Author: Rhys Gregory

A BA New Media graduate from The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has secured his dream job working for Virgin Media, after using his LinkedIn Learning account to help him apply for the job and to get noticed. Tom Jenkins from South Wales graduated from UWTSD in 2017. Tom is now a video editor and animator with Virgin Media, working alongside Holly Branson on various projects. During his time at the University, Tom decided to build up his contacts within the industry and was able to find relevant work experience. He worked for a television studio for 3 months…

South Wales Police can confirm that 27 people have been charged with offences relating to their involvement in the large scale disorder at Mayhill on 20th May 2021. The ages of those charged range between 15 and 44.  The charges laid are for the offence of riot, with two defendants also facing charges of arson with intent to endanger life or being reckless as to whether a life of another would be endangered.  They are due to appear in Swansea Magistrates court between 2nd – 4th March 2022. Chief Superintendent Trudi Meyrick, policing commander for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot,…

Measures are being trialled in Ceredigion to create safer, inviting towns and to improve traffic flow in those coastal areas. During the busy summer season of 2020, Ceredigion County Council introduced temporary Safe Zones in coastal towns to allow people to keep a safe social distance in the early stages of the pandemic and to allow businesses to trade outdoors. As the requirements for social distancing have eased in Wales, there is no longer a need for some of these measures, such as road closures for certain periods of the day, and they will be revoked as part of the…

A group of Ceredigion businesses are working together to help stem the outward migration of young people and support the growth of local companies by highlighting the opportunities and attributes of employers in Ceredigion. Funded by the UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund with the support of Ceredigion County Council, ‘A Place to Work’ is being coordinated by independent economic development company, Menter a Busnes. Working with a variety of employers in Ceredigion, the innovative scheme will investigate how employer branding methods can be used to highlight the unique career and lifestyle opportunities available locally. In doing so, the scheme will…

Work has begun to install more than 200 life-saving defibrillators at Transport for Wales railway stations across Wales and the borders. Coinciding with ‘Defibruary’ – a month-long campaign by the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust to raise awareness of the importance of defibrillators – the first phase of the programme will see them placed into 53 TfW stations. The remaining defibrillators will be installed later this spring, and once ready for use they will be uploaded onto the British Heart Foundation’s bespoke portal, called The Circuit, in partnership with St John Ambulance, the Resuscitation Council UK and the Association of…

Cardiff based postgraduate online medical learning provider, Learna, has appointed a new Head of Programme Development and Innovation. Helen Davies, from Aberdare, joins the firm from BMJ (British Medical Journal), where she was Head of Online Learning and Assessment and has over twenty years experience working in the online medical education sector. Helen’s latest role is a new position, leading a newly created Programme Development and Innovation department, at the rapidly scaling online learning provider which has undertaken significant expansion in recent years, in line with the wider online learning sector, as it experiences exponential growth in both scope and…

Wales’s best-known butcher has gone global – their ever-popular pork sausages now stretch round the world. Sales of Edwards’ bangers have surpassed the 340 million sausages mark – strung together enough to reach over 24,000 miles around the equator, and they have released new packaging in celebration of the milestone. They are in supermarkets all over the UK as well as in village and corner shops across Wales and the colourful new branding for their range of premium products has the silhouette of Conwy Castle standing proudly on it. The firm’s founder, Ieuan Edwards began his business in 1984 on…

Major developments in the city centre helped influence a businessman’s decision to set up a new venture in Swansea. Llyr Roberts, the owner of Cwtsh Hostel on Castle Street, says projects like the emerging £135m Copr Bay phase one district are making Swansea an attractive proposition for private sector investment. Llyr, who is also behind the Breakout Swansea business on The Kingsway, opened up the Cwtch Hostel in November last year. It’s made up of both pod and private accommodation, a communal area and other facilities including a communal kitchen, a small coffee shop, games and a projector for a…

Across the UK, 20,000 people are being recruited to create large-scale outdoor artworks, including in four of Wales’ most outstanding landscapes, for Green Space Dark Skies, part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK, from April to September 2022. The creative project is the first of its kind in Wales and will be taking place in Gower AONB (13 May), Brecon Beacons National Park (July) and Ynys Mon Anglesey (date to be announced). The Green Space Dark Skies artworks will be created at dusk by participants, referred to as Lumenators. They will be guided along pathways or waterways carrying smart lights…

Swansea Building Society, with offices in Swansea, Mumbles, Carmarthen and Cowbridge, has strengthened its senior management team with two promotions in key roles. Jane Parker becomes Area Manager, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, and Nick Longar becomes Head of IT, as the building society experiences continued growth, investment and expansion. Prior to her promotion, Parker was the Society’s Branch Manager based at its Portland Street Branch, serving Swansea City Centre and the surrounding areas of the Swansea Valley and Neath Port Talbot. Parker started her career in financial Services with Midland Bank PLC in 1984 and continued to develop her…