Author: Rhys Gregory

Arriving like a thin ribbon of sunshine cutting through an ash-grey sky, Wylderness’ latest offering “Wet Look” blends doomy shoegaze sensibilities with brighter, more rhythmic moments that echo the pull of the coming summer months.    Changing tack from the punk-infused earlier single “Centre of Gravity” —  the band’s first in almost four years — the mesmerising new cut nods to the likes of DIIV and Sonic Youth, but adds a woozy and infectious Wylderness spin.    Fuzzy and lo-fi feeling at times, but polished and pop-tinted at others, the band explain of the new track:    “We found these…

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit membership organisation for the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has opened the applications process for the third season of its accelerator programme, the FinTech Wales Foundry. The closing date for applications is 19th August, 2022. The 12-week, no equity accelerator programme, partnered by Cardiff Capital Region, Confused.com and Principality Building Society, is the only one of its kind in Wales, providing world-class mentorship and support to help incubate, accelerate and scale startup organisations within the Welsh ecosystem and beyond. It provides essential support to selected startup businesses across banking, insurance, financial services and FinTech…

The historical monuments of Wales will come to life this summer — with thanks to Cadw’s epic calendar of family-friendly events. With events spanning across July and August, families can experience the role of an archaeologist at Castell Coch; soak up the sights, smells and sounds of medieval Wales at Beaumaris Castle, and even step into the 1940s, with thanks to a WW2 living history event at Blaenavon Ironworks. Including all of the above, here are 7 of the best ways to unearth the treasures of Welsh history this summer. To see Cadw’s full line-up of family-friendly events visit cadw.gov.wales.…

A former Welsh chapel in the backstreets of Ynyshir, Porth in the valleys has been transformed into ‘The Music Palace’ and is now the scene of a major revival of theatre organs and music, with concerts and events planned this summer. Professional theatre organist and musical entertainer Paul Kirner bought Saran Chapel (originally built in 1884) in 2012. He completed a major restoration project and has converted the chapel into a unique concert venue and bar with original fittings and fixtures added from 1930’s cinemas. The venue is home to “Paul Kirner’s Theatre Organ Collection” (a registered charity), a treasure…

Outdoor activity giant, Zip World, has launched a brand-new activity at its iconic Llechwedd site in North Wales. The adventure company behind the world’s fastest zipline has broken yet another record and developed the world’s first cavern-style underground golf course. The introduction of Underground Golf represents the next stage in the evolution of North Wales’s exciting new tourism offering. A total of eight local businesses and 13 local contractors helped Zip World’s in-house team to develop the new attraction, and with over 535,000 visitors visiting their sites each year, the new adventure is set to add to the demand. Launching…

The next steps in a series of exciting new projects at Coleg Glynllifon have been unveiled by Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, as it seeks to build on its recent successes and consolidate its position at the cutting-edge of agricultural learning and the rural economy. The three projects, earmarked for development at its site near Caernarfon, represent a further investment of £16million in the region’s economy including delivery of the Glynllifon Rural Economy Hub, which forms part of the North Wales Growth Deal’s Agri-food and Tourism programme. In addition to providing a massive boost to the north Wales economy, the money is…

Sunnysands Caravan Parks Limited, advised by Savills, has completed the sale of the business, which includes the freehold interest in five holiday parks located in North Wales, to Lyons Holiday Parks, the largest independent holiday park operator in Wales, for an undisclosed amount. Sunnysands Caravan Parks Limited is a portfolio of five well-located holiday parks in North Wales. These parks include: Parc Caerelwan, Moelfre View Caravan Park, Tyddyn Goronwy and Sunnysands Caravan Park which are all located in the popular coastal location of Talybont, and Snowdon View Caravan Park, the Group’s only inland holiday park, which provides stunning views of…

Lidl GB has confirmed that its new supermarket on Ffordd Tirwaun in Aberdare will open for the first time on Thursday 28th July. The new, modern store will create around 40 new jobs for the local community and feature the supermarket’s famous in-store bakery, customer toilets including baby-changing facilities and ample parking for cars and bicycles. During the opening weekend, customers will be able to find exclusive deals and offers on selected products including a Grillmeister BBQ Pizza Box (£19.99) on Thursday 28th July, a Florabest Party Table with Ice Bucket (£24.99) on Friday 29th July and a Silvercrest 30cm…

Amid rising inflation and intensifying economic headwinds, finance leaders assign a 63% probability to experiencing a recession within the next year, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q2 2022. Over two-thirds (68%) believe high inflation will continue – anticipating it to remain higher for longer – and to exceed economists’ expectations. The majority of CFOs (86%) now expect inflation to exceed 2.5% in two-years’ time (up from 78% in Q1) – the highest reading on record. More than a third (39%) think inflation will settle between 2.6% and 3.5% in two-years’ time and almost half (47%) expect it to remain…

A football-mad youngster from Gwynedd showed he’s a talented all-rounder after excelling in a rugby competition. Max Lawson, 12, beat nearly 2,000 others to win a top-of-the-range HP Chromebook laptop and a smart carrying case in a competition at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Denbigh. It was organised by Ifor Williams Trailers who are long-term supporters of the festival and had a stand at the event. They converted one of their trailers for use in the rugby line-out throwing competition with cut-out holes for targets in its tilted bed. Entrants paid £1 for each go with all the money going to…