Author: Rhys Gregory

If you are struggling with your finances, the first step that many people take is to look at how they can save on their non-essential expenses, such as entertainment. However, if you have cut down on these and still find that you do not have the money that you need to support yourself, there are also many ways that you can save on necessities. Here are some of the best top tips that can help you to save on essentials. 1. Buy Used If you need a certain product, this does not mean that you have to buy it new.…

WWE Live is a unique blend of sport and entertainment, combining in-ring match action with dramatic entertainment. WWE Live makes its epic return to the United Kingdom this Sept. 19-22. Fans attending WWE Live will see their favourite WWE Superstars from SmackDown including Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair, Big E, Sasha Banks, Bayley, The Usos and more. Bursting with all the drama and energy of a rock concert, in a fun, lively and exciting environment, WWE Live is the ultimate in family entertainment! See your favorite WWE Superstars as featured on RAW Live. The four-city tour will visit the following cities: Newcastle -…

The biggest challenges facing importers and exporters in Wales lie with supply issues, says Chambers Wales. The leading business membership organisation in Wales says it is helping hundreds of businesses who trade internationally who have been affected by volatility in the supply chain. While demand for air cargo has risen according to recent statistics released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), capacity remains 9.7% below pre-Covid levels due to the ongoing grounding of passenger aircraft. In many cases, freight that had been transported by air pre-pandemic is having to be moved by slower sea routes. Businesses in Wales and…

Independent wedding venue owner/operators, The Oldwalls Collection, today signed a £3.5 million-pound deal to open a brand-new wedding venue. The wedding specialists have acquired former country house hotel and restaurant, Llansantffraed Court Hotel based in Abergavenny. The new owners plan to invest an additional £1.5m into the Grade 2 listed property and create over 50 jobs. Work on the major refurbishment and restoration of the property is already underway. Managing Director, Andrew Hole Said: “Its no secret that the wedding and events industry has been one of the most badly disrupted. We have had to postpone over 500 weddings across…

Private equity investor Topland has acquired Marks & Spencer’s flagship Cardiff store for £23.23m. The store occupies a prime position at 72-76 Queen Street in the heart of the city centre and is uniquely let to M&S PLC for a further 135.5 years. M&S has occupied the building for over 80 years. Topland’s acquisition reflects a net initial yield of 6.42% and a capital value of £194 per sq. ft. David Sanderson of Topland commented: “This investment follows a number of recent Topland Group acquisitions across all sectors. We are buying counter cyclically in retail where we see value, we…

Cardiff based energy service provider Sero, amidst competition of more than 150 tech companies worldwide, has been selected as one of the eight strong cohort that will make up the newly launched FinTech Wales Foundry accelerator programme. The FinTech Wales Foundry is the first of a kind no equity accelerator, which aims to scale the next generation of digital ventures in Wales. This active collaboration between some of Wales’ biggest institutions and tech’s largest forces aims to build an ecosystem of innovation that can drive jobs, deals, and investment.  Alongside founding partners Admiral Pioneer, Principality Building Society and Cardiff Capital…

A charity that supports homeless veterans from across North Wales is helping a former soldier rebuild his life after his family lost their farm and he ended up sleeping rough. Alabaré, which runs three homes in Conwy and a further six across South Wales as well as in the south of England, has launched Field Kitchen, a wood-fired pizzeria in a converted horsebox, to raise funds and re-skill some of its clients. The venture is being supported by the UK’s biggest container self-storage company, Denbigh-based Lock Stock, which has 22 storage parks across North Wales and the borders, and is…

As this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games gets closer, Calon Wen, a Welsh farmers’ co-operative based in Pembrokeshire supplying milk, butter and cheese, has already secured a gold medal position by being the only European cheese certified as organic by the Japanese Government. Calon Wen, a group of 25 organic family run farms across Wales which produce organic dairy products sustainably, has been exporting its products to Asia with the help of the Mineichi Group since 2017. Riding the wave of the Rugby World Cup 2019, which was hosted in Japan, Calon Wen and Mineichi saw the opportunity to venture into…

The International Choral Festival Wales, the brain child of former Llangollen Music Director Eilir Owen Griffiths, will be welcoming the international choral world back to Wales in October – virtually! The online competition will take place on 30 October 2021 and will be the third iteration of the festival – the first two events being held in person in the Wales Millennium Centre in 2018 and 2019. The timing of the announcement is significant, too, as Eilir Owen Griffiths explains: “We had hoped to be able to restart the festival in person this year, and our opening concert was scheduled…

Zip World, the adventure company behind the fastest zip-line in the world, has launched their Tower Coaster, the first rollercoaster of its kind in Europe. The latest announcement follows the hugely successful launch of Zip World Tower, which has already welcomed over 10,000 visitors since it opened in April 2021. Zip World Tower has already created 56 new jobs in the local area and with the impending launch of Tower Coaster, the company plans to recruit around an additional 25 new staff this summer to add to the growing team. The Tower Coaster is an industrial style toboggan rollercoaster that…