Author: Rhys Gregory

Just two months after it was launched, Wales’s only aquavit has picked up a silver award at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), the world’s largest and most influential international spirit awards. Silver Circle Aquavit, made by Silver Circle Distillery in Monmouthshire is a modern, versatile expression of a Scandinavian favourite – a premium spirit distilled with caraway, fennel, raspberry, lemon and rye. Last week, judges at the IWSC scored it 91 out of 100, complementing the “…warm earthy aromas of rye cereals and caraway, plenty of spice on the palate with an anise and nutty five-spice sweetness and lingering in the mouth on a…

St. Modwen Logistics, one of the UK’s leading logistics developers and owners, has supported Genpower, a flourishing Welsh business, to scale up into a sustainable, 100,000 sq ft warehouse which will provide economic growth in the region. This comes at a time when the South West and Wales regions are experiencing a shortage of quality, Grade A warehouse space. The big-box warehouse at St. Modwen Park Newport will allow Genpower – which appeared in the Wales Fast Growth 50 list in 2021– to continue its offering of a complete e-fulfilment service. This involves picking, packing, and distributing Hyundai Power Products across…

The Dolgellau-based WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales returns after a two-year hiatus on Saturday (March 26), boasting a bumper and star-studded entry. Organised by Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club, Rally North Wales will see around 160 cars tackle eight stages in the Dyfi, Gartheiniog and Pantperthog forests as an impressive line-up of competitors head to the market town for the annual event. Sponsored by leading multi-disciplined dog training firm WKD Trained Dogs, the rally will see crews flagged away from Gwyndaf Evans Motors at 8.30am before heading out into the woods for 44 miles of competitive action throughout…

Front Runner Events are proud to announce the take-over of the Port Talbot Half Marathon which is set to take place on Sunday 14th August 2022. The event, which was created by Port Talbot Harriers 6 years ago, is a keen favourite with all runners that participate. Set in the idyllic setting of Glyncorrwg in the Afan Valley, the Port Talbot Half Marathon will add a new dimension to the Front Runner Event series. As a trail race the event will provide a new opportunity for the Welsh road race specialists, as they extend their event delivery services in the sector. David Martin-Jewell, managing…

BHF Cymru is welcoming almost 500 fundraisers to the capital as they take part in the first in-person Cardiff Half Marathon since the pandemic. With runners and walkers from across the UK supporting the event this Sunday, all with their own motivation for doing their bit for a range of good causes, it promises to be an emotional day for many. Friends from Newport fundraising in memory of Amy Penn A group of friends from Newport will be running in memory of 21-year-old Amy Penn, who died on June 14 last year having suffered from a congenital heart disease since…

Two stunning and unique exhibitions will feature as Wonderwool Wales 2022 returns next month after an absence of two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. Buoyed by support from the Wales Cultural Recovery Fund, the organisers are looking forward to welcoming visitors to the 16th show at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells on the weekend of April 23 and 24. Celebrating all that’s great about Welsh wool and natural fibres, Wonderwool Wales 2022 will feature special exhibitions in Hall 3. Visitors will have the chance to see work created by Coleg Sir Gâr’sCarmarthen School of Art textiles students and graduates…

Swansea Building Society’s Carmarthen branch has achieved a new record for mortgage and savings balances, passing the significant milestone of £100 million for both. The branch, which opened in October 2015, has now surpassed the £100 million mark in mortgage balances, with over 600 mortgage accounts at the end of February 2022. It has also passed the same milestone in savings, with over £100 million in its 4,473 members’ savings accounts. These figures are all the more impressive considering the branch has been in operation for only a little over six years.  The Society attributes the success of its mortgages…

Local primary school children recently visited the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Lampeter campus to assist with the planting of trees as part of the ‘200 Trees for 200 Years’ project. The ‘200 Trees for 200 Years’ project is part of the University’s bicentenary celebrations. The initiative also supports the Welsh Government’s aims of planting trees to tackle climate change. Pupils from Ysgol Bro Pedr, Lampeter worked closely with Lampeter Tree Services to plant saplings to the stretch of grassland on the old railway site on the campus. Deputy Headteacher Llinos Jones from Ysgol Bro Pedr said: “The pupils…

Farming is known for its challenging working conditions, including isolation and long hours and survey results from the RABI Big Farming Survey have highlighted that more than one farmer a week takes their own life. Less visible, the survey pointed out, are high rates of mental ill-health and poor quality of life. As farmers have to manage their working conditions, many are also put under immense pressure as uncertainty about the future casts a long shadow over their farm yard. Opening up about the struggle of living with poor mental health are Glamorgan beef and sheep farming couple Richard Walker…

Two new accessible bungalows have been constructed in Wildmill, Bridgend, by Linc Cymru (Linc), the south Wales housing association and care provider. Working in partnership with Bridgend County Borough Council and Welsh Government, Linc have been able to offer temporary social housing solutions for people with disabilities, who have experienced homelessness in the county borough. Funding for the construction of two-bedroom bungalows was awarded to Linc by the Welsh Government as part of their Phase 2 Homelessness Programme, which launched in May 2020 with the aim of providing permanent accommodation to those who were given emergency shelter during the first wave of the…