Author: Rhys Gregory

Academics from Bangor University are sharing their expertise with collaborators at the Federal University of São Paulo(UNIFESP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, to address some of Brazil’s most pressing social and environmental problems. Bangor University is at the forefront of collaborative working across scientific disciplines to resolve major health and environment issues, and in merging healthcare, the arts and the environment. They hope that bringing experts from different subject areas together using different approaches and techniques will be key in developing new solutions to challenges under global agendas such as OneHealth, Agenda 2030 and the UN Ocean Decade. Brazilian policymakers…

Bridgend County Borough residents are being warned not to put anything which is highly flammable with their kerbside recycling or bin bag collections. The warning follows a small fire which broke out at the Kier depot in Tondu last night (Tuesday) and was attended by South Wales Fire and Rescue. The blaze occurred in the depot’s baling machine and was contained by Kier staff before firefighters arrived, causing a delay of more than an hour to operations. After clearing the damage, the fire was found to have been caused by a number of items which are highly flammable such as…

One of Swansea’s most historic buildings is to benefit from a £50,330 grant lifeline. The money has been awarded to Morriston Tabernacle to help it with the challenges of the pandemic. It will assist with the loss of income suffered as nearly all of the community groups have temporarily stopped meeting there and fund urgent maintenance work on the building. The grant was secured by the Tabernacle Morriston Congregation charitable incorporated organisation, working with Swansea Council officers to make the Tabernacle a community focal point for future generations. It was awarded to Tabernacle Morriston Congregation under the Welsh Government’s Cultural…

In the Senedd later today, Minister for Climate Change Julie James will set out an “ambitious three-pronged approach” to address the impact of second home ownership on Wales’ communities. The new plan has fairness at its heart – ensuring that everyone in Wales can have access to good quality, affordable housing. The three-pronged approach will focus on: Support – addressing affordability and availability of housing, regulatory framework and system- covering planning law and the introduction of a statutory registration scheme for holiday accommodation; and a fairer contribution – using national and local taxation systems to ensure second home owners make…

A lifesaving programme to help improve survival rates after a cardiac arrest is being supported with almost £2.5m over the next three years by the Welsh Government. The funding will enable Save a Life Cymru to raise awareness about the cardiac arrest chain of survival and fund new educational and training resources, including improving public access to defibrillators. The programme aims to educate people in Wales about the need to help anyone suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and help develop their skills and confidence to provide CPR and defibrillation. It comes as figures show Wales has one of the lowest…

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 17 years since England and Portugal squared off in Lisbon in hugely entertaining quarter-final clash in Lisbon. As hosts, Portugal were on a roll at Euro 2004, taking full advantage of the home crowd, while England had recovered from defeat to France in their opening match to comfortably beat Croatia and Switzerland to progress to the last eight. With England currently battling it out at Euro 2020, and in with a great chance of going all the way and winning the tournament according to the Euros winner odds, there are parallels to be…

FATHER-OF-THREE Mike Woods has completed the management buyout of the company he set up in 2009 after two of his children were diagnosed with a severe nut allergy.  Eleven years on, Caerphilly-based Just Love Food Company provides nut-free, vegan, gluten and milk-free cakes to the ‘big four’ supermarkets; Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons. And the company – which has a turnover of £3.8million and employs 70 people – has recently launched a caterpillar cake called Archie which is suitable for vegans. Today, thanks to a £750,000 loan and equity funding package provided by the Development Bank of Wales, Mike, 56,…

Now in its Seventh year the annual Cardiff Business Awards launched this week, with businesses across the capital once again encouraged to gain recognition for their achievements over the last 12 months and to celebrate at a black-tie dinner in City Hall on the 26th November 2021. Launched in 2015, the Cardiff Business Awards have grown in prestige and importance to become firmly established as one of the leading business awards, not just in Cardiff, but throughout the whole of Wales. Last year saw the awards go online due to the Covid restrictions and Gorilla TV be recognised as the…

Swansea University’s Oriel Science has welcomed the first school to visit its new city centre exhibition venue. The pupils of St Joseph’s Cathedral Primary School created Oriel Science’s first exhibit, Journey, thanks to funding from the Arts Council of Wales and with support from the Centre for Migration Policy Research at Swansea University. St Joseph’s inclusion in the exhibition made it only fitting that they should be the first school to explore the new location on Monday 7th June. While researching the heritage of their school, local community and cathedral, St Joseph’s found all three originated in the 1850s after Irish…

Pembrokeshire zoo, Folly Farm, has upgraded its popular outdoor go karts to sustainable, electric models as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability. Folly Farm invested £160,000 – which was funded through the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund Phase 3 (ERF3) – on 18 new, electric-powered karts for its family-friendly Follystone racetrack. The electric go karts were designed and built by Rhyl-based family business, Formula K. Formula K is a leading go kart manufacturer, supplying leisure attractions all over the world. Folly Farm is the first family attraction in Wales to introduce all-electric go karts. The order, which was placed…