Author: Rhys Gregory

A former Swansea University student has shaken up the drinks industry with her non-alcoholic craft beer business. Joelle Drummond was inspired after her partner -and co-founder – Sarah McNena gave up drinking. Fed up with the lack of variety the low/no alcohol beer market offered the duo created their own Drop Bear Beer Co just nine months ago. [aoa id=”1″] Even though it’s early days for the company, Drop Bear is already causing a stir. They pair sold 3,500 bottles in the first month of production, showcased their beer in the House of Commons as well as at various festivals…

Cardiff-based Sports Injury Fix is the first website to seamlessly connect sports people with the relevant professionals for their specific type of sport or injury. [aoa id=”1″] Using a search engine which can be filtered by location, injury and sport, users are able to access over 2,000 therapists throughout the UK. The company is part of the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme in Cardiff. “The website is phenomenal and the impact it can have is huge,” said Colin on a recent visit to the accelerator. “It’s a game changer and can seriously improve the way sports people at all levels deal…

Thousands of people flocking to the annual Pride Cymru Parade are getting helpful travel advice from Cardiff Bus. [aoa id=”1″] The operator is alerting attendees to road closures and route diversions ahead of the hugely successful event set to take place in Cardiff this weekend. The annual Pride Parade will take place on Saturday 24 August where thousands of people are expected to fill the capital’s streets and celebrate LGBTQ+ communities across Wales. Some of the city centre roads will be closed, from 11:00 to 13:30, while the parade takes place including North Road, Kingsway, Duke Street, Castle Street, Lower St.…

Staff at ASW Property Services, a property services specialist covering Wales, the Midlands and the South West of England, has raised over £1000 for the RNLI in memory of a colleague. Eight members of staff took part in the 34th annual Mumbles RNLI raft race alongside 26 other teams on 11th August. The team participated to honour the memory of their late colleague Glyn Harris, who sadly passed away recently, two weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. Glyn Harris worked for ASW Property Services for 22 years – and was still working for the company up until he passed away…

Vortex IOT prepares to officially launch its state-of-the-art Rail Optical Detection of Intrusions and Obstructions (RODIO) solution, together with Network Rail and Tata Steel.

Quantum Advisory introduces volunteering leave scheme to allow employees time away from work to contribute to the local community.

The 16th UEFA European Championship is set for kick-off on 12th June 2020 and to celebrate the tournament’s 60th birthday, 12 cities around Europe will be hosting the Euros. With qualifying concluding in March 2020, there’s still time to consider how the final teams will look – we’ve predicted what the Wales squad will look like ahead of the 2020 Euros. Starring Roles Manchester United midfielder Daniel James and Liverpool winger Harry Wilson, who is currently on loan from Bournemouth, are two names who could conceivably step up into more important roles in the team to assist Ramsey & Bale…

Time is running out for people to get behind Welsh sporting icons Jade Jones and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson who are competing for public votes after reaching the finals of this year’s 25th Birthday National Lottery Awards.  [aoa id=”1″] Flint’s Taekwondo golden girl, Jade Jones, and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson – one of Wales’ and Britain’s greatest Paralympic athletes, are amongst twelve top UK athletes competing in the Sporting Legend category of this year’s 25th Birthday National Lottery Awards. The Sporting Legend category in the Awards provides a golden opportunity to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the UK’s world class National Lottery…

Grocery apps are popular because they provide a common solution. Most people dislike grocery shopping. It’s annoying and tedious, and you’ll forget one item on that list. And for people that are always busy, it’s a nightmare. Here are some other reasons why grocery apps have started to obtain traction within recent years. Saves Time You don’t need to waste time going to the grocery store; using an app will help you bring those products home. You don’t have to walk through chilly store aisles or wait long lines to receive the food you need. It prevents you from waiting…

A rugby taster session for blind and partially sighted people living in Wales will be held at Cardiff Arms Park on 21 August. The event, which is organised by the Change Foundation and supported by the Cardiff Blues Community Foundation and UNA Exchange, seeks to bring Visually Impaired (VI) rugby to Wales for the first time. The taster session is open to all ages and ability levels and offers a fun, jam-packed day of training and tournaments. Registration begins at 10am and the session runs until 3pm. The session is being held in anticipation of this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. In…