Author: Rhys Gregory

THE University of South Wales (USW) is delivering a second undergraduate course in partnership with The Celtic Collection. The three-year BA (Hons) International Events Management degree course, which will include a period on placement, will start this September, and will be run in a similar way to the Hotel and Hospitality Management course that has been successfully operating from USW’s Newport Campus for the past three years. Delivered in partnership with The Celtic Collection, including the new International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales), the course will combine events management theory with the opportunity for students to develop practical industry experience…

As a part of the Early Action Together Programme two social workers and a protecting vulnerable people investigator are co-located alongside 999 and 101 call handlers from 5pm-1.00a.m. to enable shared information and to provide a professional and timely safeguarding response to vulnerable children and vulnerable adults. The Early Action Together Programme was developed as a result of a partnership agreement between Public Health Wales and Policing and Criminal Justice partners across Wales. Early research by Public Health Wales into officer activity revealed that over 90% of engagement related to complex health and welfare needs. There is an increasing body…

The UK’s largest animatronic T-Rex will be on display into Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay, from 8 – 23 February 2020.Dubbed Quay-Rex, the 18 metre long and 5 metre tall life-like dinosaur features a moving head, tail, eyes and arms as well as a terrifying roar.  It will fill up most of Tacoma Square – in the heart of Mermaid Quay – and it’s head will be as high as the terrace level. Mermaid Quay centre manager Simon Whiting said: “We’re really looking forward to playing host to the enormous Quay-Rex – it promises to be a huge draw, attracting visitors not just from the Cardiff area, but way beyond, as well as possibly…

The content marketing agency, BrandContent, is expanding its team after celebrating its fifth award-winning year. The new appointments will enable the Cardiff-based agency to take on new clients in new sectors. The new hires include former Senior Media and PR Officer at the charity Marie Curie, Alice Lally who joins the BrandContent PR team as Account Manager where she will deliver PR campaigns and consultancy for clients including international travel money specialist Equals and home energy-saving app Loop. Alice joins BrandContent as the agency expands its client roster to industries beyond Tech and Financial services and will support the agency…

Two well prepared teams of chefs will be flying the Welsh flag as they take on the best in the world at the prestigious IKA Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart next month. The senior and junior teams will join around 2,000 chefs and pastry chefs from more than 60 nations at the biggest and oldest international culinary art exhibition from February 14 to 19. Senior Culinary Team Wales will be led by Nick Davies, culinary craft trainer with Cambrian Training, Welshpool, who combines the roles of team manager and member whilst Sergio Cinotti, from the award-winning Gemelli Restaurant, Newport, takes over…

The Oaks, a purpose-built 73-bedroom home, has started taking its first residents. Among them is 92-year-old Margaret ‘Peggy’ Phillips who spent all her life in Newtown before having to move to a care home in Welshpool a year ago. Peggy has now returned to her home town and become the first resident at The Oaks. Among those to welcome Peggy were Mayor of Newtown, Councillor David Selby, and Welsh Assembly Member Russell George. The ground floor at the home is already fully booked with registered manager Jen Roberts receiving new enquiries daily. The care home is the brainchild of the…

A workshop taking place in Swansea on January 21 aims to involve local organisations, businesses and residents in creating a clear brand and identity for the South West Wales region. The event, at Gower College, Swansea at 6pm, aims to establish a clearer vision for how to market the region and drive future developments in areas such as business, tourism and regeneration. It has been organised by 4theRegion, a membership alliance working to bring about positive change in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The workshop, which is open to all, is one of two VIBE events taking place…

On Friday 10 January 2020 at 18.41 New Quay RNLI’s Mersey class lifeboat,the Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge was paged to assist a 16.5m commercial fishing vessel, approximately 17 miles north west of New Quay, in strong winds of force 6-8, rising to severe gale force 9 for a time. In worsening weather conditions, the 100 ton whelker, with six persons on board, had suffered steering failure and was in need of assistance. New Quay’s all-weather lifeboat was tasked by Milford Haven Coastguard and launched with seven crew members on board. Due to the size of the vessel, and…

A Second World War Veteran who served in the ‘Forgotten Army’ in the Far East celebrated his 100th birthday in Cartref Tregerddan, Bow Street on 11 January. Mr Walford Hughes MBE – who now lives in Cartref Tregerddan – took part in many Second World War campaigns including in Burma in the Far East. Never forgetting what he and his comrades went through in Burma, Mr Hughes became the National Secretary of the Burma Star Association sometime after the war. The association promotes the comradeship experienced during the Second World War in Burma and supports the veterans of the campaign…

Aimed at maximising performance, Next Level Professional Bike Fit and Servicing offers high-tech tuning to ensure machine and rider are in perfect harmony. And Anthony’s pedigree in the racing business means he knows what he is talking about. As a teenager he went to train in France, the home of professional cycling. Then followed an illustrious career, representing Wales in two Commonwealth Games, The Tour of Britain and many races and events. He joined Team Sky as a mechanic and spent six years with Welsh Cycling working with stars such as Peter Kibble and Ellie Coster. Now he has established…