Author: Rhys Gregory

A blind man from Cardiff says that his eye condition will not hold him back as he prepares to take to the skies for a sponsored skydive.  Daniel Thomas, 32, will be taking part in the RNIB Big Jump fundraising challenge at Swansea Airfield on Saturday 28 March 2020.   The Big Jump aims to get as many people as possible free-falling together over one weekend in twelve locations across the UK. Jumpers skydive with a trained instructor from a height of 10,000 feet, freefalling for 5,000 feet before releasing their parachute and gliding back to solid ground.  Daniel, who was born with Microphthalmia and registered blind within 24 hours of life, is a technology volunteer for…

Welsh Government Minister Kirsty Williams visited Willowtown Primary school in Ebbw Vale to launch the GoConstruct Educate resources, which introduces the construction industry to the school curriculum in a bid to get more youngsters to consider a future career in construction. The Go Construct Educate Programme is a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) funded project awarded to major construction contractor Bouygues UK. CITB and Bouygues UK have worked with a consortium of partners from the construction industry, education sector, Careers Wales and learning technology company Aspire 2Be to develop the resources, which will be available to every school, teacher and…

Accountants Bevan Buckland LLP have presented a cheque to charity Maggie’s after a busy year of fundraising. Last year, the practice announced that Maggie’s had been chosen as the firm’s charity of the year 2019. Laura Throne, Alex Powell, Abby Thomas, Harmony McCarthy and Georgia King were just some of the team members instrumental in raising funds and awareness for Maggie’s over the course of last year. They gathered together along with representatives from Maggie’s to present a cheque for £3,581.68.  “I’d like to say a huge thank you to all the staff at Bevan Buckland for raising such a fantastic amount…

Wales will be taking on Italy on Saturday February 1 (K.O 2.15pm) at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. There will be a full city centre road closure from 10.45am until 5.15pm on grounds of public safety. Taxi customers are being advised of changes to their usual pick up points, as the St Mary Street taxi rank (outside the House of Fraser) will be closed during this time. The following roads will be closed as part of the full city centre road closure: Kingsway from its junction with North Road to its junction with Duke Street. Cowbridge Road East from its…

Managing Director of Cardiff-based bus and coach operator, NAT Group, is calling for Cardiff City Council to make Cardiff city centre a car-free zone.

A nomadic pop-up founded in Cardiff, it serves up steaming bowls of hand-made noodles, long-simmered broths and deeply flavoured toppings – attracting attention and high praise from local foodies, popular food bloggers and even established ramen cooks from across the pond. But until now, getting your hands on one of these flavour-packed broths has been no easy task, as every single pop-up event has completely sold out within minutes of going on sale. A new, seven-week kitchen takeover at Blue Honey Local in Roath looks set to change that – and help Matsudai bring ‘proper ramen’ to the Cardiff masses.…

Quantum Advisory will be hosting its regular Pensions for Breakfast seminar and networking event featuring consultants and guest speakers addressing selected topical issues on pensions.

A leading Welsh medical supply company has signed an exclusive deal to become the sole provider of high-definition, low-cost single-use endoscope for the arthroscopic surgery market. Talbot Green-based Hospital Innovations, a forerunner in the supply specialist products for use in orthopaedic, surgical and corrective procedures, has signed a deal with US-based company, Integrated Endoscopy to supply their new NUVIS (pronounced nu-vee) product. NUVIS is a unique single use battery-operated arthroscope that is designed to provide high definition visualization via a proprietary optical design, while directly addressing key safety and sterility issues associated with traditional, reusable arthroscopes. NUVIS eliminates the need…

Around 34,000 people had a swashbuckling time at Swansea Grand Theatre’s latest panto. Peter Pan ran for a month from early December until it weighed anchor this month. Tristan Gemmill, Kevin Johns and Ricky K were among its cast. Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea Council’s cabinet member for investment, regeneration and tourism, said: “A big thank you to the whole cast, production crew and other theatre staff for their professionalism and dedication throughout this amazing run. “Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy and Captain Hook were brilliant, as were all other characters. “The Grand’s pantos are a top seasonal favourite and Peter Pan…

A Newport-based telecommunications firm is eyeing expansion after relocating to larger business premises. Advanced Satellite Solutions secured a £51,720 funding package from Lombard Asset Finance to fund the development of the 1.5-acre site at West way Road Alexandra Docks, after outgrowing its temporary shared offices on the East side of the port The finance has facilitated the installation of six modular buildings to create a fully-functioning office space on Westway Road, including an open-plan kitchen and meeting rooms. The site, which is double the size of its former premises, also has a 2000 sq ft warehouse that will accommodate increased…