Author: Rhys Gregory

RSPCA Cymru rescued and rehomed more cats than any other animal in 2018 – but needs to find more FUR-ever homes for cat companions as the month-long Adoptober rehoming drive continues. More than 1,300 cats were rehomed in 2018 – forming the bulk of more than 2,000 animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Wales over the year. Pets found homes from RSPCA animal centres and via the charity’s network of independent branches across the country. That means the RSPCA – over the year – rehomed more than one cat in Wales every seven hours, underlining the vast efforts undertaken to…

This autumn, Asda is marking the spookiest time of the year with one of its BIGGEST launches yet; the Monster Pumpkin. [aoa id=”1″] The ultimate Halloween icon, pumpkins are loved by an increasing number of households all over the UK. As the trend for grander Halloween decorations grows families are now celebrating the day over an increased period, with homes across the country upgrading to bigger decorations as the love of Halloween flourishes. Up to twice the size of an average pumpkin*, Asda’s Monster Pumpkins are available in select stores from the 15th October for £5.00. Grown in the picturesque…

A CARDIFF Devils coach – who combines his successful career on the ice with his role as a cancer scientist – enjoyed a different end to a training session when his players wore orange tutus and colourful socks to launch the Stand Up To Cancer campaign in Wales. The players swapped their traditional red, black and white kit for orange and twirled on the ice for this video to support Stand Up To Cancer’s ‘unpredictable dress up’ challenge – where supporters pay or get sponsored to wear something completely unexpected for a day at work, school or home. Stand Up to Cancer,…

Cardiff based CJCH Solicitors provides a global consulting service specialising in software anti-piracy to multinational software companies. [aoa id=”1″] Since developing this bespoke solution in 2014, Senior Partners Stephen Clarke and Tim Hartland have grown the consulting division to over 60 staff members, speaking over 22 languages and providing analysis, research and compliance services to its clients across 60 countries worldwide. In October, the executive leadership team of CJCH ventures to Japan and the United States on two trips aimed at growing international business relations, sharing specialist knowledge, and bringing new business opportunities back to Wales. [/aoa] Luke Heydenrych, Group…

The FAW Trust is pleased to announce that David Adams has been appointed the new Technical Director. The appointment follows a robust recruitment and selection process, during which Adams emerged as the stand out candidate. He starts his new role at the beginning of November. Adams achieved his UEFA Pro Licence in 2011 and has been a senior FAW Coach Educator for more than 10 years. He also has a strong formal education background, achieving a PhD from South Wales University in 2018 and was a Principal Lecturer at the University, developing the first football coaching degree in partnership with the…

Following last week’s record-breaking Wales Rally GB, event organiser Motorsport UK is delighted to confirm that the FIA World Rally Championship will be returning to Wales in 2020. Appealing to the purists, the UK’s round of the electrifying WRC will move back to a more traditional end-of-season date and be staged from Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November. As the penultimate – and final European round – on a calendar that commences in Monte Carlo in late January and finishes in Japan in late November, Wales once again is certain to deliver maximum excitement as the 2020 title race…

Acorn Recruitment marked World Homeless Day 2019 as the first corporate partner signed up to the World’s Big Sleep Out event in Wales this December. The UK recruiter is joining forces with the Welsh version of the global scheme ahead of a mass ‘sleep out’ at Cardiff Castle, as well as at Rodney Parade in Newport, on December 7th. Members of the public will join a host of well-known faces for music, entertainment and even the odd bedtime story to help create the world’s largest display of solidarity with those experiencing homelessness and displacement across the globe. Around 50,000 people…

Broadcaster and writer Carol Vorderman MBE will host the inaugural National Children of Wales Awards. The star-studded event scheduled for April 3, 2020, will celebrate the inspirational achievements of children across Wales. The National Children of Wales Awards have been founded and launched by Blanche Sainsbury, chair of Bluestone National Park Resort, and the Bluestone Foundation, the company’s charitable foundation. The awards will culminate in a gala dinner at the Celtic Manor on April 3, 2020, hosted by Carol Vorderman MBE and Welsh rugby legend Ian Gough. The organisers aim to raise £100,000 at the event, which will be distributed…

Redkite Solicitors, one of the largest legal firms in the south-west and Wales, has opened new state-of-the-art premises on Stonehouse’s High Street. The firm, which acquired the Phoenix Legal Group in 2017, has moved from its current base at 40 High Street to occupy the former Barclays bank building at number 54. Redkite, which also has local branches in Stroud and Dursley, has invested over £40,000 in a full refurbishment of the building. The Grade II listed building, which has been empty since the bank vacated it over two years ago, has undergone a full interior makeover. The 2475 square…

Tickets are now on sale for National Theatre Wales and Hijinx Unity Festival’s Mission Control – a brand-new production to be staged in the heart of the Welsh capital, at one of Wales’ greatest landmarks, the Principality Stadium. Directed by Kully Thiarai, Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales and Ben Pettitt-Wade, Artistic Director of Hijinx Theatre, Mission Control is a brand-new, guided, immersive show like no other. In a world where everyone creates their own truth, who can we trust, and who gets to make the choices about our future? Mission Control will feature an inclusive cast of over 80 performers…