Author: Rhys Gregory

Local charity Emmaus South Wales is appealing for help during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis to ensure its support of formerly homeless people continues. Emmaus South Wales is a charity that provides a home, work and individual support to people who have experienced homelessness. The temporary closure of the Emmaus shops in Bridgend, Cowbridge, Maesteg and Porthcawl due to the coronavirus situation poses a significant risk to the charity. Marcin, one of the people supported by Emmaus South Wales, said: “I was losing hope before coming to Emmaus South Wales six months ago. I have not only been given a…

Cardiff based fintech company Yoello has joined forces with non-profit organisation FOR Cardiff to launch a campaign to ‘#BackCardiff’ – offering cashflow support to Cardiff based hospitality and retail businesses struggling whilst social distancing restrictions are in place. Through Yoello’s web-app platform, local hospitality and retail merchants can create a shop page to sell their products and services during lockdown. Customers can then purchase products directly from businesses, providing them with immediate cash-flow to help them during the lockdown. The goal of the campaign is to motivate communities to help local businesses increase their cash-flow by purchasing right now to…

Serious Tissues, a 100% sustainable toilet paper brand (recycled), has been in development by the Change Please team for close to a year with the original intention to focus on tackling climate change with a commitment to plant trees all over the world.  But the outbreak of Coronavirus has presented a more immediate need. So, the team behind Change Please, which helps homeless people off the streets by training them as coffee baristas, have brought forward the launch of Serious Tissues from the summer to start making a difference right now. Rather than focusing on climate change, every penny of…

Cardiff City FC Foundation, the official charity of Cardiff City Football Club, is delivering one of its flagship programmes online to help support teenagers during the coronavirus lockdown. Kicks is the charity’s youth outreach programme that aims to create safer communities and reduce offending by giving young people across South Wales access to free football sessions and opportunities for personal development, as well as workshops on healthy lifestyles and the dangers of violence, drugs and alcohol. The programme provides young people with a safe and trusted environment, often in areas of high need. As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, the…

BUSINESS, skills and careers organisations in North Wales are supporting workers at risk of unemployment due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Not everybody is as privileged as many people working in IT Jobs who often can work remotely. With thousands of people across the country facing uncertainty or struggling to find a role. North Wales Economic Ambition Board, the Welsh Government’s Working Wales programme, delivered by Careers Wales, the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership and the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have united to provide job seekers with an Opportunity for Change. With thousands of people across the country facing uncertainty…

The Your UK Parliament Awards 2020 have been announced, with the Teacher of the Year award going to Vicky Brown, of Redhill Preparatory School in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The award recognises teachers or educational leaders who have taught their students and colleagues about the UK Parliament in innovative, inspiring and engaging ways. Vicky Brown is a teacher in Redhill Preparatory School and a UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador. She is keen to prove to children that their opinion matters. She wants them to understand the democratic process and feel empowered to speak up against injustice and fight for what they believe in.…

Anglesey based Red Boat Ice Cream Parlour is keeping the North Wales healthcare workers and patients’ spirits up during the coronavirus crisis by donating free ice cream and sorbets. The award-winning ice cream parlour, which specialises in creating traditional handmade gelato ice cream has been delivering pots of their ice cream and sorbets to hospitals, hospices and care homes across Anglesey and North Wales since the lockdown. “We had made plenty of our homemade gelato ice cream and sorbets in readiness for the spring and summer tourism season and we thought instead of it sitting in the freezer not being…

Principality Building Society has been named as one of UK’s Best Workplaces™. The largest building society in Wales ranked 11th in the super large employer category of the UK Best Workplace™ awards by Great Place to Work®. Now in its 20th year, the UK’s Best Workplaces™ awards are based on the results of the Trust Index© employee survey and a Culture Audit©.  Both show that Principality has created an inclusive culture that rewards, values and celebrates colleagues and teams for outstanding behaviours. Through the Society’s colleague-led skills exchange network, learning at work week and Cuppa Club network, colleagues are able…

The Welsh Government and children and young people’s organisations across Wales are urging the public to help keep children safe through the coronavirus pandemic Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, and experts from leading children’s organisations have provided a joint statement including a list of five services that are still providing support throughout the lockdown. Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, said: I want to give a clear message that our children’s services are available and open as usual to anyone that needs support. This is why today we have issued a joint statement…

A Treforest business has bounced back from flood devastation by making locally-sourced hand sanitiser and distributing it across the UK – having produced an emergency supply of 20,000 bottles for local frontline staff.  The operation has also resulted in 13 new jobs created thanks to the company’s significant investment in its production line, and has a very small carbon footprint as the entire manufacturing process is completed on site. Gwalia Healthcare, based at Treforest Industrial Estate, specialises in the manufacture of medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging. It was one of hundreds of businesses severely affected by Storm Dennis just 11…