Author: Rhys Gregory

Aldi has announced it is looking to hire around 43 people in its warehouse in Cardiff over the next 12 months. In a welcome boost to the local economy, the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket is also looking to fill transport and warehouse roles at its Cardiff Regional Distribution Centre. This includes both full-time and part-time positions, with salaries of up to £11.95 per hour. The recruitment push forms part of Aldi’s nationwide expansion drive, with the supermarket expected to create 2,000 permanent roles across the UK this year. Kelly Stokes, Recruitment Director at Aldi UK, said: “As we continue to grow…

Newport Live’s Community Sport & Wellbeing Team launched free Pop Up Sport events for children, young people and families last summer, and this year’s Pop Up Sport events are set to be a huge hit again. The community-focused family events will run over the school holidays, alongside the popular Sport in the Park series and other holiday activities for kids, which span both sports and the arts.  The series of events will be delivered at parks and open spaces in Newport with a wide range of free fun sport and physical activities on offer for children aged 3 – 14…

Macmillan Cancer Support is warning cancer treatment waiting times in Wales have once again reached their lowest point since records began, with almost 50% of people with cancer facing worrying delays in their treatment. Published today, the latest data shows that in May only 53% of cancer patients started their treatment within 62 days – well below Wales’ national target of treating 75% of people on time. This is the joint worst data on record, and repeats a low first seen in January. Not only is this a drop on the previous month, the data also shows worrying variation in…

Lidl is adding a Pineapple Milkshake IPA (5.3%ABV, £1.49) from Blacksheep Brewery to its shelves this week. The award-winning beer is brewed using fresh pineapple juice, and boasts a smooth and creamy texture, subtle hints of vanilla, and a spiky bitterness, for a perfectly balanced pint worthy of any summer shindig. In stores now, as part of Lidl’s popular British Craft Beer Festival, it’s joined by a line-up of fruit salad inspired flavours, including the Mangolicious Pale Ale (4.7%ABV, £1.49) – packed with notes of mango and undertones of punchy passionfruit. Cardiff-based Brains Brewery’s Barry Island IPA will also be available…

TWO local school friends with more than thirty years’ combined experience in optical care have been appointed to lead the city’s Specsavers store. Christopher Jones, 35, has been promoted to retail director, while Hayley Jones, also 35, has progressed to store manager at the Kingsway store. It’s been quite a journey for the former Manselton Primary School classmates, who reconnected in 2009 when Mrs Jones joined the Swansea store, six years after Mr Jones. Mr Jones first joined Specsavers in Swansea as a lab technician in 2003 when he was just 16, working his way up to manager in 2018,…

A talented group of more than 80 learners from St Peter’s Primary School in Rossett recorded the track – One Hotdog and a Massive Kit Kat – with representatives from the Rhosrobin music studio and Darren Hughes, director of Pivotal Sound and Lighting. Written by and starring children from different years, the rap follows Wrexham AFC’s attempt to win the FA Trophy while paying homage to Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, star striker Paul Mullin, and referencing teachers, landmarks, and their favourite things about the city. Wrexham Sounds General Manager Olivia Gallagher was impressed with the finished result…

After years of waiting the time has finally come! NILE RODGERS & CHIC is set to deliver an unforgettable evening of disco at Swansea Singleton Park on July 29th. Orchard Live proudly presents one of music’s greatest living legends, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, on Friday 29th July at Singleton Park, Swansea for his ONLY Welsh show of 2022. FINAL Tickets are on sale via gigantic.com and locally from Derricks Music, Grand Theatre Swansea, and Liberty Stadium Box Office. Since co-founding CHIC in 1976, Rodgers has built an unrivalled catalogue of hit songs. His collaborations with such iconic artists as David…

Transport for Wales (TfW) customers are being advised to plan their journeys carefully next week with services set to be disrupted by two days of national industrial action. The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced strike action will take place on Wednesday 27 July, and train drivers’ union, ASLEF, has announced its members will strike on Saturday 30 July. TfW is not involved in either dispute but its services will be affected, particularly on the 27 July, when the majority of services on the Wales and Borders network will be suspended. Wednesday 27 July The…

A brand new, innovative charitable  re-use shop has officially opened its doors to the public. This pioneering project, developed by Bryson Recycling, Denbighshire County Council and St David’s Hospice,aims to extend the life of reusable household items while generating profits for a very worthwhile charity. The shop has been opened thanks to support from the Welsh Government’s Circular Economy Fund to improve recycling and reuse opportunities. Speaking at the official opening event, Councillor Pete Prendergast, Chairman of Denbighshire County Council said: “Having a re-use shop is a great way to change the way that people think about unwanted items.” “Every…

Women in need of specialist treatment for pelvic floor and continence issues may be spared a journey to England in future. It’s because Swansea Bay University Health Board has become Wales’ sole centre of excellence for urogynaecology. It has been granted accreditation by the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) after it met the highest standards for its service – the only in Wales to currently achieve that. The accreditation gives the unit, which offers specialist services to women with pelvic floor disorders and problems after child birth, the ability to potentially expand its service to include more complex procedures that…