Author: Rhys Gregory

During Organ Donation Week, September 20 to 26, NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people in Wales to talk to their families about organ donation as more than 7,000 people, including 200 children, are predicted to be in need of an organ transplant. The hidden impact for these patients, which includes 198 people currently on the waiting list for a transplant from Wales, is being highlighted with the release of a new song from the ‘Harmonies of Hope’ children’s choir called ‘Invisible’. After a most challenging year for the NHS and people across the world, waiting lists for organs including…

Bridgend County Borough Council has confirmed which local roads will be temporarily closed to traffic in order help keep music fans safe during this year’s Porthcawl Elvis Festival. An all-day road closure will be in place along the esplanade between Porthcawl Marina and the Seabank Hotel on both Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September. While timings may vary slightly in order to ensure the smooth running of the event, the road closure is planned to last between 6am on Saturday through to midnight on Sunday. Temporary diversions will be in place, and drivers are asked to pay close attention to…

Welsh Government support is helping a Caerphilly county borough-based business to future proof its operations by relocating and safeguarding jobs, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. Hawker Siddeley Switchgear, which manufactures electrical switchgear and overhead line equipment, will use £500,000 of Welsh Government funding to move from its existing site at Pontllanfraith to the former British Airways interiors seat assembly factory in nearby Blackwood. This site provides an ideal location for the business, which counts Network Rail, Western Power Distribution, London Underground, Sydney Trains, and metro projects in China among key UK and international customers. A total of 196 jobs…

Cambrian Mountains Lamb is the second new Welsh product to be awarded the highly sought after UK Geographical Indication (UK GI) status, hot on the heels of Gower Salt Marsh Lamb which won the accolade last month. Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has welcomed the news and congratulated the producer group on their achievement. From today, only legitimate ‘Cambrian Mountains Lamb’ from the region can be sold with the UK GI seal of approval. The application for UKGI status was supported by the Welsh Government via their Welsh GI contract, which is delivered by Menter a Busnes and was made…

Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has outlined the next steps to introduce a new system of farm support which will reward farmers who take action to respond to the climate emergency and reverse the decline of biodiversity. The new Sustainable Farming Scheme will maximise the protective power of nature through farming and will be key in protecting the environment for this generation and those to come. The Welsh Government has already engaged with more than 2,000 farmers and stakeholders in the first phase of co-designing the new scheme and the next phase of co-design will take place in the summer…

Fans can easily watch the DCEU movies in order as most are available on one streaming service, HBO Max. In this guide, we are focusing on the DCEU movies, which started from 2013’s Man of Steel movie. Therefore, this list will not have any titles, recent films like Joker with Joaquin Phoenix or the forthcoming The Batman with Robert Pattinson. You can watch most of the DCEU movies on HBO Max. If HBO Max isn’t available in your region yet, you can use a VPN to access the HBO Max library. DC Movies by Order of Release: There are 10…

It’s a process that no business wants to have to go through, but sadly redundancies can’t always be avoided. Triggering the redundancy process is a stressful and highly emotive time within your business. As the company owner, it’s vital that you have the right legal support and guidance through this difficult event by communicating and taking counsel from redundancy solicitors to safeguard your business and to ensure your employees are treated fairly, supported and guided through the consultation process carefully. In this post, we’ll explore some of the most helpful ways you can support your staff through redundancy. Read on…

Finland is a chilly northern nation with strict gambling regulations comparable to those of surrounding countries such as Sweden and Norway. Even though some of the top online casinos for Finland players are easily accessible and eager to accept real money bets in Finland or elsewhere, gambling in international online casinos is illegal under Finnish online casino regulations. To help you comprehend everything, we’ve created a review of online gambling in Finland, along with a list of the finest Finland casino sites. If you wish to play gambling games for real money at an online casino in Finland, we’ll recommend…

A North Wales specialist steelwork fabrication company is lining up a major programme of expansion to mark its 10th anniversary. S4S (Steel 4 Structures) will invest over £1million over the next couple of years to meet growing customer demand. The Buckley-based business also expects to increase its workforce by around 10 to 40. The company, which was founded in September 2011, will move into a unit adjacent to its current facility next month creating new office space, staff parking and a fittings shop. The transformation will mean that S4S will increase the total size of its premises from 37,500 sq.…

From high craggy peaks, remote tranquil moorlands and lush green ravines opening out to expanses of awe-inspiring estuaries – Eryri (Snowdonia) has it all. On the 18th of October, this special area will celebrate 70 years since its designation as a National Park, and to mark this special occasion the Park Authority has arranged a variety of events. The designation came about in the wake of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, which ensured that designated areas of natural beauty, their culture and wildlife were protected from overdevelopment and safeguarded for the nation. Snowdonia was the…