accept the alert via the app and make their way to the patient to begin CPR prior to the arrival of an ambulance. Responders include NHS workers like doctors, nurses, paramedics and therapists, as well as police and fire staff, first aiders and others who are trained in CPR.…

It’s time to step into the light and escape to a world where musical theatre meets “jaw-dropping” circus spectacular. . . Cirque – The Greatest Show is coming to town, combining showstoppers from everyone’s favourite West End and Broadway hits with breath-taking aerialists, incredible contortionists, and thrilling trapeze artistes. The award-winning production is the latest theatrical treat to come from market-leading concert show specialists Entertainers. Company director James Taylor says that Cirque – The Greatest Show is the brand-new phenomenon everyone is talking about for 2023.  “It’s a smash-hit circus musical is guaranteed fun for all the family,” he says. “It takes you…

The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed to move forward with plans to appropriate land in Sandy Bay and Griffin Park needed for the delivery of future regeneration within Porthcawl. The move will enable almost 20 hectares of land to be used for planning purposes as part of the regeneration of the town’s waterfront area, and will be in accordance with both the Local Development Plan and the recently approved Placemaking Strategy.  Under the council’s plans the site, which includes the amusement park, will become available for mixed-use development featuring all-new retail, commercial, recreational, housing and leisure opportunities.…

Bridgend Indoor Market will be a hub of activity this autumn half term, hosting children’s arts and crafts sessions throughout the week. Taking place between 11am to 2pm, the activities will begin on 31 October with Halloween themed crafts led by Alison Moger and on the 2 and 4 of November, children will be invited to create autumn inspired art with Tanio. While the events are free, children must be accompanied by an adult and it is also advisable to book, since spaces are limited. Whilst visiting the market, accompanying adults are being encouraged to enjoy the diversity of stalls…