Author: Rhys Gregory

City Hospice is encouraging people to light up the night sky for their loved ones by joining their annual Sparkle Walk, raising funds for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. City Hospice’s Sparkle Walk will return for its third year on September 23 and features a 10km walk from Cardiff’s Insole Court to City Hospice in Whitchurch and back. For the second consecutive year, Dario Security will be the headline sponsor. Funds raised will support City Hospice, the only at home palliative care provider for the Welsh capital. The charity provides specialist medical, nursing and end of life care…

Local optical group Julian Davies opticians has acquired Stewart Greenberg Opticians in Whitchurch and will re-open within a week of closing for refurbishment. Julian Davies Opticians has built a trusted reputation for outstanding services combined with clinical excellence, with four existing branches in Newport, Usk, St Mellons and Llandaff. The new Whitchurch branch will continue to offer a first class service to Stewart Greenberg clients, with the existing five Whitchurch staff looking forward to working with their new team when the branch re-opens on Monday September 5th, after a £100k investment in new clinical and diagnostic equipment and practice refurbishment.…

Leading commercial cleaning company Mrs Buckét has signed an exclusive new contract with Brynteg School in Bridgend, one of the largest secondary schools in Wales. The new partnership sees Mrs Buckét extend its portfolio of education providers, putting its experience of working in schools and busy workplaces into practice to the benefit of Brynteg’s pupils and staff. As well as investing heavily in state-of-the-art equipment to ensure that the school is cleaned to the highest possible standard, a new site manager, David Downing, has been appointed to guarantee that everything runs smoothly. Ryan Davies, Headteacher at Brynteg School said: “We’re…

One of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses is in the finishing stages of the development of its impressive new office and warehouse based in Wrexham. The online retailer Net World Sports has been based on Wrexham Industrial Estate since 2014 and work is now nearing completion on its £25m investment that will be located just 1 mile away from their current site. The new 411,000sq. ft base which is due to be completed by the end of the year will include an onsite gym, bar, restaurant, tennis court, football pitch, running track, and much more. The award-winning company which was established…

Forest Feastival launches this weekend with new offers for families looking to beat the back-to-school blues. With ten of the best street food traders Wales has to offer in every session, it can be difficult to make a choice. So, Forest Feastival has worked with the chefs to develop taster dishes for around £5 – smaller plates which make it easier for visitors to try more of what’s on offer. On the launch weekend (2-4 September) The Warren will be serving a wrap filled with either hogget kofta, Teifi halloumi or miso-marinated squash. Fire & Flank are offering a surf…

There’s less than one week left to enter the 2022 Wales STEM Awards with entries closing on 9th September. Following the success of the inaugural awards, the Wales STEM Awards 2022 is back to shine a spotlight on the organisations and individuals making a difference to the STEM agenda in Wales. The awards will celebrate those leading the sector in Wales, those businesses creating an impact on the Welsh economy, those addressing the STEM diversity gap and skills shortage, and those inspiring and raising aspirations of the next generation. There are fourteen categories to enter: Innovation in STEM, sponsored by…

St David’s Dewi Sant Cardiff will be hosting the Curated Makers market, a pop-up event championing small businesses, this weekend. Curated Makers is a collaborative retailer that runs pop-ups across the UK, stocking and supporting local makers. The St David’s event will bring together a curation of local creators and artists, giving them the opportunity to trade in a prime retail location within the heart of Cardiff – reaching new customers as well as providing an introduction to high street trading. The Curated Makers market will be located near H Samuel and Boots on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September. Shoppers are invited…

Palé Hall, the grand Victorian mansion on the edge of Snowdonia – this week hosted The Concours of Elegance tour of Wales, a three-day event which saw a collection of some of the rarest cars from around the world – many of which will never have been seen before in the UK. The Concours entrants toured the beautiful countryside of north Wales and before their grand arrival at Hampton Court Palace for the special 10th Anniversary event on 2-4 September. Over the three days, HRH Prince Michael of Kent stayed at Palé Hall and complimented the beauty of Wales and surrounding countryside.…

A two-man team of Vale of Clwyd drivers are looking to bounce back when they tackle the Get Connected Rali Ceredigion this weekend and go head-to-head with one of the legends of Welsh rallying. Will Rowlands and Rich Birch are taking their classic Ford Escort down to Aberystwyth for the two-day event which will see them compete in the Historic Class where they will be up against Gwyndaf Evans, also in an Escort. Former British champion Evans, from Dolgellau and father of Elfyn Evans, the first Welshman to win the RAC Rally, goes off first in their category with the…

After the huge success of the inaugural Child of Wales Awards in March this year, a date has been confirmed for the awards to return in 2023. The star-studded event is once again set to be a highlight in the charity events calendar and will continue to shine a light on the incredible achievements of children and young people across Wales. The 2023 Awards will take place on Friday 24 March at Mercure Holland House in Cardiff and are headline sponsored by Principality Building Society. The event will be raising funds, via an auction and raffle, for Welsh children’s charities…