Author: Rhys Gregory

Penarth-based road safety innovation company, Road Safety Designs, has been shortlisted for no less that three awards in the past two weeks.   [aoa id=”1″]Recognised for its leading road safety product, the BriteAngle LED Warning Triangle, Road Safety Designs is in the running to become the Welsh Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year in the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Product of the Year in the Intelligent Instructor Awards and Best Fleet Safety Product in the Brake Fleet Safety Awards.[/aoa]   Managing Director and designer of the BriteAngle, Steve Wornham, said: “The BriteAngle LED Warning Triangle was born out of a near fatal accident when I narrowly avoided hitting a young man who was in…

The Right Honourable Carwyn Jones AM, Former First Minister of Wales and Leader of the Welsh Labour Party 2009-18 has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Aberystwyth University. [aoa id=”1″] The son of Welsh speaking school teachers, the Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM was born in Swansea and brought up in Bridgend.  He graduated in law from Aberystwyth in 1988. After training as a barrister in London, he practised in Swansea for ten years before being elected to the first National Assembly for Wales in May 1999. [/aoa] Over the following two decades he held a number of positions in…

Officers in Swansea investigating a serious assault that took place in High Street on Thursday 18th July have charged a man. Colin Thomas Payne, aged 61, from Swansea has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm. He has been remanded in custody and will appear in Swansea Crown Court on Monday 19th August. A 21-year-old man and 50-year-old woman who were both arrested in connection with this incident have been released under investigation. The 54-year-old victim is still in hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. Detective Chief Inspector Matt Davies, from Swansea CID, said: “We understand the community…

A WREXHAM youngster with a rare condition which means he loves to smile, laugh and give hugs a lot is helping to champion a series of summer holiday events raising money for a charity centre which is a ‘lifeline’ for his family. Jake Edwards-Owen, 13, and his mum Helen visited Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham ahead of a four-week programme of free family fun entitled Passport To Africa. The activities are being launched to coincide with the release of the acclaimed computer-animated remake of Disney blockbuster, The Lion King, which hits the screens at the shopping centre’s Odeon cinema…

The man who died following an incident in Cardiff city centre early Sunday morning has been named as 21-year-old Asim Khan. Mr Khan, who is from Grangetown was treated by emergency services at the scene and then taken to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, where he died from his injuries. His family are being supported by family liaison officers. A 27-year-old local man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is currently in custody at Cardiff Bay Police Station. They would like to speak to anybody who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have seen…

THE dairy farming co-operative behind some of Wales’s most innovative and popular cheeses has been shortlisted for a top business award for its contribution to the rural economy. [aoa id=”1″] South Caernarfon Creameries has been named as a Rural Business Awards (RBA) finalist in the Wales & Northern Ireland award in the Best Rural Food or Drink Business category. The creamery, based for more than 80 years at Chwilog on the Llyn Peninsula, is Wales’s oldest and largest dairy farming co-operative, established in 1938 on the rural Llyn Peninsula. [/aoa] The dairy produces 13,000 tonnes of cheese a year using 100% Welsh milk, including Wales’…

A new head has been appointed at Myddelton College in Denbigh which is the second fastest growing private school in the UK. Andrew Allman, 39, said he was “proud and privileged” to take the helm at the co-educational day and boarding school which was recently hailed by inspectors as “a vibrant international learning community”. [aoa id=”1″] As well as being one of the fastest growing, Myddelton College was the newest independent school in Britain when it opened in 2016 on the site of the former Howells School, which closed in 2013. Two thirds of the school’s students come from Denbighshire,…

Having recently appointed a new Managing Director, Adam Keen, in June, NAT Group has announces that James Vince has now joined the company as Head of Engineering. The operator was purchased by transport giant ‘Comfort Delgro’ in 2018 and now, twelve months later, the business is looking forward to its exciting new chapter. [aoa id=”1″]On the appointment, Managing Director Adam Keen said: “I am acutely aware that much of the development work we need to undertake within NAT Group relates to engineering. To that end, I am delighted to announce the appointment of James Vince. James is an experienced and…

THOUSANDS of mud-spattered fundraisers splashed their way through Cancer Research UK’s Pretty Muddy obstacle course in Swansea with one goal in mind – to raise vital funds to help beat cancer. Around 2,500 children, men and women faced a range of fun and muddy obstacles to crawl under, clamber over and charge through for the 5k event at Singleton Park last weekend (Saturday 20 July.) The event, which is expected to raise more than £75,000, will help Cancer Research UK scientists find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease. One of the participants was 33-year-old Aaron Harris from…

Welsh speakers living with dementia can now enjoy songs from their past in Welsh, thanks to a Bangor University and Merched y Wawr initiative supported by the Welsh Government to help care givers across Wales improve their quality of life. Music is said to help soothe, stimulate and bring to mind long-forgotten memories. As part of the initiative, care homes across Wales are to be provided with a new CD and playlist of specially curated Welsh language music.[aoa id=”1″] According to researchers from Bangor University, music can ease depression and apathy and contribute to an improved quality of life for…