Author: Rhys Gregory

Other Voices Cardigan has revealed the first five headline acts performing in St Mary’s Church across the three days of the iconic music festival form November 3-5. The acts include Gwenno, whose latest acclaimed third album Tresor has been nominated for a Mercury prize, the first non-English language album to receive such recognition. Joining Gwenno, from Wales and Ireland, will be the virtuosic harp and fiddle duo, Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain, revealing their new stunning collaboration to a live public audience for the first time. Performing in both Welsh and English will be Welsh drill artist Sage Todz…

This year’s Swansea Science Festival will feature a week-long programme of in-person events, including a talk from award-winning TV presenter and conservationist Chris Packham, when it returns this autumn. The Festival, hosted by Swansea University in partnership with the National Waterfront Museum, runs from 31 October – 6 November with events taking place across Swansea’s LC, Taliesin Arts Centre, Oriel Science and National Waterfront Museum. The theme of this year’s Festival is ‘frontiers’ and visitors of all ages will be able to enjoy demonstrations, shows, and workshops based on everyday science through to the latest cutting-edge innovations. The popular Family…

A North Wales  bakery is in the running for a top award for going above and beyond with its customer service. The Jones Village Bakery has been shortlisted in the Customer Focus category at the industry Oscars, the Baking Industry Awards. They were nominated for the way they had supported the launch of a new range of sourdough bread by Marks and Spencer. The Wrexham-based family firm created an exact replica an M&S in-store bakery at their new, state-of-the-art Baking Academy. The naturally-leavened sourdough bread is being made on a new £16 million production line at their flagship bakery on…

A Carmarthenshire bowling centre has raised more than £1,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support following a weekend of community events, which saw it host a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning last Friday and a family fun day last Saturday as part of its ongoing efforts to support the charity. Xcel Bowl, on Llansteffan Road, Johnstown, already provides vital services in the community, with its profits supporting local people in need through Carmarthen Foodbank, Community Money Advice, and Xcel Furniture and Community Shop, as part of Xcel Project, a social enterprise run by Towy Community Church. The initiative has also supported Macmillan Cancer…

Highly qualified students from Africa and the Caribbean are struggling to find university accommodation in North Wales because of racism, according to a leading charity. The Bangor-based North Wales Africa Society which has worked with hundreds of immigrant African and West Indian people, says that racism remains an issue for migrants, many of them coming to the region to study for post-graduate qualifications. The Society, which was established in 2018, is extending its programme of support for three years after winning grants of over £100,000 from organisations like the Big Lottery Fund. But it was a smaller grant of £2,000…

A leading wealth management company is expanding and has opened a new hub in Prestatyn Wrexham-based Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management will be operating out of the premises of Townsend Insurance Brokers on the High Street in the seaside resort. Establishing the new base is the result of a “growing synergy” between Hadlow Edwards and Daulby Read Insurance Brokers the parent company of Townsend. It comes on the heels of Hadlow Edwards acquiring a Cumbrian wealth management company, Sherlock Financial Management, based in Kendal in the Lake District last year. Hadlow Edwards was originally established in 2004 by ex-bankers Medwyn Edwards,…

A biodiversity protect is boosting the protection of wildflowers across Denbighshire. Since 2020 Denbighshire County Council’s Wildflower Meadows Project has recorded 340 different plant species at sites across the county. This year’s season includes over a 100 managed wildflower meadows that have contributed to improved species richness across Denbighshire. These make up nearly 35 football pitches worth of native wildflower habitat. The project began after the Council declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency in 2019 and committed to seeking to become a Net Carbon Zero and Ecologically Positive Council by 2030. Across the meadows the maximum number of wildflower species…

ROUTE MEDIA continued its growth across Wales by forging a new partnership with a leading rugby team. The Cardiff-based company and the Scarlets will launch their partnership this Saturday, as the team take on Cardiff Rugby. Route Media sales director Dean Jones believes key relationships such as this one will reinforce ambitious expansion plans over the coming years. “We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Scarlets, they are a fantastic club at the heart of the local and business community,” said Dean. “Alongside the staff, coaches, and players we are proud to have them on our growing…

HOUSEHOLDS facing the threat of three-hour blackouts this Winter can take a number of steps to reduce the impact on their lives, a property expert has advised. Jonathan Rolande also urged Ministers to provide regular updates in the wake of an announcement by National Grid that Brits could be hit with three-hour shutdowns during the Winter. Mr Rolande, from the National Association of Property Buyers, said: “People will be rightly concerned about this warning and the fact the National Grid is issuing it now indicates there is a real risk it could happen. “Ministers really need to take the lead…

Machynlleth Music Club is providing a rare chance for people to see four members of the famous and supremely talented Kanneh-Mason family in concert at The Tabernacle on Saturday, October 22 at 7.30pm. The family, which has taken the musical world by storm in the last few years, will treat the audience to a programme including works by Schubert, John Williams, Bach, Paganini, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Kreisler. Braimah Kanneh-Mason is a dynamic and versatile violinist, an avid chamber musician and a passionate advocate for diversity in music education. Konya plays violin and piano and has given many solo recitals around…