Author: Rhys Gregory

One of the UK’s leading teacher training providers has marked its 20th year in business with the launch of its new headquarters in Cardiff. [aoa id=”1″] Dragonfly Training Ltd. has used a £105,000 funding package from NatWest to purchase its new head office in Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. The move will provide a base for the firm’s existing services, but also allow it to launch a new service, Elite by Dragonfly, offering classroom practices to big businesses and educating them on mental health wellbeing and performance enhancement. Tripling the size of its previous rented space in Penarth, Cardiff, the…

A multi-award winning British street photographer is inviting the people of Wales to join him in a unique social experiment to capture the lives and times of the Welsh capital city Cardiff in exactly 24 hours. [aoa id=”1″] Mark Waugh is calling all smartphone snappers and amateur photographers to grab their cameras on 28th September to help capture the sights and characters of Cardiff in 2019, that will be remembered forever. The social experiment – called A Day In The Life – will collate thousands of images of the people and landmarks that make Cardiff so unique. From the passionate…

This autumn multi award-winning Theatr na nÓg (Nye & Jennie, TOM) take their hit musical on its debut UK tour. The six week tour follows hot on the heels of the show’s Asian premiere earlier this year, which performed to sell-out audiences in Hong Kong. [aoa id=”1″] The production is written by Artistic Director, Geinor Styles. With a host of talent both on stage and behind the scenes, this promises to be the kind of theatre that will make an impact with a powerful and inspirational message addressing the Climate Emergency we face and how important the role of the next generation will play in…

CBI Director General Carolyn Fairbairn spoke to an audience of Welsh business leaders at Coleg y Cymoedd’s Nantgarw campus yesterday. [aoa id=”1″] The need to secure a Brexit deal, the economic opportunities afforded by technology and the role of schools and colleges in training the workforce of the future were addressed in Carolyn Fairbairn’s remarks. Guests also heard from Karen Phillips, Principal & Chief Executive of event sponsor Coleg y Cymoedd, and Wayne Harvey, CBI Wales Chair. ITV’s Brexit Correspondent Carole Green will facilitate a Q&A. On Brexit and securing a deal, CBI Director General Carolyn Fairbairn said: “So many…

The Schaeffler manufacturing facility in Llanelli has been placed on the market. [aoa id=”1″] Automotive component supplier, Schaeffler, has appointed Cushman & Wakefield as sole agent to dispose the freehold of the 235,900 sq ft purpose-built building which is part of a 17.47-acre site. The premises comprise a purpose-built manufacturing facility constructed in two phases – the original manufacturing facility and main office/administration block with a second warehouse area currently used for manufacturing, warehouse and dispatch. In addition to the main facility there are also several ancillary buildings including a security gatehouse, chemical stores and a separate detached warehouse /…

A free event that gives participants the tools to start their own business without capital or funding is visiting Swansea this month. [aoa id=”1″] The Pop-Up Business School is open to anyone wanting to start their own business and is being run in partnership with Swansea Council and local housing associations. The life-changing week-long training course provides participants with the support and tools to start a business as well as the confidence to make the first step.  Participants do not have to attend every day. However, the more they learn, the more likely they are to succeed. The course…

The tragic events that took place in New York City on September 11 2001 remain a poignant memory for many around the world, but one man’s story was a true inspiration for a Cardiff firefighter. On September 11 2001, F.D.N.Y Firefighter Stephen Gerard Siller was off duty and on his way to play golf with his brother when he heard the news of a plane hitting the North Tower of the World Trade Center over his scanner. Immediately abandoning his plans, Stephen drove to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, which was closed for security purposes and as a result strapped 60lbs…

A fast-growing law firm is continuing its expansion by opening a major new office in Tattenhall. [aoa id=”1″] Swayne Johnson, which can trace its origins back almost 175 years, launched its new service in the bustling Chester area village this month. Their three-strong team has a strong commercial and private client remit and now has a high street presence at Mercury House in the centre of Tattenhall. The move means Swayne Johnson now has six offices, from Menai Bridge, on Anglesey, through Llandudno, St Asaph, Denbigh and Ruthin to Tattenhall with a total of 63 staff. [/aoa]It replaces…

The Wales Cancer Network appoints Professor Jared Torkington, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Cardiff and Vale Health Board, as the country’s first Bowel Cancer Clinical Lead, funded by Bowel Cancer UK. As the Bowel Cancer Clinical Lead, Professor Torkington will lead the Wales Cancer Network’s newly formed Bowel Cancer Initiative. In this role, he will also lead the work of the Colorectal Cancer Site Group to champion the ambitions laid out in the newly developed optimal patient pathway for bowel cancer. Professor Torkington’s leadership will bring together the bowel cancer clinical community to deliver a work plan that will include: -…

When Mrs. Samson, teacher of a popular public school in Michigan, found some of her students struggling to remember and submit half a page of written work, she turned online for help. A quick search and some research on text-to-voice software later, she recommended them (albeit a bit apprehensively) to her students. What followed was an amazing transformation which even she found hard to believe! Soon, the lagging students showed improvement in their writing and learning skills. Besides that, they also seemed more confident, and it improved their social skills too. Mrs. Samson says that the transformation of one of…