Author: Rhys Gregory

Spire Cardiff Hospital has donated food worth over £778 to Cardiff foodbank, to help those most in need for 2021. Colleagues at the hospital, which has been helping the NHS in tackling the pandemic, raised £528.70. A Christmas jumper day, raffle and cake sale helped raise these funds with a further £250 donated by the company. Spire’s food supply partner Bidfood then supplemented this with a generous donation of food. This means that food worth significantly more than £778 has been donated to Cardiff foodbank. Cardiff foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network. The Trussell Trust supports more than…

With the pandemic highlighting the importance of having a diversified income, more and more people began getting into investing over the past year. In fact, there are now an estimated 6.6 million personal investment accounts in the UK, and trading levels are three times the normal activity level. Even Vanguard UK reported a three-fold increase in the number of new accounts opened in the first quarter of 2020 alone. Apart from providing financial security in times of great economic downturn, investing spells a lot of benefits. For instance, putting your money into different types of investments can help you attain your financial…

If you are currently in the market for a new set of wheels, then you may be feeling spoilt for choice when it comes to finding the right car for you. From various makes and models to the added mod cons that are popular on modern cars, there is a lot to choose from. However, if you are considering getting a 4X4 then it is crucial that you do some research before you go ahead with anything, so you know exactly what you are signing up for. Most of us are aware that a 4X4 vehicle is a tall, big,…

Did you experience any troubles sleeping lately? If yes, find out that you’re not the only one. Many Brits report insomnia caused by lockdown and the pandemic. As Coronasomnia phenomenon continues to affect Brits’ sleep quality, the National Health Service shares advice on falling asleep faster and getting better sleep.  Life in lockdown has changed a lot of things in our lives- our jobs, relationships, social lives, and for many Brits, it has also changed how they are sleeping.  The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown restrictions have triggered a major increase in anxiety-related sleeping problems among Brits. Data have shown…

TRADERS at Swansea’s award-winning indoor market are to benefit from another substantial cash injection to help tide them through the current lockdown. Cabinet next week (Feb 18) is being asked to approve a package of measures that involves rent subsidies of up to 70%, which would be backdated from the middle of November 2020 and run to the end of the financial year. It follows cancellation of rent payments and other subsidies totalling more than £600,000 since the pandemic started last March. Robert Francis-Davies, Cabinet member for Investment, Regeneration and Tourism, said there was probably no council-operated indoor market in…

David Attenborough has announced a partnership with the company, https://www.factory42.uk/, that will make exotic plants and animals much more accessible to people from around the UK. According to https://www.bbc.co.uk/, the Green Planet AR app has received £2.3 million in government funding and is expected to be released in 2022, alongside a BBC show that Attenborough will narrate.   With the help of augmented reality (AR) and 5G, users will be able to see super-imposed, detailed graphics of British plants, animals and beauty spots on their phones. Wales is due to be on the list thanks to the principality’s incredible natural diversity, but which…

Dangerous driver jailed for causing the death of a mother and seriously injuring her daughter A man who admitted causing a mother’s death after his car ploughed in to hers at high-speed on a country road has been jailed for four years and 11 months. Jeanette Macdonald, also known as Jeanette Preece, was driving her teenaged daughter home from a dentist appointment on the evening of July 3, 2019, when her vehicle was involved in the fatal collision as she pulled on to the B4265 near Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan. Cardiff Crown heard a blue BMW driven by…

DESPITE market volatility and significant disparities between markets, a senior investment consultant for one of the UK’s leading actuarial and pension consulting firms has stressed that with the continuing effective vaccination rollout, we can confidently expect GDP to bounce back and will see a strong robust economic recovery. Paul Francis, Principal Investment Consultant at Quantum Advisory, was speaking at Quantum’s latest ‘Pensions for Brunch’ webinar which features key insights into selected topical issues affecting the pension and investment industry. Paul opened the event by outlining the investment market forecast for 2021 and themes for pension fund investment. Highlighting…

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip Jane Hutt highlighted some of the amazing women that are leading the fight against Covid in Wales and the importance of studying STEM. Jane Hutt stated: “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital role science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) play in the world today. Never before have STEM professionals been more in the public eye. It’s vitally important that on International Day of Women and Girls in Science we increase the visibility, importance and appeal of science for all. By sharing stories of STEM female…

PRESIDENT and Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff Metropolitan University, Professor Cara Aitchison, has spoken about the University’s leadership during the pandemic, opportunities and partnerships it plans to capitalise on and how it expects to emerge even stronger in a post-COVID world. Professor Aitchison was speaking at the Cardiff Business Club’s latest virtual gathering on Tuesday February 9 which was widely attended by business leaders and experts across Wales. Cardiff Met was recently named The Times and Sunday Times Welsh University of Year 2021 and over the past 12 months saw student recruitment levels increase and significant improvements in all league…