Author: Rhys Gregory

New parts of the Swansea skyline are emerging as the steel skeletons of the city’s new indoor arena and allied buildings go up. Work on the huge steel frames of the £135m Swansea Central Phase One site began to rise on Monday. Now, part of the arena framework is up on the former Oystermouth Road car park along with a central element of the multi-storey car park on the opposite side of the road. The latter, at 24m tall, towers over the neighbouring Quadrant multi-storey. The steel frame work is being undertaken in innovative ways by the experts putting it…

585 businesses across Wales have been awarded funding totalling £36 million by the Development Bank of Wales since the Covid-19 Wales Business Loan Scheme was launched on Monday 30 March. The £36 million approved to date includes 533 loans of less than £100,000 and 222 of which are less than £25,000. With more than 80% of applications processed having been approved, 567 loans have gone to small and micro businesses across Wales safeguarding some 4571 jobs. The average deal size is £61,000 and average turnaround time for a decision on funding is around ten days. Over 90% of applicants are…

Staff at Morriston Hospital have worked tirelessly to make sure poorly children get the best possible care during the Coronavirus pandemic. Cooperation between two departments has seen a new unit which had been planned for years open in the space of just two weeks. The new Children’s Emergency Unit (CEU) was created by staff from the paediatric emergency department and the paediatric assessment unit. It’s open 24-7 and sees children and young people up to the age of 16. Previously, paediatric patients arrived at Morriston Hospital through the Emergency Department or the Paediatric Assessment Unit. Some would have been well…

Cardiff and Vale College Health and Social Care Lecturer Tracy Adams decided to take pressure of the NHS and give up her Easter break to return to nursing full time. A former Specialist Nurse before becoming one of CAVC’s industry specialist staff, Tracy retains her registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board contacted Tracy In February asking if she’d like to return to nursing. Tracy was determined to help as much as possible while juggling her new responsibilities with her role as a lecturer and supporting her students. But when the Easter holidays…

Cardiff Market is temporarily reducing its opening hours as essential food traders continue to focus on providing home delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Market will now only open to the public on Saturday morning’s from 8am until midday. Entrance and exit is via the Trinity Street entrance, so that the market team can control the number of customers entering the building and ensure a safe queuing system. Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, Cllr Russell Goodway said: “Low footfall in the city centre during the ongoing lockdown has had an obvious impact on footfall at the market.” “These…

The stay-at-home regulations have been revised in Wales to continue to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Welsh Government is changing the core requirement for people not to leave the place where they live to a requirement not to leave or remain away from that place. This will help clarify that people who leave their home with a reasonable excuse – such as going out to shop for food, for healthcare or for work – cannot remain outside to do other things. There are some new arrangements that allow people with particular health conditions or disabilities to leave home to…

An online fundraising appeal has been launched by leading Welsh charity City Hospice to support its key services during the Covid-19 pandemic. City Hospice provides palliative care for 550 patients with life limiting or terminal illnesses in Cardiff, in addition to services for patients’ families such as counselling and bereavement support. As Cardiff’s local hospice, they offer end of life care and support at home, allowing patients the opportunity to spend time with their loved ones. The charity created the online appeal on 1 April to assist with its running costs, in response to the loss of its primary income…

A pupil at Craig y Parc school, Cardiff, was treated to a special display by the local police service for her 14th birthday. Carys Bibby, who has charge syndrome, celebrated her birthday at the school for children with learning difficulties, where her dad arranged for police to pay a visit. The force pulled up outside of the school with the ‘blues and twos’, accompanied by some of the K-9 unit and the children watched the display from the hall. Charge syndrome cause multi-sensory impairment and learning difficulties, as well as a compromised airway. Craig y Parc is a school for…

LECTURERS are working full time to produce hundreds of safety visors for frontline workers and care homes. Andy Peck, a Product Design lecturer at Coleg Cambria, and partner Mari Ball, who teaches Business Studies and Economics, have based themselves at the college’s £15m Deeside Sixth Form centre to manufacture PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to help in the fight against the global Coronavirus pandemic. Using materials paid for by the institution – including polypropylene and acetate sheets – they have already created more than 1,000 masks and will continue to make them “as long as there is demand” over the coming…

Writing a PhD essay is an important process, and the result will probably define a lot of your future life. This is why you need to do the best job that you can and deliver a text that showcases you and your potential and display the skills you have to offer to the programme. In this article, we take a look at what makes a good personal statement and provide tips that will help you achieve a great PhD essay. Some useful tips for PhD Essay During Lockdown 1. Choose your topic carefully The most recommendable thing to do is…