Author: Rhys Gregory

The Hodge Foundation, keen supporters of City Hospice, Cardiff’s local hospice, have donated £25,857 in order for the charity to buy a brand-new minibus for patients. Every Tuesday and Thursday, City Hospice goes out into the community to collect patients and bring them to hospice for Day Centre and various appointments with the clinical team. This means that families and carers are given some respite and the patient can enjoy an afternoon of activities, learn something new and chat to new friends, all whilst being in a supported environment with their clinical team close at hand. The Hodge Foundation awards…

The city of Cardiff is vibrant and exciting with many recreational activities to enjoy, but among the top venues to visit if you’re looking for a night of thrills in your home city or as a tourist are the casinos. Cardiff boasts three casinos as it stands, with the classic Grosvenor Casino on Atlantic Wharf, the newly renovated Rainbow Casino Cardiff by the UGC Cinema Complex, and Les Croupiers Casino – which recently turned 50 years old – in the Capital Retail Shopping Park. There’s plenty of casino action to be enjoyed throughout Cardiff, with each of these popular gambling…

A dedicated children’s charity that makes seriously ill children’s dreams come true has appointed Mark Colbourne MBE and Alix Popham as ambassadors. Dreams & Wishes, established in South Wales in 2011, is an award-winning volunteer-based charity that uses every penny raised to support children across the UK with serious, often life-limiting illnesses and their families, and helping to build happy memories. The charity welcomes former Welsh Paralympic-cyclist Mark Colbourne and former Welsh rugby union player Alix Popham as ambassadors. Mark is perhaps best known for his performance at the London 2012 Paralympic Games which saw him secure the first medal…

Young footballers in West Africa will soon be pulling on the football shirts of a Vale of Clwyd club when they turn out for matches after a chance encounter in The Gambia. [aoa id=”1″] Craig Morris, who manages the Lock Stock storage parks in Rhyl and Flint, has persuaded his bosses at Wales’s biggest self storage company to back his plan to kit out the Samtom Academy in donated Denbigh Town shirts. He is also planning a fund-raising match for Denbigh Town Veterans against a Wrexham Legends side including former stars like Steve Watkin, scorer of the FA Cup winner…

VALLEY Vets have opened a new veterinary hospital in Cardiff equipped with the latest state-of-the-art facilities for pet care. [aoa id=”1″] At a cost of £2 million, Valley Veterinary Hospital is the most high-tech facility of its kind in Wales. The hospital boasts ten consult rooms, six operating theatres, a hydrotherapy unit, a physiotherapy service, dental suite, CT scanner, ultrasound, diagnostic endoscopy, keyhole surgery, two x-ray suites and a rabbit and exotic pet clinic. [/aoa] Valley Veterinary Hospital is situated in Gwaelod y Garth close to the A470 to allow rapid and easy access to all referred clients and emergencies.…

Onecom, the UK’s largest independent business telecommunications provider, has secured a £100 million funding package from mid-market private equity firm LDC and credit funds managed by an affiliate of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) to help support organic and acquisitive growth. [aoa id=”1″] Onecom currently manages nearly 100,000 business customers, delivering communication services and unified solutions across fixed line voice, connectivity and cloud computing to some of the UK’s most dynamic companies. These include Farrow & Ball, Thwaites, Celtic Manor and 118 UK Ltd. Headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, the business has doubled its revenues over the last five years. It…

The company behind the fastest zip line in the world and underground bouncy nets has just launched its latest attraction in time for summer 2019, the UK’s only mountain cart experience. [aoa id=”1″]The new attraction, Quarry Karts, is situated on the edge of the historic Penrhyn slate quarry and will allow visitors to challenge their rivals at speeds of up to 40mph in a three-wheeled mountain buggy. All while taking in the breath-taking Welsh views which could soon be classed as a World Heritage site rivalling the scenery of the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef.[/aoa] On the new £1million…

Last week, local dads project Dads Can Cymru teamed up with a local school in Abergavenny to provide the students with a mud kitchen. [aoa id=”1″] The hard working dads decided to put their skills to use during their weekly Coffee and Catch Up group in Abergavenny; identifying Deri View Primary and its forest school area as the ideal location to build a mud kitchen. Teaming up with Monmouthshire Housing Association (MHA), who provided the wooden pallets to create the mud kitchen. The Dads were supported by members of MHA’s Building Services team who used their volunteer day to assist…

Joining 45,000 Scouts from nearly every country across the world, the Cardiff contingent have spent nearly two years planning, training and fundraising £3500 to take part in one of the most international events on the planet. [aoa id=”1″] With just a few weeks to go, the Cardiff Scouts will join 5000 others from across the rest of Wales and the UK to fly to their first destination, New York. They will spend 24 hours in the big apple seeing the sights, learning to navigate and getting to know each other before they travel to their main destination, the Jamboree site…

ERS, the UK’s largest specialist motor insurer, received distinct recognition for its contribution to the economy in South West Wales at a business awards event held last Friday (19 July). [aoa id=”1″]ERS was named winner of the editor’s choice award at the annual Top 100 Companies in South West Wales awards, which pay tribute to the businesses creating jobs and wealth in the region. The event, which was held at Swansea’s Marriott Hotel, also unveiled the Top 100 Companies in South West Wales ranking, highlighting the contribution local companies make to the local economy.[/aoa] ERS employs more than 500 people…