Author: Rhys Gregory

Swansea University researcher Dr Lewis Francis will share his work with a global online audience at an international online conference next week.  Dr Francis, an associate professor in biomedical sciences based at Swansea University Medical School is a keynote speaker at the SelectScience Virtual Biopharmaceutical Summit. Covering hot topics from across the biopharmaceutical pipeline, this groundbreaking event gets underway on Tuesday, December 8, and will provide an interactive forum for scientists and manufacturers worldwide to connect and share knowledge at this critical time. The free event will feature a raft of speakers, with headline topics including gene therapy,  nanomedicines, drug discovery, and…

STUDENTS went under the microscope for a series of virtual interviews with leading lights from health and education. Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science learners from Coleg Cambria were quizzed as part of a series of multiple mini interviews (MMI) to prepare them for university and their future careers. Led by Nora Richardson, Curriculum Lead at Yale Sixth Form, the online sessions were well received by the 13-strong cohort from the college’s sites in Wrexham and Deeside. “The students and interviewers rose to the challenge of adapting to our new way of working and we were delighted to have had superb…

Legal & General’s refurbished Hodge House office building in central Cardiff is the first building in Wales to achieve a Wired Certified Gold rating for its digital connectivity and infrastructure. The independent audit rates the infrastructure, connectivity and technological capacity of commercial property and is a trusted international benchmark for occupiers to help them make an informed decision before signing a lease. A Wired Certified Gold rating means a building has been designed to incorporate most of the connectivity features that matter most to tenants: redundancy and resiliency of telecom infrastructure, ease of installation and capacity to readily support new…

Savills, and joint agent Knight Frank, on behalf of Aegon Asset Management, has completed the letting of 101 St Mary Street in Cardiff, to Hamlyn Williams, the specialist recruitment firm. Hamlyn Williams has agreed a five year lease on the second floor suite extending approximately 6,461 sq ft at £116,298 per annum. 101 has been refurbished to provide high quality open plan office space with a number of modern features including exposed services, concrete wash hand basins and feature lighting with each floor providing approximately 6,461 sq ft. The building also benefits from shower facilities and air conditioning. Gary Carver, office…

COVID-19 Resilience Group launches hotlines and self-assessment for Welsh food and drink manufacturers A Welsh Government backed group of specialist support organisations has launched a range of resources to help Welsh food and drink manufacturers recover from the impact of COVID-19. The resources have been produced by the COVID-19 Resilience Group, which was set up to support the delivery of the COVID-19 Recovery Plan that was created in collaboration between the Food & Drink Wales Industry Board and Welsh Government. The COVID-19 Resilience Group has established hotlines which enable manufacturers from across Wales to quickly and easily obtain targeted support…

The Welsh Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund is providing essential support to theatres, music venues, heritage sites, libraries, museums, galleries, archive services and independent cinemas, right across Wales – which have all experienced a dramatic loss of revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic. To date more than £30m has been distributed through the Welsh Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund, with the Arts Council of Wales allocating a £20m package for the sector in October. The Welsh Government launched the first Freelancer Fund in the UK, deciding to include freelancers as a key part of the Cultural Recovery Fund recognising the essential role they play…

Residents of a North Wales town will soon take part in a pilot for a new digital method of tracking recycling, helping Wales on its route to a zero-waste, circular economy. The Welsh Government is joining Polytag Ltd, Conwy County Borough Council and WRAP to trial a new deposit return scheme (DRS) in Colwyn Heights, Conwy. The four-week trial – the first of its kind in Wales – will involve a number of homes in the area, and is due to start in the spring. Householders will be provided with a set of bottles tagged by Polytag, which they will…

Work starts next week on a new outdoor gym facility at Port Talbot’s Aberavon Seafront. The project will include a range of fitness equipment designed to give users an all-round workout while enjoying the fresh air and sea breezes at beautiful Aberavon Beach. The outdoor gym will be based in the sunken gardens at the seaside location and will include safety surfacing. The equipment has been funded by Knights Brown, the construction company which carried out the recent multi-million pound coastal defence works at the Aberavon Seafront under the Welsh Governments Coastal Risk Management Programme, as part of the company’s…

100 Cherry trees are to be planted in Heath Park as part of The Sakura Cherry Tree Project, which will see thousands of sakura trees planted across the UK. In addition to the trees in Heath Park, trees will also be planted at five Cardiff schools: Fitzalan High School, Kitchener Primary School, St Monica’s CW Primary School, Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr, and Whitchurch High School. The Welsh launch of the project,which is a part of the Japan-UK Season of Culture, washeld today (December 4th) at St Fagan’s Museum of Natural History. Speaking ahead of the launch, The Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor…

If you’re planning to get a head start on your present wrapping, please note that Cardiff Council has made changes to how you can dispose of wrapping paper this year. Wrapping paper often has a very high ink content, contains non-paper additives like glitter, plastics, gold and silver coloured shapes which cannot be recycled. Others are very thin and contain few good quality fibres for recycling. This product is often rejected during the recycling process. In previous years, the Council has been able to separate it from other material at Cardiff’s recycling facility, but this is no longer possible due…