Author: Rhys Gregory

Caerphilly Council has reached the final in two categories in the prestigious MJ Local Government Achievement Awards, Chief Executive of the Year and Team of the Year! Christina Harrhy has been recognised for her drive, courage and inspiration as a Leader navigating the authority through the pandemic, to support the community in unprecedented times. The judges were also impressed with the way Christina had carved out successful working relationships with partners creating a collaborative approach to deliver excellence in public service. The Catering Team have also reached the final for ‘Team of the Year’. This team has worked tirelessly in…

Newport City Council plans to install a further 230 new litter bins across the city. The work is part of the council’s commitment to increase bin provision and reduce the levels of litter on our streets. Forty bins were installed last month, with a further 190 planned. This includes 40 bins which will be installed alongside brand-new bus shelters. Most bins will be placed at new sites across the city. A minority are direct replacements for smaller post-mounted bins to increase capacity. These smaller bins will be redeployed to other areas across Newport. Cllr Roger Jeavons, deputy leader of the…

RCT Council will begin a scheme to repair and rebuild three river walls near Cross Street and Ynys Street in Ynyshir from Monday, in order to permanently rectify the damage caused during Storm Dennis. During the unprecedented weather in February 2020, the river walls at this location suffered damage, and emergency repairs were initially undertaken in response to this. The upcoming scheme, starting on site from Monday, July 12, will deliver more permanent repairs and will improve the resilience of the walls, which retain the highway, while also incorporating drainage improvements. Remedial works will include site clearance, reconstruction of sections…

Education Minister Jeremy Miles has written to all headteachers and principals in Wales to provide more clarity on how schools and colleges can continue to operate safely when they return in September. As we continue to monitor covid case rates across Wales, and how they relate to hospital admissions, the success of our vaccine programme gives us cause to be optimistic about the future. As restrictions are eased across wider society, so too should educational settings see a similar pattern. Three main changes are being proposed to bring some normality back to education ahead of the new autumn term. They…

Starting your own business is never an easy task. It is a courageous move and requires careful thinking and planning. It can be challenging and exciting with equal measure. Starting a first aid business is never easy but is highly rewarding. To begin with a first aid training business, you must have experience in first aid. However, if you do not, there are training institutes who provide first aid courses in Glasgow and are excellent with a complete overview and on-field training. If you already have the qualification to be a first aider, you can start planning the steps to…

It is tough for small businesses to grow in a competitive world, and wanting to start a small business puts up multiple questions in your mind. You might be thinking about the initial cost required to plan a business, setting up the value of goods and services that can help you to earn a profit, and many more. While accumulating answers to these questions, you forget the main question: will your business even get successful? Well, starting a new and small business requires proper research, planning, efforts, and hard work, and control of emotions is highly important. Businesses forget that…

Do you know who created bitcoin? Satoshi Nakamoto discovered bitcoin, which is now the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. It is an automated cryptocurrency that people can buy, exchange or sell to anyone without the need of a mediator. This digital currency is made in a way that every person can have easy access. The transactions that people make in bitcoin are very easy to do. The main thing in bitcoin that influences other people is that there is no government, bank, or central authority that keeps an eye on bitcoin. If people are interested in investing in bitcoin, there is…

Although we see Bitcoin dominating the digital currency market ever since it was coined in the market a decade before, we know this domain becoming more concentrated and focussed when compared to other coins. The crypto coins like BTC, ETH, and Tether today account for around 90 percent of trading volume in the digital asset market this year. One can find the three among the top ten digital currencies reaching a good height claims the researchers like Messari. This change soon followed up a brutal crash in the digital currency, which took place in 2018. Still, then it returned into…

We hear a lot about digital currencies, and in a sense, we find them acting like real money, and in many ways, they are real money. However, they form a digital monetary format while not governed or managed by a central authority. It is regarded as the actual product of the modern-day digital world; we see digital currencies operating without the involvement of any state of its agency and central banks. One can find it to be an honest and true product of the modern-day world. At the same time, we see digital currencies operating more like fiat currencies in…

The future of digital currency or Cryptocurrency seems to be bright as with the passing day; it is gaining good ground in the market. As per experts, the market of digital currency seems to be an established one, and several companies are now getting direct and indirect exposure to the digital currency sector. There are many financial companies and giants, including PayPal and Square Inc, that seemed to have shown the path to others to think about getting into this market. These giants have made buying and selling of the digital currency simple on their developed platforms, whereas many other…