Author: Rhys Gregory

Caribbean-themed restaurant and bar, Turtle Bay, has launched a refreshed menu with plenty of mouth-watering dishes.

The Welsh Fitness Awards is delighted to announce the nominees for the 2019 Welsh Fitness Awards. Each year, the awards have seen an increase in the number and standard of applications. However, 2019 is a year like no other. Applications have shattered all records. The shortlisting process was incredibly difficult. The Nominees for this year’s awards are: Personal Trainer of the year CoachCei – Ceinwen Seymour Geraint Webb Sam O’Sullivan Iona Lloyd Roberts Zander Hiller Kelly Adams Dan Morgan Rhian Ahern Owain Gruffudd Jordan Bevington Fitness Club of the Year (Single Facility) Community Fitness SOS Athletic Excellence Aspire Fitness Studio…

Following the success of last years All Wales Beach Clean, Keep Wales Tidy are targeting rivers and waterways, along with beaches across Wales in a month-long campaign.  In partnership with McDonald’s, Marine Clean Cymru will take place from the 20th September to 20th October. [aoa id=”1″] Community groups, schools and businesses from across Wales will be joining the month of action, organising clean up events up and down the country. Marine litter is a growing threat to our aquatic and coastal environment, with 80% coming from land-based sources. Since litter found in rivers, canals and waterways eventually makes its way into our…

According to the latest NatWest Wales PMI® data, private sector firms noted a stronger increase in business activity during July. The rate of growth quickened to a five-month high amid a sharper upturn in new business. [aoa id=”1″] Despite a faster increase in new orders and a renewed rise in backlogs of work, firms were reluctant to add to their workforce numbers, with employment falling for the first time in five months. That said, Welsh firms were upbeat about the coming 12 months, with confidence towards output growth at its strongest since early-2018. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures were subdued relative to…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed on the sale of Cartref Annwyl-Fan, an award winning nursing home in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, to Care Inn Limited in an off market transaction. [aoa id=”1″] The purpose built, 67 bed care home is well known for its excellent management team and delivering a high level of care. With very few homes of this scale in the South Wales region, Cartref Annwyl-Fan presented a prime opportunity for an experienced operator to acquire the well regarded care home and expand their portfolio in the region. The home was previously owned and operated by…

Sport and exercise science experts from Swansea University have shared their world-leading research into how elite cyclists contend with diabetes at an international conference. [aoa id=”1″] The researchers presented their findings at the prestigious American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions held in San Francisco and attended by the most eminent academics and health professionals. The team, led by Associate Professor Richard Bracken, spent 10 days earlier this year studying riders from Team Novo Nordisk during a gruelling Spanish training camp. [/aoa] The cycling team, the only professional one made up of riders with type 1 diabetes, were carefully monitored to learn…

Regional law firm RDP Law has announced the launch of their specialist Family team, which will be headed by Matthew Wells. Matthew previously headed up the Family team at one of Wales’ largest firms and joins RDP as a partner. The family team will provide a full range of bespoke family law services (including wealth protection and advising on the financial aspects of relationship breakdown) with a particular emphasis on representation for the firm’s high net worth, commercial and agricultural client bases. RDP director, James Davies said: “We feel that there’s a requirement within the market for matrimonial advice that…

The multi storey car park at University Hospital Llandough (UHL) is currently undergoing essential repairs which started on Monday 22nd July 2019 and is expected to take five weeks.  The car park will be completely closed between Monday 19 August and Monday 26 August. During the first four weeks of the works, Levels 6 (patient and visitor) and 5 (staff) of the car park will be unavailable, while the levels below this remain in use. However, all levels of the car park will be unavailable during the final week of the works, commencing Monday 19th August, before the car park…

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) officials discussed the future of family farms in Wales with Jonathan Edwards MP at the Welsh National Sheep Dog trials in Carmarthenshire, highlighting the grave concerns farmers have in light of Brexit. [aoa id=”1″] Amongst the many #farmingmatters discussed, such NVZ’s, bovine TB and the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Land Management consultation, the FUW reiterated its concerns about a no-deal Brexit. Speaking after the event, FUW Carmarthenshire CEO David Waters said: “ We made it quite clear that the consequences for Wales’ economy of a no-deal Brexit are such that no responsible Government would allow the…

The success of young people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) has been celebrated at a specialist Further Education college in the Vale of Glamorgan. Beechwood College in Sully, a specialist day and residential service for young people over the age of 16 with an Autism Spectrum or Asperger’s Syndrome has hosted its annual Students’ Awards Day. The families of 57 day and residential students travelled from across Wales and England to watch the presentation of certificates in a marquee in the College grounds. Unlike mainstream Further Education establishments, Beechwood College measures success based on completion of learning programmes which incorporate…