Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff is a city with much to recommend it. As the capital of Wales and the 11th largest city in the United Kingdom, it naturally acts as a cultural and entertainment centre, meaning that there’s plenty to do when you’re trying to impress someone.  A wonderland of towering castles, gorgeous beaches, and top-class bars and eateries, it offers lots of choice for those hoping to plan the ultimate date night. Want some help in choosing your venue? Then, here are three fantastic spots to consider. Go boating on Roath Park Lake When it comes to organising a date night in summer, you…

Hull-based construction software providers, Sypro, has been announced as a key partner in the £738m Transport for Wales infrastructure project. The new integrated transport project, which forms Phase 2 of the South Wales Metro, will improve bus and rail links for businesses, commuters and residents in the Cardiff region.  [aoa id=”1″]In what is seen as the largest infrastructure venture for Wales, the scheme will improve connectivity for 1.5 million users and increase transport frequency on rail routes between Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare, Treherbert, Rhymney and Coryton. In addition, there will be five new Metro rail stations at Crwys Road,…

A BUSINESS enterprise has leveraged almost £2million of investment for the Bay of Colwyn and funded events attracting more than 100,000 visitors since being formed three years ago. [aoa id=”1″] And Colwyn BID (Business Improvement District) has unveiled plans for more projects to support communities and companies in Rhos-on-Sea, Mochdre, Colwyn Bay and Old Colwyn over the coming 12 months. Ambassadors are being recruited to further engage with the hundreds of firms in the area and feed back on where they believe money should be spent, what schemes will benefit the Bay of Colwyn and how best to generate revenue…

WITH new figures revealing a third of graduates are overqualified for their current job, a leading recruitment company is working with clients and exploring a new approach to filling job vacancies. [aoa id=”1″] For many years the CVs of candidates with too much education or experience were disregarded by company owners and HR teams in favour of applicants who matched a specific job description. S2 Recruitment – the executive, IT and engineering arm of Supertemps, which has offices across North Wales – says trends are changing as clients look more for skills and a good attitude rather than traditional attributes.…

Energy Saving Trust has awarded £45,980 to ACE (Action in Caerau and Ely) – a community developed charity owned and run by the residents of Ely and Caerau in West Cardiff, which develops and delivers a range of projects to regenerate and improve the communities. This funding is part of a wider grant from the Energy Saving Trust, which has awarded £291,795 to six charities based in England and Wales under Round Four of the Energy Redress Scheme – an initiative that redistributes voluntary payments from UK energy companies. Today’s funding for ACE will see the charity work together with…

Organisers of the first ever Welsh Adaptive Surfing Championships have hailed the two-day event a “huge success”. [aoa id=”1″] Competitors from all over the world, including Japan, Hawaii, South Africa, Brazil, USA, Denmark and France, joined the UK’s best adaptive surfers in taking part. The event, held at Adventure Parc Snowdonia, included two current world champions and others who are aiming for medals at the next world championships later this year. [/aoa] Elissa Thursfield, principal organiser and a director at North Wales-based solicitors Gamlins Law, said: “The feedback we have received from competitors, their families and spectators has been fantastic…

House prices in Wales continued to edge upwards according to the June RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey, but activity was subdued during the past month. [aoa id=”1″] A net a balance of 29 percent of Welsh respondents to the latest survey said that house prices had risen since April. However, surveyors pointed to activity having been lower in June than in the previous month. The number of new buyer enquiries was reported to have fallen back, whilst the number of newly agreed sales was broadly flat. In addition, fewer properties were coming onto the market last…

A new campaign to cut country crime across Glamorgan has been launched to put an end to opportunist thieves stealing valuable agricultural equipment and tools. The Farmers’ Union of Wales Glamorgan county team have already been in talks with South Wales Police Commissioner Alun Michael over the increasing number of thefts and vandalism in the region. Working with South Wales Police,* FUW County Executive Officer Rachel Saunders and members of the union’s county executive are putting in place new measures to identify and prevent rural crime. “There are increasing numbers of incidents where valuable machinery has been taken, and it…

Pembrokeshire-based technical consultancy InSite Technical Services has officially opened its new premises at 1 Cleddau Bridge, Pembroke Dock. The opening event on July 4 was an important milestone for the company, which has spent its first four years in serviced offices at the Bridge Innovation Centre, an incubation hub for new businesses. The move is a result of the company’s dramatic growth, and the increase in numbers means they need more space. [aoa id=”1″]Founded after the closure of the Milford Haven Refinery in Dec 2014, InSite has expanded from six founding directors to its current workforce of 90, comprising a…

BAFTA Cymru award-winning, multi-platform production company ie ie productions is focusing on strengthening its female leadership team following a loan from the Development Bank of Wales. [aoa id=”1″]The investment has enabled Cardiff-based ie ie productions to expand by recruiting two new freelance drama, and an additional factual development producer. The appointments will work alongside the existing team of four to develop the company’s current slate of factual and drama productions.[/aoa] Last year the company’s production ‘Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism’ received more than 20 million views on BBC Stories and won awards for Best Documentary and Best Factual Director…