Author: Rhys Gregory

As a crypto enthusiast wishing to make your first steps into DeFi, trading BTC to MATIC is the right move. Polygon is a Layer2 solution for Ethereum-based apps. It allows you to access this ecosystem at much lower costs.  So, if you are looking to pay less when using DEXs and NFT marketplaces, MATIC is a great crypto for your portfolio. For BTC owners, the logical solution to exchange their coins for MATIC is to use a centralized exchange.  However, by using these platforms, you might have to disclose too much of your private data. We take a look at…

Are you thinking about moving to Dubai? The second-largest emirate in the UAE is a multicultural metropolis that welcomes emigrants from all over the world. If you want to make this city your new home, it makes sense to find out what it’s like to live here, including detailed information about moving, applying for a visa, finding housing and work, opening bank accounts, cost of living, and much more. In our article, we answer all this and much more, delving into an exhaustive list of questions frequently asked to the largest construction companies in Dubai about moving to this sunny…

The South Wales Business Awards is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2022 South Wales Business Awards. The short-listing process was incredibly difficult and competitive. Each year sees an increase in applications and standard of applications. However, the last two years have been unprecedented and once again shows why Wales is one of the leading entrepreneurial lights. The nominees for the South Wales Business Awards 2022 are as follows: Young Entrepreneur of the year Rhys Mallows – Mallows Bottling Kieran Gething – G. Gething & Sons Ella Jones – Ancora Equestrian Ltd Georgina James – GEJJ Coaching James &…

On Friday at the School Games National Finals, para World Record holder for F38 discus, Michael Jenkins (17) from Pembrokeshire, Wales smashed his own record again and declared he is ready to compete with able-bodied and paralympic athletes at a world stage. Michael threw a staggering 61.19m here and was 45m in front of his nearest competitor. If he were to compete at a world level, he would have finished 8th in the men’s discuss at the Commonwealth Games and would have achieved gold in the para-discus winning by 10m more. Michael, said: “I always love coming to big competitions,…

As millions of children across the country return to the classroom after the summer break, Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is encouraging dog owners to head Bark to School with their pups in a bid to reduce the number of dogs potentially being handed into rehoming centres. The charity, which is already experiencing its busiest period on record in terms of handovers due to the rise in the cost of living, is preparing itself for a possible further spike as families return to a post-holiday juggle of work and school, and their young dogs struggle to cope…

An eco-friendly animal bedding company is aiming to start a green revolution on an industrial estate. Family firm Platts Agriculture Ltd have created a wildlife haven on a plot of land outside their head office on Llay Industrial Estate near Wrexham. Instead of mowing it as they usually would have done in May, they deliberately let it grow. The parcel of land, affectionately known as Platts Pasture, is now teeming with a host of different grasses and flowers, including bee orchids, and is buzzing with bees and damsel flies. The initiative is one of the ground-breaking measures that has earned…

he world’s toughest downhill mountain bike race, Red Bull Hardline, is not for the faint hearted. As we draw towards the end of an action packed UCI world cup racing season, the world’s most fearless downhillers look ahead to the return of Red Bull Hardline for it’s eighth and greatest edition. A world-class line up of riders are set to descend the Dyfi valley track as spectators return to the infamous course designed by Dan Atherton for the first time since 2019. Who will cement their place in downhill MTB history by delivering a clean run to clinch victory in…

A Carmarthenshire Bowls Club raising funds for a wheelchair for one of its members has secured vital support from a leading Welsh housebuilder. Cross Hands and District Bowls Club has received £1000 from Persimmon Homes West Wales to assist with the purchase for one of the club’s members. The funding means that Paul Bancroft, a member who has played bowls for most of his adult life, can continue to represent the club for many more years to come. The support has been made through the housebuilder’s Community Champions scheme which has handed out more than £5m to good causes across…

The Monumental Welsh Women (MWW) campaign in partnership with Cerflun Cymunedol Cranogwen Community Monument (CCCCM), a sub-group of the Llangrannog Welfare Committee and Mewn Cymeriad Theatre Company are very proud to announce the tour dates of a special theatre show that will capture the extraordinary life of Cranogwen . Cranogwen was born in the parish of Llangrannog in 1839. At a time when women were expected to sit at home quietly sewing, Cranogwen, or Sarah Jane Rees as she was known, took a completely different path to her peers. At the age of 26, she was the first woman to…

Ukrainian literature will be brought to a global audience of millions in a new digital partnership announced today between Ukraine’s largest literature festival, Lviv BookForum, and leading literary charity and global ideas platform Hay Festival. Taking place 6-9 October, the 29th Lviv BookForum in Ukraine aims to create a civic space for a free and tolerant exchange of ideas between writers and readers around the world. The hybrid programme – part in-person and part through virtual live appearances – will blend renowned Ukrainian writers with internationally acclaimed literary figures in conversations ranging art in times of conflict, memory, gender-equality, loss,…