Author: Rhys Gregory

The North West regional chair of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)  is to focus on continuing to deliver value for members as the industry looks to bounce back for 2021. Anthony Bullick, who is managing director of North Wales-based Outwrite PR, leads the CIPR North West’s team of volunteers to support the PR community with events, training and professional development. With much of 2020 taken up with responding to the impact of Covid-19, Anthony plans to use the final year of his three-year term ensuring the body is in good shape for the future. He said: “When I…

The Federation of Small Businesses Cymru have joined forces with Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales and are urging Welsh shoppers to enjoy locally sourced meat this Christmas. In the current uncertain climate for many businesses and farmers, and with the growing fears about the catastrophic consequences of a ‘no deal’ Brexit looming over the red meat industry, the importance of supporting local businesses has never been more apparent with research showing that for every pound spent locally up to 70p circulates back into the local economy. Speaking of the importance of the whole supply chain, be they farmers…

The lack of diversity on sporting boards and organisations in Wales has been described as “shocking” and “shameful”. It comes as exclusive figures show there are only 19 people from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background out of 765 employees across some of Wales’ biggest sports governing bodies. Of Wales’ two biggest sports, rugby and football, neither have any board members from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background. We asked the Football Association of Wales to comment but they declined. The Welsh Rugby Union say they have made progress in increasing opportunities for disability rugby and for women…

The leaders of three major Welsh councils are calling for a comprehensive and significant support package to help cities through the pandemic. Those who head Cardiff Council, Newport City Council and Swansea Council say that, although direct action continues to be taken by local authorities and major investment made, cities are being particularly badly impacted by the crisis. The challenge has been brought into sharp focus this week by the troubles of high street retail giants Arcadia and Debenhams. Cardiff, Newport and Swansea together employ tens of thousands of people in retail and hospitality. In a joint statement, Councillors Huw…

Ahead of Small Business Saturday [5th December], the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government has announced a £10m funding boost for town centres, under the £90m Transforming Towns programme, to support businesses and increase vibrancy and footfall in towns across Wales. The loan scheme will support local authorities to reduce the number of vacant, under-utilised and redundant sites and premises in town centres by providing interest free loans to redevelop or refurbish sites. The properties will be redeveloped as shops, homes and leisure facilities, with loans being recycled up to three times over a 15 year period. Once repaid…

An eight-week consultation, launched today in England and Wales, is seeking views on ending the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening where the journeys begin or transit through either country. Live animals commonly have to endure excessively long journeys during exports, causing distress and injury. Leaving the EU has enabled the UK Government to pursue these proposals which would prevent unnecessary suffering of animals during transport and see us become the first country in Europe to end this practice. We are also consulting on proposals to further improve animal welfare in transport more generally, such as: reduced maximum…

Against the backdrop of COVID-19, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government Hannah Blythyn has announced a new campaign to strengthen the knowledge and understanding of workplace rights and responsibilities. The Welsh Government has teamed up with Social Partners, the Wales TUC, FSB, CBI, Chambers Wales and other key partners, Acas and Citizens Advice, to launch a campaign to increase awareness of the expert workforce support available for both workers and businesses. The campaign highlights the importance of employers, workers and trade unions collectively working together to make workplaces a better, safer and fairer place for all. As well as…

The online betting industry has been on the rise for many years now. The times where there were only a few betting websites are long gone. Nowadays, you can choose from hundreds of operators, most of which are pretty good. We know that most of you will probably want to start betting right away, but there are some things that you need to do before that, so let’s take a look at them. Make sure that you will use a decent PC, smartphone, or tablet The first thing that you need to do before you start betting is to choose…

Betting on sports is fun, especially if you know what you’re doing. Most people who are betting online have been watching sports for many years, so they understand how things work. However, many people are making their first steps in betting without knowing anything about any sport and its specifics. Needless to say, those bettors will make a lot of mistakes. We can’t prevent you from making those mistakes, but we can point out a few things you should not do if you want to bet on sports. Hopefully, these tips will help you save at least a portion of…

There are many reasons why people decide to bet online. Some do it because it’s more convenient, whereas others like the fact they can choose from tons of casino games and sports betting markets. In addition to those things, online betting also allows you to enjoy your favorite hobby wherever you go. All you need is a mobile phone or a tablet, and you can log into your account and place a bet. Betting on the go is fun, but there are some things that you need to know before you start doing it, which is why we’ve decided to…