Author: Rhys Gregory

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama today announced its new Promise strategy. As the National Conservatoire of Wales it promises to extend its reach and impact, and further transform its offer to students, celebrating its 75th birthday in 2024 as a world-leading creative skills hub.  Promise will be backed by a sustainable investment plan which the College has already put in place and by a £5 million fund-raising campaign to support specific goals. The ambition of the strategy has already inspired The Mosawi Foundation to donate the first lead gift of £1m, the largest single philanthropic gift received in the College’s history.  ‘The potential of future generations…

It is naive to think that studying at university alone is enough to master a profession. If you didn’t go to university just for the crust, self-study is an inevitability. Self-education is not so easy. It’s one thing to read and learn under the pressure of teachers and deadlines, and quite another to be responsible for your education yourself. Without outside supervision, it’s hard to force yourself to learn new information. Most students end up bogging down in self-study. To make sure you are not one of them, we will give you some tips for self-study in higher education. 7…

One of the UK’s fastest growing businesses has today confirmed it has committed its long-term future to Wrexham. Online retailer Net World Sports has been based on Wrexham Industrial Estate since 2014 and work has now begun on a new £25M warehouse and office that will be located just 1 mile away from their current site. The new 411,000 sq ft base which is due to be completed by mid-summer next year will serve as the company’s long-term home and will create a significant number of new jobs for local people across a range of different departments. The new warehouse…

Edwards Business Park / Parc Busnes Edwards of Llantrisant has launched Frams Enterprise Centre, the latest phase of development at its 25-acre mixed logistics and office complex adjacent to Llantrisant Business Park. The latest phase of development comprises 18 new office suites, bringing the total to 36 suites available for occupation at Frams Enterprise Centre from September 2021. Frams Enterprise Centre sits adjacent to The Courtyard, an earlier development of 14 ground floor and 24 first floor offices, which is now fully occupied following completion of four new lettings this year. Mark Siddons, Associate with Cooke & Arkwright’s Business Space…

Packaged Living, an experienced investor, developer and operator of privately rented homes has launched plans to develop approximately 331 high-quality, private homes to rent on Trade Street. As part of the current proposals, Suffolk House would be demolished and redeveloped to provide a range of one, two and three-bedroom, privately rented affordable homes for key workers and those on average and below-average salaries. An active ground floor element with commercial space will be included, to support local independent businesses and provide space for pop up community events. Sophie Gunn, Development Manager at Packaged Living said: “Cardiff is a unique compact…

The first major tourism and hospitality conference held in Wales since the Covid-19 pandemic began in the UK last year is to go ahead in Llandrindod Wells in November. MWT Cymru has announced that the 2021 Mid Wales Tourism and Hospitality Conference will be held at The Metropole Hotel on November 9 from 9.45am to 3.30pm To help ensure a safe conference, everyone attending must have an up to date NHS Covid pass. “We all have a responsibility to keep each other safe at this year’s conference,” said Val Hawkins, MWT Cymru’s chief executive. “Whilst the success of the vaccine programme…

When buying a car, everyone has priorities. The car buying process is overwhelming and takes time, and it’s easy to get off track. You can make the process easier by noting a list of features that mean the most to you.  In this article, we will discuss things to consider when buying a new car. Safety  Having access to several safety features can save you money down the road. It can lower the insurance premiums you have to pay every month due to the lower likelihood of crashing and damaging the car. More importantly, you won’t have to worry about…

Bridgend County Borough Council is urging drivers to remain calm and to avoid panic buying fuel following latest assurances from the Government and organisations such as the Petrol Retailers Association. Panic buying over the weekend saw a number of petrol stations throughout the UK having to close as pumps ran dry. However, the Government has given assurances that fuel is not in short supply in the UK, and that the current problem has been caused solely by the ‘needless’ panic buying. Moves are now underway to restock petrol stations as quickly as possible. Council Leader Huw David said: “The panic-buying…

Councillor Andrew Morgan, Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, said: “Coal tips continue to scar the South Wales Valleys landscape and are a remaining consequence of our industrial past. However, the impact of climate change and the severe weather events witnessed over recent years has highlighted the ongoing problems and risks that they pose. “The Council is continuing to work with the Welsh Government and the Coal Authority as part of the taskforce to ensure that this legacy issue can be addressed to protect the future wellbeing of these communities, and I fully support the Finance and Local Government Minister’s…

A predatory fraudster will serve an extra 12 months in prison for charging two elderly and vulnerable victims more than £20,000 in an elaborate, pest-control scam, which would normally cost £48 to remedy. Richard McCarthy, 28, from St Mellons, Cardiff, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court last Friday, September 24th, following a guilty plea to two offences of fraud at a previous hearing in September 2020. McCarthy who is currently on remand, serving a four-and-a-half-year sentence for burglary, had his jail term extended by a year for the new offences. The court heard that ‘two elderly and vulnerable women’ were…