Author: Rhys Gregory

A wide range of options is available for casino players when it comes to payments processing, ranging from modern methods to traditional methods. Nowadays, customers have endless options of payment operators competing for attention, all of them offering an efficient process of all the transactions on the casino platform. While credit and debit cards are still preferred by most players, PayPal is now considered the biggest and primary name in this industry. PayPal is associated with the Gambling Commission, which means they are only connected with the casinos having licenses. PayPal is a platform that is used as an e-wallet,…

Today, playing slots online is one of the most common Casino games that interests many. How did it come to this? Here’s how! Since the invention of the first slot machine in 1891 by Sittman and Pitt of New York, slot machines have been around in some form or another in various regions of the world. A little machine with five drums, each carrying the faces of playing cards, was their simple design. The player would spin the drums, and based on the winning hand; the establishment would provide prizes. This was a forerunner to today’s slot machines, which the…

With more people than ever planning staycations in the UK this year, Wales & West Utilities is reminding them how to be #CarbonMonoxideSafe4Summer – at home and on holiday. Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as the ‘silent killer’ because you can’t see it, smell it or taste it. It’s released when any fossil fuel doesn’t burn properly – and that includes charcoal from BBQ’s. Breathing it in can make you very unwell and it can kill. Each year in the UK approximately 40 people die unnecessarily as a result of CO poisoning, with a further 200 people hospitalised and 4,000…

A 21-year-old student from Aberystwyth University has launched a business from his bedroom which connects skilled freelancers with start-ups in a bid to help fellow entrepreneurs kick start their career. Karl Swanepoel, who is in his final year of an Artificial Intelligence and Robotics degree at Aberystwyth University, has gained a seal of approval for his business Topwork by securing a £13,000 investment through the University’s InvEnterPrize competition. In a Dragon’s Den’ style competition for young entrepreneurs, Karl impressed the judges with his business Topwork which allows small businesses to buy digital services from freelancers, such as graphic design and…

Home Bargains has invested approximately £1 million in its new store in Cardiff, which will be officially opened at 8.00 am on Saturday 7th August 2021.   As one of the UK’s largest family-run retailers, Home Bargains is creating 50 new jobs in the local community with its store on City Link Retail Park. In total, the store will employ 60 team members, including some staff and management who will be transferring from local stores.   It will also be donating £2,000 to local charity City Hospice, which provides palliative care to people with life-limiting and terminal illness, along with…

Bridgend-based cleaning company, A&R Cleaning sees growth of 133% in the last year, the fifth consecutive year of growth, despite a challenging time for the industry. The award-winning company was established in 2010 by Rayner Davies and her husband Ashley. Together the pair have grown A&R Cleaning to employ over 300 staff members across South Wales and the South West of England. Celebrating its ten-year anniversary in 2020, A&R Cleaning completed a record-breaking year, which saw over 133% in growth and included creating new positions for people across Cardiff, Swansea and Newport, further expanding their footprint across South Wales. Rayner…

Swansea-based Business Butler has recently announced a partnership with Zoom Video Communications. The alliance means that Business Butler members will be able to take advantage of the benefits that the world’s most popular web conferencing platform provides. Zoom boasts a total of more than 350 million daily users globally and 1.8 million of those are in the UK. The American company has approximately 500,000 business clients worldwide and an impressive 36% share of the global web conferencing market. Business Butler is an on-demand talent platform and believes that smaller owner-led businesses, due to a lack of resources, are at a…

The Edenstone Homes Group has teamed up with energy service and tech company Sero, to pave the way for the delivery of 6,000 zero carbon homes across Wales and the South West of England by 2030. The two companies have come together to form an ambitious Joint Venture, that over coming months will establish a blueprint for the delivery of zero carbon smart homes, underpinning Edenstone’s ambition to be a net zero carbon business by 2025. The South Wales based Edenstone Group has an extensive pipeline of housing projects and is looking to draw on Sero’s expertise in using renewable…

Businesses in Denbighshire are being asked to encourage staff to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of Covid-19. Denbighshire County Council is supporting the Welsh Government’s campaign urging employers to encourage staff to be vaccinated. As part of the campaign businesses are encouraged to be as flexible as possible when it is time for staff to have a vaccine as well as urging employees to be cautious about misinformation and to use trusted sources if they are searching for information or answers to questions about the vaccine. Cllr Mark Young, the Council’s Lead Member for Planning, Public Protection and Safer…

Established in 1990, from a single branch in Anglesey, the Huws Gray Group, are now one of the largest independent builders’ merchants in the UK.  The company’s rapid growth is being driven by a determined acquisition strategy and the latest merchant to join the group is Sandysike Builders Merchants Ltd based in Carlisle, Cumbria. The family run business has been serving Cumbria and South West Scotland for over 22 years supplying a large range of high-quality building materials, bathrooms and wood burning stoves.  Family members Melanie Forster, Stephanie Forster and Grant Kelton will remain to manage the business. Matthew Owen,…