Author: Rhys Gregory

Trading financial instruments can be a lucrative business, especially if you’re experienced and well-informed enough. But there are also risks involved to traders. The risk of fraud, for example, is sadly ever-present – while the prospect of making an error of judgment lurks around every corner. For brokers, meanwhile, one of the main risks is that they will get into legal trouble if people attempt to launder money using their site. For that reason, “know your customer” – or KYC – tools are there to help brokers combat this risk and keep their sites safe for all. This blog post…

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli and the Cardiff City Stadium will host Cymru’s opening matches of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign. Gemma Grainger’s side will start the campaign at Parc y Scarlets when they face Kazakhstan on Friday 17 September. A month later Cymru will visit the Cardiff City Stadium to face Estonia on Tuesday 26 October before returning to Parc y Scarlets to face Greece on Friday 26 November. All three matches will kick off at 19:15. Tickets will go on sale for the Kazakhstan match on Monday 23 August at http://faw.cymru/tickets. In line with Welsh Government…

Two teenage cancer survivors treated at Cardiff Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital admit their diagnosis changed their life in a ‘better way’ after enjoying five days of gorge walking, high ropes, canoeing, campfires and much more with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust last week (02-06 August). 14-year-old Mia Llyod from Ceredigion had her left leg amputated above the knee after discovering she had osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer in her left thigh when she was 10. She found a common bond and developed a strong friendship with 15-year-old Amelie Kessels from Narberth, who was treated for a brain tumour, aged…

EQUANS has been appointed by banking group NatWest, to deliver more than 600 high power GeniePoint electric vehicle charging points across its office locations in the UK. EQUANS, the new brand for global energy company, ENGIE’s, services led activities, has secured a five-year deal to supply, commission and operate a network of EV chargers across various NatWest offices in the UK.  A total of 600 sockets will be in place by 2023. NatWest has strategically selected locations where the demand is high, and power is readily available.  Through the partnership with EQUANS, colleagues and customers of the bank, can benefit…

Denbighshire Leisure Ltd is celebrating 1 year since the opening of Beach Hut, Nova with a spectacular day of entertainment. A fun-filled day of entertainment is being planned, free of charge to thank local customers for their support over the last year. A family fun day including stilt walkers, a reggae band, Ibiza style DJ, face-painting, stilt-walkers and a circus workshop will be followed by an evening Ibiza-style party with live DJ, 9ft tall Glowbot Robot, Bubbleologist and of course, Mojitos’ bar signature drinks! The popular indoor and outdoor eatery, is located at Nova, Prestatyn and was launched during lockdown…

Denbighshire Leisure Ltd’s Community Arts team are delighted to be announced as one of only 9 organisations to have been awarded funding from the new lottery funded Arts, Health and Wellbeing Fund. The new Arts, Health and Wellbeing fund has been created to prioritise the support of better mental health and wellbeing through the Arts, to tackle health inequalities, support improved physical health following the pandemic, and support the wellbeing of staff within the arts and health sectors.  Funding is open to organisations working together across the arts, health, social care and third sectors. Arts Council of Wales Chair, Phil…

Welsh medal winners Matt Richards and Lauren Williams will be hot-footing it to Better Cardiff Leisure Centres on Saturday, fresh from their Olympic success in Tokyo. They will join the I am Team GB’s Festival of Sport events being run by several Better venues across the city over the week-end. There will be free activities to participate in as well as official I Am Team GB giveaways and athlete appearances from retired athletes, celebrated cyclist Ed Clancy and five-times British champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist, gymnast Laura Halford. On the Saturday, Eastern Leisure Centre will be welcoming Matt Richards…

Checkatrade has revealed Wales’s top tradespeople, as decided by the consumers who used them. With over 44,000 members, Checkatrade’s ‘best of the best’ were selected by using the 5 million verified reviews left by customers. Those which made the cut achieved consistently brilliant customer feedback, going above and beyond in everything they do. Top trades include Evans Builders from Narberth, who have secured an average review score of 10.00, and L P Contractors Building & Roofing, Aberdare, who have also generated an average review score of 10.00 in the last 12 months – the highest score achievable on Checkatrade. The…

Famed chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White visited the Welsh-based gin distillery which he’s chosen to exclusively make his brand-new London dry gin. Master distiller Dai Wakely of Cygnet Distillery and Pierre White have been working behind the scenes for months on the development and inerrancies of creating a gin. They met to put the development plan and recipe into action to distil the first 1,000 bottles. Called Mr White’s, London Dry Gin the renowned chef has been involved with every aspect from the   recipe, bottle design and branding. Juniper led, it includes botanicals such as hand peeled orange, lemon…

New research by Acas has found that a quarter of British employers have not been giving their staff paid time off for COVID-19 vaccinations and have no plans to allow it. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether they would be giving staff paid time for COVID vaccination appointments. The poll found that: Six out of ten (59%) have been giving staff paid time off; 4% have not been doing it but plan to in the future; and 18% did not know. Acas advice is that employers should support staff to get the vaccine once it is…