Author: Rhys Gregory

CASH investment is up for grabs via an enterprise hub offering free business development sessions to ambitious start-ups and entrepreneurs. Experts from across the world of business are joining forces with Hwb Menter/Enterprise Hub @M-SParc to share their knowledge, advice and experience with participants from across Conwy county. The Miwtini programme will be held in Colwyn Bay over two weeks from Monday June 13, featuring workshops on a range of topics including web design, PR, marketing, and customer service. Those taking part will then be able to pitch their business ideas for investment – £3,000 for the winner and £2,000…

Starling Bank, the digital bank, has doubled the size of its Cardiff office and created hundreds of new jobs as its growth continues. 868 employees are based in the region, a 117% increase on the bank’s original 2020 pledge to hire 400. The new jobs cover a wide range of roles across the bank from Financial Crime and Engineering to Customer Service and Data Science. Starling’s Cardiff team has helped develop new capabilities for the bank, including Bills Manager, a feature to help customers pay their bills on time, and a dedicated app for its childrens’ banking service, Kite. It…

Would you like some extra financial support to assist with your chosen college or career path? Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s Student Bursary Award is now open for applications. The £1,000 bursary is open to all qualifying students studying agriculture, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, food technology, forestry or other subjects clearly allied to agriculture. The bursary is tax free and will be awarded to the student who, in the opinion of a panel of judges, has submitted the best dissertation on how the bursary will assist them to complete their course of study. The last winner of the award was 21-year-old Gracie…

Freshwater UK, the Cardiff and London-based communications group, has built on its recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 downturn with another strong trading performance in the first half of its 2021-22 financial year. Founded by Steve Howell 25 years ago, the business delivered revenue of £1.85m in the six months to 28 February 2022, a 16% increase on the same period in 2020-21. This lifted trading to 25% above the level achieved in the first half of 2019-20, the six months immediately prior to the pandemic. In announcing the results, the company has told shareholders that it expects to…

Young people will have a chance to find a new job in retail as part of a scheme run by The Prince’s Trust in partnership with St David’s Dewi Sant. 16 to 30 year olds are being invited to join the ‘Get into Retail’ programme which starts in May, offering free training, support and practical work experience at one of St David’s retailers with the prospect of a job offer on completion. The opportunities are across retail, hospitality, guest services, housekeeping and security. Get into Retail work experience at St David’s begins with introductory workshops with employability sessions, sector insight…

A “one in a million” nurse is saying his final goodbye to the NHS after 46 years. When Martin Green hangs up his scrubs for the final time on Sunday (May 15th) it will signal the end of an epic career which has spanned several hospitals and services dealing with everything from birth to death. “I have done my fair share,” said the Morriston Hospital bed site manager, who turns 66 next week. “I left school at 15 without any qualifications and had to work my way up the hard way. I often sit there and reminisce. “One of the…

A series of Welsh Government funded new product development workshops taking place across Wales in June will help food and drink companies understand the way that consumer diets will evolve over the next 10 years. With the challenges of food security, climate change, obesity and changing food cultures there are set to be dramatic changes to consumer eating habits over the coming decade. The Welsh Government Insight Programme’s Future Diets research, which will be shared at these events, will provide an industry first, long-term view of consumer behaviour. Businesses attending one of these free workshops will gain access to world-class…

The Welsh Street Food Awards are back on 21-22 May with a lineup of Wales’ best street food chefs competing against each other to take the 2022 title. The awards are hosted by Street Food Circus at Roath Yard, a global street food court which has taken over an old milk float depot, just off City Road for four weekends of flavours from around the world. The Welsh Street Food Awards winner goes on to represent Wales in the British Street Food Awards (BSFA). Last year’s Welsh winner, Janet’s Authentic Northern Chinese, went all the way from Roath Yard to…

Planning has been approved for Plasdŵr’s first primary school – and with it, the first chance to see its look and feel. Expected to open its doors in September 2023, the new school is in Plasdŵr’s Groeswen neighbourhood to the north of the development near Danescourt and Radyr. Contemporary architecture and colours will feature in the design of the school, reflecting the character of the neighbourhood. The proposed school building will sit across two floors, with nursery, reception and infant classrooms on the ground floor, and junior classrooms accommodated on the first floor. The school façade will ensure the building…

Mandala Ventures, an independent film and events production and IP creation studio headquartered in London Founded by Kaz Evans and Teji Mudhar, has announced the launch of “An Evening with Michael Franzese – The Real Goodfella”, a series of multi- city gala events in the UK, headlined by Michael Franzese, the former high-ranking member of the Mafia and now renowned motivational speaker, best-selling author, and star of several global documentaries. Cardiff will host a coveted show at Vale Sports Arena (CF11 8TW) on the 28th July. Once dubbed the Mafia Prince, audiences across the UK will have the exclusive chance…