Author: Rhys Gregory

Mrs Buckét, the award-winning specialist cleaning operation, today welcomes leading UK Transport and Warehousing company, Owens Group, to its client portfolio. Working across 11 sites along the M4 corridor, Mrs Buckét will deliver regular contract cleaning services including internal and external cleaning and disinfection using state-of-the-art machinery and EN14476-approved chemicals. 15 new members of staff have been employed by the cleaning specialist to support the new contract. Owens represents the 35th new client contract to be signed in the past 12 months, following a period of sustained growth for the business. Despite the pandemic, Mrs Buckét secured a £2.9m turnover in 2020,…

The Captain Tom 100 Challenge has inspired a Bridgend woman to run 100 loops of a local Strava segment, to support her nephew, who has Becker muscular dystrophy Gemma Howlett-Matthews will run 100 laps of a 300m loop, running a total of 42km  between Friday 30 April and Monday 3 May A regular runner, the challenge here for Gemma, is to run in circles, rather than her normal long distances Her loop is 0.26 miles or 0.42km, so total mileage will be 26 miles or 42km over the 4 days She is fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) to help…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is sending out about 2.5 million annual renewals packs to tax credits customers from this week. Customers should check their details in the renewal pack and report any change in circumstances to HMRC. The packs will be sent out over the next six weeks and all customers should receive theirs by 4 June. HMRC recognises that many tax credits customers will have been affected by the pandemic and may have earned less money than in previous years. It is important that customers check the details contained in their annual renewal pack are correct, including income…

A comprehensive full fibre network in Wales could enable nearly 49,000 people to re-enter the Welsh workforce through better flexible working according to a report carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). The report, commissioned by Openreach, also reveals that a nationwide full fibre broadband network would also allow almost 18,000 people across Wales to expand the hours they are able to work if they wanted. And helping carers, parents and over-65s to access employment could contribute around £1.3bn in gross value added to the Welsh economy. Connie Dixon, Partnership Director for Openreach in Wales, said:…

Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has announced its first Innovation Challenge Fund, open to any business able to demonstrate rapid simulation technology solutions for healthcare training. The £400k contract funding is available to competitive bids from any enterprise capable of delivering innovative, impactful tracheostomy training for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: transforming the current training into a highly-engaging learning experience that overcomes the restrictions caused by social distancing, lack of training facilities and the need for self-isolation. The Innovation Challenge is backed by CCR’s Challenge Fund working in partnership with Welsh Government and the SBRI Centre of Excellence – providing…

Footfall counters installed on walking routes across Bridgend county borough indicate that up to three times as many people are using the local rights of way network as they did before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with some of the more popular routes seeing an increase of up to seven times more. Over the last year people have rediscovered what is on their doorstep, walking more and exercising locally. The top three most popular routes in the county borough are the Nant Brynglas Circular Walk, the River Ogmore and Merthyr Mawr Circular Walk, and the Miners Path in Pencoed.…

The redevelopment of the Canolfan at Cyfarthfa Park is progressing at pace, with work on the new café, decking and outdoor seating completed and ready for alfresco dining in the summer. The facelift – funded to the tune of around £900,000 as part of Welsh Government’s Valleys Regional Park ‘Discovery Gateways’ programme – is also providing a community meeting space, new toilets and changing rooms at the Splash Pad, a resurfaced play area and better access through the construction of new paths, steps and a footbridge. “We now have a full-service café in the perfect spot for people to pop…

A brief animated video has been produced by Caerphilly County Borough Council which aims to raise awareness of hidden homelessness and sofa surfing. The project has been produced by the Welsh Government funded HPAD (Homelessness, Prevention, Awareness, Diversion) team, that forms part of the Council’s Youth Service.  The team’s main focus is the prevention of youth homelessness. An educational pack has also been produced, to accompany the video, for use in schools and other youth settings.  Funding for the video has been provided by the Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership. As well as raising awareness locally and signposting young people…

With restrictions tentatively easing up and life returning to some kind of normality, people will be starting to use their cars more often whether this is driving to and from work, going to the gym, socialising, shopping and/or recreation. While it is fantastic that people are able to start doing these things once again, it is important to know that it is recommended that you check your vehicle over particularly if it has been sat unused for long periods of time. Why Car’s Need Checking Over With many people practically housebound for over a year, vehicle upkeep and maintenance is…

On 11 June 2021 the European Football Championships will officially begin, which for the first time will take place in different countries of the continent, ending on 11 July with the final at Wembley Stadium in London. All football lovers are anxiously awaiting for the kick-off of the tournament, as the European Championships have been postponed for a year due to the Covid-19 emergency. Bookmakers have been active for quite some time to offer bettors the best odds and markets on the tournament. Obviously, the most important odd concerns the national team that will win the tournament, but there are…