Author: Rhys Gregory

Swansea BID has expanded its team, by recruiting both a new Business Liaison Manager and a Projects Officer to help drive the BID’s ongoing success in the City Centre. Andrew Douglas joins the BID team from a career in regional radio, where his focus was on sales and relationship management. Sophie Stockton has a sales, marketing and events background and comes to BID from Creative Hospitality Group – the umbrella firm of some of the City Centre’s best-known hospitality venues, including Peppermint, Brewstone and Bambu. Swansea BID Chief Executive, Russell Greenslade, said: “We are very pleased to be growing the Swansea…

YouTube star Daniel Gonthier says his new three-storey home in Cardiff is one of the best purchases he’s ever made. After spending the last few years renting two and three-bedroom flats in the city, the 26-year-old decided to invest in his first home in November last year – a four-bedroom Southcott housetype at Bellway’s St Lythans Park in Culverhouse Cross. The unique three-floor set-up accommodates Daniel’s work-from-home career perfectly.  Daniel loves the design and uses the middle floor of his home as an office, where he spends lots of time filming and editing videos. His job involves creating YouTube videos,…

The Welsh Rugby Players Association (WRPA) has thanked departing Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) Chief Executive, Martyn Phillips, for his efforts to improve player welfare during his five years in post. Specifically, the WRU supports players through funding the WRPA-delivered Personal Development Programme (PDP), which focuses on Life Skills, Wellbeing, Vulnerabilities and Career & Education. The PDP is designed to help players to maximise the opportunities around them during their playing careers and aids their transition into future employment. Ken Owens, WRPA Chairman and Scarlets, Wales and British & Irish Lions hooker, said: “On behalf of rugby players in Wales, I’d like to thank…

With 2020 now in full swing, Stuart Price, Partner and Actuary at pensions experts Quantum Advisory, reflects on 2019 and the events that impacted the UK pension industry.

One of Wales’ leading medical supply companies has announced a key reorganisation at senior board level as the company enters a new period of strategic growth. Hospital Innovations, which is based in Talbot Green, has promoted Compliance and Operations Director, Sarah Lister-Sims to become the company’s new Managing Director, while Phil Davies has been appointed Chair of the company’s Board. Sarah has worked for Hospital Innovations for more than 10 years, joining in June 2009 in her most recent role. Before this, she has worked in a number of key senior positions that make her suited for her new role,…

Cardiff residents are to be given extra help to recycle properly under a new scheme which will let them know when they put out contaminated waste unsuitable for recycling. It’s hoped the new scheme will make a huge difference in the quality of recycling and composting collected from the kerbside by Cardiff Council – helping the city become one of the best recycling cities in the world. Figures released by the council show that 20% of waste being put into green bags for recycling contains incorrect materials which hamper the recycling process. The main offenders are dirty nappies, clothes, packaging…

A MULTI-MILLION pound new ambulance station is coming to Cardiff, it has been announced today. Welsh Government is investing £8 million in a state-of-the-art facility in the capital’s Pontprennau area, which will be the new home for emergency and non-emergency crews currently based in Blackweir. Emergency crews will collect their vehicles from the new station at the start of their shift and some will take up positions at deployment points across the city. Dedicated Fleet Assistants will clean and re-stock vehicles in the station’s ‘Make Ready Depot’, enabling frontline crews are more readily available to respond to emergencies. Health Minister…

Specialist law firm Greenaway Scott has announced a series of new recruits into its Real Estate team as it strengthens the team as a result of a successful 2019. Ceris Clift joins as an Associate having previously worked in the commercial & agricultural property team at Red Kite. Ceris graduated at Cardiff University having also studied German Law whilst in Constance University in the south of Germany. She will spend time working out of the Pembroke Dock and Cardiff offices of Greenaway Scott in her new role and is also a fluent German speaker.  Farah Hussain joins as a Solicitor…

A 16-year-old from Pembrokeshire has set up a jewellery business to help a marine conservation charity with a goal of a plastic-free coastline. Sadie Pearce, a student at Pembrokeshire College, has set up her own handmade jewellery business, My Coast, and donates 10% of every sale to Surfers Against Sewage. Sadie started her business with the help of Big Ideas Wales, part of Business Wales and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government. The service is aimed at anyone between the age of 5 and 25 who wants to develop a business idea. Sadie launched…

A North Wales distillery is the 50th company to sign a pledge celebrating the food and drink industry as a diverse and exciting place to work. According to the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD), the voice of food and drink careers across Wales, the food and drink industry is struggling to recruit and retain skilled employees despite the industry experiencing significant economic growth. In the last year alone, Welsh food and drink exports have gone up by 20 per cent – this is compared to a 9 per cent increase for the UK as a whole over…