Author: Rhys Gregory

Small businesses are vulnerable to many risks on a daily basis. Effective risk management is essential to ensure the long-term viability and sustainability of a business venture. More often than not, this responsibility falls on the shoulders of the entrepreneur or owner and this can be an added time pressure. However, it’s absolutely vital that risk management, largely in the form of contingency planning, is an important consideration when you start a business and even more so as it develops. In this article, we’ll explore what contingency planning is and why it’s so important for your small business. What is…

Let’s start with the basics! What is share price? Also known as a “stock price,” it is the cost of purchasing one share of a corporation. A share’s fee is not fixed and varies as per market conditions. It will most likely rise if the company is regarded as doing well and fall if it fails to meet expectations. How to Examine Stock Prices To precisely investigate share prices, you need to apply both fundamental and technical analysis.  Fundamental analysis focuses on determining if a stock is over or undervalued. It accomplishes this by examining each company’s perceived ability to…

Inderjeet Kaur, 29, admitted to having concluded approximately 150 theory and practical driving tests on behalf of candidates between 2018 and 2020. Kaur committed the offences throughout England and Wales including Swansea, Carmarthen, Birmingham and around London. Suspicion grew by staff at the test centres that Kaur was impersonating genuine candidates while taking the test. Following a referral from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), an investigation was launched by Tarian, the regional organised crime team for southern Wales. The investigation uncovered Kaur was offering services to test applicants who had difficulty with the English language. Kaur, from Llanelli, pleaded…

A group of fathers of children supported by Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice have completed an extreme challenge which involved three days of almost non-stop physical exertion in a bid to raise funds for the charity. The team of eight managed to successfully scale Wales’ 10 highest peaks in just two days, then cycle 53 miles from Brecon to St David’s Hotel in Cardiff Bay on Saturday, completing the whole challenge from start to finish in just over 55 hours. The challenge was the brain-child of a group of dads led by commercial photographer Paul Fears, 56, whose son Greg, now 30, was looked after…

South Wales-based Hensol Castle Distillery has announced a record-breaking May as it increases staff numbers and production to keep up with demand for its award-winning spirits. Production reached an all-time monthly high for the distillery – the only one of its kind in the UK to be located in the cellars of a Grade I listed castle, peaking at £465,000 excluding duty & VAT, 20% above the previous highest monthly revenue, which was in November 2021. The announcement comes as the distillery introduces a second daily shift and creates 12 new full-time roles in production, administration and accounting, taking the…

The staff of Sunderland Ward, South Pembrokeshire Hospital are taking part in a bed push to raise funds for wellbeing activities.  The bed push, which is planned for the 16th July 2022, had previously been a regular challenge but was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As restrictions have now been eased, staff are keen to reinstate the event. The staff will be pushing an old bed with a mock patient inside while dressed as superheroes and villains! The planned route begins at South Pembrokeshire Hospital, Pembroke Dock at 1:00pm on 16th July, heads out toPembroke and then returns to…

Flint headquartered sustainable wet-wipe manufacturer Nice-Pak, has received the highest Platinum rating for its sustainability achievements. EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, has placed Nice-Pak in the top one percent of over 90,000 companies across over 200 industries in over 175 countries.   The company’s sustainability policies, initiatives and results were analysed according to 21 criteria across four categories including environment, labour & human rights, sustainable procurement and ethics. Robert Woodall, Managing Director at Nice-Pak International, said: “Nice-Pak have extended our leadership position by putting our bold environmental and ethical commitments into action at a global level.…

Employers working in the property and construction sector had a unique opportunity to meet some of the most talented built environment undergraduates in the region, and hear from Sophie Howe, the future generations commissioner for Wales, at the Women in Property South Wales Student Awards held recently in Cardiff.  Seven students took part in the regional Awards this year, representing disciplines including engineering, architecture, surveying and planning. Georgia Thomson, Chair of Women in Property South Wales branch, said: “With the industry suffering a skills shortage and with increasing demand for sustainable new housing, commercial development and infrastructure, there is stiff…

A 26-year-old man has been sent to prison today for eight years after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. Steven Rowe, from Swansea Road, Merthyr Tydfil was sentenced at Newport Crown Court today (Wednesday July 6). He was convicted of causing the death of Robbie Lee Selway, 21, and three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Rowe must also serve an extended three year probation period and was given a 13 years and four months driving disqualification. On Thursday May 13, last year Rowe was driving a stolen Ford Fiesta on the A465 Heads of Valleys…

The National Cycle Museum charity in Llandrindod Wells is holding its fundraising annual Grand Mid Wales Cycle Jumble on Saturday, July 16 at Cefnllys School. Stalls open at 8.30am with £4 for admission before 9.30am and £1 afterwards. Inside tables, which must by booked in advance, cost £10 and outside tables cost £7. To book a table or to donate unwanted cycle parts in good condition to the museum charity, contact Steve Griffith at [email protected] . The museum, which is open on Monday and Tuesday from 10am to 4pm and on Saturday from 10am to 2pm, is appealing for extra…