Author: Rhys Gregory

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Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet has today (11th November 2020) unanimously approved plans to install 20 new electric vehicle charge points at its buildings. The new charge points will be installed at the Council’s three main sites: Penallta House, Tredomen House and Tiryberth Depot.  The fast charge units will enable the Council to begin introducing electric vehicles into its fleet. Cabinet members approved to install electric units directly at existing buildings in order to minimise grid connection costs.  Funding for the installation has been agreed through a capital funding allocation of £240,500 from Capital Earmarked Reserves and the allocation of…

Construction work is due to start soon on a state of the art, self-powering technology centre building at Neath Port Talbot Council’s Baglan Energy Park. The flagship, green facility will provide flexible office space for start-up companies and growing local businesses with a focus on (but not exclusively) the Research and Development and Innovation sectors. The technology centre forms part of the council’s City Deal Supporting Innovation and Low Carbon Growth programme, which aims to deliver low carbon, sustainable and inclusive economic growth for the region. The facility will complement the existing, adjacent Baglan Bay Innovation Centre and will continue…

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet has agreed to pave the way for the council to begin acting as a local agent for the Government’s Kickstart scheme. The scheme, announced in July by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, provides funding to employers to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. At its meeting on November 4th, the Cabinet approved the council making a submission to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for it to become a so-called Gateway Representative (local agent) for the scheme. Cllr Annette Wingrave, Neath Port Talbot…

Today, 26 education professionals in Wales have been revealed as finalists of the fourth annual Professional Teaching Awards Cymru. After what has been an incredibly challenging year for teachers, staff, pupils, and their families, it has never been more important to recognise the commitment and hard work of our education professionals across Wales. With the original ceremony postponed due to the pandemic, celebrations will now be held virtually on Sunday 29th November. Over 100 nominations were collated earlier this year from pupils, colleagues, and parents who want to celebrate the extraordinary teachers in their lives. The nominees have now been…

Additional funding of over £500,000 has been agreed to support several regeneration projects in the Caerphilly county borough. The funding was unanimously approved by Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet, during a remote meeting held on Wednesday (11th November). The investment, which forms part of the Regeneration Project Board Development Fund, will be used to support previously agreed projects including improvements to town centres in response to Covid-19, the regeneration of Caerphilly town centre, funding to help unlock  Plateau 1 Oakdale Business Park for development, a contribution to the refurbishments to Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall & Institute, and funding to explore the…

A new temporary mini bus service is being introduced by Swansea Council to help transport residents between Gorseinon and Pontarddulais. The council has stepped in to fund the new shuttle service following confirmation by Network Rail that they are closing a bridge to carry out maintenance. The bridge, along Pentre Road (B4296) usually carries First Cymru and Adventure Travel bus services between the two communities, however, the existing bus services will terminate at Grovesend during the works and not continue on to Pontarddulais due to the lengthy diversion route involved. The council has since been in talks with Network Rail…

Cardiff Bus remains an accredited living wage employer for the fifth year in a row as it continues to pay its 550 members of staff an hourly rate that is above the standard living wage. The bus operator has shown its support for Living Wage Week, which runs from Monday 9th to Sunday 15th November, as one of 263 accredited employers in Wales who are committed to ensuring staff wages meet the true cost of living and covers everyday needs. The living wage is an hourly rate of pay calculated by the Living Wage Foundation charity based on what people…

The Cardiff office of global property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited Rohan Short as a senior appointment in its expanding Business Rates advisory team in South Wales and the South West. He joins after spending 14 years at CBRE in Bristol, acting for many companies including Lloyds Banking Group, TSB, PWC, Pret a Manger, B&M and Sports Direct. Rohan has acted for, and advised, a wide range of landlords and occupiers of commercial properties throughout the region, reducing rates liabilities and saving many millions of pounds by prosecuting appeals against Rateable Values, and negotiating temporary reliefs and allowances. He said:…

Learna, the Cardiff-based provider of postgraduate online education, has experienced its highest student intake to date with 63% more students enrolling for 2020-21 than this time last year. Learna’s online courses span specialist Postgraduate Diploma’s and MSc’s for medical professionals, to a new portfolio of Executive MBA’s. Delivered in partnership with The University of South Wales and The University of Gibraltar, Learna courses offer an online alternative to standard postgraduate courses, providing a way for business and healthcare professionals to grow their skills from home. The significant growth in student numbers is accompanied by 16 new full-time hires for the…