Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff restaurant legend Giovanni Malacrino is opening a ‘pasta house’ in the Bay this month – with his Hollywood actor son, Luca. [aoa id=”1″] Piatto, which means plate in Italian, will be serving 10 different types of pasta – and you can even have yours served in a bowl made of cheese – when it opens on March 19. The family has taken over the former Caffi Sïo, by the fountains opposite Wales Millennium Centre, a striking glass-fronted building and terrace on Lloyd George Avenue where you’ll now be able to order plates of pasta for four to share, non-pasta…

If you are a tenant or a landlord of a commercial property, you’ve no doubt spent too much of your irretrievable, precious time mulling-over service charges. As a tenant, you want to make sure the charges you’re paying are fair and reasonable. As a landlord, you want to ensure the costs of running your building are covered and are paid on time. Service charges are the cement that holds the tenant-landlord relationship together. And, unfortunately, that adhesive can too often become a sticky issue. One of the main reasons for this is a lack of clarity for both parties around…

Award-winning local Mixologist, Mark Holmes of The Dead Canary, has partnered with LABEL 5 Scotch Whisky to create a bespoke new cocktail recipe, inspired by Cardiff, as part of the brand’s City Cocktails campaign. The Cymru Old Fashioned Cocktail created by Mark is inspired by the iconic cocktail but brings flavours synonymous with Wales to the fore for a playful twist. The Whisky is combined with Dandelion & Burdock bitters, with a burnt leek cordial that involves charring the leaves of the leek and using the ash to create a cocktail that’s proud to be Welsh. Mark Holmes, Owner and…

Cardiff and Vale College has partnered with Dow to launch its first apprenticeship scheme with a local college, designed to provide students with practical hands-on knowledge for their futures. [aoa id=”1″] The three-year programme accepts ten Chemical Operator Apprentices each year. Apprentices study full-time at the College during their first year, and then spend four days a week on-site at their employer, Dow in their second and third years. The enhanced programme will provide the apprentices with a blended theoretical and practical skillset for their future careers. Dow is a Fortune 50 global multinational, operating in over 180 countries and…

A pensioner has been jailed for 16 years for multiple sexual offences against a child. Peter John Smith, aged 78, of Hounslow, London, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday for seven counts of rape. He was handed a custodial term of 16 years and a further year on extended licence. Smith was found guilty after a trial in February. He was also made to sign the sex offenders’ register. The offences relate to one child and took place between 1969 and 1974 in Barry. In a victim personal statement read in court, the woman said the defendant’s actions…

South Wales Police is appealing for information after a serious assault in Cardiff. The incident happened between 11.30pm-12am on March 7 in Albany Road. An 18-year-old man remains in hospital following the assault and three men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the incident. We are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who may have been driving in the area who has dash cam footage. Anyone with information should contact 101 or Crimestoppers quoting occurrence 1900083655

Calon Wen, Wales’ leading supplier of Organic Dairy Products, have announced their first export shipment of products to a distributor in Doha, Qatar, and have selected Wild Water Group to provide an end-to-end chilled product storage and distribution solution, using the companies integrated supply chain across their warehousing, co-packing and transport subsidiaries. [aoa id=”1″] The service includes the freight forwarding provision through Wild Water Group’s alliance with global freight logistics specialists, GAC Group, who have been active in the Middle East for over 60 years and subsequently developed longstanding relationships with major airlines, such as Qatar Air. Calon Wen, who’s…

The female Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a leading UK SME finance provider is calling for industry-led unity when it comes to gender equality in honour of International Women’s Day 2019. Wales-based Henry Howard Finance has appointed at least 10 women into senior roles including Group Financial Controller and Head of Business Partnering, among others, in the past year alone. Women in the UK are still found to occupy a minority of senior roles in the financial services sector, however, after a parliamentary report described the sector as ‘falling well short’ regarding gender diversity. This week also marks The Trade…

Vodafone is the first company to switch on 5G in Cardiff as part of its UK-wide trial of the new, faster mobile technology. [aoa id=”1″] Using a 5G router, Vodaphone are now streaming videos, games and Internet content at high speed across their 5G mobile network near the Principality Stadium and Cardiff Arms Park. With the arrival of 5G mobile handsets later this year, spectators close to the stadiums can stream other matches taking place elsewhere on their mobile phones. The company is also set to increase the number of 5G sites in Cardiff over the next few months to…

With new number plates arriving on garage forecourts at the beginning of March, more than a quarter (27%) of motorists will be considering changing their car, despite current economic uncertainty, according to a new study from Sainsbury’s Bank. [aoa id=”1″] The research conducted by Sainsbury’s Bank found car buyers are planning to spend an average of £11,280 in 2019. The top three reasons for investing in a new car include having a more environmentally-friendly vehicle (39%), being cheaper to run (35%) and featuring more gadgets (25%). Sainsbury’s Bank has worked in partnership with AutoTrader to establish the most popular cars…