Author: Rhys Gregory

The Italian Tourist Board has announced that from 3rd of June 2020, British visitors will be able to travel to Italy with no quarantine restrictions. Flavio Zappacosta, manager for UK and Ireland commented: ‘The tourism industry is one of Italy’s key economy drivers so it is with utmost importance that we open for business as soon as it is safe to do so.  We know how popular Italy is for Brits and hope we can inspire them to start to plan and book an Italian holiday this year.’ As of 18 May 2020, the country already started to significantly open…

This week McDonald’s will start to reopen Drive Thrus across the UK and Ireland, starting with 168 locations from 11am today, but only two of those are in Wales. The two locations set to open for Drive Thru deliveries in Bridgend are at Pencoed Business Park (CF35 5HY) and Picton Court Retail Park (CF31 3XX). McDonald’s will also see a further 22 restaurants open for McDelivery today, but unfortunately none of these are in Wales (yet). In a statement released today, a spokesperson for McDonald’s said: “We are glad to be back but it will look a little different and may…

Leading Welsh security company Specialist Security has had its inaugural article published in the Parliamentary Review.

Morrisons has launched a brand-new Vegan Essentials Food Box to help its vegan customers during the lockdown. The food boxes are particularly helpful for those who are vulnerable or self-isolating and can’t leave the house but are available for anyone to purchase. Created in response to requests from customers following the launch of Morrisons other food boxes, the Vegan Essentials Food Box is available for £35, including next-day delivery to your doorstep, and will feed two people for a week. Weighing just under 15kg and containing 23 different items, the box includes lentils, jackfruit, couscous, meat free sausages, meat free…

Ramblers Cymru are looking for families to share their favourite walks in the South Wales Valleys as part of a pilot project to promote family friendly walking routes. The first stage of the project is looking for families to take part by sharing their favourite walks, with the possibility that the family could have a published promoted route named after them. We would love to hear about your favourite family walks telling us how and why they are special to you. Is it the view? Is it a memory? or is it the ice cream that you can buy on…

A Swansea engineer has invested his holiday refund into producing free PPE for NHS and care workers, and is now looking into supplying equipment for schools. John Pullen, from Penyrheol, has been helped by a GoFundMe page and contributions from his two Labour councillors Andrew Stevens and Jan Curtice. The funds have meant he has been able to purchase four 3D printers to produce a whole series of different PPE equipment for key workers in his spare time. “When I had a holiday to Mexico cancelled because of lockdown I decided to use the money to buy my first 3D…

The first ever Hay Festival Digital came to a triumphant close on Sunday evening, earning close to half a million event streams over two weeks of events.  Book lovers tuned in from around the world to engage and converse with writers, and with each other, in interactive events. People from more than 69 countries joined free sessions featuring over 100 award-winning writers, global policy makers, historians, Nobel Prize-winning economists, pioneers and innovators, under the theme #ImagineTheWorld.    Highlights over the fortnight included an exclusive preview of Stephen Fry’s next book, Troy, and David Mithell’s upcoming Utopia Avenue; an all-star Wordsworth 250 anniversary…

Cardiff Council is investigating how it can work with partners to create a ‘Safer Cardiff’ for both residents and workers travelling into the city centre once the current lockdown restrictions are lifted. Plans for Castle Street in the city centre and a pilot scheme for Wellfield Road, in Roath, have already been announced with a traffic lane cleared on Castle Street for cyclists and pedestrians. Now discussions are underway which could see roads, footways and public space on Queen Street, St Mary Street, The Hayes and Churchill Way remodelled as well as other major footfall areas in the city centre.…

Irish artist Will Sliney, best known for his work on Marvel comics Spider-Man and Star Wars, has teamed up with easyJet to launch a new range of new comic book inspired face mask covers for young flyers. The campaign follows an announcement by Europe’s leading airline that a small number of  flights will restart from 15 June with new health and safety measures in place including for all passengers, including children over six, to wear their own protective face masks whilst onboard at all times. The new comic book face mask covers have been designed to help ease the experience for…

Aberystwyth based Agxio has completed a £750,000 equity investment round to support the development of advanced data science and AI solutions in agri-tech and agri-fintech. The £750,000 investment comes from a mix of existing investors and the Development Bank of Wales plus match funding from new professional investors. Founded in 2018, Agxio applies advanced automated machine learning to bring science and technology to the fore of the agricultural, life sciences and biotech industries. Based at the Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus, and the Cambridge Science Park, the company is already expanding its award-winning team with the recruitment of five additional…