Author: Rhys Gregory

The Maltings Document Storage Solutions Limited (MDSS), a leading document management provider based in Cardiff and offering services to South West and Wales, has achieved the prestigious Planet Mark certification, recognising the company’s commitment to continuous improvement in sustainability. The certification marks a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing environmental journey and positions MDSS among forward-thinking Welsh businesses prioritising sustainable practices across their operations. For more information about The Maltings Document Storage Solutions and their sustainability initiatives, visit www.themaltingsdss.co.uk or call their Cardiff headquarters. Environmental Leadership in Document Management With over 40 years of experience serving businesses throughout Wales, MDSS…

Will Young, a lifelong champion for rescue dogs and rescue dog owner himself, has today announced he has joined Miraculous Meals— the dog food brand which donates 50% of all profits to UK dog rescue centres — as Co-Founder to help tackle the UK dog rescue crisis. The UK is facing a severe and growing rescue crisis that few are talking about. A perfect storm of post-lockdown overbreeding, rising living costs, and plummeting adoption rates has left rescue centres at capacity and struggling to cope with the number of dogs in need. According to the RSPCA the number of dogs…

A WEAPONS awareness campaign roared into life following the construction of a four-metre knife dragon. After almost four years of hard work by lecturer John Freeman and students, the hand-crafted statue of a dragon protecting a small child has taken its place outside Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham. Built in partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council and North Wales Police, the first phase of the project is finished. The task now will be to raise the plinth of Welsh stone slate to form a castle alongside a “river of knives”, due for completion in November. At night the…

Some of the mysteries surrounding the underwater lives of Cardigan Bay’s bottlenose dolphins are being uncovered as part of an innovative research project. Researchers from the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales are spending time at sea collecting the dolphins’ poo to learn more about their diet and behaviour. The stool samples are then being analysed by scientists at Aberystwyth University, who are using the latest environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques to extract detailed data on the animals’ diet. As well as showing what prey the dolphins have been feeding on and where, the tests will help build individual profiles…

A FUN-FILLED family farming event will return bigger and better than ever this summer. Rhug Estate’s popular Open Farm Sunday takes place from 10am to 4pm on June 8. The Estate is preparing to welcome hundreds of visitors for another series of agricultural activities and attractions. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to explore parts of the 12,500-acre site, based near Corwen in Denbighshire, and enjoy a range of entertainment including farming demos, competitions, children’s games, tractor trailer tours and education workshops. Entry is free and there will be an abundance of stalls featuring independent local businesses and food…

Barratt David Wilson Homes South Wales, has announced the launch of Afon Las — a new housing development in Cardiff, named by pupils from Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen. Located within Cardiff’s popular ‘Garden City’ development, Plasdŵr, the Barratt site’s Welsh language name translates to ‘blue river’ — a nod to the nature and green space surrounding the area. Working closely with Barratt’s team, the school pupils — all aged between five to eight years old — took part in a creative workshop to name the development and design its final logo, which will feature on signage at the site entrance. As…

UK legal firm Acuity Law has launched a joint venture with Purpose Law aimed at catalysing sustainable energy investment and development between the UK and key international markets, primarily, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The new venture, Acuity Law with Purpose, positions the two firms at the forefront of the global green energy transition, leveraging cross-border legal expertise grounded in English and Welsh law to connect UK investors and developers with high-impact renewable projects internationally, and vice versa. As more organisations and stakeholders prioritise sustainability Acuity Law with Purpose will act as a trusted legal and strategic advisor…

wing! has been crowned as the winner of the esteemed Green Man Rising Competition 2025, presented by Green Man Festival and The Green Man Trust. wing! – otherwise known as producer Adam Swan – combines heavy samples and ambient textures to make ethereal hip hop. The emerging producer beat a record-breaking 4,000 applicants to scoop the title and will now open the Green Man Festival 2025 by performing on its iconic Mountain Stage – continuing Green Man’s pledge to support the festival headliners of the future. Last night’s live final at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, saw wing! expand to a trio…

ROBERTSON GEO dug deep to capture vital geotechnical data for a £1.5bn hydroelectric scheme. Located on the banks of Loch Lochy, near Inverness in Scotland, Coire Glas will be the first hydro storage project of its size to be constructed in the UK since Dinorwig Power Station in the 1980s. The Conwy-based provider of borehole geophysical and petrophysical logging technologies and services was contracted by Strabag UK Ltd to collect a comprehensive set of geotechnical statistics for the development. Driven by energy firm SSE Renewables, the site will have a potential capacity of up to 1300MW, generating enough power for…

A new co-operative formed between West Wales pig farmers and a meat supplier is allowing pork from herds born and reared within the region to be transported for processing just a short distance in a low-throughput abattoir – reducing stress on the animals, providing low food miles meat for consumers and improving producer margins. The eight Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire-based farmers were brought together by the Farming Connect Agrisgôp initiative after the idea was discussed by Fishguard meat supplier and butcher Martyn Lloyd and Agrisgôp leader Lilwen Joynson. Martyn had been a member of another Agrisgôp group where Lilwen had helped…