Author: Rhys Gregory

Young entrepreneur Aled Woosnam, whose businesses have continued to thrive despite the pandemic, collected the main accolade at the Powys Business Awards. Aled, 26, who owns AL Technical, an electrical and specialist communications business and 23 Social, a flagship, multi-purpose bar and grill in Newtown, collected the overall Powys Business of the Year award, sponsored by Powys County Council. He also won the Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by the Welsh Government, at the drive-in awards ceremony held in Newtown last Friday. Organised by Mid Wales Manufacturing Group, the Powys Business Awards showcase business excellence across the county. “I am absolutely speechless…

The Silver Mountain Experience, a family visitor attraction based just outside Aberystwyth, is gearing up for a fun-filled Halloween season during the school half-term between October 23-31. Visitors to the Victorian mine, located at Llywernog, near Ponterwyd on the A44 between Aberystwyth and Llangurig, can experience a variety of guided tours, as well as plenty of spook-tacular Halloween activities. Adventurers can enjoy three different guided tours, which explore the history of the site, both above and below ground. Those feeling adventurous can explore Welsh myths and legends in ‘Black Chasm: Unearthed’, a thrilling journey underground, with even more frights for…

A SELF-MADE businesswoman who started a business during the COVID-19 pandemic has opened her first shop. 22-year-old Meg Roberts, a former student of Liverpool’s John Moores University, launched Grumble Studios a year ago at the height of the pandemic. Meg began making tie-dye socks from her home in Rhyl under her Grumble Studios brand. As the cottage business grew, so did Meg’s ideas. Socks were joined by a range of tie-dye hoodies and t-shirts with jewellery and homeware next. Fast forward 12 months and after testing her goods at artisan markets in North Wales and the North West and through…

Swansea will see the return of the much-anticipated race of the year next Sunday as runners will adorn the city’s streets to take part in the JCP Swansea Half Marathon. The event’s seventh edition is being held at 8 am on Sunday 17th October 2021 and will be Wales’ biggest half marathon road race since March 2020. A staggering 28 months have passed since the event was last hosted in the city. Organisers of the JCP Swansea Half Marathon have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure the event is delivered safely for all participants despite the additional challenges brought about…

Make your cheesiest dreams come true this Christmas, with a Giant Welsh Cheese Advent Calendar from The Welsh Cheese Company. Packed with 24 individual portions of artisan Welsh cheese, the calendar is a celebration of Welsh cheesemaking, with contents ranging from creamy soft cheeses that would rival any French Brie, to punchy, crowd-pleasing Cheddars and lip-smacking blues. It’s a showcase of some of the best cheesemakers from across Wales, including Caws Cenarth, Caws Teifi, Pant Mawr Cheeses, The Snowdonia Cheese Company, Brooke’s Dairy and Y Cwt Caws. Containing a whopping 4.2 kilograms of dairy deliciousness, the extravagant advent calendar is made up of four separate triangles. Each individual triangle measures 51cm wide by…

Working Wales is encouraging people to join its latest free, digital and Wales-wide careers and jobs fair. Starting Tuesday 19 October, Your Career, Your Future is a collaborative event between Working Wales (delivered by Careers Wales), the Department for Work and Pensions and the Regional Learning and Skills Partnerships. Across three days there is an event for each region, which will showcase the main growth sectors, jobs in demand, live vacancies and future developments. Those attending will be able to listen to live presentations and have the opportunity to speak directly with local and national employers. North Wales: Tuesday 19…

THE Welsh Ambulance Service has appointed its first dedicated palliative care paramedics. The new recruits will deliver specialist care to patients who are nearing the end of their life, in what is also a UK ambulance service first. The four-strong team will work as part of Swansea Bay University Health Board’s Specialist Palliative Care Team and divide their time between patients in the community and patients in a hospital and hospice setting. The new paramedics will take up post in November. Ed O’Brian, End of Life Care Lead at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: “People associate the role of a…

This autumn, between the 27 October and the 7 of November, Cadw’s gothic castle, Castell Coch will play host to an immersive theatre show ― with tickets for the live event available via the Cadw website from today. The immersive event will see Professor Anil Seth (author of Being You) appearing as a disembodied head in an immersive theatre production designed to prompt a deep questioning about the nature of reality. Set in the extraordinary gothic Castell Coch, Mysterious Maud’s Chambers of Fantastical Truth has been created by National Theatre Wales regular Caroline Sabin to be a gloriously entertaining romp…

Anwyl Homes’ Cheshire and North Wales region has reported a record number of new homes completions for 2021 and is on course for further growth over the next year. The Flintshire-based housebuilder completed 487 homes during its last financial year, which ended on September 30 – an increase of 22% on the previous year. Despite the challenges faced by the wider industry, the company now has its sights set on another record-breaking year and is forecasting a further increase in the number of homes it builds of just over 10% for the current financial year. The figures mark steady growth…

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has raised concerns about the procurement policies for school meals at primary schools on Anglesey with the local council. Union officials were concerned that the menu offered to children did not incorporate enough local and Welsh produce. FUW Anglesey County Executive Alaw Jones said: “We were encouraged by the meeting we had with the County Council and welcome the fact that they hope to work with local farmers to explore opportunities to supply meat and dairy produce for school meals on the island.” The council, which has recently signed a multi million pound contract to…