Author: Rhys Gregory

Le Club – the Franco Welsh Business Forum was officially launched on Friday 22nd February, at the British Embassy in Paris by Lord Llewellyn OBE, the British Ambassador to France, and the Secretary of State for Wales, Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP. [aoa id=”1″] This not-for-profit business group aims to help stimulate business and partnerships between companies that have a link to both Wales and France, whether through their people, supply chains or business operations. Le Club was founded by its Chair, Céline Jones, Solicitor and Head of the French Desk at Geldards LLP, and Dan Langford, Group Marketing Director…

More than 100 arrests have been made by a South Wales Police team set up to tackle knife crime in Cardiff. The Op Sceptre Team, named after a national initiative led by the Metropolitan Police, was set up in the summer of 2018 to reduce knife crime and related offences. Knife crime remains rare for the vast majority of our communities but it has risen across South Wales and the rest of the UK. The Op Sceptre team is just one of the ways South Wales Police is responding to the issue. Within six months they have: arrested 101 people…

The Met Office has warned that fog will likely lead to some travel disruption first thing today What to expect Slower journey times with delays to bus and train services Delays or cancellations to flights Areas in Wales Denbighshire Flintshire Monmouthshire Powys Wrexham

Police received a call on Sunday at 1:15 pm reporting a body being found in the river. Further information will be released in due course. The body has not yet been formally identified and enquiries are continuing. Anyone with information is asked to please call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence *069118

Business intelligence and research firm AMPLYFI has announced that it will make a significant impact on the future of AI talent in the UK, with its involvement in the UK Government’s new AI Masters programme. [aoa id=”1″] Along with another 10 of the UK’s highest profile AI tech businesses including DeepMind and Quantum Black, AMPLYFI has collaborated with the Institute of Coding and British Computer Society to contribute to the AI Masters initiative, which aims to create 200 placements in UK universities. Unveiled by Business Secretary Greg Clark and Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright, the initiative will see thousands of graduates…

A SOFTWARE company is tearing it up in business and aiming for global growth after doubling turnover. Ben Scholes, CEO of Anglesey and Newcastle-based Papertrail, has his sights on international expansion after forging new relationships on every continent. [aoa id=”1″] And the 34 year-old puts a lot of their success down to the ION Leadership programme, which helped him to prioritise his workload and effectively manage team members while refocusing the firm’s international strategy. Speaking at the ION and 20Twenty Business Growth celebration event at Bangor University – where he received accreditation for completing the ILM Level 5 qualification…

The winners of The South Wales Chamber of Commerce Welsh Business Awards 2018 have been revealed at a glittering awards ceremony held at City Hall in Cardiff, with businesses from across Wales recognised for their innovation, growth and success. The night’s biggest winner was CellPath Ltd who won the Success Through Overseas Trade category, before being named Welsh Business of the Year, at the ceremony, which was hosted by Welsh presenter Gethin Jones. The company, which is based in Newtown, Powys, specialises in the manufacture and world-wide supply of products, to the histopathology and cytology markets. Their products help examine…

Cardiff Airport will welcome over 31,000 customers over half term week, an increase of 4% compared to half term last year.   The top 10 most popular destinations over half term are: Amsterdam with KLM Dublin with Flybe Tenerife with TUI and Ryanair Alicante with TUI and Vueling Edinburgh with Flybe Doha with Qatar Airways Paris with Flybe Belfast with Flybe Malaga with TUI and Vueling Lanzarote with TUI Having seen an increase of 4% in passengers numbers in the first month of 2019 versus January 2018, Cardiff Airport has also been named the joint second fastest growing UK airport.…

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cardiff & Vale Health Charity are delighted to announce that they are participating the RHS Cardiff’s Blossoming Beds competition on 12-14 April 2019. The Blossoming Beds Competition is brand new to the RHS Flower Show Cardiff in 2019 and aims to encourage those with a passion for plants and an eye for beautiful blossoms. The objective of the competition is to create a pocket of spring colour and interest that will inspire visitors and could be recreated at home. Entries for the Blossoming Bed Competition will be colourful, seasonal and fun, showcasing plants…

A leading Welsh craft brewery is set to boost production at its Newport site after announcing plans to build a new 30,000 sq ft distribution centre. [aoa id=”1″] Tiny Rebel Brewery has submitted plans to redevelop the land opposite its current headquarters on Wern Industrial Estate, after securing the site using a £175,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. It’s now set to create a state-of-the-art facility for the storage and distribution of its wide range of craft beers, which includes the award-winning ale ‘Cwtch’. Moving operations to the new centre will allow the firm to expand production at…