Author: Rhys Gregory

Indie rockers the Kaiser Chiefs will headline a Saturday night set at Cardiff Castle this summer.  Formed in Leeds back in 2000, Kaiser Chiefs released their debut album ‘Employment’ in 2005, and it immediately cemented the band as a standout on the British indie music scene. They have been storming the charts ever since, with successes including ‘Ruby’ and ‘I Predict a Riot’. In 2006 they won three Brit Awards for Best British Group, Best British Live Act, and Best British Live Act. On Saturday 11th July, they will play the Welsh capital as part of Cardiff’s one day, family-friendly music…

A woman who overcame a series of traumas including being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer has become a mental health champion at the housing association where she works. Along with 13 other colleagues, Ceri Twist, 46, has been named as a mental health Champion at Cartrefi Conwy where she is the Independent Living Manager. Ceri was speaking at a special ceremony where the organisation’s Chief Executive, Andrew Bowden, signed Time to Change Wales Pledge aimed at ending the stigma and discrimination around mental health issues. The Time to Change Wales campaign is a joint partnership with two leading mental health…

Farmers’ Union of Wales’ (FUW) staff have expressed major concerns regarding the implications for members, who are National Trust tenants, given the Trust’s plans to plant large numbers of trees on their land.  The concerns were expressed during a meeting of the Union’s County Executive Officers who represent members in Wales’ twelve FUW county regions, some of which include large areas of land owned by the trust. On Thursday (January 9) the General Director of the Trust revealed plans to grow 20 million trees over the next 10 years by planting saplings or removing livestock to allow self-seeding and dozens…

Eight people in Llandysul are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The  neighbours netted the windfall when SA44 4SU was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Wednesday 15th January 2020. People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt sent her well-wishes to the winners. She said: “What a great surprise to start the day! Congratulations to all our winners.” A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised over £500 million to date for thousands of good causes in Britain and beyond.…

Brand-new, bilingual, eco-friendly focused Nestlings Nursery, has recently opened on Cardiff’s St Andrew’s Crescent. Delivering the very best in nursery care to children from three months to 12 years old, all year round, Nestlings Nursery is hoping to fill the need for quality, healthy and Welsh-speaking childcare in the capital. Nestlings Nursery is founded and managed by Misty Ardouin, who has been working in Cardiff’s childcare sector for over 10 years. Raised in Llandovery, Ardouin studied education and childcare at Bath Spa University and moved to Cardiff in 2008. Since living in the capital, she has built up a solid…

GlobalWelsh, Wales’ independent, not-for-profit diaspora organisation has launched a new City Hub in Beijing. GlobalWelsh Beijing is the third City Hub to be launched in the past 12 months and is headed up by Cardiff-raised Ling Lai. As Wales faces the continuing uncertainty of Brexit, it’s more important than ever that it boosts its international links and makes its own opportunities, a role which City Hubs have been working to fulfil since they were first launched last year. The aim of the City Hubs is to provide a forum for GlobalWelsh community members to connect with like-minded members and uncover…

The outlook for the Welsh housing market has improved following the General Election result, according to the December 2019 RICS Residential Market Survey, with price and sales expectations for the three months ahead increasing sharply. A net balance of +48 percent of respondents in Wales now expects prices to rise over the next three months and a net balance of +39 percent expects sales activity to increase in the same timeframe. Indeed, the sales expectations balance is now at its highest level since January 2018. Meanwhile the price expectations balance in Wales is the highest in the UK. This increase…

NPTC Group of Colleges’ Human Resources team is feeling extremely proud after hearing they have been shortlisted for a prestigious TES Award. The team have been named as one of the best Professional Services Teams in the UK, for its hugely successful ‘Supporting Mental Health Initiative’ (part of the Wellness at Work Programme). The Professional Services Team of the Year Award recognises the commitment of teams that work tirelessly behind the scenes at colleges and FE providers to improve practice in the sector and enhance the performance of its organisation as a whole. The aim of the HR team’s initiative…

A RECRUITER celebrating four decades in business has big ideas for the year ahead. 2019 was a memorable one for the team at North Wales recruitment firm, Supertemps. The Colwyn Bay and Anglesey-based group, which unveiled a new Bangor office just weeks ago, has taken on new staff in past months and grown its presence in north east Wales and Chester. The company’s IT, engineering and executive arm S2 Recruitment has also enjoyed a solid period despite uncertainty over Brexit which led to many industries delaying their hiring and expansion plans. Managing Director Sarah Ellwood is confident 2020 will see…

Two people in Blackwood are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The High Street neighbours netted the windfall when NP12 3SZ was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Wednesday 15th January 2020. People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt sent her well-wishes to the winners. She said: “What a great surprise to start the day! Congratulations to all our winners.” A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised over £500 million to date for thousands of good causes in Britain…