Author: Rhys Gregory

Aber Falls Whisky Distillery is expanding internationally and taking its award-winning Welsh whisky from Abergwyngregyn – a rural village between the foothills of the Snowdonian mountains and the Menai Strait – to countries worldwide. The distillery, which launched its Inaugural Release in May 2021, has started a phased expansion plan to make its Single Malt Welsh Whisky available through the on and off-trade in more than ten countries globally including Australia, Germany, Denmark, and Canada. The expansion is a long-term strategy and as part of the roll-out, Aber Falls will also be educating importers and retailers in the new markets…

A national business awards programme is open for entries from Wales ahead of its tenth anniversary, searching for success stories of entrepreneurship and innovation. The Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA), in partnership with Starling Bank, acknowledges and champions the hard work and uplifting stories of business owners across the UK, with an emphasis on their journey and resilience over financial achievements. Following a hugely successful return to in-person celebrations at the 2021 awards, which saw 1,200 guests gathering at The Grosvenor Hotel in London for the first time for two years, the organisers are appealing for the next cohort of…

Wales rugby fans and bus users in Cardiff are being urged to plan their journeys in advance ahead of the next games in the capital. Bus diversions will be in place on Friday 11 March between 16:15 and the last bus as Wales take on France, and again on Saturday 19 March between 10:15 and 18:15 when Wales play Italy. Customers are also being advised that there will be some changes to normal match day stops, along with route diversions. Services 1 and 2 and 7 will start and end at Canal Street.  Services 1 & 2 will not serve…

The countdown is on to when colourful Snoopy sculptures put their best paw forward and take to the streets of Cardiff, Porthcawl and Caerphilly. The free public art trail, A Dog’s Trail with Snoopy, will see 40 giant Snoopy sculptures on display along with 75 smaller Snoopy sculptures designed by schools across South Wales from 8 April to 5 June. From ‘A Dog’s Dream’ at City Hall and ‘Salty Old Sea Dog’ at Cardiff Bay Barrage Play Area to ‘Bark Side of the Moon’ at Thompson Park, ‘Daffodog’ in Caerphilly town centre and ‘Snoopy Dog Vinci’ in Station Hill, Porthcawl,…

Schools in Ceredigion will be piloting new air purifies that have been developed to purify the air in classrooms to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The purifiers have been developed by Dr Rhys Thomas and pupils at Ysgol Bro Pedr have had the opportunity to work with him to create and pilot them in the school. What is an air purifier? The purifiers devised by Dr Rhys Thomas are called Corsi Rosenthal Thomas (CRT) and are based on the CorsiRosethal Box model. Dr Rhys Thomas is well-known as he co-designed the CPAP respiratory device to treat COVID-19 patients, as well…

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has this week (7 March) launched a Staff and Learner Wellbeing Strategy to put health and wellbeing at the heart of all aspects of college life. The strategy builds upon the Grŵp’s extensive wellbeing support and services, rated as ‘excellent’ by Estyn. It was developed in close partnership with union representatives, staff and students across college campuses. New staff and learner steering groups have been established to help deliver the Strategy. Using feedback from a range of sources such as the Learner ‘I’m OK’ survey and staff surveys, the steering groups have developed action plans that will…

A former student at Monmouth School for Boys will be coxing the University of Oxford in this year’s Boat Race on the River Thames. Jack Tottem, (pictured, front) is a former Captain of Boats, Deputy Head Boy and 1st VIII cox at Monmouth. Jack, 20, from Devauden, near Chepstow, is now studying History at Brasenose College and will be making his debut for the Dark Blue men’s VIII against the University of Cambridge on Sunday 3rd April, starting at 3.23pm. More than 250,000 spectators, on the banks of the Thames, will watch the crews racing between Putney and Mortlake on…

Our best restaurants in Wales are celebrating success, with some achieving new awards while others retain their existing awards from the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious restaurant guide – the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2022 In total, seven Welsh restaurants were awarded. Already previously a one Michelin star restaurant, Gareth Ward’s Ynyshir in Machynlleth has been promoted to a two Michelin star, boasting the first ever two-star to be awarded in Wales. The restaurant already holds 5 AA rosettes, the highest ranking in Wales in the Harden’s Guide, and the title of best restaurant in Wales in the…

With job vacancies in the UK reaching a record high, new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP finds that the ‘great resignation’ is severely impacting the mid-market. Of the mid-sized businesses in Wales surveyed for the firm’s latest Business Outlook Tracker, more than half (54%) are experiencing unusually high attrition rates – with more people leaving their business than normal. But businesses are not just losing people, they are also finding it difficult to attract new talent. Many of the region’s firms are struggling to recruit for additional new roles to support their growth (60%) and to replace the talent…

Wales’ biggest independent recruitment firm Yolk Recruitment has planted 1100 new oak trees in Blaen Bran Community Woodland, Cwmbran, south Wales, as part of its commitment to achieving carbon neutral status. The scheme is part of the company’s drive to champion social responsibility through its ‘Yolks in Cloaks’ initiative, where staff members become superheroes by giving back to the wider community. In its biggest social responsibility campaign to date, Yolk is planting 1100 new oak trees in the community woodland, each of which will absorb, on average, a whole tonne of CO2 over its lifetime. Blaen Bran Community Woodland is…