Author: Rhys Gregory

Fashion Design students at the University of South Wales (USW) have worked with Welsh footwear brand Bedroom Athletics to launch the first ever pair of digital slippers. Aiming to help customers better understand the construction and materials used in the design and manufacture of their products, Bedroom Athletics collaborated with the students to create four key styles, using the innovative design platform Clo3d. The students worked with technical specifications and images supplied by the company for the designs, which will be used to further enhance digital techniques in the design and fit of its products. Carys Ward, a final year…

Grŵp Resilience in Pembrokeshire has received a grant of £7,880 from The National Lottery Community Fund in Wales to fund the Greener Healing project. This project will support people with mental health needs to take part in green social activity and evaluate how this affects them. Vicky Moller, Chairman of Grŵp Resilience, which is a network of businesses, communities and organisations committed to working inclusively in the long-term interests of nature and people, explains: “We found that many people with urgent social and mental wellbeing needs are happiest when they feel useful and doing practical things with others. This project will…

Fighting Homelessness, in partnership with Llanrumney Phoenix Boxing Gym, uses boxing to help members of the homeless community improve their mental and physical health. People taking part have already shown improvements in a range of life skills; for example dealing with substance misuse and making applications for housing.   Fighting Homelessness successfully applied for a grant of £4,360 from The National Lottery Community Fund. Cardiff Council Supported Accommodation Officer and programme creator, Rob Green, explained the positive impact the programme is having:   “The difference the programme has made to some of the guys is amazing. We’ve had some brilliant outcomes – some of them have gone on to work experience, some paid work. Another of our residents has been transformed – he…

Carter Lauren Construction are taking on the North to South bike ride in aid of City Hospice this weekend (September 25 and 26). The only provider of home-based specialist palliative care in the capital, City Hospice provides care to people with terminal or life limiting illnesses such as cancer, dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and motor neurone disease (MND), in addition to bereavement support for families. The Carter Lauren Construction team are long term supporters of City Hospice and will be cycling 227 miles from North to South Wales to raise vital funds to support the Cardiff-based charity. The…

Astronomy meets gastronomy in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales, as local food, drink and craft producers make the most of world-class dark skies. Local producers have created their own food, drink and craft network and are currently planning to launch new branded produce, in the Elan Valley International Dark Sky Park, in celebration of some of the darkest skies in the world. All this comes after a report published recently confirmed that 99% of the Cambrian Mountains night sky has the best dark skies possible owing to there being such low light pollution. As such, this part of Wales is…

Joanna Evans likes to run along Swansea Beach early in the morning, taking in the sea air and settling her mind before a hard day’s work while her colleague Shakira Walilay prefers a country walk near her Swansea Valley home to prepare for her shift. They are both contact tracers with the joint NPT Council, Swansea Bay University Health Board and Welsh Government Test Trace Protect (TTP) Covid-19 service for the region. Shakira, also a college student, was a call centre worker for firms like Virgin Atlantic and TUI then became a delivery driver before signing up in January 2021…

When you install a home security system in your house, you might as well make it a point to install LED outdoor security lights as well. These lights have become very common today and are used in many different places. As we all know, lights with sensors have become quite popular over the years because they can detect motion and automatically turn on their lights to provide illumination to a certain area. Generally speaking, outdoor LED lights with sensors also come in different shapes and sizes. In this article, I would like to talk about some LED outdoor lights with…

Making money on the Internet is no longer considered something special or unusual. Many people are already getting their income from online activities. And there are many of those who prefer to work remotely or choose freelancing as their main source of income. There are more than enough opportunities to achieve this goal. Let’s take a look at the most profitable and high-potential options. #1 — Web Traffic Arbitrage (Affiliate Marketing) Traffic arbitrage is a promising and affordable way to make money. To generate profits, all you need to do is to redirect visitors from one site to another. An…

After 18 months of lockdowns, fire breaks and heavy restrictions on public gatherings big venues are starting open their doors again. One such event that opened its doors on Tuesday 21st September for WWE Live at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. With WWE having such a large fan base across the UK, it was unsurprising to hear that the event had sold out for it’s long awaited returned. So you know, this show has been rescheduled from Wednesday 6 May 2020, Monday 5 October 2020 and again from Wednesday 28 April 2021! The appetite from fans was not diminished… Those…

Taking place last Thursday, the Inspire! Awards feature as a key part of Adult Learners’ Week – the UK’s biggest festival of adult learning from 20-26th September. This year’s 13 winners have overcome homelessness, abuse, confidence issues and a lack of formal education to turn their lives around., They were recognised at the 2021 Inspire! Awards for their incredible dedication to learning against the odds. Open University Nurses: Skills at Work Winner – When the coronavirus pandemic began in the spring of 2020, the Nursing and Midwifery Council was asked to release nursing students to support the NHS. Apart from…