Author: Rhys Gregory

The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Andrew Howard.   Following the departure of Victoria Ward, Andrew will be joining from the Football Association of Wales for whom he has worked for nearly two decades, 13 years of which have been spent as Head of Competitions.   In this role, Andrew has been responsible for the management of domestic football in Wales and has successfully implemented some transformational change over this time, notably the delivery of a £5m 3G project and a review of the National League structures, both of which were key…

Amy-Claire Davies, 27, has an incurable degenerative disease and has been under the care of City Hospice for nearly 8 years. Despite chronic pain and daily symptoms including fatigue, nausea and seizures, Amy-Claire is a passionate volunteer disability activist and recently shared her experience as a palliative care patient at the official launch of Forever Flowers at the Senedd. Amy-Claire Davies said: “The most important thing City Hospice does is to help me live a good life, as much as possible, for as long as possible. My life may not look like most 27-year old’s, but the care and support…

Wolfberry, the multi-award-winning Cardiff-headquartered cyber security consultancy, has pledged its support for the Armed Forces community by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant. The Covenant is a voluntary pledge made by businesses, designed to allow organisations to express their support, and commit to ways in which they can provide it. All Covenants have to be approved and registered with the MOD Armed Forces Covenant Team.  The Covenant was signed on Wednesday (25 May) by Wolfberry Founder and CEO Damon Rands and overseen by Sergeant Andrew Oldham, Engagement Lead, 614 Squadron RAF. Damon said: “Signing up for the Armed Forces…

As anticipation for the World Cup play-off final increases, you’ll soon be able to order a refreshing pint of Bale Ale, Bale Pale or Bale Lager whilst you watch the match at pubs and bars across the country. The three beers, brewed by Glamorgan Brewery in collaboration with Gareth Bale’s Elevens Bar & Grill in Cardiff city centre, will also be made available to the off-trade, and will be hitting supermarket shelves in the next couple of weeks. Bale Ale was initially brewed by Brains Brewery to celebrate the launch of Elevens Bar; the venue was a partnership between the brewery…

Get ready Aberystwyth, because Street Food Warehouse is finally returning to the seaside town after two years. The festival will be taking place in Aberystwyth Marina (SY23 1AS) 22nd – 24th July 2022 and we’re sure it won’t disappoint. With a deliciously diverse range of luxurious street food, the festival looks set to fill the hungry residents of Aberystwyth with some of the tastiest street food the UK has to offer! It’s been a long two years of cancelled events and disappointment, but this has only fueled the fire for the organisers, Street Food Warehouse, to make sure that this…

At the heart of the creative sector in south-west Wales, Canolfan S4C Yr Egin, located on the Carmarthen campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, inspires creativity and imagination, and cultivates talent for the future. The Urdd will join a range of other tenants as it settles in at Yr Egin, S4C’s headquarters and home to a number of production, design and translation companies. The Urdd’s new office is home to the Urdd Myrddin team and is also used by a number of the organisation’s staff and departments from across the region, including the Eisteddfod and Sports department,…

With main construction work due to start in the coming weeks, city leaders have visited the Swansea site where a major new ‘living building’ project will soon be taking shape. Cllr Rob Stewart, Swansea Council Leader, and Julie James, the Welsh Government’s Minister for Climate Change, were talked through details and timescales for the development, which will be located at the former Woolworths unit on Oxford Street. Earmarked for completion by the end of 2023, Swansea-based Hacer Developments is behind the scheme, which is one of the first of its kind in the UK. Made up of the former Woolworths…

Horses have returned to the traditional farmyard at Llanerchaeron near Aberaeron, which is cared for by National Trust Cymru. An elegant Georgian villa, designed by architect John Nash, Llanerchaeron is set in beautiful walled gardens, farmyard and lake, in the wooded Aeron valley. Remarkably unaltered for over 200 years. Tomos and Seren, two eighteen-year-old Welsh Cobs, have been living together for over a decade and recently moved into the Welsh farmyard. Visitors will be able to meet the horses when they visit, during certain times of the day at the stable blocks.

Bethan Scott has continued her mission after raising a remarkable £100,000 for the hospice that cared for her late husband. Following the death in 2017 of her husband Dave, known to his friends and family as DRS, Bethan, who works at Nightingale House Hospice, vowed to raise as much money as she could for several charities close to Dave’s heart. Having smashed a £100,000 target, which was shared in 2020 between Cancer Research, Alzheimer’s UK and the Hospice, Bethan then decided to increase the £80,000 she had given the Hospice to £100,000. Her amazing fund raising will continue later this…

On Friday 27th May, Hay Castle will open its doors to the public for the first time in its 900-year history, following a major 10-year restoration and regeneration project.  Situated in the small town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys, best known for its leading annual literature and arts festival, Hay Castle is one of the great medieval defence structures on the border of England and Wales still standing.  Thanks to over £5million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and £2m match funding from various trusts and individual donors, Wales now has an important heritage destination, a vibrant new centre for learning…