Author: Rhys Gregory

Comparison Creator, the software development company which specialises in insurance comparison, has appointed computer programmers Bethan Linbourn and Oliwia Wisniewska to its team. The two women have joined the 14-member Cwmbran-based business, which provides a white-label breakdown comparison service for Go.Compare, MoneySuperMarket, Confused.com and Compare the Market, as developers. Bethan, 22, who lives in Pontyclun, studied for a degree in Psychology but realised it wasn’t the career for her – so she taught herself coding – and is delighted to have landed her first computer developing role. She said: “After my degree, I released that psychology was not the road…

GX Group, a product design, value engineering and system development company, has announced the successful completion of a seven-figure management buyout, in a deal advised on by the GS Verde Group. A multidiscipline group based in South Wales, GX ensures projects progress smoothly and swiftly from conception to production, with its inhouse team of engineers developing award-winning innovations such as an artificial stomach and the use of bioluminescent technology to monitor water contamination The Group consists of three companies: Grid Xitek, a leading product design and technology business that has served UK-wide clients for over 30 years, designing high quality…

A mum has issued a road safety warning after she and her two young daughters were seriously injured in a crash. Magda Polinska and her girls Alice and Maya were hurt when a vehicle crashed head on into their car in Merthyr Tydfil. Alice, then aged 18 months was the most seriously injured, suffering a fractured spine.  Doctors initially feared that if she did survive there was every chance she would be paralysed. Following the collision Magda, of Cwmbran, instructed expert serious injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to help the family access the specialist support and rehabilitation they require because…

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) is delighted to announce the appointment of Matty Jones as Cymru U21s Head Coach. Jones, who is a UEFA Pro Licence holder, represented Cymru 13 times during his playing career and enjoyed time at Leeds United and Leicester City at club level. He joined the FAW as manager of Cymru U18s in 2020 following a long spell as coach and mentor with Swansea City, where he was responsible for the club’s U23 academy team. Jones then joined Gemma Grainger’s coaching staff and helped the Cymru Women’s National Team reach the FIFA Women’s World Cup…

Thrive Group Wales, the social enterprise that supports Neath Port Talbot’s Thrive Women’s Aid, has welcomed four new trustees. James Davies, Senior Manager at Tata Steel, Leigh Hughes, Business Growth and Social Value Director at major building contractor Bouygues UK, Simon Pridham, founder and Managing Director of learning technology company Aspire2Be, and Kathryn Chadwick, founder and director of digital marketing and PR company Front Door Communications, have joined the social enterprise’s board of directors. Thrive Group Wales is a social enterprise that encompasses cleaning and catering services and Playhem, a play centre in Port Talbot. All profits from Thrive Group…

Two day-time road closures are required at Llantrisant Road in Tonyrefail this weekend (September 17-18), to install a raised crossing point and enable the final resurfacing for highway improvements in the area. The Council has been undertaking a series of improvements at Llantrisant Road and Pantybrad. The works area starts near the Red Cow public house and continues past Tref-y Rhyg Primary School. The scheme is in the process of introducing improved pedestrian routes, dropped crossing points, improved drainage, upgraded street lighting, and a new raised pedestrian crossing. The Council’s contractor Horan Construction Ltd will soon undertake the final work…

Planning approval has been given for a new Welsh Medium Primary School, inclusive of childcare provision, at Chartist Way, Tredegar. The 210-place ‘seedling’ school is part of the Council’s ongoing commitment to increasing Welsh education opportunities in the County Borough. The school will be developed in line with standards outlined in the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning programme. The Council has secured £10.4million of capital funding via the Welsh Government Welsh Medium Capital Grant and Childcare Capital Grant schemes to progress with the school build. The school will allow the Council to meet increased demand for Welsh-medium childcare and…

Historic video footage has been released, showing HM Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Swansea in 1965. The short film, which Swansea Council has put together using footage from its West Glamorgan Archive Service, shows the late Queen and Prince Philip visiting the city’s Guildhall. Crowds of local well-wishers are also included in the video, along with the royal couple’s car journey through the city and their departure from Swansea railway station. Swansea venues including Vue Cinema will be showing the Queen’s funeral on Monday (September 19), although the big screen in Castle Square is no longer operational. It is planned…

A family from Flintshire is featuring in a BBC programme raising awareness about The Sick Children’s Trust, the charity that supports families with a seriously ill child in hospital by providing a warm, welcoming place to stay close to the ward and giving them one less thing to worry about. The Mellalieu family, from Mold, were supported by The Sick Children’s Trust in 2021. Mum Yvette and dad Jonathan stayed at the charity’s Guilford Street House, one of its ten ‘Homes from Home’ when daughter Gracie needed a pioneering medical treatment in London, some 250 miles away from their North…

Thousands of mourners have began to file past Queen Elizabeth II, as she lies in state in Westminster Hall. The public have been queuing since Monday, sleeping on the streets of London to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. She was brought in a procession from Buckingham Palace with King Charles III walking behind the coffin, joined by other members of the Royal Family including Princes William and Harry. Guns were fired in Hyde Park and Big Ben tolled every minute, for the 38-minute walk. Latest estimates suggest queues are currently three miles along the South Bank of the…