Author: Rhys Gregory

A 20-year-old man has been charged following a road traffic collision in Ely. Keaton Collard appeared at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court yesterday on Tuesday, November 26 charged with a number of driving offences in relation to the collision which happened in Pethybridge Road on Wednesday, November 20. A young girl was injured following a collision with a motorcycle which happened at around 4.20pm. Collard pleaded guilty to charges include causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a road accident. He was remanded in custody for sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court on December 10. A 16-year-old boy also…

Aberystwyth University has launched the 2020 edition of its annual student enterprise competition, with £10,000 at stake for the winning entry. InvEnterPrize provides an opportunity for entrepreneurial Aber students to develop and pitch a business idea or social enterprise idea to a panel of distinguished Aberystwyth University alumni. The winning entry will be able to invest its winnings in equipment, facilities or professional services to turn an invention or business start-up idea into reality. In addition to the £10,000 prize for the overall winner, there are two additional prizes in specific sectors this year. The best proposal in the bio-sciences,…

A Welsh Government Minister has seen for himself the developments at the University of South Wales (USW) Startup Stiwdio (Stiwdio Sefydlu). Lord Elis-Thomas, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, visited the facility – which has been established in the former Students’ Union at USW’s Cardiff Campus – and met the entrepreneurs starting new creative and digital businesses. Stiwdio is the first standalone university-based business incubator in Wales. It aims to encourage and support entrepreneurship among USW’s graduate and alumni population, and provides a safe haven in which they can test and develop enterprising ideas. With financial support from the…

Coincover, the leading Cardiff-based cryptocurrency protection and insurance company announced their new product, Cryptocurrency Wills. Providing a unique and dedicated solution to cryptocurrency estate planning, the product – which is a world-first – solves one of the key issues preventing cryptocurrency going mainstream: what happens to Bitcoin when you die? Bitcoin is like no other asset; without a robust retrieval mechanism once it’s lost, it’s lost forever. It is estimated that around 4 million Bitcoins (worth around Thirty Billion Dollars,) have been lost as a result of people dying and without adequate plans in place. Founded in 2018, Coincover – which…

A retired 104-year-old domestic science teacher has been reunited with one of her former pupils at the care home where they now both live. Great great grandmother Rhiannon Grey Davies and 86-year-old Joyce Jones were “surprised but delighted” when they bumped into each other at Pendine Park’s Gwern Alyn Home in Wrexham. They first met when Joyce went to Acrefair Secondary School where Rhiannon was a member of staff during the Second World War in 1944 when she taught her pupils how to eke out their families’ sparse food rations. In the 1960s Rhiannon became a pioneer of Welsh language…

Wales’ leading first aid charity are pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Smith as their new Chief Executive Officer. Helen has been a pivotal part of the organisation utilising her skills as Director of Finance for the past five years. Since acting as CEO since February 2019, Helen will now take the lead on the diverse arms of the charity and encourage an innovative, efficient and commercial approach while continuing to deliver the organisation’s strong care and social objectives; ensuring maximum impact across communities throughout Wales. Announcing the appointment, Prior for Wales, Sir Paul Williams, said: “The Board of…

A Welsh photographer who dedicated his life to bring us stories from around the world has had his life’s work published in a book following an incurable cancer diagnosis.  John Downing, who was born in Llanelli, has dedicated more than fifty years of his life to documenting some of the most significant events of recent years. But John Downing’s photography didn’t come without its risks, as he tells Welsh Lives on ITV Cymru Wales. In 1984, he was sent on a routine job to photograph the Tory party conference in Brighton. It resulted in what would become one of his…

A youth football club in South Wales is proudly sporting new kit, thanks to a local housebuilder. The U13s girls’ team at Cascade Youth Club has been given the new kit by Cardiff-based housebuilder Bellway. The club, which plays its home games at Duffryn Park, Penpedairheol, was founded in 1976 and since then has established 14 football teams ranging from U7s up to senior men and women. Ryan Thomas, coach at Cascade YC, said: “This club is run purely by volunteers, so we rely on donations to purchase kit, equipment and pay for training for the coaches. “Bellway’s kind donation…

Dazzling smiles were worn by all of Hafod’s winning Human Resources (HR) team on Friday 15 November during this year’s prestigious CIPD Awards, at Cardiff City Hall. Congratulations to the whole HR department on winning Best-In House team, and to Keisha Walters, Learning and Development Facilitator, on winning the Emerging Practitioner of the Year award. The third annual CIPD Awards hosted by Carol Vorderman, showcased the best people across Wales working in HR and people development. Alison Woodward, Head of HR and Learning and Development at Hafod, has led the team in making huge strides in the way they support…

Transport for Wales have published their Sustainable Development Plan, revealing their ambitious sustainability targets and the actions they will take to ensure these are achieved. Closely aligned with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) 2015 Act, the plan provides clear assurances that the new organisation meets national legislation and policy.  Supporting a more ‘resilient Wales’ TfW stated that electricity for stations and overhead wires on the Core Valley Lines will come from 100% renewable energy, with at least 50% sourced in Wales. Promoting active travel, TfW will offer customers new cycle storage facilities that are safe and will provide well-lit walking routes to encourage people to make healthier choices and reduce…