Author: Rhys Gregory

Diet shakes are becoming increasingly popular among those looking to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. These beverages provide the body with essential nutrients while keeping calorie intake low, making them an ideal choice for anyone looking to cut back on their daily calories without compromising nutrition. As most people know, reducing caloric intake is one of the most important steps in any weight-loss journey — and they have been labeled the best rated diet shakes for losing weight without cutting out food entirely. But what exactly are the benefits of diet shakes? To answer that question, here’s a…

Croeso Pubs Ltd, the south Wales pub chain which already runs five successful city centre venues including The Philharmonic and Brewhouse, has added former Marstons Brains pub The Dock in Cardiff Bay to its portfolio. Originally opened as Terra Nova, the bar underwent a £1.25million refurbishment in 2016 and was renamed as The Dock. Now it will be run by the team behind The Philharmonic, Brewhouse, Retro, Blue Bell and Daffodil. This isn’t the first Brains pub that Croeso Pubs has taken over, as it refurbished the former Goat Major pub on High Street, opposite Cardiff Castle, and reinstated it…

Acorn Recruitment, one of the UK’s leading recruitment agencies, has announced that it has renamed as ‘Acorn by Synergie’. The rebrand has been implemented to better reflect Acorn’s position as part of Synergie, an international group of companies and institutions offering global human resources management and development services in recruitment, temporary employment and permanent and executive solutions. Bernard Ward, Managing Director of Acorn by Synergie, said of the rebrand: “Since this business launched some 30 years ago, Acorn has grown to become one of the most recognised, trusted, and ambitious recruitment partners in the UK – in fact, it is…

Adrian Jones, previously US president of Merlin Entertainments, the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator, has joined North Wales adventure company Zip World as CEO. Jones has over 30 years’ experience in the visitor attraction sector and played a key role in Merlin’s aggressive growth in the USA from 2007-2019. He draws on extensive experience in marketing, sales, and strategic partnerships as he takes the helm at Zip World, joining the company at a pivotal time amid ambitious growth plans. Zip World is best known for its flagship adventure, Velocity 2, the world’s fastest zip line, which is based in Bethesda,…

A pioneering researcher whose work on chest trauma has had a global impact has scored a first-in-Wales appointment. Morriston Hospital-based Ceri Battle has become Honorary Professor in Trauma and Emergency Care with Swansea University’s Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science. She is the first woman in Wales and only the fourth in the UK from any profession to achieve this position. Professor Battle has been a critical care and emergency medicine physiotherapist in Swansea for 20 years. Following the completion of her PhD in 2013, her role evolved into a clinical academic post. Her main research interests are trauma…

Swansea-based Business Butler has been chosen by the city’s university as the delivery partner for their pioneering Graduate Start-Up Scheme. This bold initiative has been devised to encourage entrepreneurship among graduates while improving their chances of succeeding in business. The scheme is a 12-month programme starting on 30 January 2023 and will support Swansea University Graduates in starting or expanding their own business, social enterprise or career as a freelancer. Early-stage entrepreneurs who have graduated during the past three years will qualify for the scheme, which will provide a package of business support worth up to £5,000 to help their…

Tennis Wales has this week announced £74,820.00 funding from Welsh Government to create a new, national tennis programme which will support more young people from ethnically diverse communities to access the sport. Delivered as part of the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) SERVES initiative – a UK-wide project supporting under-served communities to take part in tennis – the new programme will include weekly tennis sessions across twelve locations in Wales. Not only will the sessions invite new players to take part in fun, introductory tennis activities, the programme will also provide long-term development opportunities for young people hoping to forge a career…

A Cardiff businesswoman has been named one of the UK’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs by the f:Entrepreneur ‘# ialso100’ campaign. Sara, who founded public relations and content consultancy Sara Robinson Comms in 2019, is profiled alongside 99 female entrepreneurs from across the country as part of the campaign to celebrate the multi-achievements of women running businesses in the UK today. The f:Entrepreneur campaign was launched in 2017 to raise greater awareness of the impact of female business owners across the country and help provide inspiration to the wider small business community. Delivered by Small Business Britain – the leading champion of small businesses in the UK…

An independent scientific report assessing three different types of weed killer to manage plant growth on Cardiff’s highways and pavements has concluded that glyphosate is “the most effective and sustainable weed control method currently available.” The scientific trial assessed the viability of two ‘eco-friendly’ alternatives to the glyphosate-based approach used by the majority of local authorities in the UK. It found that glyphosate has a smaller overall environmental footprint than the two alternatives trialled, which were acetic acid (a highly concentrated vinegar) and a hot foam treatment (a plant-based product whichcombines hot water with a biodegradable foam). Glyphosate was also…

Blaenau Gwent Council Planning Committee today approved the planning application submitted by property developer Mercia Real Estates (MRE) to alter the buildings and change the use of the former shopping mall site at Festival Park, Ebbw Vale into a mixed use business centre. The details specify that the principal focus of the development is to provide premises for businesses, trades, small storage and logistic operators which fall into the ‘Use Classes’ categories of A, B and D. There are no changes proposed to the access points from the surrounding road network to the site or to any of the wider…