Author: Rhys Gregory

Drake Audio Visual celebrates a half century in business. Established by the late Geoff Drake, as part of the Drake Group, with his brother Harry Drake, and now led by Geoff’s daughter Heather Drake, the Cardiff based firm has been providing industry leading audio- visual solutions since 1971. With its official anniversary taking place on 1 September 2021, Drake reflects on its key successes, strong team and its varied client base that has seen the company evolve over the past five decades. Having been around since the beginning of the industry, Drake Audio Visual has seen technical developments fuel an…

The final round of concerts for this year’s Fishguard and West Wales International Music Festival will continue on Wednesday 8th of September with a world premiere at Capel Tabor, Dinas. Alis Huws, harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales, will give the first live performance of a short piece by mid-Wales composer Steph Power entitled Camddwr Bleiddiaid (Wolf’s Leap). The work is areference to a location on an old drovers’ road in the desolate beauty of the Cambrian mountains. Alis will also perform works by Bach, Debussy and other composers in her recital which will take place at Capel Tabor,…

Cardiff and Vale College Rugby Academy’s inaugural Captain, Wales International Ben Thomas, has come back to the College to help inspire the rugby stars of the future who are set to follow in his bootsteps. Cardiff Rugby Centre Ben, who earned his first cap this year, joined the Academy for pre-season training and met current Captain Saul Hurley and Co-captain Tom Caple. The now well established CAVC Rugby Academy provides the perfect platform for young, dedicated students who have an interest in performance and elite level rugby. The Academy places a strong emphasis on balancing sporting performance with educational achievement…

Local charities in Wales helped Aldi donate 118,506 meals to people in need over the summer school holidays. The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and foodbanks to donate surplus food, with the majority of meals going to causes supporting families and children. The donation is part of Aldi’s commitment to donate 10 million meals across the country in 2021, in partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly. So far this year, Aldi stores across the UK have already donated over six million meals to good causes. Mary Dunn, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility at Aldi UK,…

Cwmbran-headquartered aerospace emergency exit marking and cabin lighting systems provider STG Aerospace, has worked together with KLM Airlines to upgrade their aircraft with the latest generation of saf-Tglo® (SSUL-X) emergency floor path marking system. This new collaboration with the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM, marks a key moment for STG as they deliver their latest generation of saf-Tglo® to this prestigious launch customer. The emergency exit system is the lightest and narrowest on the market, covers the widest CMF palette available and, for the first time, offers full edge to edge colour, providing a significant step up in…

Pembrokeshire County Council’s offices in Haverfordwest will be lit up in purple on Monday (6th September) in support of Pembrokeshire’s 12,000 WASPI women (Women Against State Pension Injustice). The date also marks the reopening of parliament at Westminster. “We want to remind MPs that the Ombudsman ruled that it was maladministration when 1950s- born women were not given adequate notice of changes to their State Pension Age”, said Cllr Cris Tomos, Cabinet Member for the Environment and Welsh Language, who formally requested the lighting-up. “Twelve thousand WASPI women in our area had their plans for retirement shattered with little or…

A 100% electric bus is heading for Swansea to share the climate emergency message – and businesses across the city can be part of it. The Carbon Battle Bus is on a UK-wide tour thanks to sustainability organisation Planet Mark and it will be parked outside the Guildhall for the afternoon of September 13. Its Zero Carbon Tour will also host a face-to-face and online event for businesses that want a greater understanding of how to set net zero targets. This is due to take place in the Brangwyn Hall, in Covid-safe conditions. The Swansea stop-off, in partnership with Swansea…

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is planning a redevelopment of the Leisure Centre pools and nearby skate park. A leading UK leisure facility developer which has been assessing the problems with the pools is producing a feasibility report with costs and timeframes. The Council and leisure centre manager Wellbeing@Merthyr (Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust) will then consult the community on the proposals. The swimming pools closed in December 2019 due to a large number of tiles coming loose. Over the following three months, the Council commissioned a number of investigations into the causes of the problem. When the Covid pandemic hit…

A new vision to increase high tech food production in Wales which also has a positive impact on climate change has been launched by the Welsh Government. The new Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) prospectus aims to see growth in the number of businesses using technology to provide sustainable systems of growing food where parameters and conditions such as water and light are tightly controlled. Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths visited CEA established business S&A Produce in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan to launch the prospectus and see the work they do to produce soft fruit, including strawberries, all year…

Over £1.9m of funding is being awarded to organisations across Wales to help tackle food poverty and addressing food insecurity within local communities. They will also focus on addressing food issues in a more sustainable way, working with local and regional partners to meet the specific needs of their communities. Valley Pantries, run by housing association Linc Cymru, has been awarded over £31,000 to further their work in Bridgend. Karen Jeffreys, Community Engagement Manager at Linc Cymru, said: “The coronavirus pandemic shone a light on the financial hardship many people are experiencing. At Linc, we work closely with the local…