Author: Rhys Gregory

Deliveroo, the on-demand food delivery service, is celebrating its fifth birthday in Cardiff with a lookback at what locals have been eating during lockdown. New data from Deliveroo reveals Friday at 6:12pm is the most popular time for Cardiff locals to order Deliveroo. Further data has shown locals love Mexican food the most, followed by American and Italian. Most popular dishes ordered during lockdown: 1. Seasoned Beef CRUNCHY Taco from Taco Bell 2. Bacon Cheeseburger from Five Guy 3. The Original German Doner Kebab from German Doner Kebab – Cardiff 4. Margherita Pizza from Calabrisella Canton 5. Chips with salt…

The new community learning complex at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi will serve people in rural areas of north east Wales as part of the Welsh Government’s Prosperity for All vision to provide more education links in towns and villages across the country. Wrexham-based Read Construction worked in partnership with the college to finish the Ruthin Road project ahead of the 2020/21 academic year. The two-storey facility includes IT and multimedia suites, workshops, classrooms, breakout spaces, a kitchen, offices, and meeting rooms which will deliver bilingual and family and community-focused services. Iain Clarke, Assistant Principal at Llysfasi, said: “For nearly a century…

You’re local, we’re local, let’s work together and make a difference. This is the thinking that brought local business Liberty Marketing and local charity Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale together to raise much needed funds towards the charity’s work supporting vulnerable and isolated older people. “Liberty’s BIG Feastival” – foodie raffle did just that! Smashing it’s target by more than double the online raffle brought in £1,074. For just £3 an entry, members of the public were offered a chance of winning one of five delicious foodie bundles. All sourced from community focused suppliers such as Brother Thai, Dusty…

A Cardiff scientist who lost both parents to cancer is rallying people across Wales to help tackle the devastating loss of funding for research into the disease, caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. With much of his world-leading cancer research currently on pause, Professor Duncan Baird, leadfor Genetic and Genome Medicine at Cardiff University’s School of Medicine is backing an urgent new appeal from Cancer Research UK for donations to help get life-saving work back on track. For this Penarth based scientist, cancer research takes on a personal significance after losing both his parents David and Rhona Baird to the devastating…

The leader of Swansea Council has praised business and residents for their efforts to make the return of indoor hospitality safe across the city. Rob Stewart has also reiterated his plea for the considerate outlook to continue. On a visit to the city centre and Wind Street as customers began eating and drinking back inside cafes, bars and restaurants, he restated the council’s support for the local economy. A relaxation of Welsh Government pandemic restrictions means that – from Monday 3 August – hospitality businesses could serve customers indoors. Cllr Stewart said: “People have started to use the safe Swansea environment…

TeamSport Indoor Karting, Cardiff’s premier go-karting track, is set to reopen its doors on Tuesday 11th August 2020, with thorough COVID-19 precautionary measures in place to continue to keep customers safe whilst they’re having fun. Thanks to new state-of-the-art, Ozone sanitisation equipment, installed at every TeamSport track, all items of clothing that racers are required to wear, including helmets, race suits and gloves, will be sanitised before being issued to each customer. This in conjunction with increased additional race wear having been purchased means that customers will now have freshly sanitised kit for their exclusive use for the duration of…

A unique collaboration between the Welsh Blood Service and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will see a Covid-19 field hospital in Bridgend being used to collect vital whole blood donations throughout August. The 400-bed field hospital, located at the site of the old Harman Becker unit in Bridgend, was rapidly established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide extra bed capacity to help take pressure off local hospitals. Due to current low levels of hospital admissions of Covid-19 locally, the field hospital has been repurposed to provide facilities for a number of non-Covid related medical services. On…

Landlords are calling on the Welsh Government to rethink the decision to extend notice periods for possession to six months. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has described the decision as ‘draconian’ and has sent an open letter to Wales’ Minister for Housing & Local Government asking them to reconsider. The extension – which does not include possession claims which cite anti-social behaviour – was made under the Coronavirus Act 2020’s emergency powers. The decision was announced on Thursday 23 July, just hours before coming into force. The NRLA letter follows the Senedd’s Legislation, Justice, and Constitution Committee report which…

The Health Minister Vaughan Gething is urging anyone isolating at home with COVID-19 to contact 111 or their GP if their symptoms don’t improve after seven days or if they experience breathlessness or vomiting, or if fatigue stops them doing their normal daily activities. This new advice reflects learning from the first wave of the pandemic and is recognition that not everyone who becomes seriously unwell from COVID-19 will experience breathlessness. The new guidance aims to support people who are isolating at home with advice about when they should contact 111 or their GP. The Chief Medical Officer is also writing…

The art of marketing evolves every few decades. Today, the discipline has undergone a quantum leap fueled by the advances in technology. One factor that has completely changed how businesses perform sales and marketing is the availability of free marketing data. Consumers have become less dependent on product or service information dispensed by marketers. Data shows that 53% of all online shoppers will perform in-depth research into the item that they want to purchase before settling on the best choice. The customer is not the only entity fully informed about product choices, as well as the best prices and deals…