Author: Rhys Gregory

A West Wales auction property could provide a perfect springboard for an entrepreneur looking to launch a new year brewing and bar business. The building, which housed a former Mumbles, near Swansea, bar and microbrewery, is listed for sale with South Wales-based Paul Fosh Auctions. The lot, with a former brewery and bar on the ground floor and two floors of  refurbished rooms above, is listed with a guide price of £295,000. Handling the sale for Paul Fosh Auctions, James Hollingswoth, said: “The terraced property, previously called Elwyn, at 604 Mumbles Road, Mumbles, would appear to have all the equipment…

Commercial law firm Darwin Gray has recently welcomed five new team members, bringing the firm’s growth in the last 2 years to 40%. Due to its exponential growth since 2023, Darwin Gray has doubled both it’s Cardiff and Bangor offices spaces, welcoming a number of new team members across the firm’s legal expertise and support teams. The latest appointments include expansions of the insolvency, corporate & commercial and commercial disputes teams, as well as a bolstering of firm-wide administrative support. Associate Vanessa Lovell and Solicitor Tiegan James join the growing commercial disputes team, with Charles Collar joining as a Solicitor…

Swansea campaigning parents Natalie and Matt Ridler, alongside, Rob and Sian Channon will be taking to the stage in Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall this Sunday (December 7) in aid of Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice.  Natalie and Matt’s son Morgan was diagnosed at two with a rare cancer and fought for two years before passing at Tŷ Hafan on 28 June 2023, just a few days before his fourth birthday.   The couple, who live in Gorseinon, set up their own charity Morgan’s Army – motto No One Fights Alone – to support other families battling childhood cancer. To date they have raised thousands of pounds and helped dozens of families.  Natalie,…

An interactive online learning tool has been launched by British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru to equip thousands of schoolchildren with essential lifesaving skills. Classroom RevivR is a game-changing tool that makes teaching lifesaving skills to students aged 11 to 16 easy and fun. It can be taught through one easy lesson plan – in Welsh or English – minimising teachers’ workload. Students only require a digital device and something to perform compressions on, like a cushion. Alternatively, a version where student devices are not required is also available. Working together, young people will learn the difference between cardiac arrest and heart…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Dyffryn Pharmacy in Dyffryn Cellwen, a picturesque village on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. Dyffryn Pharmacy is a standard-hours community pharmacy dispensing an average of 3,300 items per month. After more than 20 years of ownership, Denise and Peter Littlewood brought the pharmacy to market to allow them to retire. Following a full sales process with Richard Thomas at Christie & Co, Dyffryn Pharmacy was sold to a local pharmacy group that plans to grow the business by introducing a range of NHS and private services. Richard…

A STUNNING display of skill, confidence and calm from an eight year-old kayaker has captured the imagination of paddlers and families across the world. A short video of Seren Jones performing a technically demanding hand-roll — filmed by her father Paul – a director and instructor at Canolfan Tryweryn, the National White Water Centre in Frongoch, Gwynedd – has gone viral across multiple platforms, becoming a source of inspiration for youngsters everywhere. Shared initially for the enjoyment of the wider watersports community, the clip – filmed during a Llangollen Canoe Club session at Plas Madoc pool – has now approached…

Cardiff-based start-up Donald’s Pies is set to increase its production capacity tenfold following the opening of a new production kitchen on Penarth Road. Founded just 18 months ago by 31-year-old Gareth Owens, the company – which specialises in grab-and-go coffee and handheld pies – has generated almost a quarter of a million pounds in revenue in its first year of trading. With demand quickly outstripping production capacity, the company has invested in a new in-house kitchen facility, supported by a £10,000 Start Up Loan from the British Business Bank. Following a 12-week build, the new facility will enable Donald’s to…

After a long and sustained campaign by British Veterinary Association, the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill has received Royal Assent to become law. The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has hailed the passage of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill into law today as a huge win for animal welfare, as well as public health. Introduced as a Private Members’ Bill earlier this year by vet and MP Danny Chambers with support from BVA, this legislation will introduce crucial measures to clamp down on puppy smuggling and ban the import of dogs and cats with illegal mutilations like cropped ears or declawing. It will also better protect public health by reducing the risk of diseases such as rabies and Brucella canis from being imported into the country, by increasing the minimum…

Wales Tech Week 2025 has drawn to a close, marking one of the most powerful showcases of Welsh innovation, technology, and ambition to date. This year’s tech summit welcomed over 4,000 delegates from across Wales, the UK and around the world – uniting startups, scaleups, innovators, investors, industry leaders and policymakers under one roof to explore the technologies shaping our future. Powered by Technology Connected, the event also welcomed senior governmental and diplomatic representatives, including Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning; Anna McMorrin MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales; and His Majesty’s Ambassador to Sweden,…

South Wales Police are appealing for information to help locate 32 year old Elliot Spear, who has been reported missing. Elliot, from Bryncethin, was last seen at around 8.30pm on Friday November 28 and concern is growing for his welfare. He is described as 6ft tall with a slim build and has a distinctive half sleeve tattoo of a lion on his left forearm. Officers are urging anyone who may have seen Elliot or who may have information about where he could be to get in touch as soon as possible. If you have any details that could help, please…