Author: Rhys Gregory

The fast-growing Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham is aiming to recruit 30 new apprentices over the next two years. It’s part of a major expansion by the family firm who have just invested £16 million in a new, high-tech production line and announced plans to create a total of 100 extra jobs. The state-of-the-art equipment has been installed at the company’s new 140,000 sq ft bakery on Wrexham Industrial Estate. The headquarters complex is also home to their ground-breaking Baking Academy and Innovation Centre. The company has a track record of growing their own and most of their bakery managers…

Principality Building Society colleagues volunteered more than 500 hours to their charity partners Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith during Children’s Hospice Week. Children’s Hospice Week celebrates the incredible work that is done by children’s hospice and palliative care services across the UK, as well as the seriously ill children and young people they support. The Principality team exchanged their work in offices and branches to help the charities in their shops, and also baked cakes to raise vital funds for these two important charities. Shaun Middleton, Head of Distribution at Principality, said: “We are very proud to call both Tŷ…

On July 31st in the beautiful Pontcanna fields, take part in the first NHS 5K – Do It Your Way event. Whether you walk, run, cycle, skate, roll, skip, scoot or slide your way to 5K, you can do it however is most comfortable for you. Starting at 10:00am, bring your friends, family, and four-legged furry pals too. Registration is now open and all funds raised will benefit the health and wellbeing of our patients, staff, and visitors. But don’t delay, and sign-up before the closing date of 16th July! Cardiff & Vale Health Charity is the official charity of…

A charity shop volunteer from Bridgend has won a prestigious award from the British Heart Foundation in recognition of her outstating contribution. Sue Adams has been named as the Area & Regional Volunteer of the Year by BHF Cymru. Sue says, “I had no idea that my store manager Hayley had even nominated me, so it was a complete shock when she told me that I had won! I just love coming in for a few hours every day to keep the store looking clean and tidy, and sorting through all the donated homeware to see what treasures I can…

The team from National Trust Gower recently donated five cherry blossom trees to pupils from Knelston Primary school, to support the children with education around wildlife and climate change.  The school was the first in the area to receive the trees, with the objective of increasing a nature-focused space for everyone to enjoy, whilst supporting local nature and wildlife.  Pupils from the school’s ‘Eco-Club’ chose where their new trees would be planted, before digging the holes and watering them in, with the help of National Trust staff.  Sally Thomas, Teacher at Knelston Primary School, said:   “We spent a wonderful…

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has strengthened its team in Cardiff with the appointment of Emily Wilson as graduate surveyor. Emily, 28, joins from Brinsons in Caerphilly and will continue her ongoing studies to become a qualified surveyor via the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) accreditation process, while gaining wider experience in Knight Frank’s valuations and agency divisions in Cardiff. Matt Phillips, head of the Cardiff office of Knight Frank, said: “Knight Frank operates as a partnership and the recruitment and development of bright, committed young people is a fundamental part of our ongoing success.  The support offered by…

FatFace has opened a new Outlet store in the Bridgend Designer Outlet Centre. Measuring 1,464 sq feet in size, the store will allow customers to explore and purchase FatFace’s product from the last 12 months at great prices. The store will also support playing an active role in the local community which FatFace operate in through the FatFace Foundation, by donating the equivalent of 1% of our profits each year to chosen charities and with colleagues taking part in volunteer days too. The Bridgend location is FatFace’s newest Outlet store. The brand recently opened an Outlet in Gloucester Quays, and…

A NEW touring production of The Mabinogion is among the highlights of the 2022 Children’s Festival of Welsh History which is returning to live, in-person performances at heritage sites across Wales this September and October. Y Mabinogi, by Struts and Frets Theatre company, is a bilingual, site-specific, all-new adaptation of the Four Branches of The Mabinogi staged at 12 of Cadw’s inspiring historic sites across Wales. The legends of Rhiannon, Blodeuwedd, and Pryderi will take children on an adventure through a time when magic coursed through the Welsh landscape, fantastical tales of giants filled the air, epic battles took place,…

Cardiff’s ever popular Food and Drink Festival returns to Roald Dahl Plass next weekend for the first time since the pandemic, there’s plenty of both on offer. On the food side, a total of 82 traders will be at the site, spread across a farmers’ market section, the street food piazza and a producers’ fair. Among the delights are a host of gin and liqueur makers, including Hensol Castle Distillery from the Vale of Glamorgan and Old Bakery Gin of London, whose customers include Buckingham Palace. Food retailers include Emily’s Kitchen Bakes, a one-woman business from Cardiff, festival regulars the…

The summer Tenby Pedestrianisation scheme will begin on Monday 4th July and will operate daily between 11am and 5.30pm until Friday 9th September. The scheme will again see the town divided into three zones with each zone allowing different levels of vehicle access. Residents within the walled town are reminded that should they wish to apply for an access permit then this must be done online as soon as possible at: https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/tenby-pedestrianisation Permit holders are reminded that failure to display a valid permit when the scheme starts may result in the journey being delayed whilst details are checked, or, in some instances, could…