Author: Rhys Gregory

As Wales moves out of a two-week firebreak lockdown, South Wales Police is calling on communities to do the right thing to help stop the spread of Coronavirus. From today, a new set of rules are in place and police forces in Wales still have powers to take enforcement action against those who breach them. While many of the firebreak lockdown measures have been lifted, legislation remains in place which police officers will continue to uphold – adopting the 4Es approach of engaging with the public, explaining the rules, encouraging compliance and using enforcement when absolutely necessary and appropriate. South…

Acting on behalf of European manufacturer ReflexAllen, Legat Owen has completed the sale of Phoenix House in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire. The 71,3000 sq ft unit, which sits on a 4.46-acre site, has been acquired by North Wales-based Tayna Batteries to facilitate its continued expansion. Tayna, one of the UK’s leading supplier of batteries, will relocate its main business to the new facility while still operating from its existing site in Abergele.  Speaking about the deal, Sam Taylor, director at Tayna, commented: “Due to unprecedented demand for our products we have outgrown our current site and needed to find a suitable facility that…

The ad for jewellery brand, Clogau, aims to show that Christmas doesn’t have to be perfect and rather it’s who you share it with that really matters. ‘Tis the season – and one of the first Christmas adverts of the year hits screens from today. Filmed entirely in Wales, the production – by Welsh creative agency S3 Advertising – sees the Cwmbach Male Choir and TV presenter Gethin Jones take centre stage. Shot at the Clogau family home in Dolwyddelan, Conwy, North Wales – just miles from where a host of famous faces will arrive at Gwrych Castle in Abergele…

On Monday 9th November, the UK’s leading micromobility retailer Pure Electric will be opening Cardiff’s first electric bike and electric scooter retail outlet. This brings the company’s high street chain of stores up to 14 outlets. The Cardiff store will be selling leading bands of e-bikes and e-scooters and has a Shimano Service Centre workshop where customers can get their pedal bikes, e-bikes and Bromptons serviced. Tom McPhail, Pure Electric “We’re going through a revolution in our transport habits and the growth potential for the next few years is immense.” “The government is supporting this change, with bold plans on…

Principality is to help vulnerable members in arrears get back on track during the pandemic by pledging it won’t repossess homes across its business until 30th June 2021. Wales’ largest building society has helped thousands of customers with mortgage payment holidays since the start of the pandemic. It has committed to continue to offer tailored support to members who need it, including payment deferrals for an agreed period of time. This advice also applies to its second charge loans business Nemo. Where it continues to be in the best interests of members to repossess their property, Principality and Nemo will…

Denbighshire residents have had their bins emptied by an electric waste collection vehicle for the first time. Denbighshire County Council’s Waste and Recycling team has been trialling a new waste collection vehicle which runs solely on electric. The trial of the Dennis Eagle e-Collect, on loan through Dennis Eagle, a well-established supplier of waste collection vehicles, is part of the Council’s work to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment. Cllr Brian Jones, Lead Member for Waste, Transport and the Environment, said: “The Council is serious about tackling the climate and ecological change emergency. “As part of that work we…

The headline NatWest Wales Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors – registered 44.1 in October, down notably from 51.3 in September, to signal a renewed decline in business activity. The fall in output was the sharpest since May and steep overall. The decrease in activity was often linked by panellists to pressure on capacity following employee illness and reimposed local lockdowns. Welsh private sector firms signalled a renewed decline in new orders in October, thereby ending a two-month sequence of expansion. The…

COLEG CAMBRIA is to host a two-week virtual showcase of the many courses and qualifications it has on offer. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there will be no open days at its sites in Deeside, Wrexham, Northop or Llysfasi. So the college took the decision to invite prospective students to find out more from the comfort of their homes. Beginning on Monday (November 9) and running until Friday November 20, those attending the online programme will receive information and advice on the wide range of A Level and BTEC subjects available, as well as apprenticeships, degrees, part-time courses and adult…

Four Swansea University projects aimed at making a life-saving difference to patients’ lives have taken a major step forward. The initiatives, based at Swansea University Medical School’s Centre for NanoHealth, received funding from the Medical Research Council as part of its 2020 Confidence in Concept (CiC) award. This seeks to take nanomedicine projects from the discovery research stage towards development and the goal of patient benefit. After securing two years of CiC funding, the four independent projects can now begin makings important progress. Infections of the female reproductive organs are a serious challenge for worldwide reproductive health, so Dr Gareth…

Last night at 6.51pm on Sunday the 8th of November 2020, South Wales Fire & Rescue Service were called to reports of a fire at a light industrial unit at Seawall Road Cardiff. On arrival crews were faced with a well-developed fire in a tyre garage. Fire quickly spread to adjoining properties. This large scale incident required a multi-agency response, involving fire 80 firefighters, 12 fire engines, 5 water bowers and 2 aerial appliances, 1 from Avon Fire and Rescue Service were used to tackle the fire. The police were involved in cordoning the area and advising local residents to…