Author: Rhys Gregory

The award-winning band will join fellow artists at Wales’ largest celebration of equality and diversity. [aoa id=”1″]Texas first rose to fame 30 years ago with their single ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’ which was a hit both in the UK and internationally. Ever since Texas has become one of the UK’s most renowned pop rock bands, gaining an incredible following amongst LGBT+ communities.[/aoa] Front singer Sharleen Spiteri quickly became an icon for women in the 90s with her confident and upfront nature. Over the years she has consistently supported equal rights and in 2013 encouraged fellow equal rights activists to…

Cardiff Metropolitan University has launched a wellbeing app designed by primary pupils with university students to support schools and parents in enhancing children’s wellbeing. The iValue U Wellbeing App, which recently became available to download from the Apple App Store, was developed by Welsh primary pupils for other children. [aoa id=”1″]iValue U resulted from a year-long project between Cardiff Metropolitan University’s School of Education and Social Policy and schools across South Wales. The project, which was funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), was created to tackle the increasing problem of rising screen time use among young…

The company behind the zip wire planned for Cardiff Bay has announced it will now arrive in Cardiff in the spring of 2020, running through the entire summer until September 2020. “We had hoped to open this year but an essential diligence process with the Harbour Authority has taken longer than planned” said Barry Shaverin, The City Zip Company’s founder and Chief Executive. “We are still in the council’s planning process and will be bringing visitors, jobs and additional revenue to the city, while at the same time taking measures to ensure that noise pollution, lighting and other factors are…

A Singleton Hospital worker was knocked off his motorbike and attacked by a man who threatened to stab him before making off with the bike. The worker has described how he did an emergency stop, thinking he had hit the man who had leapt out into the road in front of him. But seconds later he was himself pushed over onto the road, with the attacker punching his leg and yelling, “I’ll stab you, I’ll stab you.” His assailant hoisted the bike over the central reservation where an accomplice was waiting for him with a car. He put his arm…

Wales’s biggest self-storage company just got even bigger with the announcement that they have added three more storage parks to their roster. [aoa id=”1″] Denbigh-based Lock Stock Self-Storage, the UK’s largest container-based storage business, are opening new Deeside sites at Sandycroft, Saltney and Flint. The triple opening will take the number of containers on Lock Stock’s sites to over 3,000 on 21 storage parks which stretch from Holyhead on Anglesey along the North Wales coast down to Shrewsbury and Welshpool in Powys. [/aoa] The new sites are at the former Whites storage park on the Glendale Trading Estate at Sandycroft,…

Plans for a new indoor arena in Cardiff Bay have been given a further boost with news that the Council’s Cabinet has agreed to go out to tender for a developer to build and operate a new arena. [aoa id=”1″]A report to Cabinet reveals that a final business case for the 15,000-seater arena will be presented at the end of 2019, with planning consent potentially achieved by 2020, meaning the new venue could be open for business by December 2023.[/aoa] Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, Cllr Russell Goodway, said: “We want to re-energise Cardiff Bay, boosting its profile as…

A business owner from Conwy has opened up about his journey from redundancy to successful entrepreneur in a bid to inspire those going through a similar experience to seek free support to help change their own story. [aoa id=”1″] Adam Jones, 41, was working in construction as a project manager when he was made redundant by his former employer after they missed out on a crucial contract. Despite being initially shocked and concerned at the news, Adam was determined to overcome this challenge and began researching his options online. It was then he first learnt about the support that was…

Katharine Richards Framing (formerly Free Range Frames) has moved to new premises in Market House in the Canton area of Cardiff, which is double the size of the business’ previous workshop. The business, which was established by Katharine Richards over five years ago, was previously known as Free Range Frames but has rebranded to better reflect the nature of the framing work she now does. [aoa id=”1″]The business was set up in 2014 and shortly after its founder left her 12-year career in law to concentrate on growing the company. Katharine completed a three-year apprenticeship in framing at Manor House…

Wheely Wonderful Cycling has welcomed twice as many overseas visitors for cycling holidays in Mid Wales and the bordering English counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire compared with the same period last year. [aoa id=”1″]Forty per cent of all the company’s holiday customers come from overseas and there is a big increase in the number opting to use electric bikes on their holidays. Most of the overseas bookings are from English speaking countries including the USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[/aoa] “Is this due to Brexit?” surmised Chris Dartnell, who runs Wheely Wonderful Cycling with his wife, Kay. “The good exchange…

The £100 million urban village, recently awarded Residential Development of the Year at the Insider Property Awards, is one of Wales’ biggest regeneration schemes. [aoa id=”1″] The Mill is a partnership between Cadwyn, Tirion and Lovell, with support from the Principality Building Society and Welsh Government, and will provide 800 homes on the site of the old Arjo Wiggins papermill building in Canton. It will create a vibrant and sustainable new community with 442 homes available for rent for not-for-profit housing company Tirion through Cadwyn and the rest on the open market through Lovell. [/aoa] The long-term vision of creating…