Author: Rhys Gregory

Hundreds of projects boosting the rural economy, enhancing biodiversity and improving food sector resilience throughout Wales will be backed by a £106m financial investment for the next three years. Key schemes which underpin Wales’ rural economy, biodiversity and environmental priorities are to receive further, continued support following a Welsh Government announcement to increase existing funding, providing reassurance to vital schemes as they look to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. A number of new schemes will also be developed in response to the pandemic and other challenges such as the UK’s imminent EU exit. Those projects supported by the increased investment…

Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has today (8 September) announced additional mental health support that anyone in Wales can access when they need to. The package is supported by £1.3m Welsh Government funding and includes a new online Cognitive Behaviour Therapy course and other online and phone support services. Mr Gething said: “Surveys by the Office of National Statistics and Public Health Wales have shown that levels of anxiety rose at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and have remained higher than usual during lockdown. NHS Wales and partners already provide some phone and online-based mental health support but today’s announcement…

Coronavirus laws will be tightened across Caerphilly borough to prevent a local outbreak of the virus spreading, Health Minister Vaughan Gething announced last tonight. A range of new measures will come into force later today at 6pm in a bid to reduce the number of new coronavirus infections. People will not be allowed to enter or leave the Caerphilly County Borough Council area without a reasonable excuse; Everyone over 11 will be required to wear face coverings in shops; People will only be able to meet outdoors – meetings with other people indoors and extended households will not be allowed…

Five popular bars in Cardiff centre were served with improvement notices by officers from the Shared Regulatory Service this weekend for failing to comply with Covid-19 health and safety measures set out by Welsh Government. Coyote Ugly and Peppermint on St Mary Street, Mocka Lounge on Mill Lane, plus Rum and Fizz, and Gin and Juice on High Street were all issued with notices giving them 48 hours to make changes to the way they are operating. If the necessary improvements are not made then venue closure notices could be served by Cardiff Council under the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions)…

South Wales Police is appealing for witnesses to a single-vehicle road traffic collision, which occurred at approximately 8.05pm yesterday (Monday, September 7), on Wellington Street, Swansea.  The collision involved a Scania lorry and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a 56-year-old local man, was taken to Morriston Hospital with serious injuries, where he later died despite the best efforts of paramedics and hospital staff. His family is being supported by specialist officers. Anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw the vehicle or the pedestrian in the moments prior to it, is urged to contact police. Officers would also like to hear from…

Today, there is a lot that technology and software can do for us that would otherwise require incredible brainpower to achieve. That also means a lot of time – and thus money – can be saved through technological advancements. This benefits a myriad of fields, specifically in marketing, which used to be reliant on more physical forms of promotional campaigns. Luckily, everything is now simplified to a few online tools and a couple of clicks. Here are seven ways technology can be used as a tool to grow your brand. Here’s what you need to know. 1. Simplification Data is…

The South Wales Law Awards is set to recognise the outstanding achievements of the law community, at a black-tie gala dinner on Friday 23rd April 2021 at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff. Sara Edwards, one of Welsh Television and Radio’s most popular presenters is to once again host the South Wales Law Awards. The categories for applications are: Commercial Law Services of the Year Employment Law Services of the Year Family Law Services of the Year Personal Injury Law Services of the Year Residential & Conveyancing Law Services of the Year Solicitor of the Year New Practice of the Year…

THE CHANCELLOR has thanked Britons for helping protect thousands of jobs across the UK after statistics revealed that more than 100 million meals were eaten as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Rishi Sunak said the scheme’s popularity had helped protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector and drive the nation’s economic recover from coronavirus.    Latest figures show that Eat Out to Help out significantly boosted restaurant bookings during the month of August, with the scheme growing in popularity each week  2,957 outlets in Wales were signed up to use…

A young cellist who wowed a worldwide audience of two billion people when he performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take centre stage at a top festival in North Wales. Sheku Kanneh-Mason will be starring alongside his equally gifted pianist sister, Isata, at the North Wales International Music Festival which is going virtual this year for the first time in 49 years. Instead of being held at St Asaph Cathedral the festival will be hosted on the internet on the original dates from Saturday, September 12, to Saturday, September 26, thanks to support from the…

Wales’s leading manufacturer Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) is supporting a collaboration to create educational programmes promoting STEAM learning which is becoming an increasingly important area as information technology advances. The Pencoed-based manufacturing facility, which creates the latest broadcast and 4K technology equipment, is supporting an initiative between Sony Global Education and Raspberry Pi to develop Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths (STEAM) educational packages. The partnership will see Sony Global Education, which aims to inspire technological learning, utilise its educational software, while Raspberry Pi will provide its single board computers, popular for its compactness and versatility. Through the…