Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales go head-to-head with England on October 8 in a warm-up game for their Nations League fixtures against Belgium and Denmark. The Three Lions recorded a narrow 2-1 victory in the last meeting between the two teams at the 2016 European Championships. England have won five-in-a-row against Wales since being defeated by a Mark Hughes goal back in 1984 and are favourites in the latest football betting to enhance that record at Wembley Stadium. Read on as we take a look at the main talking points from the respective squad announcements and assess which team will come out on top.…

Welsh Government has today confirmed that the media investment Business, Great Point has entered into an agreement to lease and manage Seren Stiwdios near Cardiff. Great Point will manage the studio for 10 years, with an option to acquire and expand the large studio complex.  The agreement, which came into effect this week,  closely follows Great Point’s recent announcements of the building of Lionsgate Studios in Yonkers, NY, as well as a second studio complex in Buffalo, New York. This third studio signals Great Point’s commitment to expanding its efforts to build and manage state-of-the-art production facilities in key production cities,…

Pop sensation Olly Murs will headline an outdoor, Saturday set at Swansea’s Singleton Park next summer; the opening date for his huge 25-stop UK tour. Pop sensation Olly Murs will headline an outdoor, Saturday set at Swansea’s Singleton Park next summer; the opening date for his huge 25-stop UK tour. With much of 2020 coming to a standstill due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Olly is aiming to put a smile back on everyone’s faces by performing his biggest hits, including tracks from his recently certified triple platinum album ‘Never Been Better’. It has still been a busy year for Olly, who…

A new business has been launched in Swansea dedicated to helping individuals document their lives in a personal, professional biography. My Story Told has been launched on the back of an increase in interest in researching family trees and reconnecting with long lost relatives – a phenomenon that has grown exponentially during the UK’s lockdown. Findmypast says it has seen a 50% surge in new visits and searches on their platform since March – suggesting that lockdown has led a lot of people to start studying their family trees. Ancestry, the family-history website, has seen a 37% increase in new…

Low Cost Vans, one of the UK’s leading providers of commercial vehicles, has unveiled a fleet of new products for its customers designed to make their journey through the lifecycle of owning a commercial vehicle easier, safer and more cost effective. The company, based in Neath, South Wales, has rolled out a new vehicle maintenance service, which takes care of all a vehicle’s routine maintenance, and an innovative fleet management service, which provides customers with a mobile phone app they can use to manage many of the logistics involved in managing a fleet of vehicles. Low Cost Vans Maintenance Services…

RSPCA Cymru has welcomed the Welsh Government’s publication of a voluntary code of practice aimed at sanctuary owners in Wales. The document contains best practice guidance for the operators of animal welfare establishments – focussed both on the issue of animal care, but also of staff and volunteer management. It was drafted by the Animal Welfare Network for Wales (AWNW) – the sector council for all animals in Wales. It comprises a coalition of organisations – including the RSPCA, who chaired a specialist working group to develop the Code. Estimates have previously suggested approximately 90 animal sanctuaries operate in Wales…

There’s been a debate regarding whether online casinos will render land-based casinos obsolete. There are also plenty of arguments regarding why land-based casinos are better than their online counterparts. As you can see, the constant back and forth regarding the two variations have caused a rift between gamblers. However, land-based and online casinos both have its pros and cons. And there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy both. Online Casinos The Liechtenstein International Lottery is what first online gambling in 1994. Since then, online gambling became a multi-billion-dollar industry. Online gambling as a whole is seen to be one of the…

Known as the Sport of Kings, horse racing in Britain has been a popular spectator sport since the 17th Century, when King James I established Newmarket, now the headquarters of British Horse racing. Since then, the sport in the UK has gone from strength to strength, with an estimated 10,000 races each year and off-course betting alone bringing in around £4billion a year. Recently playing the ITV7 COMP has proven popular amongst bettors. We take a look inside the winners’ enclosure to reveal the best British races of them all. The Epsom Derby Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey First run in…

Jeff Aston will run the London Marathon in Cardiff on October 4 in support of Welsh charity City Hospice. A familiar sight on the streets of North Cardiff as a member of the Les Croupiers running club, Jeff has entered every London Marathon event since the inaugural marathon in 1981. His dedication to the event has secured him membership of an exclusive group of runners known as the “Ever Presents”. This year, at the age of 73, Jeff was due to take part in the 40th London Marathon. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event will be closed to…

A TEENAGE entrepreneur whose father passed away during the Coronavirus lockdown is on the road to business success. Ethan Quinn, from Llandudno, launched digital agency EQ Media in 2017 at just 14 years old and won clients in myriad sectors while balancing web design, video production, photography and social media with the demands of school. Now 18, he has secured new customers since finishing his studies at Coleg Llandrillo; however, his world was rocked six months ago when beloved Dad Steve was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Two weeks later – and one day after the UK went into lockdown– Steve…