Author: Rhys Gregory

The Classroom, Cardiff and Vale College’s landmark restaurant at its City Centre Campus, has retained its AA College Rosette. AA College Rosettes are awarded to restaurants that serve food prepared with care, understanding and skill, and achieve standards that stand out in the local area. The Classroom was awarded the first AA College Rosette in Wales in 2017. Following a visit to the restaurant for a meal, the AA’s inspector noted that The Classroom was: “Overall, a super setting to enjoy either lunch or dinner. It’s a clean and open space with stunning views over the city. Excellent natural light with…

Swansea University’s commitment to promoting a circular economy has led to it winning international recognition. The Ellen Macarthur Foundation has named it as an exemplar university for the range of activities it carries out, not only through research and teaching but also in the way it runs its campuses. The Foundation, set up by the inspirational yachtswoman and campaigner, aims to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. A circular economy is an alternative to a traditional economy and seeks to reduce waste, to recover resources at the end of a product’s life, and channel them back into production, significantly reducing pressure…

South Wales-based TV & film scenery and set construction specialist 4Wood TV & Film Ltd has more than tripled its workshop capacity following further expansion on Trident Trade Park in Cardiff. 4Wood, whose clients include BBC, HBO, Disney, Lucas Film, Netflix, NBCU, Sky, Apple TV, ITV and Channel 4, has taken a five-year lease of Unit 5A which measures 30,979 sq ft and is one of the largest units at the estate. The landlord, Mileway, the largest owner and operator of last mile logistics properties in Europe, was represented in the transaction by property consultancy Knight Frank, which markets the…

Swansea-based Crossing Point Investment Management has been crowned best ESG Investment Management Firm in the UK Finance Awards 2021. This is the company’s second award win in four months, after it was crowned best discretionary fund manager (DFM) for the South West and Wales region in the 2021 Citywire Adviser Choice Awards in September. Founded in 2018, Crossing Point manages clients’ investment portfolios using various strategies. Its Green Path portfolios, which won it the award, focus on investments guided by environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Crossing Point’s investment strategies are rooted in academic research carried out by Tomiko Evans,…

Close to 200 tourism businesses in Swansea are now being given a helping hand to raise their profile across the UK and beyond, thanks to free marketing support. An £80,000 Swansea Council scheme means that fees will be waived again – for a third year – so tourism and hospitality businesses can continue to feature on the official Visit Swansea Bay destination website at no cost until March 2023. These businesses can also benefit from a series of marketing campaigns designed to encourage new visitors to Swansea, Mumbles and Gower. It’s one of many schemes being funded by the council’s…

DIY is a great way to achieve a sense of accomplishment whilst creating something useful. It would be hard to think of a project that doesn’t need a drill. You need one to do just about anything; make holes in the wall for new wall decoration, install a new cabinet, and assemble some furniture. In addition, it can be used to repair or replace walls and ceilings that have been damaged for various reasons. Whatever the task, you’ll need a robust and dependable drill bit to get the job done. How do I choose the right drill bit? Drill bits…

Nearly one and half kilometres of historic canal tow path in Swansea has been given a new lease of life as a new walking and cycling route. The route in the Swansea community of Clydach, has been topped with a new accessible two metre wide tarmac surface to create a new shared use path for walkers and cyclists. The path forms part of the national cycle network, known as NCN43. Swansea Council has completed the upgrade to the path following discussions with the Rivers and Canal Trust and after receiving funding through the Welsh Government’s sustainable transport scheme – Active…

A Swansea city centre food store, specialising in the sale of international foods, has been fined thousands of pounds for selling out of date food. Trading Standards Officers in Swansea Council inspected Swansea Food Centre, High Street, in November 2020 and found 50 items of food in the store’s reduced price section, all having expired. One item was found to be 41 days out of date. A close inspection of the food items also found reduced price stickers had been placed over the original expiry date on the packaging. Further visits to the store by officers in January and September…

Staff shortages have forced temporary changes to the 352 bus service between Ryeland’s Lane, Kilgetty and Tenby. Taf Valley Coaches has informed Pembrokeshire County Council that changes have had to be made to the timetable of the 352 service, including a reduction in the Saturday service. The changes come into force today (Friday 28th January). Notices are being displayed on the buses used on the 352 service to inform existing service users. Passengers are asked to note that the 381 service (Haverfordwest to Tenby) operates on an hourly basis and covers all of the 352 route, apart from Ryeland’s Lane, Heywood…

A ‘handyman’ who took money from two elderly couples but never turned up to do any work has admitted a series of unfair trading charges. Denzil Michael Thomas – also known as Mick Thomas – took deposits for the work before firing off a host of excuses and ignoring calls and questions from the victims. Thomas appeared before magistrates in Haverfordwest on 13th January and pleaded guilty to five offences under the Consumer Protection Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 following an investigation by Pembrokeshire County Council’s Trading Standards team. Magistrates heard that this was Thomas’ fourth appearance in court for breaching…