Author: Rhys Gregory

Heron Foods, the discount retail chain, has today announced that they’ll be opening a brand-new store on Countisbury Ave in Llanrumney at 9 am on Thursday, 25th November 2021. The new store has taken on all of the staff from the previous store, who are all long-standing and well-known in the community. On opening day, the store will be offering a goodie bag worth over £5 to the first 100 customers who spend £5 or more. Not only that, the first 250 customers who spend over £5 will also be offered a scratch-card which will reveal a prize once scratched…

Five local business have hit the back of the net in a  two year kit sponsorship deal with Raglan Junior Football Club. The Station Road based football club has continued to grow with the launch of a new tots football section, adding to the numbers of boys and girls teams from under 6 to under 15 playing football in Raglan The under 9s have been supported by local travel business Blackhouse Travel.  Owner Paul Watkins said: “Supporting children to be active and making friends on and off the pitch is a delight and being part of the community is very…

After years of being threatened with closure because of council budget cuts, the future of Hay-on-Wye Public Library is finally secured – at least for the next five years. This follows extensive negotiations between Powys County Council and HayPublicLibrary.org, the Community Interest Company (CIC), set up by Hay-on-Wye Library Supporters (HOWLS) in 2019. The Directors of Hay CIC worked with Cllr Rachel Powell, Powys Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People, Culture and Leisure, to draw up a 5 year commercially binding contract that guarantees Hay Library will retain the same opening hours and staffing levels. “Our first objective was…

Synchronised support has been the key to success for new Welsh pork producer Mochyn Mawr. When Swansea Valley pig farmer Ann Lewis contacted Menter Moch Cymru – a Menter a Busnes project to support and develop the pig industry in Wales – she tapped into a wealth of practical and business advice. Through Menter Moch Cymru (MMC), Ann connected with Cywain, a sister Menter a Busnes project that supports the development of growth-orientated businesses in the food and drink sector in Wales. Using the expertise offered by both projects, Ann has been able to take Mochyn Mawr forward with ease…

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…