Author: Rhys Gregory

Lifesavers the RNLI and the Wales Air Ambulance will be among the charities showcased in the annual mascot race at this month’s Admiral Swansea Bay 10k. Others include Swansea Pride, Ospreys in the Community, Cash For Kids, Lord Mayor’s Charities and Swans Aid. Now, with around two weeks to go until the big race, the mascots taking part are in training for their showdown on Sunday, September 22. Their 100m dash will start at 11.10am outside St Helen’s – that’s 10 minutes after the main race starts from the same location. Mascots taking part include Sparky the Bear from charity…

Tom Cave will travel just a few miles down the coast from his hometown of Aberdovey this weekend to the more southerly seaside resort of Aberystwyth for Sunday’s (September 8) inaugural running of the Get Connected Rali Bae Ceredigion. The event is the first ever stage rally to be held on closed public roads in Wales and therefore, as Tom and his co-driver Dale Bowen from Hirwaun are seeded at number one, they will make history by being the first to compete on a rally of this kind in their home country. [aoa id=”1″]The event features a route that passes…

THIS September – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – a schoolgirl from Cardiff is urging people across Wales to clear out their wardrobes to help save lives like hers. Seven-year-old Darcy Stone from Rhiwbina, who was successfully treated for kidney cancer, is supporting TK Maxx’s Give Up Clothes For Good campaign, in support of Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People. Darcy – who officially opened Cancer Research UK’s largest store in Wales on Newport Road earlier this year – is urging people to donate any pre-loved quality clothing, accessories and homeware they no longer need to their nearest TK…

LLANDOVERY Station has been shortlisted for the station of the year award at the 2019 National Rail Awards Taking place in September, the awards celebrate all aspects of the rail industry from safety innovations and sustainable developments to stations, trains and customer service. Now in its 20th year, the National Rail Awards are amongst the most important in the rail industry in Britain. Nominations have now been confirmed, with Llandovery, based on the Heart of Wales line, up for the Best Station (Small) award. Though un-staffed, the station is adopted through Transport for Wales’ Station Adoption Scheme by the Friends…

St Fagans National Museum of History will come alive with food, drink and live music on 7th and 8th September as the museum celebrates the 10th instalment of their annual food festival. [aoa id=”1″] This Food Festival, St Fagans National Museum of History have also joined forces with Cardiff’s local food partnership, Food Cardiff to celebrate the veg we grow and eat. As part of the Museum’s Cardiff Veg City pledge, festival visitors can experience veg cooking demos, eat locally grown veg and see the spectacular National Vegetable Society – Welsh Branch Show. Over the next year the Museum will…

As the 2019 Rugby World Cup prepares to kick off later this month, BBC Cymru Wales has announced a full line-up of content to keep fans up to date with all of the action. [aoa id=”1″] With Wales one of the favourites to lift the World Cup, it’s #TimeToBelieve and BBC Wales will broadcast an array of programmes to ensure fans don’t miss a single try. Featuring a host of experts and talent – from established commentary teams to current and former players and even a Love Island star – a range of content is scheduled across television and radio,…

A Caerphilly-based van conversion specialist has engineered a new way to use 100% electric refrigeration units in larger commercial vehicles. Vantastec Ltd is a specialist vehicle converter based in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales. Founded in 2006, the business has specialised in converting temperature-controlled vans and distributing them nationwide. The company’s new findings mean that drivers will now be able to experience the environmental benefits of a medium-sized all-electric-powered fridge van without being limited to a smaller vehicle. Vantastec Co-Director, Colin Smith, says their research means businesses can be less worried about their fleets not meeting emissions standards. He said: “The…

Tech Nation, the UK’s leading network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, has revealed the 23 scaleups accepted on to its 2019 Fintech growth programme. [aoa id=”1″] Amongst the list of fintech firm is ANNA Money, a Cardiff-based company that provide mobile business accounts to startups, freelancers and creatives. The programme is delivered as part of HM Treasury’s Fintech Sector Strategy to maintain the UK’s place as a world leader in the sector. In its second year, the six-month programme aims to help some of the most promising UK fintech companies accelerate their growth and scale at speed at home and abroad.…

Star learners, employers, tutors and assessors from across Wales have been shortlisted for this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru, the annual celebration of outstanding achievement in training and apprenticeships. [aoa id=”1″] Thirty-four finalists in a dozen categories are in the running for the prestigious awards which will be presented at a high-profile ceremony at the new International Convention Centre Wales in Newport on October 24. The awards showcase the successes of the best learners, employers, tutors and assessors in Wales who have excelled in contributing to the development of the Welsh Government’s traineeship and apprenticeship programmes. Jointly organised by the Welsh…

First introduced by the Met Office and Met Éireann (the meteorological service in the Republic of Ireland) in 2015, the Name our Storms campaign has helped raise awareness of the potential impacts of severe weather in Britain and Ireland before it hits. Now in its fifth year, the Met Office and Met Éireann are joined by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), the Dutch national weather forecasting service. Earlier this summer the Met Office and Met Éireann received thousands of suggestions from the public after asking people to send in ideas for future storm names. Working with Met Éireann and…