Author: Rhys Gregory

Health Minister Vaughan Gething has welcomed confirmation that the emergency powers sought by Wales to tackle Coronavirus (COVID-19) will be introduced by the UK Government. News of the emergency powers comes as the Chief Medical Officer for Wales confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in Wales, bringing the total number to four. The Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, confirmed that two further patients in Wales have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID -19) yesterday. The patients, who are from the same household, are resident in the Pembrokeshire local authority area and have recently returned from Northern Italy. The…

GP surgeries across Wales will receive packs of face masks, gloves and aprons for their personal protection as they treat people with suspected Coronavirus, Health Minister Vaughan Gething announced today. Packs were prepared over the weekend, and will be distributed to the 640 GP surgeries in Wales this week. The Minister also authorised Personal Protection Equipment to be released from stockpiles for use by front line NHS and social services staff, should it become necessary. Health Minister Vaughan Gething said: “These packs are part of robust infection control measures that we have in place, and I want to reassure people that we…

A South Wales college has unveiled a new female mentorship programme aimed at supporting and empowering the next generation of young women to fulfil their education and career potential. Coleg y Cymoedd, which has four campuses in Nantgarw, Ystrad Mynach, Aberdare and Rhondda, has officially rolled out its mentoring scheme, following a successful two-year pilot. Originally trialled on a smaller scale, the scheme proved to be a success with learners and has now transitioned into a permanent programme at the college. Designed to coach female, trans and non-binary identifying learners to help them reach their personal and professional goals, the…

MANY Welsh businesses are under-achieving because of a failure to adopt performance-improving measures in their organisations, a study by leading academics at Cardiff Metropolitan University has found. The Productivity Report, which used funding from the Hodge Foundation, found of those surveyed: 60pc are achieving a profit below the average ratio for their sector Only 37pc have a strategic plan 75pc do not have a formal staff reward scheme in place to promote and encourage innovation. The report comes as new ONS figures show that Wales is once again propping up the productivity league table and remains the least productive region…

The winners of the highly anticipated Welsh Business Awards were announced at the annual awards ceremony, attended by over 360 people, at City Hall in Cardiff on Thursday 5 March. Businesses from across Wales came together to celebrate their achievement and success through 2019 across 10 categories including ‘Welsh Business of the Year’, and the President’s Award. The South Wales Chamber of Commerce welcomed Minister for the Economy, Transport and North Wales Ken Skates AM to address guests at the event. The Minister said: “The award winners tonight represent the best of Welsh business in 2020.  We’ve seen some of…

Eastern Airways, which operates flights from Cardiff Airport, now has its scheduled routes on sale and are bookable through its own website. Following the demise of Flybe, the full existing Eastern Airways network has continued to operate as normal, and the airline has honoured tickets on Flybe services operated by Eastern Airways for the past few days. It will continue to do so until the end of Tuesday 10 March as recognition of customers’ valued and continued support. To mark the airline going independent again, Eastern Airways is offering fares from £19.99* one way, including taxes and charges. Complimentary on-board…

The Risk Kitchen Llanelli Half Marathon was hailed a great success after today’s event (Sunday 8th March), where almost 2,000 runners lined up at the start line from Parc Y Scarlets to take on the first race of 2020 organised by Front Runner Events. Hundreds of spectators came out to support runners across the course, and despite the wet forecast the sun shone down just as the race began at 9am. There were many happy faces crossing the finish line with lots achieving PB’s regardless of the windy conditions.  Setting off from the start, (home of famous the Scarlets rugby…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The South Wales Law Awards is set to recognise the outstanding achievements of the law community next month. The awards have been launched to shine a light on the truly outstanding and inspirational work that the law community in South Wales does. In 2019, JCP Solicitors being crowned South Wales Law Awards Champions. Law awards entry deadline [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ult_countdown count_style=”ult-cd-s2″ datetime=”2020/03/20 23:59:59″ countdown_opts=”sweek,sday,shr,smin,ssec” br_style=”dashed” br_size=”1″ br_color=”#0f6dbf” br_radius=”2000″ timer_bg_color=”#efefef” br_time_space=”10″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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…

In a matter of weeks, Coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to 88 countries, claiming nearly 3,500 lives and infecting over 100,000 people. There are currently 164 diagnosed cases in the UK and two deaths. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Frank Atherton, has also confirmed that a second patient in Wales has tested positive for Coronavirus. The patient is a resident in the Cardiff local authority area and has recently returned from Northern Italy, where the virus was contracted. The patient is being treated in a clinically appropriate setting. Supplies of antibacterial hand sanitiser continues to be in short supply. These photos…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]LOCAL Welsh charity, City Hospice is celebrating raising £222,000 throughout their Light Up a Life campaign, during which donations were matched by Hodge Foundation. The Light Up a Life campaign ran between October 1 and December 31 and included a number of fundraising events and initiatives to help remember lost loved ones and raise much needed funds for the charity, with all donations going twice as far.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][ult_ihover thumb_shape=”square”][ult_ihover_item title=”Light Up A Life” thumb_img=”id^86102|url^https://www.wales247.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/0136094a-1aee-4039-829b-a7ca0076f781FCover.jpg.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^0136094a-1aee-4039-829b-a7ca0076f781FCover.jpg|description^null” hover_effect=”effect18″ block_click=”link” block_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonlinebookcompany.com%2FOnlineBooks%2FCityHospice%2FContent%2FFiller||target:%20_blank|” title_font_color=”#81d742″ desc_font_color=”#000000″ info_color_bg=”#ededed” thumbnail_border_styling=”none” spacer_border_color=”rgba(129,215,66,0.75)” title_responsive_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_responsive_line_height=”desktop:28px;” desc_responsive_font_size=”desktop:12px;” desc_responsive_line_height=”desktop:18px;”]The Light Up A Life online Book of Remembrance is a wonderful way to see,…