Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff-based protective packaging manufacturer Greenlight Packaging has opened its first distribution centre in the Netherlands. The new hub is set to simplify trade and bolster the company’s presence in the continental European market.  “Our new EU-based hub guaranties faster delivery times, eliminates Brexit-related paperwork and gives even closer support to our distribution partners in continental Europe,” said the CEO of Greenlight, Karl Yeo. Located in Rotterdam, the distribution centre delivers Greenlight’s proprietary air cushion systems and film across all of continental Europe. Greenlight Packaging is the only provider of UK manufactured air cushion systems in Europe. “The opening of our…

A woman who is fighting a brain tumour for the second time is taking on the challenge of doing 100 star jumps a day in November while receiving chemotherapy. Charlotte Hobbs, 42, of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, will complete 100 star jumps every day this month, in aid of Brain Tumour Research. She has just begun chemotherapy following a relapse, 10 years after she was first diagnosed with the disease. The mother-of-two, was stopped in her tracks when she was diagnosed with a grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma in July 2010, after a seizure led to her being hospitalised at Heath…

As soon as the eagerly anticipated autumn internationals series finishes up, the eyes of the rugby world will quickly turn to the next major event on the horizon. And for fans of the sport in the northern hemisphere, that means the Six Nations 2022 tournament. 2022 may sound like living in the future, but it’s only a matter of weeks until Europe’s biggest rugby event takes place. Here’s all you need to know about the 2022 version of the Six Nations. What to expect It may be a cliché, but as always with the Six Nations, you can expect the…

With only 50 days to go until the big day, The Royal Mint Experience, based in Llantrisant South Wales, has announced its’ biggest ever Christmas event– transforming the home of coins into a magical Santa’s workshop. From coins in Christmas stockings to sixpences stirred into Christmas puddings, coins have a long association with Christmas. The centuries old tradition is the inspiration behind this year’s magical Christmas event at The Royal Mint Experience. In the lead up to Christmas, The Royal Mint Experience will be transformed into a magical workshop covered in a dusting of snow and adorned with hundreds of…

The many people looking forward to attending Swansea’s spectacular annual fireworks show on November 12 are being urged to plan ahead. Thousands are expected to enjoy the free Swansea Council display on the Covid-safe wide open spaces of Swansea beach and the prom. With the display taking place over the waters of the bay, the council hopes that as many people as possible will check the arrangements, plan ahead and aim to arrive in good time for the start. The event is due to take place from 6-8pm, with parking available at a number of locations including the Recreation Ground,…

Catch-up flu vaccinations for children and young people are being offered at a new drive-through delivered by the school nursing service. It means hundreds of pupils from across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, who missed their in-school vaccination due to illness, will be protected for the winter. The former Covid testing facility at Longlands Lane Playing Fields in Margam, pictured left, is being pressed into use for the drop-in service during weekends throughout November. These drop-in sessions will be in addition to those organised at all primary and secondary schools. Parents and carers are urged not to use the drive-through…

The shortlist has been announced for the 23rd annual Welsh Contact Centre Awards, ahead of November’s event at Cardiff Bay’s historic Coal Exchange. Thanks to the support of headline sponsored Jomo Recruitment, the Welsh Contact Centre Forum-led awards will celebrate a sector that contributes £650m annually to the Welsh economy. The event will also bring together the teams from across Wales whose commitment, adaptability, and support, provided essential lifelines for customers and businesses across the UK during the pandemic. Among the 21 company and individual awards, new categories will recognise the agility and dedication that allowed businesses to rapidly develop…

A rapidly-growing North Wales builder has started work on a £25 million scheme to build over 100 new homes in Colwyn Bay. Bamber Homes is a new division of the Mochdre-based Brenig Group and has been formed to develop the company’s private housebuilding projects. Their first venture is on a 13-acre site on Queens Drive, Colwyn Bay, where they will build a mixture of two- to five-bedroom houses and apartments on the former John Braddock and Mary Bamber convalescent centre site. The plans include 14 executive-style apartments in the John Braddock building, originally built as a luxurious mansion-style home for…

A new work by royal composer Paul Mealor is being premiered at a top music festival. The concerto written by Professor Mealor, one of the world’s most performed living composers who was born in St Asaph and brought up in Connah’s Quay, was jointly commissioned by the North Wales International Music Festival. The event is being held in a hybrid format for the very first time this year and resumes virtually later this month. Organisers say the support of the Arts Council of Wales and festival sponsors was crucial in enabling the hybrid event to go ahead. The headline sponsors…

A mountain rescue team is dealing with a record number of call-outs because of increases visitor numbers and extreme weather caused by climate change According to Tim Bird MBE, the team leader of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO), they are being helped to rise to the challenge thanks to some ground-breaking technology donated by the North Wales Police and Community Trust (PAC). In a year when rocketing visitor numbers to Snowdonia have made the national headlines, the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO) has responded to 110 call-outs to date and expects many more this winter. The new…