Author: Rhys Gregory

A digital marketing consultancy based in Aberystwyth battled through lockdown to help keep 1100 clients across the UK afloat. InSynch, established in 2005, which also has a headquarters in Shropshire, provides marketing services to a variety of sectors, as well as mentoring, training and consultancy to government and EU funded programs. When lockdown hit, all the training courses the company was set to deliver to government bodies and EU programmes stopped immediately. CEO, Eddy Webb, said: “A third of our digital marketing retainers were wiped out within two weeks, our main source of income, and projections showed this could fall…

RSPCA Cymru has launched an appeal for information after a tabby cat lost his front left leg following an “horrific” injury caused by an illegal gin trap in Abercynon.  The small cat – named Pickles – was found by window cleaners hiding beneath wooden pallets in the playground of Abercynon Community Primary School on Tuesday 1 September. It is thought the trapped cat dragged himself to the school with his leg held by the device. He had been missing since the previous Friday, and his owners fear he therefore had spent many days caught in the illegal device. Sadly, Pickles’…

Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Lord Elis-Thomas has today announced a funding package to support Wales’ sport and leisure sector.   The ‘Sport and Leisure Recovery Fund’ will support the sector with the ongoing challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic and provide longer-term sustainability. The fund is intended to provide essential support to sports clubs and organisations, independent providers and sporting events who have all faced significant challenges during the crisis and continue to be severely impacted. The fund will help in driving innovation for local authority leisure centres and Leisure Trusts to complement the Hardship Fund for local…

Three envoys passionate about Wales have been appointed by the Welsh Government to promote the country abroad. Minister for International Relations Eluned Morgan said she was ‘honoured’ to appoint them to their roles. The envoys are a part of the Welsh Government’s International Strategy, a key feature of which is to raise the profile of the nation around the world. Through working with high profile and respected individuals the Welsh Government hopes to spark and increase the engagement of the Welsh diaspora, which is made up of alumni and friends of Wales in other countries. It is hoped this will…

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Creative partners and community organisations have been working with the Integrated Wellbeing Network in Caerphilly County Borough to create an exciting programme of virtual creative activities to support people’s wellbeing in the area and to mark World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2020. The CWTSH festival launched on August bank holiday weekend with activities at two of Caerphilly’s outdoor attractions which visitors were able to enjoy safely as they followed COVID guidelines including social distancing. NONaffArt organised a fantastic 2-day outdoor art exhibition at Cwmcarn Forest including demonstrations from local artists working with textiles, sculpture, and ceramics. Director Tania…

South Wales Police is appealing for information following a serious multi-vehicle collision which occurred on Trebanog Road, Porth at approximately 9am today (Wednesday, 16 Sept). A coach was in collision with a number of moving and parked vehicles as it travelled along Trebanog Road. One man and one woman, who were in separate vehicles, have been admitted to hospital where they remain in a critical condition. Their families are aware and are being supported. A number of other people sustained minor injuries, including the driver of the coach. The collision is understood to have caused a power outage in the…

Coronavirus laws are being tightened in Rhondda Cynon Taf Council area following a sharp increase in cases of the virus, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has confirmed. A range of new measures will come into force from 6pm on Thursday 17th September 2020, to protect people’s health and control the spread of the virus in the area. People will not be allowed to enter or leave the Rhondda Cynon Taf Council area without a reasonable excuse; Everyone over 11 will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public areas – as is the case across Wales; People will only be…

A new paper from FSB Wales entitled A Fresh Start for Public Procurement has made a number of recommendations for what procurement can and should look like under the next Welsh Government. SMEs make a huge difference to our Welsh economy, and so does making the decision to purchase goods and services with them. Previous FSB Wales research with the Centre for Local Economic Strategies found that for every £1 spend with a local SME approximately 63p is recycled into the local economy, vs 40p with a larger company. This demonstrates the economic impact of spending with SMEs in Wales.…

CONSERVATION work is well underway on six oil paintings by the celebrated Welsh artist Christopher Williams (1873-1934). They have been temporarily removed from Maesteg Town Hall, while the building undergoes an £8.2m redevelopment. The paintings – Paolo and Francesca, ‘Now I’m the Judge’, Alice Sophia Amelia Stopford Green, The Remorse of Judas, Mrs Sackvill-Evans and Mr Evan Williams – are being treated by the nationally renowned painting conservator Rachel Howells at her studio in South Wales. Awen Cultural Trust, the registered charity which is working in partnership with Bridgend County Borough Council on the repair, restoration and extension of the…