Author: Rhys Gregory

Each year, the UK hosts a huge range of digital marketing events. Navigating the different options and choosing how to spend your professional development budget isn’t alway easy! That is why when another option comes up, it’s easy to disregard it.  However, not all conferences are created equal, and some will allow you to go home feeling inspired and equipped with the knowledge you need to succeed. But in the background noise, what makes The Masterminders 2025 truly stand out? Well, there’s more than one unique selling point here, but it’s important to get the full picture of what this…

Troublemaker Olly Murs proved he’s still the ultimate showman as he headlined TK Maxx Presents Live at Llangollen Pavilion. The chart-topping pop star brought his 15 Years of Hits UK tour to North Wales, much to the delight of a packed crowd who turned out to experience a night with one of Britain’s biggest and best-loved stars. Kicking off the night with crowd-pleasing Troublemaker, Olly delivered a hit-filled 90-minute set which included debut number one single Please Don’t Let Me Go, Army of Two,Up, Marry Me, Dear Darlin’, Heart Skips a Beat, Wrapped Up, and his brand new single Save…

Josh Griffiths, Omar Ahmed and Natasha Wilson will head to Porthcawl for Wales’ fourth largest race on Sunday. Josh Griffiths (28:41) will lead the Welsh Challenge to take on Omar Ahmed (28:35) at the Brecon Carreg Porthcawl 10K this weekend. The race will host the third fixture of the 2025 R4W 10K Series and uses a relatively flat route around the picturesque seaside town, taking in the famous Trecco Bay and the newly renovated Harbour area. Ahmed has a near clean-sheet of wins at R4W races and has won all the races that form the 2025 R4W 10K Series in…

In a bold tribute to one of the biggest music reunions in UK history, FOR Cardiff has commissioned renowned local street artist Rmer,  to create a striking piece of graffiti art to celebrate Oasis’s opening night at the Principality Stadium. The artwork, unveiled ahead of two sold-out shows in the Welsh capital, is a copy of Liam Gallagher’s viral tweet hailing the Welsh capital: “Cardiff is the bollox.” It captures the energy, swagger, and cultural impact of Oasis, while marking Cardiff’s central role in music history as the band reunites for their first tour in over a decade. The Oasis reunion shows at the…

A Pembrokeshire-based glamping company has enlisted the support of Business Wales to implement new sustainability practices, including upcycling airbeds and turning them into merchandise. Family-owned and operated, Nights Under Canvas specialises in high-quality tent-for-hire services for corporate events, festivals, weddings, parties, movie nights and staycations. Having registered with Business Wales’ Green Growth Pledge, an initiative that supports Welsh businesses to improve their sustainability efforts and make a positive impact on the environment, the award-winning glamping company has worked with experts from Business Wales to identify and implement new sustainability practices into their operations. Working with Business Wales Decarbonisation Adviser, Sarah…

As part of the Caerphilly Town 2035 placemaking plan, demolition works on the site of the former indoor market building on Pentrebane Street began on Monday, June 30, 2025. This marks a key milestone in transforming the area into a vibrant mixed-use development. The £21m project, led by Linc Cymru (part of Pobl Group) with support from Caerphilly County Borough Council and the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme, will deliver: 72 apartments Seven commercial units: designed to attract a variety of businesses Public spaces: enhancing the town centre’s appeal Jayne Bryant, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government said of…

Pupils from St Martin’s School in Caerphilly will travel to Silverstone today (Friday, 4 July) for a special behind-the-scenes visit, after winning an international STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) challenge. The school took part in the British Council’s Learning Sectors programme, supported by Formula1, which connects schools across the UK, South Africa and India to solve real-world STEM challenges. Partnered with Hoërskool Koffiefontein, located in the small farming town of Koffiefontein, in the Free State Province of South Africa, the students were challenged to explore urgent issues affecting their respective communities. The South African pupils highlighted a particularly serious…

A sharp rise in potentially misleading health research articles could be due to the use of artificial intelligence tools, a new study suggests. Researchers from Aberystwyth University and the University of Surrey analysed 341 studies published over the past decade that used a large publicly available US dataset to link individual predictors – such as diet, lifestyle, or environmental exposures – to specific health outcomes. The investigation found that many of these studies followed an almost identical structure: isolating one variable, testing its association with a health condition, and publishing the result, often without accounting for confounding factors or correcting…

Cwmbran-based Amotio has completed a pre-seed funding round of £810,000, led by a £500,000 equity investment from the Development Bank of Wales. The funding will be used to advance technology that will support better post-operative care and recovery times for joint-surgery patients throughout the global healthcare market. Using methods pioneered by a team of surgeons and biomechanical engineers in Utrecht, medtech business Amotio has developed a new medical device to remove surgical cement during hip operations. The Development Bank’s investment includes £350,000 from the Technology Seed Fund and £150,000 from the Wales Flexible Investment Fund. The Development Bank was joined…

Children and families looking to join in all the action of the Cardiff Half Marathon can now help kick start race weekend. Registration is now open for the junior events which will include something for all ages and abilities. Cardiff Half Junior will take place on Saturday 4 October and will mark the start of the Cardiff Half Marathon weekend with the main race set for the Sunday. The event is part of R4W Next Gen, a re-imagined series of family events that aim to inspire a future generation or healthy, active adults. There will be a no-pressure, family-focussed 2.4K…