Author: Rhys Gregory

Siarter Iaith characters Seren a Sbarc are back with a new book which sees them on a time-travelling trip through Welsh history. Seren a Sbarc a’r Pei(riant) Amser is the second book featuring the characters familiar to primary school aged children written by authors Huw Aaron and Elidr Jones, who held a reading of the new story for school children at St Fagans Museum National Museum of History this week. Released in partnership between the Welsh Government and Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, six copies will be given to each primary school in Wales. Seren a Sbarc are the…

Work to develop a strategic employment site in Bridgend, providing a substantial stimulus to employment opportunities has been completed, following a multi-million pound investment by the Welsh Government, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, has confirmed. Infrastructure works have now been substantially completed at Brocastle, Bridgend, a 116 acre strategic employment site with outline planning consent for up to 770,000 sq feet of floor space. The works, which included the construction of key roads and provision of utilities to serve 9 plateaux, will enable the development of modern business spaces to aid economic growth and job creation. The works, undertaken by a…

Buying a new build home is exciting, particularly as a first-time buyer. New homes are completely untouched by everyone else, so you can make your mark on it and won’t get any nasty surprises when you move in. However, new build homes also come with some challenges. Often, buyers purchase their new home before it’s complete, which means that you can face delays and other issues during the process. This is often known as buying ‘off plan’. Late completion is the biggest disadvantage to buying an off-plan new build property, but there are many benefits. An off-plan home can be…

Startups can create a lot of hectic work for their founders. Seemingly every day will be filled with one emergency or another, and it can be hard to keep track of essential tasks. Technology gives founders the ability to streamline many facets of their business these days. There are 5 categories of tools that are essential for founders everywhere. Here they are in no particular order. Finance Cash is an organization’s lifeblood, but a company’s financial functions stretch far beyond mere cash collection. Payroll, expense management, budgeting, and invoice management are all critical business functions that cannot be ignored. Many…

The heroes of the tourism and hospitality industry in North Wales are to be honoured for their “grit and determination” in surviving the pandemic. The judges have announced the finalists who will take centre stage at prestigious Go North Wales Tourism Awards at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on Thursday, November 25. The businesses on the shortlist come from across the region and include Anglesey Sea Zoo, Llechwedd Glamping in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llandudno Hostel, Manorafon Farm Park in Abergele, the West Arms in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog and the Three Eagles Bar and Grill in Llangollen. In recognition of the trials and…

Around 24,000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) customers with a Post Office card account have just three weeks left to update the department with new payment details before the 30 November deadline, or risk having payments paused. From 1 December 2021, HMRC will stop making tax credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance payments to Post Office card accounts. HMRC is urging account holders to contact them to update their bank account details to continue receiving payments without disruption. Customers can choose to receive their benefits and credits payments to a bank, building society or credit union account. If they already…

Family Housing Association, an organisation that provides affordable rented housing and a range of support services to people in South and West Wales, has changed its name to Caredig – pronounced Ca-rae-dig. Caredig means ‘Kind’ in Welsh, which reflects the organisation’s core purpose of creating better homes and services for communities, putting the delivery of person-centred services first. Caredig manages over 2,800 affordable homes across the region. Over the years the organisation has diversified and now provides much more than bricks and mortar. With its partners in health, housing and social care, Caredig also contributes to the development of thriving…

A major Welsh food distribution company is fast-tracking drivers through their HGV tests to beat delivery shortages caused by the pandemic and Brexit. Harlech Foodservice has seven drivers at their depots in Gwynedd and Chester on course to complete their HGV Class C tests this January. It will take their total number of Class C drivers up to 38 from 31 and it will mean they are fully staffed for the Spring when the demand from hospitality and tourism starts to step up again. Transport Supervisor Morgan Jones, who joined the company four years ago as a driver and completed…

North Wales’ budding entrepreneurs are being given the opportunity to access a host of business development, guidance and networking sessions free of charge in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week (8 – 12 Nov). Starting on Monday 8th November, the events will be held at the Wrexham Enterprise Hub and the Costigan’s Coworking Space in Rhyl and is open to anyone looking to grow their businesses or get involved and take advantage of the facilities. Town Square Spaces Ltd (TownSq), which operates both hubs, say the event will help individuals to develop their business ideas and introduce them to the types…

Exasperated Anglesey farmers whose land is flooded every year have said ‘enough is enough’ as their land continues to flood because of inaction by National Resources Wales (NRW). The area – deemed an Internal Drainage District – is protected by a dyke and a series of ditches and floodgates which are opened to release floodwater from the river Cefni but closed to protect the land from the ravages of high tides in the winter. But as the first big storms of winter arrived last week, farmers in Cors Malltraeth between Malltraeth and Llangefni were racing to rescue animals and save…