Author: Rhys Gregory

Future phases of Swansea city centre developments and investments have been unveiled as a mixed-use destination with investment in lifestyle, family experiences and retail to help increase the number of visitors. Aimed at helping create a more vibrant and sustainable city centre in coming years, a number of proposals have been put forward to build on a multi-million pound investment programme that’s already under way. Led by Swansea Council, the investment programme includes the £135m Copr Bay phase one development, the £12m transformation of The Kingsway and the on-going £3m Wind Street improvement project. Further supporting this investment, the new…

LIMB-Art, which designs and makes ‘the world’s coolest prosthetic leg covers’, has won the Manufacturing Start-up of the Year at the 2021 Wales Start-up Awards. The annual awards showcase the best new businesses in Wales and is open to companies under three years old. Professor Dylan Jones-Evans, who founded the Wales Start-up awards in 2015, said: “The creativity, innovation and sheer hard work demonstrated by all the finalists suggests that entrepreneurial talent in Wales can overcome almost any barrier and thrive in the most difficult of conditions. “Not only have many of the finalists for this year’s awards had to…

The New World Trading Company (NWTC) is bringing its expanding The Club House brand to Mermaid Quay, Schroder UK Real Estate Fund’s (‘SREF’) popular 150,000 sq ft mixed-use destination on the waterfront in Cardiff Bay. The new relaxed dining bar/restaurant will be located in the heart of Mermaid Quay, as part of a high-profile, 9,000 sq ft two-storey unit – complete with balcony area overlooking Tacoma Square and Cardiff Bay – previously occupied by S.A. Brain & Co’s Salt bar.  S.A. Brain & Co’s successful The Dock Bar & Kitchen, operated by Marston’s, will continue to trade at Mermaid Quay.…

Youth movement Urdd Gobaith Cymru is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its brand-new choir – Côr yr Urdd – which will travel to Alabama in 2022. The choir will be formed to mark the Urdd’s centenary in 2022 and offer a once in a lifetime opportunity for young people across Wales to come together and perform in Alabama. Any individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 can apply to be part of the choir and grab a seat on the exclusive trip. There is no need to be a member of a choir already or…

Red Dragon Pubs has added two new pubs to its pubco portfolio – The Pemberton in Burry Port and The Gwesty in Brynmawr. After officially launching at The Aubrey Arms in Ystradgynlais last month (August), Red Dragon Pubs now owns 10 pubs in the Swansea and Gwent Valleys, with plans to expand its portfolio by even more in the coming months. The company is the brainchild of serial entrepreneur James Hunt who, along with a group of investors, have ambitions to acquire and invest in pubs across south Wales in a bid to make Red Dragon Pubs the most familiar…

A TALENTED musician who launched a creative business in lockdown is shooting for start-up success.  Rob Grey is making waves with his new venture, Rad Stuff Photo Video. With the support of Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council’s (DVSC) Change Makers project, the 29 year-old is now winning contracts and clients across North Wales and beyond. Based in Rhyl, Rob is lead singer of pop-punk band Everyone and Anyone and discovered his flair for the visual while on tour with another group who needed someone to capture their performances on camera. Just months later he was making plans to unveil the business…

Sculpture by artists from Italy, Sweden, Australian and the UK will feature in the first The exhibition features figurative sculptures by Dr Alan Pascuzzi (bronze), Nicolai Nickson (marble and wood), Erin Knight (bronze), and Sarah Burton (steel and ceramics). Curated by Life: Full Colour founder, Sara McKee, the free exhibition will open for four weeks from 1 October 2021 and it brings new artists and fresh work to Wales. Themes explored by the artists range from making choices through to perseverance. Sara McKee says, “We’re a huge supporter of Wales based artists and our shows to date have provided people…

fter an eighteen-month hiatus, the National Library of Wales is returning to The Riverside Gallery in Haverfordwest with two brand new exhibitions. The gallery will reopen on 18 September and the National Library is looking forward to sharing its collections with audiences outside of Aberystwyth once again. The National Library of Wales houses over 1 million photographs connected to Wales, which range from works by pioneering photographers from the earliest days of photography to portfolios by contemporary practitioners of the art. In the People: Photographs from the National Collection exhibition we will focus on the unique art of documentary photography. Pembrokeshire is…

Parents, pupils, teachers and the wider community will be asked for their views on plans to continue to grow the number of Welsh speaking young people in Swansea. Swansea Council aims to increase provision for Welsh-medium education in the city including for pre-school children and for post 16 study for both academic and vocational courses. The plans are contained in the council’s updated Welsh in Education Strategic Plan which is designed to help Swansea to play its part in helping the Welsh Government achieve its target of one million Welsh speakers by the year 2050. During the last 20 years the…

SWANSEA Council is to spend an extra £21m supporting vital Covid-19 services in the coming year, Cabinet has agreed Although the Welsh Government alert level is set at zero and communities are adjusting to changes as the country emerges from the pandemic, the council will still be investing in supporting people affected by the virus. According to a report agreed by Cabinet on September 16, the council’s finances are in a strong position to deal with the uncertainties ahead in the aftermath of Covid-19, Brexit and other inflationary pressures. But it will still be spending heavily side-by-side with health services…