Author: Rhys Gregory

An engineering business specialising in wind turbine components is planning to increase capacity five-fold with the support of Lloyds Bank. Llanfyrnach-based business Greystone Technical, which designs and manufactures high-end components for agricultural wind turbines, has secured a new £100k funding package to support the purchase of new manufacturing equipment. The investment will enable the business to increase its output of high tensile steel products by 500% and build on its existing £350k-a-year turnover. The firm produces advanced components to support the repair and maintenance of wind turbines largely used for energy production in the agriculture sector. Lloyds Bank has supported…

Among the new vehicles introduced to its 799-strong fleet is a low-emission hybrid rapid response car, the first of its kind for the service. The Trust has also commissioned new and improved emergency and non-emergency ambulances, as well as a fleet maintenance vehicle to help with the upkeep of its new haul. It is hoped the more fuel efficient vehicles will drive down CO2 emissions and improve the experience of both staff and patients. David Holmes, the Welsh Ambulance Service’s Fleet Manager said: “Modern ambulance vehicles are essential in order that we can continue to provide the best experience possible…

Amazon and employee volunteers in Swansea have donated £1,000 to Swansea-based charity, Kids Cancer Charity, as part of the company’s global Amazon Goes Gold campaign during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  Amazon Goes Gold is Amazon’s annual campaign to raise awareness and funds during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In addition to partnering with hospitals and research organisations around the world, Amazon also wraps a selection of its delivery fleet in gold ribbons during the month of September to further increase awareness across its network. The Amazon Goes Gold campaign was launched in 2017. Barbara Thomas from Kids Cancer Charity said: “It’s…

Careers Wales has launched a suite of resources for primary schools called ‘Careers City’, featuring quizzes, fact sheets, and videos about different jobs and industry sectors. Created to teach Key Stage 2 pupils about careers and the world of work, the resources are available now for teachers to download and use in lessons. The resources have been specifically designed to fit within the new school curriculum for Wales 2022 and feature a range of themes and topics which can be used in a fun, easy and engaging way. The package also contains information and interactive tools for teachers to use…

Zenobe Energy, the UK’s leading owner and operator of battery storage, and Newport Transport Ltd, today announce Wales’s first-ever fleet of electric buses in service in the city. The 15 Yutong buses will service the people of Newport on multiple routes from Monday 12thOctober. Seven of the buses will be dedicated to the three routes between Newport, Caerleon and Cwmbran, including picking up the staff and patients at the new specialist critical care centre, The Grange University Hospital. As the national government and Welsh Assembly drive towards a 2028 zero emission bus target in Wales and following promises to bring…

Young people are launching the second phase of their campaign to beat the stigma of youth loneliness this week, as new research from the Co-op Foundation finds the Spring lockdown made even more young people feel lonely.  Lonely Not Alone asks everyone to show they care about youth loneliness by wearing yellow socks and sharing their ‘Outfit of the Day’ on social media with #OOTDYellowSocks. Young people who made the campaign say yellow socks are their symbol of solidarity when they feel lonely and look to the floor. The campaign was made by a group of 12 to 22-year-olds working…

Older people in Wales who may be struggling to get the services and entitlements they need to live a fulfilled and dignified later life because their voices are often unheard, or they simply don’t know what are their options, are set to benefit from a new project being launched by Age Cymru on 6 October 2020. The project, called HOPE (Helping others participate and engage), will recruit and train community based volunteers throughout Wales to provide independent advocacy support to local older people and carers so they can help shape the key decisions affecting their own lives and thereby avoid…

The Learning Tree Day Nursery, which provides dedicated childcare to more than 50 children in Cardiff City Centre, has opened its newly landscaped garden. It is the first nursery in Wales to be awarded a grant for such work.   The Government Capital Grant was approved at the end of 2019 to enable the children to enjoy being outdoors in a safe environment, where they can learn new skills, help plants grow and even plant their own fruit and vegetables.   Penarth and Wenvoe based company, Eden Landscapes, undertook the refurbishment project, their team having gained a reputation for providing…

When Swansea University nursing student Matt Townsend was given the opportunity to join the NHS frontline at the height of coronavirus crisis, he knew just what he had to do. The severity of the pandemic led to an appeal to student nurses like Matt to opt to take up clinical placements that would help strengthen the healthcare workforce. Matt, who is in the second year of the Adult Nursing course at the College of Human and Health Sciences, said to consider anything other than opting in was not an option for him. However, it still wasn’t an easy decision –…

CRUMLIN-BASED BBI Solutions, a leading manufacturer of biological reagents and finished test platforms for the in-vitro diagnostics market, notes the press release issued by the UK Rapid Test Consortium (“UK-RTC”), of which BBI Solutions is a partner, on the UK Government’s first order for one million COVID-19 lateral flow antibody tests (the “AbC-19™ Rapid test”). This first order is part of the UK Government’s plans to roll-out COVID-19 surveillance studies to help build a picture of how the virus has spread across the country. The AbC-19™ Rapid test uses a small drop of blood from a finger-prick, and shows results…