Author: Rhys Gregory

A new service has launched in Swansea to provide advice, guidance, support and signposting to young people who are uncertain of their next steps in employment, education or training. Launched by Better Jobs, Better Futures, a Swansea city centre-based initiative established by Gower College Swansea, the ‘Futures’ service is available throughout the summer to all young people aged 16+ in Swansea who are undecided on their future path. Based at the College’s Employment Hub on the Kingsway, the Futures team are available to answer any questions regarding next steps after school or college, and to help young people explore all…

National Playday Wales 2021: Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith welcome the Children’s Commissioner for Wales – Sally Holland – during a day of fun and play at the hospice in Sully On National Playday (Wednesday 4 August) representatives of Wales’ two children’s hospices welcomed Sally Holland, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, to Tŷ Hafan  to discuss children’s palliative care services in Wales. National Playday is an awareness day that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives and saw the Commissioner also discuss Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith’s Lifeline Fund campaign for fair and sustainable funding for Wales’ children’s hospices.…

ECTS has partnered with Cube Modular to bring convenient and reliable COVID-19 testing facilities to British holiday-makers, available at various ASDA car parks across the UK. ECTS is part of the Eurofins Group, the global leader in bio-analysis and laboratory testing. Alongside a new hybrid fuel cell system which uses stored power to generate electricity for the pod, substantially reducing generator use, this project also makes use of Continest – a unique, foldable building solution. This innovative building technology allows the units to be folded down and stacked for transport, thus enabling a reduction of CO2 emissions by up to…

From fossil footprints to food festivals, National Museum Cardiff and St Fagans National Museum of History have announced a packed summer of events to keep families entertained over the school holidays and into September. While visiting this summer, Amgueddfa Cymru is asking visitors to share their unique and authentic stories on social media using #MyStoryOfWales. Highlights from the summer programme include: Lily’s Fossil Footprint, National Museum Cardiff (free) – see the 220 million year old dinosaur footprint discovered by 4-year old Lily at Bendricks Bay. The fossil footprint belongs to a currently unknown herbivorous dinosaur. Wales is…Olympics, St Fagans National…

Job Match @Working Wales is a new service offered to employers, which connects employer vacancies with suitable job seekers. Running until 31 March 2022, employers will be able to register their vacancies with Working Wales who will source suitable applicants from its pool of job seekers. It will consider factors such as geographical locations, experience and skills to directly match them with suitable roles. Employers can expect support in raising awareness of their vacancies, identifying suitable candidates, and information on Welsh Government funding and other support initiatives. The scheme is funded by the Welsh Government, supporting its Employability Plan and…

Police officers will be able to live stream incidents back to the control room when a new high-tech system is operational. According to Paul Shea, the manager of North Wales Police’s control room, the sophisticated On Call software will save lives and reduce stress for staff liaising with officers on the ground. He was speaking to the new North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Andy Dunbobbin, who has just signed a £5.8 million  cheque to buy the new system that’s an upgrade of the force’s current command and control technology. The control room in St Asaph already handles an average…

Cardiff Bus customers are being advised of service changes which are set to come into effect from 5 September 2021. The operator is set to improve timetables across its network which will affect many routes and Cardiff Bus urges customers to check their website for full information. Route changes will also be introduced on services 13 and 52 along with some school routes, and service 95 will serve the bus stops within Llandough Hospital grounds from this date. In addition, two new routes have been introduced by the operator. Service 5 will replace part of the 13 route and will…

Award-winning fundraiser Des Lally is enjoying some well-earned time off after completing the extraordinary feat of climbing five mountains, in five countries, over three days, to raise much needed funds for Cancer Research UK and Help for Heroes. Mortgage broker Lally, 46, from Brecon, was joined by a four-strong support team in a van as he travelled more than 1,900 miles, as well as trekking up more than three miles of mountains – much of it in the dark. Lally, who was named the South Wales Evening Post Community Awards’ fundraiser of the year earlier in 2021, admitted it had…

Wales & West Utilities has partnered with Flintshire County Council to deliver its Warm Home Assistance scheme – working to tackle fuel poverty and funding connections to mains gas right across Wales and south west England. The gas emergency and pipeline service has been running the scheme since 2009 and, to date, has funded more than 15,000 connections to mains gas by offering vouchers towards the cost of a new gas supply to eligible households. By connecting to the mains gas network people can not only save hundreds of pounds on their household bills, but also play their part in helping the…

The Welsh Government’s New Exporters Programme is set to help small firms reach new international markets. Here, Samantha Noble, area director at Lloyds Bank, looks at some of the benefits exporting can bring for SMEs and provides advice on how to make the most of overseas opportunities. The Welsh Government’s New Exporters Programme, launched in July, is set to encourage first-time exporters to expand their footprint beyond the Welsh borders. While this is an initial trial involving just a handful of businesses, we hope that it will open the door for more Welsh firms to explore international markets for the…