Author: Rhys Gregory

A free support project for Welsh food and drink producers will be celebrating its success at next week’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair (November 25th) in Llanelwedd. Exactly two years since its launch at the 2017 Winter Fair, the Agora project is marking the impact it has made in nurturing and encouraging a new generation of Welsh food and drink producers. Delivered by Menter a Busnes, Agora was established to provide free support to new and small businesses that produce goods that are grown, grazed and made in mid and south east Wales. From its outset, the Agora team’s focus has…

Forget organising the Christmas office party, buying stocking fillers for the kids, and trying to decide what on earth to buy Aunty Dot for a moment. And think about how you can help others this Christmas. It’s easy to get caught up with all the preparations for the festive season, but it’s important to remember that Christmas is a time of goodwill and . There are many ways in which you can do good this Christmastime. Here are some toys and games gift ideas for you to consider. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen By volunteering at a soup kitchen, you…

NAT Group will launch a new south Wales to London coach service on Friday 29th November and passengers can travel absolutely free on the first two days.

South Wales Chamber of Commerce is urging companies to do more internationally, saying overseas trade is critical for many in today’s business climate The call came at the first Welsh International Trade Dinner held by The South Wales Chamber of Commerce. The event, at The Exchange Hotel, Cardiff, was held as part of the chamber’s initiative to bring local businesses and stakeholders involved in trading internationally together. Speaking at the dinner was Eluned Morgan, Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language. She outlined the Welsh Government’s three step International Strategy for Wales, made up of raising Wales’ profile internationally,…

The first tranche of students to take part in two new European-funded courses at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) have started their journey to learn more about Industry 4.0 and how to apply its principles in their workplaces. The two courses, known as Upskilling for Industry 4.0:Wales and International Innovation Masters are being offered as part of the MADE (Manufacturing for Advanced Design Engineering) suite of projects which are designed to equip Welsh manufacturers and those working in the sector to plug into the power of disruptive technologies in order to boost productivity. The courses are being…

An Anglesey Rainbows group has secured a £3,500 grant from Tesco’s Bags of Help Scheme. The funding for the 2nd Holyhead Rainbows will allow the group to hold yet more adventures across the island to empower girls aged from five to seven-years-old. “This Bags of Help funding from Tesco has been a vital boost to our unit and we’ve already been able to hold a range of exciting  trips that were near on impossible for us to take kids on this time last year,” said Rainbows leader, Dona Williams. Since receiving the funding, the group, which meets at Canolfan Gymunedol…

It was love at first sight when the Southwick family arrived at Caer Beris Manor Hotel in Builth Wells this summer. The family – parents Peter and Angie and their daughter and son-in-law Kimberley and Omar – had put in an offer on a Ross-on-Wye hotel after visiting earlier in the day and had begun to drive home to Tamworth when the availability of Caer Beris Manor Hotel pinged up on Kimberley’s phone. “I said ‘Stop the car, this is the one for us’,” recalled Kimberley. “There and then, we decided to drive up and take a look at the…

There are just three weeks left to enter the annual Wales HR Awards, which celebrates the hard work and commitment of Wales’ best HR teams, consultants and industry experts. Created by leading specialist recruiter Acorn and commercial law firm Darwin Gray, the Wales HR Awards is the annual flagship event of the Wales HR Network, the country’s leading networking platform for human resources professionals. The deadline for entries is Monday December 9 2019. The 2020 awards will, for the first time, introduce an external panel of guest judges including Catherine Thomas, Director of Organisational Development at USW, Rebecca Cooper, Head…

Cardiff’s UK and international profile is continuing to change dramatically with the city gearing up to embrace the next generation of industries such as artificial intelligence and cyber security, according to a leading global property consultancy. The annual Cardiff Report produced by Knight Frank says that Cardiff’s built environment will continue to play a vital role in the city’s progress, with the new, modern space on offer serving to bring high profile occupiers to the city. But it warns that better physical and digital connectivity is necessary if Cardiff is to reach its potential,  and calls for the city centre…

A new educational toolkit designed to help dental teams prevent and identify mouth cancer has been launched by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). Mouth cancer, which can affect the lips, tongue, cheeks and throat, affects approximately 8000 patients a year in the UK and is the eleventh most common cancer worldwide. However, survival rates for patients are greatly improved if the cancers are diagnosed early and treated rapidly. Dental teams are well placed to identify any abnormalities and play an important role in detecting cancers early during routine check-up appointments. Kirstie Moons, Associate Director for Dental Team Workforce Planning…