Author: Rhys Gregory

Following the recent Government announcement, Primark has announced they will re-open all of their stores in Wales by the end of the week. Primark will welcome customers back to stores across Wales on 26 June, with extensive measures in place to help safeguard employees and customers. The high street chain has released a store walk through video and images of their Westfield London store so that customers know what to expect and what measures are in place when they visit Primark stores. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en9rYePhWQ0 Speaking about the re-opening of stores, Primark CEO, Paul Marchant, said: “We have really missed our customers…

Principality Building Society has announced the appointment of Julie-Ann Haines as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval. Julie-Ann, who joined the Society as Head of Strategy and E-Channels in 2007, is currently the Chief Customer Officer. She has more than 20 years’ corporate experience in retail and financial services. In her current role she has been responsible for all aspects of customer service and has played a key role in shaping the strategy and future transformation of the Society. Interim CEO, Mike Jones, will continue in his role until Julie-Ann is officially approved by the financial regulators, which…

At around 8.55pm last night (Tuesday 23rd June 2020) emergency services nwere called to a single vehicle collision on the A4232 between Leckwith and Culverhouse Cross Cardiff. A Silver Saab 93 was the only vehicle involved and its three occupants all suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision.  Two men from the Ely area, aged 31 and 34 years old and a 26 year old woman from the Llandough area were taken to the University Hospital of Wales where they are being treated for their injuries. Police are urging any potential witnesses, or anyone who was in the…

Staff at a care organisation will have a starring role in a new film about life under lockdown. The documentary is being produced by Wrexham Museum to chronicle how local people coped with the coronavirus crisis. Among those being featured are staff at Pendine Park who are on the frontline in protecting their much-loved residents. They told how locking down early and extensive training had been at the heart of their approach to tackling the pandemic. Residents are getting creative to keep their spirits, with arts and music being used to counter the emotional and practical impacts of dealing with…

Chapter Arts Centre has announced a special virtual event of stand-up comedy, by Robin Morgan and some of his best comedy friends, to take place on Friday 3 July. In 2010, Robin Morgan (BBC Radio 4, Sky One, CBBC and BBC One) performed his first stand-up gig at Drones Comedy Club. This year, to celebrate a decade of doing stand-up, Robin was due to perform at Chapter with a one-off special comedy gig. Although Chapter is unable to host the celebration as originally planned, they are delighted to welcome back Robin for this online virtual comedy gig, featuring: Angela Barnes…

THE one-stop shop for health information and advice in Wales is celebrating its 20th birthday. NHS Direct Wales, which is hosted by the Welsh Ambulance Service, is available to call 24 hours a day, every day for people who are feeling ill and are unsure what to do. It manages an average 46,000 calls per month, while its website allows the public to check their symptoms online and search for their nearest dentist, minor injuries unit, pharmacy, GP, sexual health clinic and other services. NHS Direct Wales is the backbone of the new NHS 111 Wales service, which is live…

Today over 280 restaurants in towns and city centres will open their doors for walk-in takeaway service, including Cardiff and Swansea. With restaurant teams adjusting to new procedures to enable safe working and social distancing, McDonal’s has said stores will look a little different and things may take a little longer. Cardiff’s Queen Street restaurant and the one on Swansea’s Oxford Street will reopen for walk-ins, but others in the area remain open for drive-thru only. McDonald’s has said that the safety and wellbeing of their employees, customers and delivery partner couriers is their priority, so they have introduced the…

A Welsh technology entrepreneur has launched an online learning community to help close the growing digital skills gap. Stryve, founded by Dan Lewis, is a space for people of all levels of experience to learn new tech skills from their peers and share learning content that they feel was really useful to them. The platform, which is focused solely on digital and technology, has been designed to help raise awareness of different learning and career opportunities out there. Its ethos is to ‘share, learn and progress’. People can access and share content like courses, podcasts, blogs and events; review, rate…

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today urged the Welsh Government to go ‘further’ and ‘faster’ in opening up its housing market, suggesting that it now needs to follow the same approach and protocols which have been in place in the English market since mid-May. Last Friday, the Welsh Government announced a partial reopening of the housing market in Wales from the 22nd June meaning: All house moves can go ahead where the residential property has been unoccupied i.e. vacant for at least 72 hours.   House moves can take place where a sale…

No playdough, sandpits, or water games, but plenty of cuddles and outdoor play in smaller groups, and NO floor markings, face masks or timed toilet breaks. That’s the life after lockdown plan for the UK’s biggest childcare provider, which has already reopened nurseries in countries first affected by Covid-19, including Singapore and Malaysia, and over 300 centres across England Busy Bees, which has three centres in Wales, has confirmed that its health and safety plans for its Welsh nurseries won’t require children to play in hoops and bubbles as some schools have suggested. Instead, it will focus on dividing children…