Author: Rhys Gregory

The automobile industry is undergoing rapid transformation. Over the coming years, what has been recognized as the automotive sector will be known more widely as the transportation industry in the next era of products and solutions facilitating the transportation of both individuals’ employment and goods. These market trends are disruptive enough to necessitate changes to business concepts. However, when combined, they result in a complete transformation. In the technology sector, fresh, non-traditional players are emerging. The transitions are so broad and groundbreaking that businesses that do not move quickly enough will find themself completely behind and incapable of competing, which…

Six new conversations have been added to the previously sold-out Hay Festival Winter Weekend programme, responding to high demand for the festival taking place next month, 24-27 November.  Over four days, more than 70 acclaimed writers and performers take part in 52 events, launching the best new fiction and non-fiction, engaging with some of the biggest issues of our time, and spreading festive joy with conversations, candle-lit storytelling, film screenings, comedy, music and workshops. Now in its 23rd year, the Festival’s in-person events will take place in Hay Castle’s Great Hall and Clore Learning Space, alongside spaces throughout the booktown…

Parents of prospective pupils have had the chance to tour the development of a new Welsh-medium school in Welshpool as they consider educational options for their children. Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng played host to an open day highlighting the benefits of a bilingual education at the modern facility, which is due to open in 2023. The day, organised by the school, Powys County Council, and main contractor Wynne Construction, gave interested parents the opportunity to tour the new site and speak to school leaders on the topic of Welsh-medium education. The school is currently undergoing a wide-scale redevelopment to accommodate…

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea is delighted to present, in partnership with Bad Wolf, a look behind-the-scenes of BBC and HBO’s multi-award-winning His Dark Materials. Based on Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of novels, the series concludes with the third and final season later this year. For the first time in this major exhibition, visitors will be able to see costumes, concept art, Visual Effects footage, props and more from across all three seasons. The trilogy follows Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen), an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which human souls live outside the body in the…

More than one million claimant families receiving tax credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get their second Cost of Living Payment from Wednesday 23 November 2022, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. This £324 government payment will be paid automatically into most eligible tax credit-only customers’ bank accounts between 23 and 30 November 2022 across the United Kingdom. Angela MacDonald, HMRC’s Deputy Chief Executive and Second Permanent Secretary, said: “This second Cost of Living Payment will provide further financial support to eligible tax credit-only claimants across the UK. “The £324 will be paid automatically into bank accounts, so…

Gemma Grainger’s Cymru will take on Finland in an international challenge match on Saturday 12 November (KO 18:30 BST) in the Pinatar Arena in Spain. The two sides last met in the 2018 Cyprus Cup, where a Kayleigh Green goal secured the 1-0 win for Cymru. The time away in Spain will be an opportunity to reflect on the recent 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign, where a last-minute loss in extra time to Switzerland in the Play-Off final stopped Cymru’s path to reach a major tournament for the first time. The match will also start Cymru’s preparations for…

Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB are delighted to announce that the planned new state of the art diagnostic unit for the Health Board is due to open at the end of January 2023.  The Centre will be situated in the Gwaun Elai health park, just alongside the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant. This £2m Unit was jointly funded by Welsh Government and the Health Board and will provide a ‘one-stop shop’ to patients referred from their GP. The Snowdrop Breast Centre will provide care and support for patients with breast cancer not just through diagnosis and treatment but also enable all…

Grant Thornton UK LLP has hired a raft of new starters this September, as the firm looks to invest in the future of its Welsh team. Eight graduates and school leavers have joined the leading business and financial advisory firm’s Cardiff office across a broad range of departments, including commercial audit and tax. The new joiners have been welcomed from various stages of education including school leavers, university graduates and placement students. Nationally, Grant Thornton has more than doubled the number of trainees joining its school leaver apprenticeship programme, achieving a record 193 new recruits, up from 90 in 2021.…

Organisers are promising a fun family day out as Mid Wales Autumn Fayre returns to the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells bigger and better on October 29 and 30. Nearly 80 artisan food and drink producers and more than 40 local arts and crafts exhibitors will be selling their products at the weekend event which will have 10 live demonstrations from talented chefs and butchers. Arranged by the Culinary Association of Wales, the live cookery demonstrations will celebrate International Chefs Day and support Welsh chefs. The demonstration kitchen is sponsored by Tantrwm Events. A pop-up restaurant sponsored by @fingersandforks…

Transport charity Sustrans has launched a new schools resource, developed in line with the new Welsh curriculum, to promote awareness of walking, wheeling, and cycling as modes of travel among learners across Wales. Last academic year, Sustrans’ work with students across Wales helped to increase the level of walking, wheeling, and cycling by 24.6% and decreased car use by 29.9% on the school run. A launch event took place at Ysgol Bae Baglan on Friday 21st October, with Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters MS, Mayor Robert Wood, and Mayoress Sylvia John attending. Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate…