Author: Rhys Gregory

LEADING Welsh aluminium fabricator, Dudley’s Aluminium, has secured another multi-million pound project at a major mixed-use development in Bristol. Dudley’s Aluminium has secured the contract with Willmott Dixon to work on the Millwrights Place and Coopers Court residential scheme at Finzels Reach. The Cardiff-based company has already commenced work on Halo, innovative office accommodation within the same development, with the combined worth of the projects totalling £5.1million. The fabricator will install a range of high-quality Kawneer products including windows, capped and structural silicone glazed curtain walling, swing doors and patio doors, in addition to louvres, steel doors, automatic opening and…

Leading figures in the South Wales business community have joined City Hospice as the charity’s newest ambassadors. City Hospice is Cardiff’s local hospice, providing care to people with terminal and life limiting illnesses such as cancer, dementia, motor neurone disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The only provider of home-based specialist palliative care in the capital, City Hospice provides care and compassion to 550 patients at any one time, in addition to essential counselling and support services for the families of their patients. The newly appointed ambassadors will champion and spread the word about the charity’s work within their communities,…

Deliveroo, the on-demand food delivery service, is celebrating its sixth birthday in Cardiff. New data from Deliveroo reveals Friday at 8:30pm is the most popular time for Cardiff locals to order Deliveroo. Further data has shown locals love American food the most, followed by Japanese and Greek. Most popular dishes: Cheeseburger from Five Guys Chicken Katsu Curry from Wagamama Pork Gyros from Souvlike The Original German Doner Kebab from German Doner Kebab Slims Tenders Meal from Slim Chickens Since its launch in the town six years ago, more than 532 restaurants have signed up to the platform. Deliveroo has created…

Wales Millennium Centre is delighted to announce that it will produce the world premiere of the stage adaptation of The Boy With Two Hearts. Directed by Amit Sharma, this extraordinary true story of a family’s journey from Afghanistan to Wales will be performed in Wales Millennium Centre’s Weston Studio from 1 – 23 October 2021. The Boy With Two Hearts, as featured on BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, has been adapted by Phil Porter for the stage from the book of the same name by Hamed Amiri. It tells the incredible true story of the Amiri family and…

One of the UK’s newest private schools, Myddelton College, in Denbigh, has gained a 100 per cent pass rate at GCSE. When the results came out today the co-educational day and boarding school, only founded in 2016, announced that all 28 Year 11 students had gained passes in all subjects. That included 55 per cent of them gaining A Star to A grades with 91 per cent awarded A Star to C grades while 79% of students achieved at least 5 grades A*-C including English, Maths and Science. In Spanish three pupils, Madison Ellis, Penelope Johnson and Philippa Smith Edwards gained…

An “exceptional” police hero is being put forward for two top honours after helping to save two lives in just two days. Armed response officer PC Richard Shea is being nominated for an official commendation from North Wales Police and a Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society award. News of his heroics emerged during a visit by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin to the Alliance Armed Policing Unit. Like the other members of the armed response team, PC Shea, who joined North Wales Police in 2013 and became a member of the unit three years later, has been trained…

A leading hospitality recruiter is helping to tackle the huge demand for staff as staycations boom. Redwigwam is working with a number of customers around the country to help fill roles. One national hotel group is looking for flexible staff for a number of its hotels in North Wales. Various roles are available including breakfast and dining waiting staff, chefs, cleaners and house keepers. The hotels are in Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno and Caernarvon. Redwigwam, the Liverpool-headquartered company which specialises in providing fully managed, trained and flexible staff for a wide range of sectors including the hospitality industry, is recruiting…

Welsh start-up iungo Solutions is breaking down barriers between the technology and creative industries with its new CreaTech project. The project will bring together iungo’s unique career routing algorithm with new research into careers in the creative economy in Wales. With the support of Clwstwr, the team will investigate the use of technology to support creative freelancers against the backdrop of the gig economy and ‘work from anywhere’ movement. Clwstwr Programme Manager, Lee Walters, said “We are delighted to be working with iungo Solutions to support their CreaTech project.  iungo are an innovative and ambitious Welsh Start-up and we are…

Ogmore Vale Bowls Club has received a helping hand to purchase specialist youth equipment which it hopes will boost the uptake of the sport amongst young people. With many grassroot sports experiencing a hike in running costs, local energy firm Pennant Walters has stepped in to provide over £8,000 of funding which has allowed the Club to purchase specialist youth bowls equipment and implement disabled access throughout the pavilion, to help ensure that the sport is accessible to all. The Club has a long history in the area and is at heart of village life in Ogmore Vale and the…

Morrisons is offering free water refills nationwide at all of its petrol forecourts, as well as in store, to encourage customers and motorists to make the switch from single-use plastic to refillable bottles. Over 14 billion single-use plastic bottles are used each year in the UK – equal to 39 million a day – with the majority purchased on-the-go or at work. However, new research has found that 63 per cent of people would like to do more to reduce plastic, but claim the biggest barrier to taking action is a lack of plastic free alternatives. At Morrisons petrol forecourt…