Author: Rhys Gregory

Wayne Harvey has been appointed as chair of award-winning Freight Logistics Solutions (FLS). Wayne joins FLS at a time of unprecedented growth fuelled by the £2.2 million investment by the Development Bank Wales in September 2021. FLS has also recently been confirmed for a third consecutive year in the Wales Fast Growth 50, Sustainable Growth Award, after two years at the number two spot. As chair of Cardiff Airport and a former partner at Ernst & Young and senior partner at Deloitte, Wayne will focus on the strategic development of FLS, supporting and developing the senior management team. On becoming…

Croeso Pubs Limited, which owns The Philharmonic, Brewhouse, Retro and the Blue Bell has added a new member to its family – Daffodil – previously known as 33 Windsor Place. The former Brains pub locked its door during the COVID-19 pandemic and has remained shut ever since – but today it will welcome pub goers and diners for the very first time as Daffodil, a food-led venue with a substantial wine, spirit and cocktail list that champions Welsh produce and suppliers. General Manager of Daffodil, Alex Howells, has a fine pedigree when it comes to launching successful restaurants and he…

Transport for Wales (TfW) is to launch its new smartphone app on 7 December, providing enhanced features and, for the first time, a bilingual service. The app’s features are all about making it easier and quicker for customers to access up-to-date information and buy tickets quickly and easily. It will allow customers to purchase and manage tickets from their smartphone and track their journey in real-time. The app will also provide handy travel information for journeys, so customers can always be up to date on what time they will arrive at their destination and what facilities are available on their…

Print Inc., a specialist in print and embroidered clothing, has celebrated its fifth anniversary by making a substantial investment in new technology and equipment, a move that will allow it to increase its capacity by 300%, and raising a significant sum for charity. The business, based in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, has invested in new, state-of-the-art, specialist Tajima embroidery machinery as it gears up to manage a spike in demand in the past 12 months driven by a mixture of its core markets and a number of new contracts servicing the armed forces. The company, formed in 2016 by serial entrepreneur…

Swansea Building Society has donated a total of £1,000 to four foodbanks across South Wales to help people in need in the run up to Christmas. The Society has donated £250 each to Carmarthen Foodbank, Mumbles Foodbank, Uplands Foodbank and Vale Foodbank, Barry. The donations were made to each foodbank by their closest respective Swansea Building Society branch: Carmarthen, Mumbles, Swansea and Cowbridge. All of the four foodbanks that received donations from Swansea Building Society are supported by The Trussell Trust and are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. The Foodbank…

Significant action is needed to upgrade and improve commercial real estate in the next 10 years to help Cardiff achieve the government’s net zero targets, according to new analysis by leading property consultancy JLL. A new report, Sustainability and Value in the Regions, concludes that 75% of the office stock in Cardiff is at risk of not meeting the UK government’s target for all non-domestic properties to have an EPC B rating by 2030. However, Cardiff is ahead of many other leading regional centres in England and Wales, with the national figure standing at 90%. Cardiff has committed to achieving…

Councillor Huw David, Leader of Bridgend County Borough Council, has confirmed that changes are being made to the local authority’s Cabinet structure. Councillor Nicole Burnett is stepping down from the role of Cabinet Member for Social Services and Early Help, and the portfolio is being taken on by Councillor Jane Gebbie. Councillor Burnett, who represents the Morfa ward, joined the Cabinet in September 2020. A councillor for Bridgend County Borough since 2017, she has acted as the council’s official champion for safeguarding, carers, older people, and children and young people. Councillor Jane Gebbie, who represents Pyle, has also been a…

Bridgend County Borough Council has confirmed that its free parking offer at several council-maintained town centre car parks will be extended. The offer which was due to end after Christmas will now run until the end of January 2022 – it means that drivers can park for free for up to three hours at the Rhiw multi-storey car park in Bridgend town centre, and between noon and 3pm at the John Street car park in Porthcawl. Free parking remains available at the Llynfi Road multi-storey in Maesteg and at the Penprysg Road car park in Pencoed. In addition, the Pencoed…

Work to begin the first phase of the active travel route between Llandrindod Wells and Crossgates will begin on 14 January 2022. Identified following previous consultations on the county’s Active Travel Network Maps, the route will ultimately improve walking and cycling facilities all the way between Llandrindod Wells and Crossgates, with work taking place in several phases. The first phase of the project will run from Waterloo Road behind Tesco, along Cadwallader Way and Ddole Road until the A483 roundabout and will include work to widen and improve pavement surfaces and upgrades to junctions ensuring greater visibility and increased safety…

Six new public space CCTV cameras have been installed at Six new public space CCTV cameras have been installed at key locations in Rhymney to help tackle neighbourhood crime. The cameras, which are currently situated on Lady Tyler Terrace, Church Street, Hill Street, the junction at Merthyr Road, Dan Y Graig and the A465 viaduct junction in Pontlottyn, are complemented by adjoining lights and will help officers tackle vehicle crime and fuel theft in the area. With the ability to be moved to a further nine locations, the CCTV forms part of the force’s Safer Streets project in Rhymney – helping…