Author: Rhys Gregory

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co has brought to the market Bron-y-Graig, a luxurious guesthouse situated in the North Wales countryside on the outskirts of Corwen, between Betws-y-Coed, Llangollen, and Bala. Set within the beautiful Upper Dee Valley, amongst the wooded slopes of the Berwyn Mountains, Bron-y-Graig is an historic courtyard house constructed in 1888, as the family home of Robert David Roberts, the founder of successful Welsh wholesalers Roberts & Co (latterly a part of Mace), and who was later elevated to the position of High Sheriff of Denbighshire. The property has only had three owners in the…

The family of a man who died following a collision on the M4 have paid tribute to a “larger than life character”. Colin Roberts from Ystradgynlais, Powys, died following the incident on the westbound carriageway between Junction 47 and 48 Swansea, at approximately 4pm on Saturday (November 30). Paying tribute to the 69-year-old, his family said: “Colin or ‘Col Boy’ as he was known to many,  was a larger than life character. He would do anything for anybody and in fact sometimes we used to think he did too much. “Throughout his life he drove lorries and had a passion…

THE Welsh Ambulance Service has appointed its first Director of Digital Services. Andy Haywood, a former Royal Navy officer, has been appointed to shape and oversee an ambitious digital services strategy which will support the delivery of patient care and improve the experience of staff. Andy joins the organisation from Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, where he was the Associate Director of Digital. Prior to that, he was a Head of Relationship Management at NHS Digital and a Programme Manager responsible for cyber security, networks and a multi-million pound budget. Andy began his career as an Air Traffic Control Officer the…

The Royal Mint has opened the doors to its very own pop-up store! The gift store which has opened in time for Christmas has a variety of enticing gifts available, from a 1g gold bar, collectable coins to a range of eye-catching jewellery – perfect presents or stocking fillers for the person that has everything. It’s not Christmas without a frantic trip to buy those last minute gifts and with less than a month until the big day, The Royal Mint could be the answer to all of your gifting problems! The gift store is located in St David’s 2…

A Wrexham mum who provides round-the-clock care for her severely disabled daughter is calling on Christmas shoppers to dig deep and support the charity that gives her family a lifeline. Caitlin Hooper, 16, from Borras, suffers with quadriplegia cerebral palsy which prevents her from being able to control the movements of her arms and legs, self-feed, walk unaided or talk. The youngster, who was born prematurely at 32 weeks and receives 24-7 care, attends a weekly youth club and summer holiday club run by Dynamic, a Wrexham-based centre for children and young people with disabilities, which gives her precious independence…

Last Summer, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service felt the impact of wildfires all too close to home with devastating fires in the South Wales valleys. The aftermath of such fires was detrimental on local communities, the environment, wildlife habitat as well as posing a significant risk to fire crews attending. When the opportunity rose to host a dedicated conference in the Welsh Capital bringing international wildfire professionals and researchers together to share specialist skills and knowledge – the offer was accepted without hesitation. Championed by The England and Wales Wildfire Forum, and organised by South Wales Fire and Rescue…

Brand communications agency Marsden/Mee is celebrating after winning Branding Project of the Year at the UK Packaging Awards for its work with disruptive femcare brand TOTM. Its founders, Anna Lewis and Becky King, were tasked with creating new packaging for the organic sanitary brand for its Tesco product launch – the first time that TOTM products would appear on shelves around the country. The brief was to design a range of packaging that would immediately express the organic properties of the product, as well as representing the bold and gutsy personality of the brand. The result was vibrant, eye-catching packaging…

A North Wales woman has revealed how her brutal and controlling ex-husband broke her arms, shattered her jaw, shaved her head and made her wear a wig which he took off if he thought another man was looking at her. After surviving two decades of vicious abuse, Fiona (not her real name), 40, has spoken out to support a campaign against domestic violence that’s being championed by the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Arfon Jones, who’s made the issue one of the top priorities in his Police and Crime Plan. Mr Jones is working closely on the White Ribbon…

NatWest is partnering with Moneypenny, the world’s largest and highest rated outsourced communications provider, to bring the 900 entrepreneurs it supports through its Accelerators exclusive access to tools and advice that will help them to grow and develop their businesses. The partnership with Moneypenny will allow the bank to offer free trials for services such as Telephone Answering, Live Chat and the Pocket Phone System to the 900 businesses within the bank’s Accelerator Hubs. Both the technology and quality of service that Moneypenny provide are a cost-efficient way to add value to a business, leaving the Entrepreneurs to concentrate on…

Five years after it first opened as a temporary, eight-week pop-up, Cardiff’s biggest independent warehouse events venue is investing £300,000 into relocating to a new city-centre premises. The DEPOT, who have established themselves as one of the biggest entertainment brands in the city, will cease trading at their current location on at the , and reopen at a new 22,000 sq.ft venue based in a former Lyndons Scaffolding unit on Williams Way, Curran Embankment. The move will increase the venue’s capacity by 25% with the refurbishment of the new site taking place over the next two months, and will open…