Author: Rhys Gregory

The distinctive art deco building on Windsor Road will become home to a collection of 12 one and two bedroom apartments and duplexes and a penthouse under a scheme named The Moorwell.   [aoa id=”1″]The creation of local developer, Project Three Developments, The Moorwell will see the restoration and conversion of the former car showroom into contemporary, high-specification homes set around a communal courtyard garden. Anytime Fitness Penarth gym will sit on the ground floor.[/aoa]   Savills Cardiff has launched the apartments and duplexes to the market for a starting guide price of £250,000 for a one bedroom apartment. Built…

A CHARITY ball has raised more than £30,000 to help children with a rare genetic disease. Wrexham businessman Vaughn Rawson, managing director of Rawson Digital, and his wife Joanne, staged the event for the eighth time to help families coping with the rare genetic condition known as Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T). The children of Vaughn’s close friends have the disease and Vaughn and his wife have been on a mission to raise funds towards medical research to speed up the process of identifying a cure or developing treatments which can delay or prevent A-T. To date, Vaughn and Joanne have now raised a…

Cardiff artist Cecile Johnson Soliz, winner of last year’s Oriel Davies Open competition, is to launch a solo exhibition at the Newtown contemporary art gallery on June 29 as part of her prize. [aoa id=”1″]Working across both sculpture and drawing, Johnson Soliz uses everyday materials such as paper, fabric, wood, paint and a range of drawing tools to create works that are poetic and playful, curious and familiar.[/aoa] Drawing is at the heart of her work. “My drawing has always been very physical,” she said. “Sometimes I draw on paper and it remains flat and is hung on a wall…

From 22 June until 15 September, the bus operator will run an hourly service from the city centre to Penarth Pier on weekends and public holidays. The 91 service will run from St Mary Street, stopping at the Wales Millennium Centre, Mermaid Quay and Penarth town centre, before reaching Penarth Pier. Those wishing to take a day trip to Penarth can take advantage of Cardiff Bus’s day and family travel tickets which offer affordable travel throughout the capital and Penarth. [aoa id=”1″]Adults with the Cardiff Bus app can travel all day for just £3.80, while young persons pay just £2.50.…

A fast-growing Welsh jerky brand is literally taking off after clinching an exciting order to supply two of Wales’ top adventure attractions, which attracts many thousands of visitors every year. [aoa id=”1″]Trailhead Get Jerky is supplying its award-winning premium Welsh Beef Jerky snacks, which are made in Welshpool, to the Zip World Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda and Zip World Fforest near Betws-y-Coed.[/aoa] Zip World Penrhyn Quarry is home to Zip World Velocity 2, the fastest zip line in the world and the longest in Europe while Zip World Fforest has the UK’s only alpine coaster of its kind, adventure courses…

First snap of the brand-new inflatable Aqua Park coming to Cardiff Bay this month has been released, teasing visitors with a glimpse of what can be expected when the biggest aqua park in Wales splashes down on 29th June. Aqua Park Cardiff will span 8000 square metres and feature 70 exciting obstacles for visitors to take on during their aqua park challenge. Located on the Barrage at Cardiff Bay, visitors can bring the whole family along including children over six and splash out for a family fun day out, the perfect alternative to a summer office party or as an…

A litigation specialist with over 15 years’ experience is the latest appointment at leading law firm CJCH Solicitors. Debra Spedding has joined the Cardiff-headquartered firm as Senior Solicitor with her appointment signifying a further expansion in its corporate offering. Debra joins the firm from Everett Tomlin Lloyd and Pratt with a wealth of experience in civil litigation, having also worked at Eversheds LLP and Harding Evans LLP. Debra has brought with her extensive knowledge within banking and finance, commercial and professional litigation, dispute management and both claimant and defendant work. [aoa id=”1″]Her appointment comes as the firm looks to strengthen…

The rate of bank branch closures in Wales has rapidly accelerated in the last four years with more than 50 branches shutting their doors each year, new analysis from Which? reveals. The consumer champion has tracked bank branch closures across the UK since 2015 and found 216 have closed in Wales in the period up to the end of 2018, the equivalent of 54 a year. This suggests the rate of closures has rapidly accelerated in recent years. Previous FCA figures showed that 148 branches closed between 2012 and 2017 – the equivalent of 30 a year. [aoa id=”1″]Which?’s research…

Specialist police officers have been searching Roath Park Lake after receiving reports of someone having entered the lake at around 3.00am this morning. A body has been located and has been recovered. Next of kin have been informed and formal identification has taken place. The matter is not being treated as suspicious and a file of evidence will be prepared for HM Coroner.

THE future is bright for global information provider GlobalX, formerly, LegalinX-7side, following strong growth after a major rebrand and a host of new recruits. The company, which operates out of Cardiff, London, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, has seen demand for its services soar since the business was acquired by GlobalX in 2011. Now to be known as GlobalX, the company has recently moved from their home on City Road, Cardiff, to new premises in Churchill House, Churchill Way, taking 26 staff with them. Following the successful move to larger premises, GlobalX has recently welcomed a further five new recruits to…