Author: Rhys Gregory

The world premiere of a lasting tribute to the outspoken Welsh poet Harri Webb will take place at a top music festival. The new piece written by acclaimed composer Brian Hughes, who lives in Gresford, near Wrexham, will be performed at the North Wales International Music Festival in St Asaph on Sunday, October 3. According to Hughes, it will be a belated celebration of the centenary of the “magical poet’s birth in Swansea in 1920, a milestone that went largely unnoticed last year.” The festival is returning with a hybrid event after being held solely online in 2020. Organisers say…

Street Food Cinema, the delicious drive-in, returns to Cardiff next month promising the full fright-night experience, with a spooky pre-show and a huge fancy dress competition – which even includes the car! Coinciding with half term week – Monday 25th to Sunday 31st October – the film line-up has been designed with afternoon and early evening performances for the whole family followed by two late-night frighteners in the evening for teens and adults. On the bill are family favourites like Casper, Coco, Ghostbusters and Coraline, classics like Jaws, Beetlejuice and The Lost Boys, late night scares from A Nightmare on…

Swansea-based Crossing Point Investment Management has been crowned best discretionary fund manager (DFM) for the South West and Wales region in the 2021 Citywire Adviser Choice Awards. Founded in 2018, Crossing Point manages clients’ investment portfolios using various strategies, ranging from its Green Path, which favours ethical and environmentally friendly investments, through to its Guardian portfolios, which use a technique known as ‘trend following’ to identify price changes and decide when to buy and sell assets. This technique is very rare in the UK, making Crossing Point different from most DFMs in the country. Crossing Point’s investment strategies are rooted…

PIONEERING schools in Wales have been recognised by the UK’s leading cyber experts for providing pupils with first-rate opportunities to learn about cyber security. Abertillery Learning Community and St John’s College, Cardiff, received Silver and Bronze awards respectively in the latest round of the CyberFirst Schools initiative, which is led by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – part of GCHQ. The programme recognises schools and colleges that can demonstrate excellence in providing cyber security education and the two schools in Wales are joined by another 14 successful UK institutions announced today (Monday). The schools showcased a range of work…

ALMOST 35,000 calls have been made to the Welsh Ambulance Service since January for people who have fallen. It is the number one reason people in Wales have called for an ambulance this year so far, with chest pain (32,000), breathing problems (25,000) and Covid-19 (23,000) calls second, third and fourth in the list respectively. This Falls Awareness Week (20-26 September), the service has issued advice about not only how to prevent a fall but about what to do if you have fallen. Charlotte Walker, the Trust’s Older People Improvement Lead, said: “Anyone can have a fall, but the natural…

Drug delivery technology company Midatech Pharma plc has moved its Cardiff headquarters to offices in Cardiff Bay. The company has moved to the 1 Caspian Point office building in Caspian Way, Pierhead Street part of the Parmer Cardiff campus on the city’s waterfront, where it has created 8,050 sq ft of offices and laboratories on the ground and first floors.  Midatech has taken a five year lease on confidential terms. It was advised in the transaction by the Cardiff office of property consultancy Knight Frank, whose Building Consultancy Team project managed the Cat A works and the fitout of its…

A NEW campaign aims to illuminate dark streets and help those who feel at risk find a registered Safe Place in Wales’ capital. During Freshers’ Fortnight, more young females will walk through the streets of Cardiff at night, with many unfamiliar with the area. Tonight (Tuesday 21 September), 35 digital billboards will light up the capital and high footfall student areas in a new initiative – FOR A Safer Cardiff – to help women feel safer at night and will run for the duration of Fresher’s Fortnight (20 September – 4 October). The campaign comes after a recent report found…

One of the UK’s leading independent insurance brokers, Towergate Insurance Brokers, has renewed their sponsorship deal with the Cardiff Devils after a year-long hiatus caused by the pandemic. The agreement coincides with the start of the new season in September and sees Towergate Insurance Brokers’ branding featured across the Devil’s hockey kit, the team’s website, programmes and rink-side at Ice Arena Wales. Towergate Insurance Brokers, which has over 100 offices nationwide, has a strong Welsh presence and a strong relationship with ice hockey, having been one of the Devils’ key sponsors since 2019. Gary Stevens, Area Managing Director for Towergate…

Technology specialists Tahdah Verified Limited have secured a £1 million equity investment for their multi-tenant software platform with £750,000 coming from AFM as lead investor and £250,000 from the Development Bank of Wales. This constitutes the Development Bank of Wales’ first co-investment with Liverpool-based fund management specialists, Alliance Fund Managers [AFM] as part of MSIF’s Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund. Based in Llandudno, Tahdah was established by Chief Executive Neil Rylance in 2016. Providing unique benefits and functionalities for different users, Tahdah is a multi-tenant cloud-based system for awarding bodies, training providers, membership associations and clubs, employers and candidates. The…

A Swansea-based not-for-profit company that specialises in regeneration says the multi-million pound transformation of the city centre is making it a better place to live, work and do business. Debbie Green, Chief Executive of Coastal Housing Group, believes schemes like the £12m Kingsway improvement project led by Swansea Council are already making a difference by attracting interest from investors. Debbie said: “It’s been great to see the new, greener Kingsway take shape and we’re proud to be playing a part in that by providing upgrade works at 85 Kingsway with the city centre’s first green walls and new homes just opposite…