Author: Rhys Gregory

As more people look for rewarding remote career opportunities, one industry that is being considered by many is IT. The sector requires professionals with a wide variety of skills, and many IT roles are currently in high demand. If you enjoy working with computers, here are six roles in IT for you to consider. Quality Assurance Tester The position of a quality assurance tester involves checking software products to make sure they do not have any problems and meet industry standards. Common software that requires quality assurance includes games and mobile applications. Although certifications are not always necessary, most people…

Today, at the end of the second decade of the 21st century, parents have a wide choice: state daycare centers that still operate, in which there is a long queue or a preschool Avenue U, where parents themselves determine how many children are in the group, what they will do during the day and what menu they will have. Also, there have appeared a lot of kid’s clubs with a program for early development, as well as childcare services based on various pedagogical directions that have received wide worldwide recognition. The decision about which of these options to choose is…

Wales will welcome the world’s best chefs next year as the country hosts the prestigious Worldchefs Global Chefs Challenge. The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) and its partners, the International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales), the Celtic Manor Resort and the Welsh Government, have accepted an invitation to bring the event to Newport from October 23-26, 2021. The only major Worldchefs competition in 2021, the event will bring together the world’s top chefs to compete in the finals of three categories: the Global Chefs Challenge, the Global Pastry Chefs Challenge and the Global Young Chefs Challenge. The Global Chefs Challenge…

A Cardiff community food service has received a donation from Wales’ largest building society, to help it provide items to households who may be in financial difficulty. Principality Building Society’s Rumney branch has donated the funds for two large refrigeration units to the Llanrumney Hall Community Trust’s local pantry service, which provides food to those who may find it difficult to afford a weekly shop. For £5 a visit, members of the community can access at least 10 items from the pantry, usually worth up to £25, including freshly made meals, fresh fruit and vegetables and other household essentials. The…

Successful employers, inspirational learners and dedicated work-based learning practitioners across Wales have been given an extra two weeks to enter the prestigious Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2021. The closing date for entries has been extended to noon on Friday, November 13 by the Welsh Government and the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW), joint organisers of the awards. Application forms may be downloaded from gov.wales/apprenticeshipawardscymru. Highlight of the of the work-based learning calendar, the awards showcase businesses and individuals who have excelled on the Welsh Government’s Apprenticeship and Traineeship Programmes and gone the extra mile to achieve success during these unprecedented…

Expanding fintech company Currencycloud is the second company in a month to announce it is moving to the newly-refurbished Hodge House office building in Cardiff city centre. The company, which provides a global payments platform servicing banks, financial institutions and fintechs across the world, has taken a 10 year lease on a 6,586 sq ft office suite on the 5thFloor of the building.   It is moving from a number of serviced offices in Cardiff. Hodge House owner Legal & General was advised in the transaction by joint letting agents Knight Frank and Fletcher Morgan, and the new tenant was represented…

With just 50 days to go until Christmas the team at The Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay’s leading entertainment destination, is putting the finishing touches on its festive offering, to ensure visitors have a particularly magical experience this Christmas. After a tough year for many, The Red Dragon Centre team knows that people are in need of a bit of escapism now, more than ever, and they are going the extra mile to surprise and delight visitors to The Centre over the coming weeks. The magic moments will start from the minute visitors arrive; customers will be greeted with a…

Pensions Minister Guy Opperman has faced criticism from many pension experts following his recent suggestion that first-time buyers could potentially use their accrued retirement savings as a deposit on their first home. Many of those in the pensions industry have reacted strongly to this as they have long battled to get more people engaged with their pensions and save sufficiently to ensure they have a big enough fund when they retire. Stuart Price, Partner and Actuary at Quantum Advisory, says: “I understand that there is a need for people to save more – both for their retirement and for other…

Poppy symbols have been painted on side roads next to war memorials in eleven locations across Cardiff, as a mark of respect to theservicemen and servicewomen that have served, fought and died for our country. The floor markings of a red poppy, with the bilingual caption ‘Lest We Forget’ underneath is a reminder to everyone that passes by to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday. Leader of the Council, Cllr Huw Thomas said: “This year, due the ongoing pandemic and the restrictions on gatherings of people, there are a limited number of parades for people to visit and lay their…

THE digital transformation of business and industry in Wales during the Coronavirus pandemic will be marked with a series of virtual events supported by a global tech giant. Following the initial national lockdown in March, Llandudno-based Risc IT Solutions – a Microsoft Gold partner – began hosting free webinars offering guidance and advice to employers forced to transition staff from the office to their homes. Over the past six months the award-winning firm has held 38 events and trained up to 1500 people across 640 companies nationwide on themes centred around remote working and platforms including video conferencing. As social…