Author: Rhys Gregory

Principality Building Society has been partying with a purpose to celebrate the milestone anniversaries of its charity partners. Throughout Wales and the borders, the Society’s branches have hosted a variety of fundraisers to celebrate Teenage Cancer Trust Cymru’s 10th anniversary and Alzheimer’s Society 40th anniversary as a charity. Fundraising activities have included a vintage style tea party, raffle and a spinathon, with the Society’s branches encouraging their Members to find out more about the incredible support both charities provide to people living with dementia and cancer. The Society’s three-year partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust Cymru and Alzheimer’s Society Cymru began…

Growth continues for Wales’ largest independently owned accountants, UHY Hacker Young, as it welcomes 11 new professionals to support the expansion of the firm’s leading audit, tax and business services teams. The appointments ensure UHY Hacker Young’s continued ability to provide new and longstanding clients with the industry leading services they expect, while also allowing the practice to further its work to support the development of the next generation of talent entering the industry. The accountant’s commitment to develop a sustainable pipeline of likeminded professionals who share UHY Hacker Young’s belief in transparent, ethical business, has provided seven new trainee…

Hundreds of emergency workers were attacked in South Wales in the 12 months since new legislation introduced stricter sentences for those who assault blue-light workers. The law came into effect on November 13, 2018 – and in the year since, 868 assaults have been reported against emergency workers in South Wales. Charges have been brought in about 62% of cases. The Act made attacks on emergency workers including police, ambulance, fire crews and prison officers an aggravating feature for sentencing, and introduced a new offence for minor assaults against emergency workers. South Wales Police Chief Constable Matt Jukes says the…

Whether you are a startup in Liverpool or a multinational firm jetting between London and Hong Kong, every company needs to advertise their jobs effectively. Without getting your job noticed by a large pool of the right talent, you cannot expect positions to be filled with valuable and committed employees. Recruitment costs are expensive so it important to get it right first time and secure long-term employees. With that in mind, how can you advertise job openings effectively? Use Job Search Sites with High Traffic One of the primary focuses of the job advertising phase should be to identify job…

The holidays are coming early to St David’s, with the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas Truck making its stop in Cardiff to kick-off this year’s Christmas celebrations in the heart of the city centre. Stopping at 23 locations across the country, the unmistakeable Coca-Cola truck will be bringing the festive cheer from 12pm – 7pm on 15th and 16th November on The Hayes, offering visitors the chance to snap a picture with the truck as it lights up and enjoy a refreshing Coca-Cola Zero in a festive setting. As well as the truck, shoppers can expect to enjoy more festive highlights, including…

A CARDIFF scientist has received £373k from Cancer Research UK to find new ways to diagnose pancreatic cancer at an earlier stage. Each year in Wales around 520 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and around 70% of these cases are diagnosed at the latest stage (stage 4). Dr Catherine Hogan at Cardiff University’s European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute has been awarded the funding by Cancer Research UK to understand how pancreatic cancer cells develop, with the aim of developing diagnostic tools for the future. Dr Hogan said: “Although survival for many types of cancer has improved, pancreatic cancer survival…

E-cigarettes are by far the most common quit smoking tool in Wales, according to new figures published by Welsh Government. In the past year more than twice as many Welsh smokers chose e-cigarettes as their quit smoking aid compared to patches or gum. According to the latest figures from the National Survey for Wales, of the 467,000 smokers – 45% tried to give up last year, with 49% choosing e-cigarettes whilst 22% tried nicotine patches, inhaler or gum. Of the smokers that tried to quit 5% used other quit smoking medication or consulted a pharmacist and 3% called a quit…

Welsh comedian Elis James is marking 25 years of National Lottery support for the UK’s most treasured and historic places by taking a cheeky and comical glimpse inside the famous walls of Cardiff Castle.    Elis James, who was born in Pembrokeshire and grew up in Carmarthen, today launches hundreds of free offers to say thank you to people who buy National Lottery tickets and give them a chance to see how their money has transformed the UK’s heritage over the past 25 years. To launch #ThanksToYou for 25 Years, Elis James visited Cardiff Castle, one of the hundreds of…

Larysa Agbaso has been award the Cardiff Met Sanctuary Award to study MA TESOL at the University after being forced to leave Ukraine. In 2018, Larysa attended the summer school course run by Cardiff Met’s Widening Access team. There, she was made aware of the Sanctuary Scholarship and applied to Cardiff Metropolitan University to study TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at Master’s level. The course teaches the fundamentals of TESOL and examines key issues in the field, including teaching methods in English language teaching, teaching English to young lear​ners and English for specific purposes, including English for academic…

A Wales-based company has developed a world-first technology experience for the gymnastic community. FB Curves 3D Gym, offers new modern technology to enhance understanding, learning and development in the gymnastic world. Developed by Cardiff born ex-international Welsh gymnast Kris Horrigan and fellow Director Fabien Bougas, of France, an ex-international French gymnast, 3D Gym MEN and 3D Gym WOMEN are fully animated 3D video apps, designed to help gymnasts and coaches understand every gymnastic element in detail. The app  enables  accurate evaluation of positions and angles of the body needed to perform the elements with an ideal technique. This helps dissect…