Author: Rhys Gregory

As temperatures heat up in time for the end of summer Brits could be breaking multiple driving laws and some even when the car isn’t moving. As we take advantage of those late summer staycations and day trips out before the kids return to school, motorists are being warned that there are a host of driving laws they could be breaking this August. Young driver insurers, Marmalade has looked into the most common driving laws we break whilst on the roads in summer, which could leave you with a nasty fine or points on your licence: Delayering at the wheel…

Welsh alcohol-free brewery Drop Bear Beer Co. has launched a range of cans, as it converts from bottles as part of its commitment to the environment. The switch from bottles to cans further increases the award-winning brand’s drive to sustainable beer production and takes the brewery a step closer to achieving key environmental accreditation. Already sustainability-focused, Swansea-based Drop Bear’s move to 330ml cans is central to becoming Wales’ first ‘B Corp’ brewery (and one of less than ten in the UK) an essential goal for Drop Bear’s business ethos. Attaining ‘B Corporation’ status is a natural transition for the company and…

Wales’ largest housing association is investing millions of pounds in affordable city centre living as part of ambitious plans for the future of Swansea. As well as signing-up to manage 33 affordable apartments being constructed as part of the emerging £135 million Copr Bay development, Pobl Group is also behind several other major schemes in the city centre. These schemes include the transformation of Orchard House into a mixed-used apartment, office and commercial premises, building on Swansea Council’s £12m improvement of The Kingsway into a far greener, more pedestrian-friendly environment. Pobl Group will also be the residential partner for the…

Abertillery is the latest site in Wales to benefit from a new free to use ATM as part of a commitment to support communities who need access to cash. In recent years, Abertillery has seen several bank branches close and with many local residents reliant on cash, LINK visited the town following contact from residents and the local MS, Alun Davies (Labour) to see if it could help. While there are a couple of free to use ATMs in Abertillery, the town is very hilly meaning travelling a short distance for elderly or disabled residents is particularly tricky, especially those…

Drake Audio Visual celebrates a half century in business. Established by the late Geoff Drake, as part of the Drake Group, with his brother Harry Drake, and now led by Geoff’s daughter Heather Drake, the Cardiff based firm has been providing industry leading audio- visual solutions since 1971. With its official anniversary taking place on 1 September 2021, Drake reflects on its key successes, strong team and its varied client base that has seen the company evolve over the past five decades. Having been around since the beginning of the industry, Drake Audio Visual has seen technical developments fuel an…

The final round of concerts for this year’s Fishguard and West Wales International Music Festival will continue on Wednesday 8th of September with a world premiere at Capel Tabor, Dinas. Alis Huws, harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales, will give the first live performance of a short piece by mid-Wales composer Steph Power entitled Camddwr Bleiddiaid (Wolf’s Leap). The work is areference to a location on an old drovers’ road in the desolate beauty of the Cambrian mountains. Alis will also perform works by Bach, Debussy and other composers in her recital which will take place at Capel Tabor,…

Cardiff and Vale College Rugby Academy’s inaugural Captain, Wales International Ben Thomas, has come back to the College to help inspire the rugby stars of the future who are set to follow in his bootsteps. Cardiff Rugby Centre Ben, who earned his first cap this year, joined the Academy for pre-season training and met current Captain Saul Hurley and Co-captain Tom Caple. The now well established CAVC Rugby Academy provides the perfect platform for young, dedicated students who have an interest in performance and elite level rugby. The Academy places a strong emphasis on balancing sporting performance with educational achievement…

Local charities in Wales helped Aldi donate 118,506 meals to people in need over the summer school holidays. The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and foodbanks to donate surplus food, with the majority of meals going to causes supporting families and children. The donation is part of Aldi’s commitment to donate 10 million meals across the country in 2021, in partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly. So far this year, Aldi stores across the UK have already donated over six million meals to good causes. Mary Dunn, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility at Aldi UK,…

Cwmbran-headquartered aerospace emergency exit marking and cabin lighting systems provider STG Aerospace, has worked together with KLM Airlines to upgrade their aircraft with the latest generation of saf-Tglo® (SSUL-X) emergency floor path marking system. This new collaboration with the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM, marks a key moment for STG as they deliver their latest generation of saf-Tglo® to this prestigious launch customer. The emergency exit system is the lightest and narrowest on the market, covers the widest CMF palette available and, for the first time, offers full edge to edge colour, providing a significant step up in…

Pembrokeshire County Council’s offices in Haverfordwest will be lit up in purple on Monday (6th September) in support of Pembrokeshire’s 12,000 WASPI women (Women Against State Pension Injustice). The date also marks the reopening of parliament at Westminster. “We want to remind MPs that the Ombudsman ruled that it was maladministration when 1950s- born women were not given adequate notice of changes to their State Pension Age”, said Cllr Cris Tomos, Cabinet Member for the Environment and Welsh Language, who formally requested the lighting-up. “Twelve thousand WASPI women in our area had their plans for retirement shattered with little or…