Author: Rhys Gregory

One step that is important for any business is a website audit because when you audit your website, you can identify any problems and areas that need improvement. With that being said, you need to be asking yourself when was the last time you gave your website a check-up perhaps you have never audited your website before. Whatever the case may be, website audits are important, and when doing the audit, it’s important to follow a checklist to make sure your website is primed for maximum conversion rates and SEO results. By using these tips, it is guaranteed that your…

Police are continuing to investigate the fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the A48 near the roundabout at Laleston heading towards Stormy Down at around 9.10 on Sunday, 16 October. Officers are now in position to name the cyclist who died following the collision. Lucy John was 35 years old and her family have paid the following tribute to her: “It is with much pain and great sadness that we as a family must announce the loss of the beating heart at the centre of our family universe – Lucy John (nee Chilcott). “Lucy John was painfully taken away…

A man and woman from Swansea have been handed suspended prison sentences after they pleaded guilty for causing unnecessary suffering to their dog by failing to get veterinary treatment for her tumour and weight loss. Terence Patrick Box and Melenie Jane Box, both of Brynawel Crescent, Treboeth, Swansea, were sentenced on Friday October 7 after previously pleading guilty to one offence under the Animal Welfare Act. The offence was that they caused unnecessary suffering to Tilly-May by their failure to ensure that the pet received timely and appropriate veterinary treatment for a tumour and weight loss. At Swansea Magistrates’ Court…

Welsh racer Matt Rees closed out the 2022 GB3 Championship at Donington Park last weekend (October 15/16), showing great speed and promise but also suffering some bad luck which hampered his final results. The 17-year-old was a consistent top-ten runner through testing on Friday, aiming to have a repeat podium finish after taking a race win at Brands Hatch last time out, before the all-important qualifying session on Saturday morning. Heading out on slick tyres with the track damp but drying, Matt opted to wait until the final ten minutes in qualifying before starting to set quick lap times. Once again it…

PLANS to preserve the heritage of a North Wales railway that inspired Thomas the Tank Engine and Brecon’s 1,000-year-old cathedral have taken a step forward. It’s thanks to over £250,000 in developments grants that have been awarded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn is getting a £110,000 award for its ‘Talyllyn Railway: Preserving Our Past Building Our Future’ project. And Brecon Cathedral has secured £158,297 for its ‘People, Passion, Priory: Brecon Cathedral, The Heart and Soul of Community’ project. The grants will allow the Talyllyn Railway Company and Brecon Cathedral to draw up detailed plans…

Swansea Building Society has donated £12,500 to its official staff charity, Maggie’s Swansea, presenting a cheque at the charity’s annual ball, held at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, on Friday October 7, 2022. In total, the event raised almost £70,000 for the cancer charity’s Swansea Centre. This donation adds to the previous sum of £2,500 given earlier in the year at Swansea Building Society’s AGM, where a pound was donated for every vote cast by its members. The cancer support charity was chosen as Swansea Building Society’s official charity for 2022, following a ballot by its staff, with funds being raised…

One of the UK’s leading independent insurance brokers, Towergate Insurance Brokers, has renewed their sponsorship deal with the Cardiff Devils for a further two years. The agreement coincides with the start of the new season and sees Towergate Insurance Brokers’ branding featured across the Devil’s hockey kit, the team’s website, programmes and rink-side at Ice Arena Wales. Towergate Insurance Brokers, which has over 100 offices nationwide, has a strong Welsh presence and a strong relationship with ice hockey, having been one of the Devils’ key sponsors since 2019. Gary Stevens, Area Managing Director for Towergate Insurance Brokers in Wales, said:…

A £10.000 donation by kind hearted trailer makers can help the Wales Air Ambulance save five lives, according to the charity. Long-term supporters Ifor Williams Trailers kicked off the fundraising at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Denbigh where they had a stand. They converted one of their trailers for use in the  rugby line-out throwing competition with cut-out holes for targets in its tilted bed. Entrants paid £1 for each go and they raised around £4,000 which the company matched pound for pound and then rounded up the total to £10,000. The money was presented to Debra Sima, the Wales…

Arriving in Wales for the very first time, sourdough pizza pioneer, Franco Manca, has announced the opening of a new Cardiff pizzeria, on Church Street. Opening to the public on 24th October, Franco Manca is celebrating the launch by offering 50% off all food for four days from opening until Thursday 27th October. Iain Cross, Operations Manager at Franco Manca said: “We couldn’t be more excited to finally open the doors to our very first Welsh home in the heart of Cardiff. Cardiff is a truly wonderful city with a lively food scene, and we’re so excited to bring our…

A Caerphilly-based marine engineering firm has expanded and acquired new premises with the support of a £2.25million finance package from Lloyds Bank.  Edwards Diving Services has purchased a state-of-the-art 32,000 sq ft property on Treforest Industrial Estate to support its next phase of expansion. The move will help to facilitate the firm’s future growth ambitions and doubles its footprint in Wales, giving it more headroom to diversify and maximise new customer opportunities.   Established in 1992, Edwards Diving Services provides a wide range of complex and bespoke underwater engineering services for public framework and private sectors clients including the RNLI.…