Author: Rhys Gregory

Dell EMC and Circle IT will be the principle sponsors for Swansea University at this year’s Welsh Varsity. [aoa id=”1″] Both sponsors will feature on the men’s and women’s rugby jerseys for their respective matches against Cardiff University. Their sponsorship will also see representatives presenting the Varsity jerseys to both the men’s and women’s squads ahead of the showpiece event, as well as dual campus digi-screen advertising. The Welsh Varsity is a week-long festival of sport which sees students compete in over 40 sports including swimming, golf, football, netball, hockey and fencing. The majority of events will take place at…

A college learner from the south Wales valleys has been given the opportunity of a lifetime to gain hands on experience working at one of the most famous scientific research centres in the world.  [aoa id=”1″] Georgia Harkus, a 17-year-old electronics learner from Tonyrefail, will be heading to Switzerland in June to spend two years working at the renowned European Organization for Nuclear Research, otherwise known as CERN. Home to the Large Hadron Collider – the multi-billion-pound machine which simulates the moment following the ‘Big Bang’ – CERN is globally renowned for its cutting-edge particle physics research. Currently in the…

A network aimed at supporting women in Wales to progress in tech sector careers will be launched in Cardiff on Thursday 28 March. [aoa id=”1″] Digital Women Wales is a new mentorship scheme where women working in the Welsh tech sector can access advice and support from peers and industry role models. The initiative, which is free-of-charge and open to women working in the tech or digital sectors, has been created after extensive industry research by digital growth organisation Innovation Point – the team behind the annual tech conference, Digital Festival – and headline sponsors GoCompare. Mentors on the scheme…

Former tutor of maths and English Lisa Price has made a dramatic career  change – launching a new café in Rhymney. [aoa id=”1″] Lisa spent 17 years helping prepare young people for employment, the past eight of which has been helping to prepare them for a military career at MPCT (Military Preparation College Training), teaching them Maths and English to GCSE standard at colleges in the area. Now she has launched Victoria House Café in Rhymney, where she was based for many years, supported with a  grant from the Business Start Up programme, run jointly by Tata Steel subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise…

Bus route changes will be implemented in Cardiff Bay on Sunday as 6,000 runners prepare to take on this year’s Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10k. [aoa id=”1″] The event will see runners flood Cardiff Bay and take in all of its most iconic landmarks- starting and finishing in Roald Dahl Plass and passing the Wales Millennium Centre, Mermaid Quay, the Pierhead Building, Senedd, Porth Teigr and the Cardiff Bay Barrage. The Family Fun Run will begin at Roald Dahl Plass at 10am, followed by the 10K race at 11am. For customers travelling to the Bay on Sunday, Cardiff Bus is…

Investors from around the world are to be invited to Swansea to discuss a major regeneration opportunity. [aoa id=”1″] Leading figures from Swansea Council met them at a global property event. Now, further talks are planned. The aim is to attract £70m of private investment to help deliver the expansive Swansea Central Phase Two transformation project. Council leader Rob Stewart said: “We saw many investors at MIPIM 2019 in France when we showcased our world-class scheme. “Around 50,000 people attended the show, the biggest of its kind in the world, and we will now pursue follow-up discussions with a number…

Dramatic new footage released by Highways England shows the dangers of driving too close as motorists are urged to #staysafestayback while travelling on motorway. [aoa id=”1″] The clip – captured by one of the dashcams in a Highways England patrol vehicle on the M6 in Cheshire – shows how quickly an incident can happen if motorists don’t leave plenty of space between themselves and the vehicle in front. The footage shows several cars braking sharply and one being struck by a HGV as an unrelated incident unfolds up ahead of travelling traffic. Highways England’s Head of Road Safety, Richard Leonard, said: “This…

A police boss has written to the Attorney General expressing concern about “unduly lenient” sentences given to paedophiles after a man who hoarded 300,000 child abuse videos and pictures escaped jail. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones says it was “particularly alarming” that only a quarter of the people sentenced for making, distributing or publishing child sex abuse images in 2017 were sent to prison. In the letter, Mr Jones referred to the case of James Moran, from Prestatyn, who stored the vile images on his computer hard drive. They included children aged from six months to 17…

Auto-enrolment pension contributions increase means average annual pay packet will be £253 lighter. From 6thApril 2019, the minimum contributions employers and their employees will have to make towards their automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme will increase. Rising from 3 to 5% of a worker’s annual salary, the auto-enrolment pension contributions increase will mean the average worker on £30,000 per annum will see their annual take-home pay reduced by £253. Employees earning £15,000 per year will see their pay reduced by £49. These figures take into account the revised personal allowance, which is due to increase from April. The increase will…

TWO Cardiff scientists are starring in Cancer Research UK’s new nationwide TV awareness campaign called ‘I Pledge’. Duncan Baird and Alan Parker based at Cardiff University appear in a moving short film highlighting how their pioneering research is made possible thanks to people who leave gifts in their Wills. The new campaign encourages people from all walks of life to make a pledge – or promise – right now to leave something in their Wills to help beat cancer for future generations. Prof Baird said Cancer Research UK’s funding is “vital” for his research looking at special DNA structures known…