Author: Rhys Gregory

Work has started to transform two Swansea Bay hospital gardens into beautiful places for patients, visitors and staff to enjoy. A courtyard at Morriston Hospital and the grounds of Gorseinon Hospital are being completely redesigned thanks to funding from the National Lottery People’s Projects. More than £50,000 was awarded to the Healthy Hospital Gardens initiative, led by Keep Wales Tidy, to update the spacious outdoor areas. The funds are being shared across the two sites, as well as Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda in Llwynypia, to create the new gardens. Now, the first volunteers have been getting their hands dirty at Gorseinon,…

Rhondda Cynon Taff Council has announced plans to provide financial support to residents and businesses affected by the flooding following Storm Dennis. The Council will provide support, via a new Community Flood Recovery Grant – Hardship Payment, of £500 for residents and £1,000 for businesses, which have suffered internal property damage through flooding. It is estimated that over 530 homes and at least 300 businesses across the County Borough have been affected by flood waters. With further inclement weather forecast this week, efforts will continue to prioritise actions to protect residents and businesses. RCT Council is also in close contact with Natural…

Wales rugby fans and bus users in Cardiff are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of time as the Six Nations returns to the city this weekend. Travellers are being reminded by Cardiff Bus of diversions and road closures which are set to come into force on Saturday as Wales take on France at the Principality Stadium. From 1pm to 8.30pm diversions will be in place and buses will use alternative city centre stops, with St Mary Street remaining closed and buses following their Saturday night diversions from 8.30pm. Throughout the tournament services 1 and 2 will not serve the…

Independent café, Wildflower Kitchen, has opened its doors in Cardiff after securing a five-figure funding package from NatWest. Entrepreneur Celyn Baker obtained £50,000 in finance from NatWest to help acquire the 250 sq m premises on Whitchurch Road and transform the former Greek restaurant into a 80-cover café. Offering all-day brunch, a range of homemade cakes and lunch, the menu has been developed to change with the seasons including hot pots in winter and a daily-changing salad bar. The café sources all its ingredients from local suppliers and makes its own produce including jams and chutneys. Wildflower Kitchen has retail…

Cardiff and Vale College’s Rugby Academy is entering its fifth season, and the results it has achieved are starting to have a positive impact on sport in the region. A strong partnership with Cardiff Blues and its own Academy means that the next generation of rugby talent has no need to travel outside of the Capital Region to prepare for the future. The CAVC Rugby Academy is made up of students from across the College who are studying a range of vocational and academic courses. The Academy provides a supportive and specialist environment that combines first-class coaching and sports facilities…

To celebrate St David’s Day, St David’s Cardiff is unveiling five exclusive limited-edition custom mini figures of Welsh legends created using real Lego pieces. Only available to purchase on the 1st March exclusively at St David’s shopping centre, all proceeds from the collection will be donated to Welsh charities. The five ‘Mini Welsh Legends’, include Gareth Bale, Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas, Ruth Jones as Nessa, Sir Tom Jones and Dame Shirley Bassey. Fifty of each mini figure has been created and will be available to purchase on St David’s Day from 11am – 5pm. Customers can get their hands on one…

With over 90% of all microprocessors manufactured today using embedded systems and development, having a strong grasp of embedded hardware design and development is a necessity in moving ahead in Embedded system design and development. But before we delve into Embedded hardware system design, let’s understand what an embedded system is. What is an Embedded System? An embedded system is a combination of hardware and software designed to do a specific function/functions. You could also look at it as a controller that’s part of a more extensive system. Embedded systems are used to control many devices, such as medical equipment,…

Construction of a new 107,000 sq ft office building at John Street in central Cardiff has reached a key milestone with the completion of the ground floor ‘slab’, and the building is now ahead of programme. A tower crane moved on to the site at Callaghan Square in Cardiff’s Central Business District before Christmas so work on constructing the office building’s 10 storeys can proceed. Gareth Smart, construction director of independent development company JR Smart, which is speculatively developing the John Street site, said: “The foundations are the works that can most often lead to delays and additional costs, so…

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce Swansea Building Society as a sponsor for the 2020 awards. Swansea Building Society is one of the UK’s most progressive building society’s and is experiencing record growth whilst opening new branches in South Wales. Richard Miles – Head of Savings & Area Manager (East Wales) said “The Swansea Building Society is delighted to be a sponsor of the South Wales Law Awards.  We are really looking forward to being part of a great night, celebrating with our lawyer colleagues in South Wales. Recognising those who have excelled in their chosen fields…

This evening, Welsh actor Michael Sheen launched a GoFundMe campaign to help those in Wales whose homes and lives have been turned upside down by the recent extreme weather. The initial target for the campaign is £10,000, however, Sheen hopes people from all over the world will be able to rally behind the campaign to help raise more money for those affected near his home borough of Neath Port Talbot, the surrounding areas and beyond. Sheen comments: “The devastation that Storm Dennis has left behind is very real and thousands of people across the UK have lost everything. Friends and…