Author: Rhys Gregory

Work is underway to almost double the number of new nurses being recruited to Swansea Bay. Hundreds of nurses from overseas, known as internationally educated nurses, are being targeted to join the health board. Healthcare support workers are also being encouraged to up-skill and expand their roles. Swansea Bay UHB has a dedicated nurse recruitment team in place to ensure everything possible is being done to boost nurse numbers. Staff consultations and surveys have repeatedly raised concerns around staff shortages, which have left many employees feeling over worked and under pressure. There are now a number of initiatives in place…

A serious injury specialist at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP who have offices in Cardiff has called for the introduction of tighter regulations around the use of e-scooters.  Electric scooters have become an increasingly common sight on the streets of several major UK cities in recent years.  Currently their use is legally limited to recognised rental schemes, but in the recent Queen’s Speech the Government indicated that the new Transport Bill will seek to make e-scooter use legal.  While e-scooters provide a safe and convenient means of transport for many people, the number of related injuries and deaths is…

Forty primary schools in Swansea took part in the Enterprise Challenge Market Day in Castle Gardens in Swansea on Thursday June 23. Over 1000 children, aged from 3-11, sold products they have been making throughout the year as part of the drive to encourage enterprise amongst young people. The products ranged from cards and candles to pebble pictures and plants. The event was organised by Young-Dragons CIC in partnership with Craigfelen Primary School. Director Sue Poole said: “We are delighted to be back in Castle Gardens after two years away.  We’ve seen so much creativity but more importantly the children…

A unique pilot project has been approved in Pembrokeshire that will bring together students and companies that specialise in the renewable energy sector, creating an industry led framework on Blue-Green Energy which will prepare young talent for upcoming local job opportunities. This is the first pilot project to be approved by the Regional Learning and Skills Partnership (RLSP). This is part of the £30 million Swansea Bay City Deal Skills and Talent Programme where Pembrokeshire College, Pembrokeshire County Councill and local businesses will work in collaboration to deliver the Pembrokeshire Passport to Employment. Starting in September 2022, students aged between…

Doctoral researchers and academics linked to two Centres of Doctoral Training (CDT) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science came together to share ideas at the 2022 Artificial Intelligence Conference. The free two-day event,  at Swansea University’s Computational Foundry, was attended by doctoral researchers, supervisors, Research Council, and commercial partners associated with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) CDT in AI, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing (AIMLAC) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) CDT in Data-Intensive Science. Also in attendance were researchers linked to the CDT’s partner universities, including Swansea University, Aberystwyth University, Bangor University, Bristol University and…

Erin Jefferys, who graduated this week from BA Graphic Design at University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) Swansea College of Art, won a paid internship with Sky Creative after they spotted her work at New Designers exhibition in London.  Erin was exhibiting a portfolio of degree work alongside fellow students from Swansea College of Art and hundreds of other UK universities when her talent was spotted by the entertainment giant, who singled her out to be awarded a paid internship opportunity with their design team. Sky Creative chose Erin as winner out of all Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, Motion…

Newport Live, has secured additional funding to run even more exciting holiday activities throughout the summer. Thanks to funding from Newport City Council via a £5 million Welsh Government Summer of Fun fund, this year’s lineup of events, activities and programmes across sport, leisure, theatre, arts, and culture promises to be more exciting, varied, and most importantly accessible than ever. This year’s summer of fun encompasses activities across the whole city, so whether you plan a visit to one of our centers or join us at one of our events in the community. From Welly Walking to Crafty Saturdays, to…

Radnor Primary in Canton, Cardiff, has been awarded the Sustrans Cymru Gold Active Travel School Award, only the second school in Wales to have done so. The impressive award is presented to schools in Wales that excel when it comes to active travel – walking, wheeling, and cycling and that have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to promoting active and sustainable travel over several years. Dedicated parents and children at Radnor Primary have been regularly walking, wheeling, scooting, or cycling the school run, helping to reduce pollution on their school’s street and in the wider community. With support from Sustrans Cymru…

Three teachers who retire with 100 years of experience between them may not seem unusual. But when the trio have all put those years in at the same school and retire on the same day, it’s a cause for special celebration. It certainly was for Kay Ball, Molly Keenan and Helen Walk who said goodbye to their colleagues and pupils at Oakfield Primary this week after chalking up a century of service at the St Mellons school. Kay, who began at Oakfield as a newly-qualified teacher in 1986, has worked in most of the year groups and most recently has…

A state-of-the-art new office development in Swansea is now taking shape at a spot where revellers once partied the night away. These photos show recent progress on foundation works for the 71/72 Kingsway scheme that’s located at the former Oceana nightclub site in the city centre. Depending on your generation, you may also know the site as Top Rank, Ritzy’s or Time and Envy. Now the site is set to become a five-storey office development with space for 600 workers in the tech, digital and creative sectors. Developed by Swansea Council, the 71/72 Kingsway scheme will be carbon zero in…