Author: Rhys Gregory

It goes without saying that restaurants are high risk areas for fires. With fires and grease build up all around, it is very easy for things to get out of control. To ensure that your restaurant is exercising as much caution as possible, here are the top tips to keep in mind: Stock Up on Special Extinguishers One of the biggest issues with fires in restaurants is that they tend to be grease fires. This means that water and most traditional extinguishers will not put a dent in them. This is why you will need to equip your kitchens with…

Smoking is a nasty habit that a lot of people have picked up over the course of their lives. Once you get hooked, it’s quite difficult to get rid of smoking, despite what experts and other people may say. Nicotine addiction is, in fact, quite a burden, especially when you’re trying to quit.  Most people give up on trying to quit due to the side effects. Nicotine withdrawal can make you lightheaded, dizzy, craving for food, angy and so on and so forth. People who often socialize and work on a daily basis can’t handle these symptoms, especially around coworkers…

Coping with college assignments is usually challenging for students. They have to struggle whenever writing the assignment, and they fail many times for reasons such as lack of creativity, time management problems, laziness, and lack of knowledge in that field.  As a result, many young people are looking for tips to prepare the best essays. However, even when they get the best tips, they still struggle to write and submit their essays within the stipulated deadline. The alternative, which most students have jumped on, is to seek professional writers from writing services to help them write their assignments. However, the…

Principality Building Society has become carbon neutral in its operations as it begins its long-term commitment to reaching net zero status. The largest building society in Wales, with a workforce of more than 1,000, has ambitious plans to reach net zero status by 2030 through a number of activities including reducing travel, the use of paper, and ensuring its head office and branches are more sustainable.   The Society achieved carbon neutral status through its partnership with ClimatePartner, who helped it to measure and accurately calculate the CO2 emissions from its operations.  Unabated emissions were then offset by supporting an internationally recognized hydropower project in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which generates clean power for four…

The site which was once home to one of Cardiff’s most beloved nightclubs now hosts a brand-new apartment building, thanks to redevelopment plans backed by the Development Bank of Wales. The new Casablanca Building sits on the site of the former Casablanca nightclub, which ran from the late 1960s until the early 1990s and was the social heart of Tiger Bay for many years. Formerly the Bethel Chapel – which dated back to the 1840s – the Casablanca was an important part of Cardiff’s nightlife, hosting performances from artists such as Aretha Franklin and Spandau Ballet. Work on the redeveloped…

Wales’ largest music festival, Green Man, today announce new line up additions to their 20th anniversary event, returning once again to the epic surroundings of the Black Mountains deep in the heart of the Brecon Beacons. As one of Wales’ own, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 are on course for a majestic performance with accompaniment from the National Orchestra of Wales, and following the release of their album ‘Yn Rio’ in autumn 2021. Other home-grown artists set to grace the Green Man stage this summer include south Wales collective El Goodo and UK indie circuit favourite John Mouse, alongside radio…

Irwin Mitchell is opening two new offices in Cardiff and Liverpool as it seeks to enhance the experience for its clients in those regions. The firm, which provides legal and financial services to both individuals and businesses, adopted a Flexible by Choice approach to hybrid working where colleagues choose where and when they work subject to client requirements. While more people are spending time working from home on day-to-day activities, Irwin Mitchell is increasing its number of UK locations to 17 to enhance the client experience by providing more flexible options for them to meet and work with the firm’s…

A leading civil engineering company has secured a new two-year framework with one of the UK’s largest resource and waste management companies. It strengthens a long-term relationship between Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK and FCC Environment that stretches over two decades.  The new multi-million pound contract sees Jones Bros become FCC’s sole contractor on the framework. Jones Bros has been on FCC frameworks since 2011, with the working relationship extending back to around the turn of the millennium.  Senior contracts manager at Jones Bros, Dafydd Elis, will be the overall framework manager having delivered the past four successfully, with Owain…

Prominent Chartered Surveyor firm, Bruton Knowles, – which is located in Cardiff – has been commissioned to advise the Ystadau Cymru, the Welsh Government public assets network, as the public sector in Wales strives to fulfil its ambition to reach a target of Net Zero by 2030. Experts from Bruton Knowles’ National Building Consultancy Team, based out of the Cardiff office at Odd Fellows House, 19 Newport Road, CF24 0AA, are gearing up to support the Ystadau Cymru in their work to decarbonise the public estate. Specifically, the focus for Bruton Knowles will be to deliver a pilot study, focusing…

A month on from the return of the Cardiff Half Marathon to the capital, BHF Cymru is calling on runners and walkers from across Wales and beyond to pull on their trainers and sign up for the Wizz Air Cardiff Half on October 2nd. As this Autumn’s event coincides with the TCS London Marathon 2022, whose official partner is BHF, there’s an opportunity for anyone who doesn’t have a place in London – or doesn’t fancy taking on a full Marathon – to dip their toe in a challenge that will make a real difference, funding life saving heart research.…