Author: Rhys Gregory

Three Advanced Paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service have passed their university courses to become the UK’s first ever ambulance service prescribing paramedics.  [aoa id=”1″]Following the change in UK legislation in April 2018 and Welsh amendments this year, Advanced Paramedics can now be to be trained to prescribe from a formulary of medications to enhance community-based care, improve patient access to healthcare options and expand patient choice.[/aoa] Advanced Paramedics Berwyn Jones, Georgina Passmore and Elton Green have now successfully completed their training which started in the autumn of 2018, with another two of their colleagues Mike Jenkins and Emma Nurse…

A stunning housing development in Swansea, financed by Principality Commercial and developed by Westacres, will provide an array of high-quality homes to families in the area. [aoa id=”1″] Situated in the heart of Caswell Bay, Summerland housing development will provide 30 luxurious homes to the open market through Westacres, with a further 31 homes being developed on an affordable basis for Pobl Group; 19 of these are 3-bedroom family homes being sold through shared ownership. [/aoa] The detached properties, which will be built to an exceptional standard consist of three to five spacious bedrooms and an open plan kitchen. The…

Hannah Blythyn AM hosted a successful event showcasing the food and drink sector from across North East Wales at the National Assembly for Wales. [aoa id=”1″] As part of the ‘Year of Discovery’ in Wales, the Assembly Member for Delyn held the “Discover North East Wales” event at the Senedd to shine a spotlight on the expanding culinary sector as part of the region’s wider tourism offer. This is the second event in as many years held by Hannah Blythyn AM in a bid to showcase North East Wales to a national audience. [/aoa] She said: “It was fantastic to…

Flexible working options are key in making construction a more attractive and progressive career choice for female talent, according to an RICS poll which revealed the top recommendations industry professionals believe will help employers encourage more female talent into the property sector. [aoa id=”1″]Women make up around 14% of the construction industry’s workforce, therefore it comes as no surprise that 48% of respondents to RICS’ poll* voted flexible working options as the top recommendation to help encourage and retain more female talent in the property and construction sector. This was followed by the need for more firms to raise awareness of their…

Farmers in Flintshire have become victims of a professional gang of quad bike thieves, with more than £15,000 of ATVs stolen in one night.   [aoa id=”1″]FUW member John Wrench, a beef and arable farmer, of Beeches Farm,  Hawarden, discovered the theft of his 2011 Yamaha Grizzly 350, worth £2500, at the same time as three other bikes were taken when six farms in the same area were robbed. [/aoa] “The worst thing is that the thieves broke through a security door and roller shutter to get into the shed the bike was kept in, there’s no way we could have prevented…

South Wales Police is investigating a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the B4265 at Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan. At approximately 5.45pm on Wednesday, July 3 a blue BMW 1 series and an orange Kia Picanto collided at the junction with Fonmon. The two occupants of the Kia Picanto were conveyed to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. However despite the best efforts of medical staff the driver of the Kia, Jeanette Macdonald from the Barry and St Athan areas died of her injuries. The other occupant of the Kia, a 19-year-old woman remains in hospital in…

One of the UK’s leading independent insurance brokers has signed up to support Pembrokeshire’s popular charity event, the FootStep Challenge Weekend. Towergate Insurance Brokers is sponsoring the endurance event which incorporates the family-friendly FootStep Run, the TenFoot Swim and the first ever TenFoot Swim and Run. [aoa id=”1″]This is the third time the event, which has been named after the Tenby to Saundersfoot challenge, has been held. Over the years it has grown in popularity; this year 300 people have signed up for Saturday’s swim and swim and run and another 400 have signed up for Friday night’s fun run,…

Property consultancy Knight Frank has reported a challenging start for the industrial property market within Wales in the first half of 2019. [aoa id=”1″] The decision not to progress with the M4 Relief Road and closures announced by both Quinn Radiators, Newport, and Ford at Bridgend – in addition to the ongoing saga of Brexit – has added to uncertainty within the market. Neil Francis, head of the firm’s Industrial & Logistics team in Cardiff, said: “This, coupled with a continued lack of Grade A space, has resulted in just five recorded transactions for occupied industrial space over 50,000 sq…

Portal Educational Training has grown its management team with the appointment of Yvonne Bradley as work-based Learning Contracts’ Manager following a period of major expansion. [aoa id=”1″] Yvonne will manage Portal’s work-based learning contract ensuring that Portal reaches the achievement and attainment rates set by the companies they work with. Yvonne’s appointment comes following 18-months of growth in the business, which has seen its team in North Wales quadruple to cope with demand in the region and triple its overall staff headcount across Wales in the past three years. [/aoa] Speaking about her appointment, Yvonne said: “I am thrilled…

Ceredigion-based Llain Activity Centre has reopened under new ownership three years after closing, with the support of six-figure funding from NatWest. The entrepreneurial family team of Rhodri Davies and Gethin Williams have used £550,000 of finance from the bank to purchase the previously unused activity centre on the outskirts of Llanarth. [aoa id=”1″]Rhodri and Gethin acquired and opened the centre at the beginning of this year and are engaged in a continuous refurbishment programme generated from the centre’s income to transform the rundown site and upgrade the accommodation facilities.  By converting unused buildings into accommodation, Llain Activity Centre can now…