Author: Rhys Gregory

A windfarm windfall of £120,000 is on offer to good causes across rural Denbighshire and Conwy in the latest round of funding available from a £4 million community fund. To date the Brenig Wind Limited Community Benefit Fund has handed out over £350,000 to community groups, clubs and societies since it launched two years ago. Among those to cash in is a popular trampolining club for the disabled which attracts members from across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Conwy and is now bouncing back from lockdown closedown. Flying High, which attracts members aged from six to 60 from across North East Wales…

Caerphilly-based ventilation specialist Nuaire has seen award wins at two prestigious industry award ceremonies this month after collecting silverware at the Insider Made In Wales Awards and the H&V News Awards. In its 27th year, the H&V News Awards are the industry’s largest and most established awards, recognising excellence across the building services sector. At a glitzy ceremony hosted by comedian Rob Beckett at the London Hilton on Park Lane, and shortlisted across four categories, Nuaire scooped the Commercial HVAC Product of the Year Award for its patent-applied-for Haven Terminals, a unique and innovative solution to deliver targeted, filtered air…

Tata Steel’s Ebbw Vale Innovation Centre has been chosen as the research and development facility for an exciting young Welsh biotech company. Copner Biotech aims to push the boundaries of biomedical research and engineering from its new North Gwent base at EVIC, collaborating with other innovators in biomedical research. The firm recently lodged patents for its 3D cell-culture scaffold and Negative Space Inkjet Printer, and its innovative products now feature on leading bio-tech sales portal, 2B. Jordan Copner explained that growing cells on a three-dimensional structure, rather than in the traditional way on a flat petri dish, yields a range…

Five people have been charged with drugs offences as part of an operation by the South Wales Police’s Force Intelligence and Organised Crime Unit. Throughout this week, officers executed a number of pre-planned warrants in the Bridgend, Port Talbot, Lancashire and Oxfordshire areas as part of Operation Wizard. Five people were arrested, in addition to two individuals who have been previously charged with drugs offences as part of the ongoing operation. The following have now been charged with drugs offences: Phase 1 – August 2021 Shane White, aged 33, from the Port Talbot area Daniel Baker, 29, from the Sandfields…

This festive season, Cadbury is bringing its Christmas ritual, Secret Santa back into the real-world! Fans will be able to visit a Cadbury Postal Service and send that special someone a delicious bar of the nation’s favourite chocolate, in secret and for free. On the day, Secret Santas can choose from a scrumptious selection of Cadbury chocolate bars      including classic Cadbury Dairy Milk and a host of Cadbury Dairy Milk flavours including Winter Orange, Winter Wonderland, Oreo, Caramel, Wholenut and Fruit & Nut. Whether it’s for a family member, friend, your favourite colleague or a loved one, no one needs…

Top Welsh employers and HR professionals were recognised at the fourth annual Wales HR Awards on Thursday November 11th. Launched in 2017 by UK recruiter Acorn and law firm Darwin Gray in partnership with the Wales HR Network, guests were limited to finalists and sponsors of the delayed 2020 event at an evening hosted by TV presenter Sian Lloyd at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens. Leading the charge of outstanding individuals and businesses recognised for their contribution to HR was Cardiff digital agency Kagool, whose HR Director Vicki Richards took home the Best HR Professional and Best HR Director Award. Vicki’s leadership…

The five-star voco® St. David’s Cardiff today announced the appointment of their new Executive Chef David Woodford and the launch of their brand-new menu at the waterside Admiral St David restaurant. Having worked in numerous hospitality positions across the world, David Woodford brings a wealth of culinary experience to Cardiff with a heavy focus on a refined and personalised guest experience. As Executive Chef, David Woodford will oversee the hotel’s entire culinary operation including The Admiral St David restaurant and event catering. Since joining voco St. David’s Cardiff, David has introduced new menus throughout the hotel, focused on locally sourced…

LEADING Welsh aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has secured a project, worth over £800,000, at the University of Plymouth. Working with BAM Construction, the fabricator will install Kawneer capped curtain walling, windows, commercial doors and Louvreshield, as well as automatic doors, at the New Engineering and Design Facility at the university’s main city centre campus. The low energy use facility will accommodate the School of Engineering, while also providing additional space for the School of Art, Design and Architecture. The facility will feature large, flexible teaching spaces, modern equipment and state-of-the-art resources to reinforce the university’s reputation as a centre of…

After a fiercely contested competition between five UK secondary schools, Laurus Ryecroft in Manchester was named ‘Food, Farming and Natural Environment School of the Year 2021’. The national competition, run by LEAF Education in collaboration with Coleg Cambria, aims to shine a light on sustainable farming and food production through experiential on-farm experiences for young people. The weekend, which took place at the Llysfasi campus, saw students and staff work with LEAF Education representatives, college lecturers, the farm manager and industry experts to debate the motion – ‘Farming can become carbon neutral in the future’. Students discussed this complex issue…

A new outdoor seating area has been established at the Café and Visitor Centre in Neath’s Gnoll Estate Country Park thanks to a generous legacy left by former civil servant Mike Charles who grew up in the area around the popular park. Mike – also known as “Charlie” – was a regular visitor to the country park having grown up at his family home in nearby Woodland Road. He spent most of his working life as a civil servant, including a period in Swansea, and he worked in Bristol from 1984. He lived with his partner, Sue, in Bristol for many…