Author: Rhys Gregory

The founders of a specialist price comparison website based in south Wales have secured £500,000 of seed-stage investment and are now ready to disrupt the UK car leasing market.  [aoa id=”1″] Moneyshake.com helps people find the best lease deals quickly by comparing prices from the UK’s leading providers. The £500,000 equity investment has been provided by the Development Bank of Wales and serial entrepreneur Tim Scholes, a private investor and experienced strategy professional. Car leasing continues to rise in popularity as people desire new cars more frequently and leasing is seen as the future of car ownership. Typical leases range between 18 and…

Carmarthenshire’s award winning Brewer, Evan Evans, has kicked off its support for Wales’ Rugby World Cup campaign with the launch of a brand new Go Reds Beer. The dark amber premium beer has been especially brewed for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [aoa id=”1″] Go Reds is the first Welsh Rugby World Cup beer to be launched in Wales for the start of the tournament. The new beer has been created by Evan-Evans’ Head Brewer, James Buckley, the seventh generation of the famous Buckley brewing family. James Buckley said: “This is a new beer and one that rugby fans…

ISG has secured an £18.5 million project with The Vale of Glamorgan Council to redevelop and extend the popular Welsh Medium school – Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg in Barry. [aoa id=”1″] Procured via the influential SEWSCAP capital works framework, this scheme forms part of the Welsh government’s 21st Century Schools and Colleges Programme, designed to transform and upgrade the country’s education estate. The extensive plans to modernise and upgrade facilities at the school see ISG construct five new extensions, including a design and technology teaching block, a new sports hall built to Sport England specification, a reception area and…

Orchard has signed up for the 2019/20 season to once again help sustain the grass roots of the women’s game in Wales as the league reaches 10. The league formed in 2009, with three current clubs – Aberystwyth, Swansea City and Cardiff Met (formally UWIC Ladies) kicking off the inaugural season, and there are now 11 teams involved from across Wales. [aoa id=”1″] Orchard became headline sponsor for the first time in 2016 in the biggest commercial deal in the history of the competition. Following the boost in profile last season, they will continue to use their PR expertise…

Staff from one of Wales’ leading training providers have run, walked and cycled 1,225 miles since the start of the year to raise money for Cancer Research. The award-winning company, which has offices in Welshpool, Llanelli, Builth Wells, Holyhead and Colwyn Bay, has exceeded its target of covering 1,000 miles but has yet to visit all 22 counties of Wales as planned. Fundraising currently stands at £1,064.25 and anybody wishing to help the company reach its target of £1,500 for Cancer Research can donate online at: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/team-cambrian-challenge-2019 The fund is set for a major boost when a team of 10…

SWANSEA Bay City Deal funding worth £18 million is expected to be released in coming weeks. [aoa id=”1″] Cllr Rob Stewart, Chairman of the City Deal’s Joint Committee, says agreement is very close with the UK Government and Welsh Government on detailed financial terms and conditions attached to the first tranche of City Deal funding. The funding is based on the approval of two Swansea Bay City Deal projects – the Yr Egin creative and digital cluster in Carmarthen, and the Swansea City and Waterfront Digital District. Speaking after a meeting of Joint Scrutiny Committee in Neath, Cllr Stewart…

A dying dog with a horrific cancerous growth on his face was found dumped at  the top of a mountain – and now the RSPCA are appealing to find the person who is responsible. The poor emaciated dog was found when an off-duty police officer came across her in an isolated spot on top of a mountain in Glyn Ceirog valley. He took the friendly lurcher-cross to nearby Border Veterinary Centre in Oswestry where she was examined and staff discovered the ulcerated tumour on the side of the dog’s face which had grown into the upper jaw bone. The tumour…

Loganair is set to commence a year-round, daily schedule on February 27 – designed to enable business or leisure trips of different durations – including weekends, long weekends and short breaks. [aoa id=”1″] Operated by a 49-seat Embraer 145 jet aircraft with a flight time of only one hour and 15 minutes between Scotland and Wales. Glasgow is a popular tourist city and the number one retail destination outside of London. Home to one of Europe’s largest art collections, top-quality restaurants and world-renowned nightlife, visitors quickly fall into love with the city and its unique charm. It generated £41.1 billion…

The doors of the home of one of Wales’s greatest heroes will be thrown open to the public as Owain Glyndwr gets the Through The Keyhole treatment in Corwen this month. The miracle of modern technology will give visitors to the inaugural two-day Gwyl y Fflam – Festival of Flame – the chance to tour the bijou residence of Wales’s last true Prince of Wales. [aoa id=”1″] The video experience will be one of the highlights of an action-packed festival which takes place on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15, on the former Pavilion site off…

Sonovate, the UK’s leading finance and back-office tech provider to recruitment agencies and consultancies, has secured £110million debt and equity finance, led by M&G Investments, MXB Holdings Inc, Dawn Capital and Rocket Internet SE. This latest round of investment follows Series B funding secured in October 2016, led by Global Founders Capital, the investment vehicle of Rocket Internet, and supported by Dawn Capital. Dawn also led Sonovate’s Series A funding round earlier that year. Launched to challenge traditional invoice finance products on offer from the banks, Sonovate helps any business working with contingent workers to unlock their true growth potential.…