Author: Rhys Gregory

The corporate and personal benefits of improving workplace mental health and  wellbeing will be under the spotlight at a charity conference taking place in Cardiff this week (January 29th). Designed for businesses and organisations who are looking to address the importance of staff mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.  The “Taking Care of Business: Mental Health at Work” conference will include presentations from people with first-hand experiences which also offer practical insight and tips on how to support the workforce. It is the second in a series of mental health conferences launched by commercial law firm Darwin Gray and…

Leading Welsh law firm, Capital Law, has launched international desks to cover twelves countries and territories in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the US. Working on a global scale is nothing new for Capital – a member of several international networks like Consulegis, GBL Alliance and the China Collaborative Group. But as it expands, the firm has introduced designated international desks to facilitate access to such services, for its many clients who are seeking support in navigating the various cultural, legal and regulatory environments they operate in. Each international team is made up of lawyers who originate from, or…

Up until recently, drivers  going above the speed limit in England and Wales could potentially avoid losing their right to drive if it meant losing their job. The Sentencing Council – an organisation lead by judges – plans to make a major change to the law in England and Wales, with a set of new guidelines that were recently launched in a public consultation. The consultation will run for 12 weeks in full – from January 22 to April 15, 2020. The judges state that hardship is in fact nearly always involved (to some degree or another) when drivers are banned from…

Having a fully functioning heating system is essential for any household. In fact, in our previous post ‘Not Checking Heating System Biggest Regret Of House Buyers In Wales’, home buyers explained how they regretted not checking the heating systems of their prospective homes since it can be a big source of stress and added expenses if it isn’t working properly. Despite its importance, a lot of people often overlook boiler servicing. Plumbing experts HomeServe outline how important proper boiler maintenance is for homeowners as it will ensure that you reduce the chances of any unexpected and costly breakdowns. A comprehensive…

Swansea’s historic Grand Theatre is to be home to a pioneering culture and digital hub – the first operation of its kind in Wales. The venue’s Arts Wing is to become a focus for more than 20 grassroots communities who will help develop a diverse arts programme. The hub will host new opportunities for the arts, cultural events, community activities and skills programmes. It will develop an ethnic street food café and offer a catering support service. Race Council Cymru, with the support of Welsh Government funding, will improve and upgrade the Arts Wing to provide new spaces for arts…

Rory Wilson, a distinguished professor of zoology at Swansea University, has been granted a Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany. The award is granted in recognition of a researcher’s entire achievements to date, and to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future. Award winners are granted €65,000 to conduct research, and are invited to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a…

The Welsh Government funded public transport information provider, Traveline Cymru, is celebrating 20 years of “keeping Wales moving”. The service, which provides bilingual route, fare and timetable information for all bus, coach and rail services in the country, is marking its landmark anniversary this year after it was established in 2000. Over the past two decades Traveline Cymru has helped customers plan over eight million journeys across Wales through its website, delivered over 5.6 million pieces of transport information in one year alone, and seen its app used over five million times. In the last year, it handled nearly 100,000…

2424 capsules of nitrous oxide have been taken off the streets of Cardiff yesterday, through a successful forfeiture order which was granted by Cardiff Magistrates’ Court. Nitrous oxide – often referred to as laughing gas – is only permitted and legal if it is used legitimately, either in medical procedures where it is used for pain relief or in the catering industry, where the gas is used to aerate cream to make foam. Cllr Michael, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and the Environment at Cardiff Council said: “Unfortunately the nitrous oxide canisters, which are typically sold for £1 each,…

ASH Wales and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are calling for urgent specialist support for pregnant Welsh teens after new figures showed that 30% are still smoking throughout their pregnancy – double the national average for mums-to-be in Wales. The latest figures released by Welsh Government reveal teenage mums-to-be are the most likely to smoke and to continue to smoke whilst pregnant with 30% of 16 to 19-year-olds smoking at the time of their baby’s birth and 33% at their initial assessment. This compares to 16% of all pregnant women across Wales that smoke throughout pregnancy and 18% that…

Europe’s top trailer maker has clinched a second deal to provide the driving force behind one of the world’s leading rally teams. Ifor Williams Trailers has supplied two of its versatile Transporta trailers to Cumbria-based M-Sport which has a string of international titles and rally wins to its credit, including three FIA World Rally Championship Manufacturers’ titles. To celebrate the new partnership flying Finns Esapekka Lappi and Teemu Suninen, along with British new hope Gus Greensmith, made a head-turning appearance for Ifor Williams Trailers at Autosport International 2020, a four-day event at Birmingham NEC which is live-streamed across the globe.…