Author: Rhys Gregory

A REVAMPED hair and beauty salon is in full groom after taking on talented new recruits. Hairdressing Lecturer Casey Adlard and Stephanie Parry, an Assessor in Beauty Therapy, have joined the team at Salon Ial. Based at Coleg Cambria’s £21m Hafod site at Yale in Wrexham, they are looking forward to the future and bring more than 30 years of experience to the award-winning institution. Casey, from Wirral, said they are both delighted to get started following a challenging time for the hair and beauty industry during the Coronavirus pandemic. “The work the team here have done to progress the…

The Cambrian Mountains have been named an ‘Area of Astounding Natural Beauty’ in the first ever brand guidelines for the increasingly popular destination. Known as Enaid Mynyddoedd Cambrian (The Spirit of the Cambrian Mountains), the guide published by the Cambrian Mountains Initiative on the 28th of February 2022 on the first ever Cambrian Mountains Day, is based on a bottom-up approach to community regeneration. The release of the guide coincides with the launch of a new website and publication of a new Cambrian Mountains podcast. Dyfodol Cambrian Futures, the Cambrian Mountains Initiative’s flagship project since 2017, has engaged far and…

Wales & West Utilities have launched a new service to help customers who are Deaf or hard of hearing to contact them 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The gas emergency and pipeline service has partnered with SignLive to provide a free 24-hour online interpreting service for British Sign Language (BSL) users when calling the company. SignLive will translate their British Sign Language discussion and relay this information to Wales & West Utilities engineers and customer service teams, which will help improve the accessibility of the company’s services for the BSL community. The launch comes as the company…

Rhug Estate has recently introduced sustainable packaging for its organic meat products. The introduction of new paper-based meat trays, which reduce plastic by around 80 percent compared to traditional trays, is the latest giant stride forward in Rhug’s war against the use of single use plastic. The trays are made of recyclable cartonboard with a liner that can be removed and disposed of prior to recycling. The new meat trays improve the shelf life of Rhug’s organic meat and give the consumer an extra two days on the use-by date – that means a Rhug Organic Steak will stay fresh…

Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s Board of Trustees were delighted to receive an award from PAVS (Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services) recently for their determination to hold the county show last year. PAVS formally presented the Trustee Award from the 2021 Pembrokeshire Volunteering Awards to the category winners, Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society, at the Society’s recent AGM. The award judges were astounded by the determination of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s Board of Trustees to put on last year’s two-day county show in incredibly challenging circumstances in order to give members of the rural community the chance to come together and showcase their animals. The…

Years of lockdown has affected the construction industry significantly, despite many restrictions in place the industry has been at the forefront of the economic recovery supporting the economy with the highest activity levels recorded for the past seven years. Increasing demand for building materials has strained the availability of several highly desired materials where some experiencing significant inflation like never before.  Builders faced a real challenge getting materials, especially bricks, blocks, timber, and roofing tiles. Builders’ merchants were working hard to stay ahead and make sure they can supply their loyal customers with the building materials they need. Brexit was…

Nowadays, business influencers affect how people run their businesses. These influencers are role models for both seasoned and budding business people. Here are the top five influencers from different industries. Richard Branson Richard Branson is one of the world’s renowned billionaires. He is also a popular influencer marketing personality. Actually, Branson founded the Virgin Group and has an empire consisting of over 400 companies, including record stores, airlines, and publishing companies. Also, he is the author of a dozen business best-selling books, including the popular autobiography that features the ups and downs of Branson’s fifty-year career. After completing a Virgin…

Your pension pot is the total amount of contributions you save during your working life and any capital growth you earn from your fund’s investments. Your fund provider should update you annually on how much your pension pot is, and you can also request a report or visit their website for updates. To put it simply, your pension pot is the fruit of your hard work, so you have to use it wisely. This article will give you a glimpse of everything you need to know about your pension pot. When can you withdraw money from your pension pot? Pension…

The question of safety on the internet is quite important nowadays. Every time you surf the Net, websites are collecting your data, based on your IP address. First of all, it’s the user’s location. What does it mean? Some web sites may be blocked by your internet provider and gaining their resources with a straight connection to your country’s IP will be impossible. Besides, such informational prints are enough for attempting to hack a person’s device by web criminals. Hiding your IP became a really big deal. One of ways to avoid these problems – to get access to blocked…

When you think about martial arts, the first thing that comes to mind is probably someone punching and kicking in a dojo or training gym. But what many people don’t realize is that martial arts are not just about fighting. It’s also about discipline, focus, and respect. And one of the most important tools in a martial artist’s arsenal is the judo mat. In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of a good quality judo mat in martial arts training. Are you Training Martial Arts? If yes, then you are probably familiar with the training principles associated with…