Author: Rhys Gregory

TUI, the UK’s largest holiday company, has this week celebrated its first flights for summer to three new destinations for 2019 from Cardiff Airport. [aoa id=”1″] Holidaymakers from Wales boarded the first flight to Naples (Italy) today with Dubrovnik (Croatia) and Hurghada (Egypt) flights taking off later in the week, so customers can also now enjoy the popular destination of Croatia, plus the resurgence of Egypt with these new flights from Cardiff Airport. Flights to Naples have been added to support the new homeport for the cruise ship Marella Explorer 2 which will sail to some of the finest European…

South Wales Police is appealing for information on the whereabouts of 42-year-old Michael Patrick O’Brien who we want to speak to in connection with a serious sexual assault which happened in Gelli Street, Swansea on April 25. Anyone with information should call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence 1900147346

A team of researchers from Swansea University and The University of Queensland is seeking to gain a better understanding of how best to tackle harmful viruses that shift between wildlife and humans and go on to cause global epidemics. [aoa id=”1″]The number of animal species that a pathogen – a bacterium or virus that causes disease – infects is widely considered an indicator of its risk to shift host species. Pathogens that infect more animal species should be more likely to jump to a new host. But how infected animals are related to one another is also important. If a…

Traveline Cymru is “delighted” to have been nominated for two prestigious business awards recognising its “pioneering” campaigns and dedicated director. [aoa id=”1″] The Welsh Government’s public transport information service has been shortlisted for two Arts & Business Cymru Awards (A&B Cymru Awards) with its Managing Director Jo Foxall being shortlisted for an Institute of Directors Wales Award. The A&B Cymru Awards aim to recognise “creativity and excellence” in partnerships between business and the arts. [/aoa] The business was nominated in the Arts, Business & Brand Identity category for its work with Hijinx. It commissioned the award-winning “inclusive” theatre and film…

South Wales Police’s Specialist Crime Review Unit has been investigating the murder of 12 year-old Muriel Drinkwater whose body was found in Penllergaer Woods, Swansea in 1946. As part of the investigation forensic evidence has been re-examined and officers have considered theories that convicted murderer Harold Jones was responsible for the death of Muriel. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Lewis, head of the Specialist Crime Review Unit said: “The results of the forensic examination categorically confirm that Jones was not responsible for the murder of Muriel Drinkwater. “Due to advances in forensic technology we have been able to look again at…

A family-owned dairy farm in the South Wales Valleys has seen an increased milk yield from happier cows, thanks to investment in a new rotary milking parlour, which received Welsh Government funding support. [aoa id=”1″]Price & Co Farming at Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm in Caerphilly has seen milking times reduced by more than half – from 6-7 hours to just 3 hours because the new parlour maintains a steady flow of animals throughout each of the three daily milkings and, crucially, can milk twice as many cows at a time – 64 animals, up from 32. The herd is now producing…

Cardiff Bus is alerting passengers to diversions throughout Whitchurch this weekend as thousands of runners take part in the fourth annual Cardiff 5k. [aoa id=”1″] The operator is notifying customers, and those heading to the event, of bus stop changes as participants prepare to flood the streets once again for the charitable run on May 5th. The Cardiff 5k will take place on streets throughout Whitchurch from 7pm, with runners starting and finishing on Merthyr Road. [/aoa] During the event a number of roads across the village will be closed to traffic from 3pm until midnight with diversions also in…

Onecom, the UK’s leading independent business communications provider, has secured a £30m finance package from HSBC UK in support of its ambitious growth plans. [aoa id=”1″] The five-year funding deal will enable Onecom to invest heavily in customer experience, systems and teams, in line with its strategy of achieving significant growth in that time frame. Initial projects include upgrades to the company’s IT systems to scale them for future growth, increased use of AI to support customer service teams in delivering excellence in call quality, and an increase in resource at a local and regional level. The funding also strengthens…

PLANS for a £200 million Wellness Village in Llanelli could provide a global blueprint on how healthcare and leisure services should best be delivered in future, according to Scarlets boss Nigel Short. [aoa id=”1″] Mr Short, who sits on the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Economic Strategy Board, says the project earmarked for a site at Delta Lakes has the potential to boost not just Llanelli, but Carmarthenshire and South Wales as a whole. Providing specialist private sector guidance to the City Deal’s decision-making Joint Committee, the Economic Strategy Board is made up of experts in sectors including business, housing, life…

Nine Welsh organisations have been shortlisted for the prestigious Action on Hearing Loss Cymru Excellence Awards for the work they do to make their services accessible to the one in six people in Wales with hearing loss.   [aoa id=”1″] The leading charity established the awards to recognise businesses and organisations that go above and beyond to support the 575,000 people in Wales who have varying degrees of hearing loss. The shortlist is made up of a myriad of organisations across Wales and includes health boards, emergency services, councils and charities. [/aoa] Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of…