Author: Rhys Gregory

Experts from Google and Lloyds Banking Group will share the secrets of online influence at a digital support event at the Wrexham Enterprise Hub. The ‘Getting Noticed Online’ event, held in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, will be held on the 27th February at the Hub on Rhossddu road. The event is free to attend, but spaces are limited. Experts from Google will deliver a digital marketing session, where attendees can learn the tips and tricks from industry leaders on how to stand out online, while Lloyds Banking Group will be holding workshops on cybersecurity and the power of social…

Cardiff’s leading bike share scheme is adding six new stations this week to keep up with demand from eager users, as it reveals that customers have clocked up enough miles to cycle around the world more than 10 times. [aoa id=”1″] nextbike, which celebrates its first anniversary in the capital this May, currently has 50 stations and 500 bikes across the city. The six new docking stations will be installed at locations in Splott, Butetown, Grangetown and Rumney as well as outside Ninian Park Station. And thanks to the scheme’s success in Cardiff, a larger expansion planned later this year…

HE’S regarded as Welsh rock royalty and has played to adoring fans around the world. But The Alarm’s Mike Peters, who will curate and play at ZipRoc festival for the second year running this summer, has just faced one audience that he never expected – at the home of the Royal Family. [aoa id=”1″] He received his MBE for services to charity at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, February 21st. “It was unbelievable. I never usually get nervous but then again this was an audience in front of royalty.” said Mike. Mike can’t wait to perform at the festival in Penrhyn Quarry,…

Expert developer and regeneration specialist, St. Modwen, has submitted next-phase planning applications to build 277 St. Modwen homes across its developments at Glan Llyn in Newport and Coed Darcy in Neath. The 277 new homes will comprise 203 homes at Glan Llyn and 74 at Coed Darcy. Subject to planning consent being granted, work is expected to start on both sites later in 2019, with a view to completing the Coed Darcy homes by late 2021, and Glan Llyn by 2023. These will include a range of different house designs, boasting a mix of two, three and four bedroom houses…

Thousands of runners will return to the stunning heart of Mid Wales for the 2019 Royal Welsh Trail Running Festival. [aoa id=”1″] Incorporated into the Royal Welsh Smallholding & Countryside Festival, the Royal Welsh Trail Running Festival has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s largest and most scenic trail running events. The revamped festival of running will return with a trio of races on Saturday 18 May. A stunning 10K race through the countryside surrounding Builth Wells will be the main feature of the revamped event. The action will begin with a fast paced 3K race before…

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David was pleased to welcome businesses to the new home of the Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) in SA1 Swansea Waterfront’s Technium 1 building. ATiC, part of UWTSD Swansea College of Art, has a demonstrable track-record in providing practice-based research and development to support medical companies and healthcare related charities. The Centre’s work is primarily human-centred and innovation-led which enables researchers to collaborate with businesses to develop creative interventions that improve health and wellbeing.  It is designed to support research collaborations in the life-sciences across Wales and builds upon UWTSD’s record of delivery in…

With so many awesome festivals on offer, it can be almost impossible to choose the best ones for you. Thankfully, the eco-friendly and conscious ones are standing out from the crowd this year, and The Big Retreat Wales is no different. Set in the beautiful Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the four-day feel-good festival (24th – 27th May 2019) has committed to being as environmentally sustainable as possible and more determined than ever to eradicate disposable plastics, recycle and re-use and find more ways to leave little impact on the environment. As part of a stellar line-up of more than 200…

Cardiff and vale College Sport student Kathryn Titley has been selected to represent Wales in netball. Kathryn, who comes from Bridgend, was picked for the Wales U17 team which will be competing in the Netball Europe Competition held in Huddersfield from 1st March. “I am over the moon to be selected – I feel like all of my hard work has paid off and I am really excited,” she said. “All of my family will be coming to Huddersfield to watch me take part in the competition.” Kathryn plays for the College’s Netball Academy, which is part of CAVC’s growing…

An overweight entrepreneur has invested £1million of his own money into creating a unique App to tackle the obesity epidemic. Benjamin Jay Smith, 37, from Wrexham in North Wales has created the Fine Diet Plan, a pioneering fat busting plan which – uniquely – only counts weekly calories. [aoa id=”1″] It is the world’s first diet plan that lets people eat anything they like – and still lose weight. For the first time, there’s no need to count daily calories, as only weekly calories count. Over three weeks, the App calculates information about the user in order to work out…

To launch Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraising campaign, the Great Daffodil Appeal, Leon Britton and Lee Trundle added a special tribute to their late friend onto a petal of the ‘Great Big Daffodil’ – a striking 7-foot-tall installation in Swansea on Friday.  During this year’s Great Daffodil Appeal the charity is focusing on the stories behind the 8 million daffodil pins exchanged for a donation to Marie Curie. People can visit the Great Big Daffodil to remember those who have been special to them and share the story behind their daffodil. Every donation and daffodil worn helps Marie Curie provide…