Author: Rhys Gregory

Safety and respect are top of the agenda with the launch of the new Menai Strait Code of Conduct in time for the summer holidays. Backed by the Isle of Anglesey County Council, Menter Môn, Caernarfon Harbour Trust and Rib Ride, the code aims to ensure the Menai Strait is safe for everyone as well as protecting local marine wildlife. Councillor Carwyn Elias Jones is portfolio holder for Economic Development, Leisure and Tourism at the Isle of Anglesey County Council. Speaking about the new code, he said: “Ensuring safety on the Menai Strait is a priority for us. This is…

Emergency services and charities are urging defibrillator owners across Wales to register their devices on a groundbreaking national database called The Circuit in a big push to bring the number of mapped defibrillators in the UK past the 50,000 mark. This significant milestone would represent half of the estimated 100,000 defibrillators in the UK being registered on The Circuit. Today in Wales there are around 5,000 public access defibrillators registered with a guardian on The Circuit. The Circuit’s aim is to map all public access defibrillators, so that when someone has a cardiac arrest, 999 call handlers can direct bystanders…

The race director for Britain’s leading UCI Women’s WorldTour event has praised the warm reception the world’s best cyclists received when visiting Mid Wales last month. Stage four of the Women’s Tour started from Wrexham before entering Powys at Rhydycroesau. The 148-kilometre route included Llansilin and Penybontfawr before an anti-clockwise loop of Lake Vyrnwy. It then wound its way towards the finish line in Broad Street, Welshpool, via Llanfihangel, Dolanog, Castle Caereinion, Berriew, Montgomery, Forden and Leighton. The race was covered live on the Eurosport Player and the GCN+ app was available globally. “We enjoyed a great reception from Welshpool…

Bwydydd Madryn (Madryn Foods) have teamed up with South Caernarfon Creameries to create a new variety of all-Welsh cheese and onion crisps. Launched under the popular Jones Crisps brand, they have been given “extra flavour and tang” thanks to the creamery’s award-winning Dragon cheddar that’s won a clutch of gold medals including top honours at the International Cheese Championships. The potatoes used to make the crisps are also Welsh and come from Anglesey, Pembrokeshire or Monmouthshire, depending on the time of year. Madryn managing director Geraint Hughes said: “As well as creating a fantastic new addition to our range of…

A group of staff working at the University of South Wales (USW) have been helping to spruce up a community garden as part of the institution’s civic mission work. The nine-strong squad from the Careers Team in the University’s Learning Services department spent an afternoon clearing a path through woods and cutting up branches at the Meadow Street Garden, which is close to USW’s Treforest Campus. Colleagues working at USW can now take five days’ leave each year to carry out voluntary work in the local community as part of the University’s civic mission, which aims to offer support to…

An adrenaline-fuelled adventure centre has ploughed £5 million into upgrading its facilities to tap into the lucrative business tourism market. Adventure Parc Snowdonia says it now has “the complete package” to attract more conferences, team building courses, away days and other corporate events to the trail-blazing complex in Dolgarrog in Conwy. One of the final pieces in the jigsaw was the opening of the on-site, 106-bedroom Hilton Garden Hotel last year offering first class accommodation. The hotel includes four conference rooms catering for events with up to 175 people or smaller meetings for around a dozen people. All of them…

Schools from all over Ceredigion have been busy over the past few weeks preparing for the National Eisteddfod of Wales. In addition to the rehearsals for the stage competitions, they have taken part in various creative projects, including decorating their schools to welcome the event. Depicting an area One project where all primary and secondary schools in the county have taken part in is the ‘Cynefin y Cardi’ project. The schools learned about famous tales or heroes from their area, and then illustrating them for a comic book and large panels that will be displayed in Pentre’ Ceredigion at the…

Principality Building Society has re-opened its innovative headquarters in Cardiff city centre to colleagues for the first time in two and half years as the business embraces its new hybrid model. Iain Mansfield, chief operating officer at Principality said: “The pandemic gave us time to reflect on how we wanted to work as a business, based on the views of our colleagues. Thanks to their cooperation, we have created a modern and dynamic working environment that will help us attract and retain talent heading into the future, and truly embrace what genuine hybrid working means. “We have not made it…

The “Rolling Stones” of early music are returning to North Wales to perform at an international music festival. Red Priest, named after flame-haired priest Antonio Vivaldi, wowed the audience at St Asaph Cathedral four years ago and the quartet are looking forward to returning to the North Wales International Music Festival in the autumn. The concert on Friday, September 23, is part of an exciting and varied programme at this year’s festival which is celebrating its 50th anniversary and runs from September 17 to October 1. Among the other highlights are performances by Welsh folk favourites Calan, the spectacular Mugenkyo…

Law firm Blake Morgan has rewarded the work of its lawyers in Wales with a raft of promotions. Eight individuals have been promoted in recognition of their efforts to support the continued success of the firm over the last year and the excellent legal counsel they provide to clients. Four lawyers in the firm’s Cardiff team have been promoted to Legal Director, with one lawyer promoted to Senior Associate, two promoted to Associate level and one to Senior Solicitor. Following a successful year, Commercial Litigation specialists Joanna Corbett-Simmons and Sarah Whittle have been promoted to Legal Director, along with Corporate…