Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff & Vale Health Charity and Health Board staff will be taking to the dancefloor, strictly style, when they take part in the annual Strictly Top Dancer event in aid of the Breast Centre Appeal at University Hospital Llandough. The team called Serendipity, aptly named after the Health Charity mascot Seren, is made up of eight dancers plus a reserve which are Simone Joslyn, Lucie Barrett, Georgina Burke, Sue Dickson-Davies, Molly Lewis, Melanie Wooton, Karl Whitcombe, Daniela Bridgman and Andy Mavrommati. Strictly Top Dancer is an annual event run by the Breast Centre Committee which aims to raise vital funds…

Leading wet wipe manufacturer Nice-Pak International has launched what it calls the “ultimate in plastic-free baby wipes with fully recyclable packaging”. The launch coincides with Nice-Pak introducing a series of pledges, which include encouraging its customers – such as brand owners and retailers – to choose sustainable alternative products. This marks the latest stage of proactive development by the company Nice-Pak to deliver responsible sustainability as a strategic aim. Its new Nice ‘n Clean Aqualettes brand features plastic-free wipes, a pre-biotic 98 per cent water formula and, significantly, 100 per cent recyclable packaging. The baby wipes are skin pH neutral…

Better Cardiff has announced a major refurbishment of the changing facilities at Fairwater Leisure Centre. Work will commence on Monday 3rd February and will include: Complete redecoration of changing rooms A new shower system Brand new hair dryers New drinking water fountains Dawn Pinder, Partnership Manager for GLL in Cardiff, explains: “ We’ve listened to customer feedback about the standard of the changing facilities at Better Fairwater Leisure Centre and will be investing £188,000 in a refurbishment programme. We anticipate work to take around ten to twelve weeks and temporary arrangemnets will be set up. To ensure as little impact…

Rachael Flanagan started with just a bucket and mop, but nearly 15 years on she is preparing for the next stage of growth by creating over 130 new jobs. Speaking about the firm’s 2020 expansion plans, Rachael Flanagan, Founder & Managing Director of Mrs. Buckét Commercial Cleaning said: “We’ve set out ambitious plans for this year and beyond. New services, customer growth and acquisitions will contribute to our 2025 target of £8m turnover. A recruitment drive is essential to support the company’s expansion plans.” “Mrs. Buckét is more than a cleaning business and I’m passionate about challenging the perception of…

The family of a pedestrian who died in a fatal Road Traffic Collision which happened at approx 7.30am on January 16 on the A483 Fabian Way have paid tribute to him. The family of Rafal Lachik, aged 42, said: “Rafał – a dreamer, full of trust in people, curious about the world, friendly. “He walked his life on his own ways and on his rules. A restless soul.  Persistent. “He was interested in science, loved to play chess, graduated from University of Swansea. “If he loved, he loved with all his strength. “He celebrated and enjoyed the simple things in…

Although many people across the world celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th, here in Wales we have our very patron saint of love called Saint Dwynwen – celebrated annually on January 25th. Lovers may celebrate Saint Dwynwen, without knowing the story of how the daughter of a medieval king became the Welsh patron saint of love. In fact, Dwynwen’s own story isn’t what you might call a romantic one. Legend has it that she was deeply in love with a man called Maelon Dafodrill, but when she turned down his premarital gestures, he left her. Calling upon God in her…

The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Flower Show Cardiff will celebrate its 15th anniversary from 17-19 April 2020. Buzzing with a host of gardens, floral displays and interactive activities, the show will shine a spotlight on Visit Wales’ ‘Year of the Outdoors’ theme for 2020. New for this year, The Great Outdoors area will be central to the show, designed in response to a growing public interest in reconnecting with nature. Championing the links between horticulture and wellbeing, the area will feature displays, workshops and advice to highlight how visitors can make the most of the great outdoors, from foraging and…

Three people in Cardiff are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The Old Bakery Court neighbours netted the windfall when CF15 9NR was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Thursday 23rd January 2020. People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners. He said: “Congratulations to our winners in Cardiff. I’m so glad we could bring them this surprise and I hope they enjoy their winnings.” A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised over £500…

The Welsh construction sector finished 2019 as it started it, with workloads rising and activity growing at a faster rate than in the UK as a whole, according to figures from the Q4 2019 RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Construction & Infrastructure Market Survey. A net balance of +16 percent of respondents to the survey in Wales reported that workloads rose in the final quarter of last year, compared to a net balance of +12 percent of UK respondents. Publicly funded construction activity was the key driver of growth in Wales, with surveyors pointing to increased activity in public…

Four Welsh finalists are competing in this year’s RHS Britain in Bloom competition with communities across the UK increasingly recognising the value of green spaces to people and the planet. Now in its 56th year, 70 competition finalists will be going all-out to showcase their horticultural skills, community and environmental efforts. Finalists are put forward to the UK final based on their progress nationally and regionally and compete across 11 categories including village, town and coastal. Representing Wales will be Colwyn Bay, Denbigh, the villages of Mathern, Mounton & Pwllmeyric and Usk. Each will be visited by a pair of…