Author: Rhys Gregory

rontline NHS staff working in North Wales have become the first people in Wales to receive their Covid-19 booster vaccines, as the programme started in Wales yesterday [Thursday 16 September]. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board began to offer its staff the booster vaccine just days after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued its final advice about the autumn booster programme. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will begin its booster vaccination programme on Saturday, starting with care home residents. Swansea Bay, Hywel Da, Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale and Powys health boards have all confirmed they will…

A2B Active CIC in partnership with Aspire 2Be are announcing the launch of the PT Arts Cafe, a virtual, creative, social and collaborative space for Port Talbot’s artistic community to share performance, art and music. The project was made possible by funding through the National Lottery, along with the support of local MP Stephen Kinnock and Senedd Member for Aberavon David Rees. The arts community was hit hard by the COVID pandemic and this new initiative has been established in response, with the aim of assisting the rehabilitation and growth of local art and performance in a positive environment. The PT…

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CBD is the miracle part of cannabis with a whole host of health benefits. There are so many good properties in CBD that are good for health and we know this because of the extensive amount of research and studies that have been conducted over the years. We also know that consumption method that plays a role in how healthy it can be for you, and one of the healthier ways to consume is through a concentrate vaporizer, like those available here https://dankstop.com/collections/concentrate-vaporizers, among many other methods that have become available. All of this information was brought about because of…

Communities across Wales will be coming together next week to show their support for Great Big Green Week, a UK-wide celebration of climate action. More than 4,500 events are happening up and down the country, giving people the opportunity to stand up against the effects of climate change and show their support for taking urgent action to help protect people, nature and places across the world. Opportunities for people from Wales to lend their support include: ·      St David’s Peninsula Great Big Green Week, 18 – 24 September, St David’s Peninsula: among the events planned are an EcoDewi Courtyard Takeover…

A 25-year-old from Blaenafon in Torfaen has launched a lifestyle business combining fitness coaching and an active wear brand, inspired by her own love of dance. Georgina James, who works fulltime for a housing association in Wales, has used her free time to set up GEEJ, a coaching platform that offers dance fitness classes to young women across Wales with the aim of leaving them feeling empowered. The classes are targeted to women aged 16+, with Georgina already having around 80 regular attendees each week. Georgina started her business with the help of Big Ideas Wales, part of Business Wales…

Moneyworks Wales, a new payroll product launched this month, aims to help employees across Wales to build a better financial future. Supported by the Welsh Government, TUC Wales, the payroll scheme is a collaboration between 10 not-for-profit financial cooperatives and already has over 150 businesses across Wales on board including Legal and General, Admiral Insurance and Airbus.    Businesses, or payroll partners, that sign up for the scheme can offer employees the opportunity to borrow or save money directly through the payroll system. Much like national insurance or income tax, loan repayments and savings are taken directly from an employee’s salary before it reaches their bank account.   Encouraging employees to improve their financial wellbeing and providing the means…

South Wales is seeing a boom in the construction of new industrial business units for its thriving small businesses, according to global property consultancy Knight Frank. Tom Griffiths from Knight Frank’s Industrial & Logistics division in Cardiff, said: “New schemes across the region are filling rapidly, with developers looking to build out new developments to cater for the demand.” Atlantic Business Park in Hayes Lane, Barry is one good example. The development of 42 new high-quality 1,453 sq ft portal frame business/trade units there is being created for sale by Dawan Developments, following the earlier success of the adjacent Atlantic…

The doors are open to a new, hybrid working space providing co-working, test trading and business advice for people in Carmarthen. Wales’ leading business support organisation and commercial landlords, Business in Focus has launched Shared Spaces to offer people a space to work, to build their business ideas and connect with the local community. Based on St Catherine’s Walk in the town centre, the combination of working solutions provided by Shared Spaces offers something for everyone including desk rental, meeting room hire, pop up shop space and business advice and support. The opportunity to rent desk space in a large,…

Monmouthshire Building Society has opened its new Brecon branch at a larger and more accessible premises. The independent, Welsh, mutual building society, one of the longest-standing businesses in the region, took over the Leeds Building Society office in the centre of Brecon on 1 January 2021 as part of an ongoing strategy to increase its High Street presence throughout South Wales. The Society, which has had a successful eight months since taking over the branch with increased membership and former Leeds members opening new accounts, has moved to its new premises at 6B The Bulwark on Brecon High Street with…