Author: Rhys Gregory

Seel and Co auctioneers has moved its auctions to a new larger home at Cardiff City Stadium’s Ricoh suite. This new address means the first sale of 2020 will be in the biggest auction venue in Wales and marks a fresh and exciting start for the auction house’s new Managing Director Ross Hooper-Nash, who bought the company last September. Seel and Co is one of the oldest independent chartered surveyors, block management, lettings and auction houses in Wales. It was established by former Managing Director Tony Seel’s great-grandfather in 1898. More prospective property owners than ever will be able to…

Historically Higher Apprenticeships aren’t a professional training route you would associate with the teaching profession, but for one Cardiff based teacher it was a vital stepping stone in her path to promotion. Claire Brooks went from class teacher to Deputy Head at Stacey Primary School in Roath, Cardiff, after completing a Higher Level Apprenticeship in Leadership and Management with Portal Training. As part of Apprenticeship Week Cymru (Feb 3 – 7), Claire is now using her experience to support colleagues in the workplace who are now working towards completing their own Higher Level Apprenticeships. Claire, who is originally from Carmarthenshire,…

The Learning Tree Day Nursery based in Cardiff City Centre celebrates its one-year anniversary this week. The nursery that opened in February 2019 has doubled its number of children, seen an increase in revenue and madesix staff appointments after its first successful year of business.   The Learning Tree has rapidly grown after founder, Chris Baker, decided to secure the future of the nursery following the closure of Busy Bees before Christmas in 2018. The nursery now provides dedicated childcare to more than 60 children and has seventeen excellent and highly experienced staff members, some of which have worked at…

Mustafa Aldobhani, 22, Abdulgalil Aldobhani, 23, and Shafique Shaddad, 25, have at Cardiff Crown Court, been found guilty of the murder of Fahad Nur. Aseel Arar, 35, was found guilty of assisting an offender. Fahad Nur, 18, died after being stabbed in the lane near Cathays Railway Station during the early hours of Sunday, June 2. Statement from Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Mark O’Shea: “Fahad Nur had turned 18 just two weeks before he was stabbed to death in a cowardly attack by Mostafa Aldobhani, his brother Abdulgalil and Shaffique Shaddad. “Fahad was alone unarmed and deliberately targeted…

Plans for a groundbreaking building allowing exciting young tech and creative businesses to grow have been unveiled for Swansea city centre. They show a glass-fronted structure rising six stories on the site of The Kingsway’s former Oceana nightclub. More than 600 people could work there. The plans, assisted by feedback in a public consultation last year, feature two underground levels and a roof terrace with trees. Other greenery, including a green roof, is part of the plans for the building, reflecting the Council’s commitment to green infrastructure. The building’s working title is 71/72 Kingsway. Swansea Council wants to develop the…

Sian Reeves has kept Coronation Street viewers on the edge of their seats since rolling up as Charlie Wood, the deluded wife Tim Metcalfe didn’t know he had. Viewers will have to wait to see how it all pans out for Tim, Sally and Charlie as she takes a break from the cobbles of Weatherfield to star in the brand new stage play adaptation of Helen Forrester’s, By The Waters Of Liverpool which is at Swansea Grand Theatre on 6 & 7 April. From ex-con, Hannah Temple in Hope Springs, to the psychotic Sally Spode in Emmerdale and now Charlie…

Newport East Assembly Member John Griffiths visited the Budweiser Brewing Group, part of global brewer AB InBev, site in Magor to meet apprentices who are taking their first steps into the UK brewing industry.  The apprentices, all of whom are aged between 17 – 21, are participating in a Technical Services apprenticeship, developing their brewing and engineering skills over a four-year period. The apprenticeship scheme is run across Budweiser Brewing Group’s UK breweries and is now in its 41st year. The visit formed part of the brewery’s activity around Apprenticeship Week Cymru, a Business Wales led celebration of apprentices and…

The family of a man killed in an early morning collision in Barry have paid tribute to the “heart and soul of his family”. Motorcyclist Grant Kerton died following a single-vehicle collision on the Barry Docks Link Road shortly after 4am yesterday (Monday, February 3). The 33-year-old, fondly known to family and friends as Pants, leaves behind his beloved 10-year-old son Liam, sisters Becky and Louise, parents Karen and Martyn, and step-parents Gethin and Jude. Paying tribute to Grant, his family said: “Grant, or Pants as everyone knew him,  was full of life and everyone loved him. “He was always…

Today Sport Relief is revealing a flavour of its star-studded line-up to get the UK pumped up and ready to get their kit on to change lives. Secrets being spilt today include the first famous face set to trek a 100-mile triathlon on ice in Mongolia, some of the presenters of the BBC One night of Sport Relief entertainment, and an unmissable competition for schools around the country with double Olympic gold medallist, Max Whitlock MBE. Sporting legend Rio Ferdinand and his wife, fitness fanatic Kate, have got their kit on to help kick off Sport Relief, and have shared…

Committed to creating a workforce that represents its community, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council says apprenticeships are ensuring a lasting legacy. Keen to diversify the routes into the heritage sector, the local authority took the step to hire its first Heritage Outreach apprentice in September 2019. Since strengthening its team with apprentice, Esta Lewis, Heritage Services Operations Manager, Sara Maggs said her role has been crucial to the development of the department over the last year. Sara said: “Positions within the heritage sector usually come with a prerequisite for a masters or degree qualification, but we knew that what…