Author: Rhys Gregory

Deloitte has announced the appointment of the new senior partner for Deloitte in Wales. Ian Howse will take up his new role on 1 June this year when current senior partner Wayne Harvey retires. Howse, who grew up in Pontllanfraith, has been with the firm for eleven years and is a key member of the firm’s leadership team in Wales. He currently leads Deloitte’s public sector audit business, not only in Wales but across the whole of the UK.  Howse has been closely involved in the firm’s expansion programme in Cardiff that has seen the firm’s office in the city…

Michael Chalk, aged 51 has been missing since March 10. Michael was last seen following a road traffic collision at about 8pm where the car he was a passenger in collided with a wall in the Parkmill area of Swansea, on the junction between the A4118 and North Hills Lane that leads to the Three Cliffs Bay Holiday Park. The collision was minor and he is not believed to have been injured but was last seen walking along the A4118 in the direction of Oxwich.  He was wearing a grey hooded top at the time. Police have now confirmed that…

Castle Dairies, the family run Caerphilly firm, has expanded the range of goods it supplies to supermarkets across Wales. This April 2020, supermarket chain Aldi will be joining other Welsh retailers, including Waitrose, M&S and Morrisons by stocking award-winning and locally made Castle Dairies Welsh Spreadable Butter (500g) in all 52 of its stores across Wales. The much sought after traditional salted Welsh spreadable, which contains 100% Welsh butter, is made from only the finest natural ingredients. Welsh Cream is carefully churned and hand salted to produce a sumptuously creamy and well-balanced salty spreadable butter that spreads straight from the…

Employees at Mecca Bingo Swansea have been supporting Swansea Council and local charities by preparing hundreds of free meals for the vulnerable as a part of efforts to keep the community safe. As part of the SwanseaTogether project, Mecca Bingo Swansea has been supporting local charities Where’s Doris and Matthew’s House by preparing and cooking hundreds of meals in the club’s kitchen to be handed out to vulnerable people in the community during this difficult time. Swansea Council has organised drivers to collect meals from the bingo club and deliver them to specific distribution routes. The initiative, which is being…

Cereal giant Kellogg’s is urgently looking for additional fixed term team members at the Wrexham factory so the company can increase production and get more products such as Special K, Bran Flakes and Krave into UK shops as demand increases. Anyone experienced in food manufacturing operations or with transferable technical skills are being asked to jump on the Kellogg Careers Website and apply. Sam Bistiaux, the site leader at Kellogg’s Wrexham factory, said: “At this time, our focus is on making all the food we can to help feed Britain.  We have an amazingly dedicated team here at our Wrexham…

Business confidence in Wales continues to be low despite a slight uptick in the first half of March. Overall confidence rose four points during March to 2%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Confidence had fallen significantly in February amid widespread flooding across the nation. The new research, taken between the 2nd and 16th March, showed that Welsh businesses’ confidence in their own prospects grew by 7%. When taken alongside their views of the economy overall, this gives an overall confidence of 2%. Responding specifically to the impact of the Coronavirus, 59% of businesses stated…

A LAW FIRM secured more than £100,000 in successful personal injury claims for clients last year. Edward Hughes Solicitors, based in Rhyl and Colwyn Bay, said incidents in the workplace continue to dominate caseloads. Latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Labour Force Survey revealed in the last year more than 581,000 people sustained a non-fatal injury at work. Around 1.4million people suffered from a work-related illness, 147 staff were killed in the workplace and 4.7million working days were lost. The estimated cost of injuries and ill-health from working conditions was £15billion. Despite these escalating numbers, many people…

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has written to UK supermarkets and the British Retail Consortium asking them to ensure the long term viability of family farms are protected during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The call comes after dramatic falls in farmgate prices hit livestock and dairy producers over the past ten days as a result of changes to consumer buying patterns and the closure of food service sector outlets such as cafes and restaurants. Average lamb prices fell by a quarter during the weekend of 21st and 22nd March, while many UK milk processors have announced significant cuts to what they…

The online booking and reservation software provider is making their free call and email deflector tool available to local government across the UK to signpost users faster and more efficiently to the pages and information they most need during the Covid-19 crisis. BookingLive, a Software-as-a-Service company, recently launched its new HQ in Cardiff’s dynamic tech hub after securing £1.31m in new investment from Blackfinch Ventures and the Development Bank of Wales to fund future expansion. The firm provides software systems for firms across sectors to manage online bookings, scheduling, reservations, registrar systems, payments and wider digital customer interactions. BookingLive will now offer…

So after considering various factors, you have concluded that it is the right time to get rid of those old and leaky windows and install new replacement windows. Congratulations for opting for window replacement. This is a significant step to getting a home that is energy-efficient, more comfortable, secure and aesthetically appealing. Now that you have considered various aspects in terms of enhancing the curb appeal of your home and also the energy efficiency, now you should consider applying the right finishes to your new elements. In this article, we will help you choose some of the best window replacement…