Author: Rhys Gregory

The gambling industry has managed to come a long way from the traditional brick and mortar platforms. The industry has made its way onto online platforms. Now, you can even carry them in your pocket. Well, don’t you agree that mobile gambling has changed the game for good? Well, when it comes to the online gambling industry’s market volume, the industry expects to reach about €48.5 billion. This prediction is double the figure back in the year 2011.  With the segment of customers growing bigger and better, the number of iGaming operators is only soaring. With so many rivals out…

Every casino player always dreams of winning the jackpot. In fact, this is the motivation for most players visiting the casino. However, it often looks like a difficult feat. Interestingly, some casino players have stumbled on luck and won huge casino jackpots that changed their lives for good. In the UK, some casino players have also run into luck and won jackpots too. Most of the jackpot winners never planned for it, nor did they envisage it. Let’s take you through some mind-blowing prizes won by some casino players.  £52,032 Jackpot on Tania A player from Liverpool was shocked when…

The South Wales Business Awards is delighted to announce its honorary 2020 “Contribution to Wales & Welsh Society” winners. The global pandemic has affected every aspect of the lives and businesses of people in Wales and the UK. As a result, it hasn’t been possible to hold the annual South Wales Business Awards. The 2020 awards were presented online by one of Welsh radio & television’s most popular presenters Sara Edwards. In Wales, we have a huge number of heroes such as our NHS and frontline staff. People who’ve cared for us and kept us safe throughout these difficult times.…

Budding entrepreneurs are to be given a helping hand make their dreams a reality, thanks to a unique partnership between a leading business school and a host of North Wales organisations. North Wales Employability Subgroup whose membership includes housing associations, councils, further education, and job support groups are funding a two-week project with the PopUp Business School. Designed to inspire people and help them find the confidence to develop their business ideas, the PopUp Business School is aimed at everyone, from those with no cash or experience to fledgeling start-ups that need guidance to keep on track. For two weeks,…

A housing association’s welfare team has secured its tenants an additional £1m of household income as well as the reassuring support of avoiding possible evictions over a 12-month period. Grŵp Cynefin’s report also highlighted that for every £1 it spent on the service, there was a social return on investment (SROI) of £14.10, with tenants accessing vital benefit support including universal credit, housing benefits and council tax reductions. The SROI figure includes £985,301 financial gains for 278 tenants in addition to a social and emotional support value to tenants. These included relief from stress and anxiety, feeling financially comfortable, independence…

With families across the UK facing stricter lockdown measures, online toy retailer Bargain Max recently launched a Halloween inspired competition for kids.  In what has been a spooky and creative competition for youngsters across the UK, Bargain Max has now announced the final 10 shortlisted entries, including brother and sister Ethan Fish (aged 8) & Megan Fish (aged 4) from Pontypridd, Wales. The competition asked children across the UK to recreate their favourite Halloween character or film scene using toys around the home, as well using other materials to bring their vision to life. The competition saw more than 50…

NEW laws banning smoking in schools and playgrounds could play a major role in reducing youth smoking prevalence in Wales as new figures reveal 81% of the country’s 467,000 smokers were under 18 when they tried their first cigarette.  The regulations, which were debated in the Senedd yesterday (October 20th), will come into force on March 1st as part of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 and are the latest in a raft of Welsh Government measures to de-normalise smoking, reduce prevalence, and protect non-smokers. There is an urgent need for action to tackle youth smoking in Wales where 9%…

A Sony UK Technology Centre apprentice has claimed a prestigious industry title at the 2020 Make UK Manufacturing Awards. 26-year-old Saulius Paltanavicius has won the Welsh Engineering Apprentice of the Year: Rising Star Award. Originally from Lithuania, Saulius, who has been working at Sony UK TEC for three years, is one year away from completing his Higher Apprenticeship with the tech giant. Before embarking upon his apprenticeship, Saulius studied BTEC Engineering in Hereford College of Technology before moving to Cardiff to study BTEC Electrical and Electronic Engineering Level 3 Extended Diploma at Cardiff and Vale College. Following this, he started…

A world-renowned expert is backing calls for a pilot scheme in North Wales to give prescribed heroin for free to drug addicts. The idea is the brainchild of the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Arfon Jones, who says the introduction of Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) would save lives, reduce crime, cuts costs and interrupt the illicit drug market. Mr Jones, a former police inspector and long-time campaigner for drug reform, is organising a virtual conference on November 2 to seek support for the pioneering programme, with Deeside in Flintshire being a potential location. Among the guest speakers will be Professor…

THE new head of a leading land-based college plans to grow their offering at the heart of the rural community. Elin Roberts, site lead and Assistant Principal of Technical Studies at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, has spent her life in agriculture. Having been raised on her family’s farm in Cwm Pennant, Gwynedd, she now farms alongside her husband Emyr at Melin y Wig, Corwen Elin was a county organiser for the Young Farmers Clubs before joining Llysfasi at the turn of the century, spending many years as a lecturer. A spell as the Learn Welsh Manager at Coleg Cambria Yale in…