Author: Rhys Gregory

It was a case of ‘good things come in three’ on Saturday 5th January when three very lucky members became the latest to win big at Castle Bingo! [aoa id=”1″] The Newport road club in Cardiff saw two of those three wins. Jean, a regular member from Cardiff, was lucky enough to see hernumbers came up on the National Bingo Game and scooped the top prize of a whopping £50,000 as well as the club prize for the game. The whole club began applauding the fabulous win and Jean was in complete shock to learn the astonishing £50,000 jackpot was…

PUPILS at Christ College Brecon, one of Wales’ leading boarding and day independent schools, have decided to leave their phones behind on Fridays following an inspiring assembly on the addictive nature of mobile phones. Earlier in the academic year, Christ College Brecon’s Deputy Head Simon Hill addressed pupils in an assembly about research on phone addiction. It showed that teenagers are becoming increasingly dependent on their phones, impacting on both their emotional development and wellbeing. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Following the assembly, phones and their addictive nature continued to be a hot topic in house meetings and tutor groups. As a result,…

Cadwaladers, the Welsh-based Ice cream and specialist Coffee store chain has been awarded a Gold accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, demonstrating their commitment to realising the potential of their people. [aoa id=”1″] Cadwaladers has seven stores across Wales with one at Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent. Cadwaladers is most famous for its ‘secret recipe’ vanilla ice cream which was originally developed in 1927 at its Criccieth store by Hannah Cadwalader. Cadwaladers vanilla ice cream has such a unique taste that it continues to bring its customers back time after time. The Company now sell a large range of…

Chief executive David Jones OBE and Karen Senior, Head of Student Services, unveiled the incredible total at the college’s Mostyn Theatre in Deeside. In attendance was Alan Peterson OBE, the NSPCC Wales Appeal Board chair, who described the achievement as ‘inspirational’. The college held a series of events and activities throughout 2018, including an evening with former Wales and British Lions rugby captain Sam Warburton, who supported the charity in his testimonial year. The fundraising activity involved students and members of staff from across the college’s sites in Deeside, Llysfasi, Northop and Wrexham. Mr Jones also put his best feet…

The Steering Group of the Wales Nuclear Forum has been strengthened by the appointment of three new members, two of whom are respected female figures in the nuclear energy sector. Georgia Gascoyne, Vivienne Compton and Jason O’Malley have joined the Forum. [aoa id=”1″] The Wales Nuclear Forum was established to provide a platform for key industry suppliers to stay up to date on nuclear projects, news and tender opportunities. The main aim of the forum is to promote strength, diversity, and depth of services offered by forum members to the nuclear and energy industry. Georgia is the CEO Managing Director…

A Hackney Carriage taxi driver, Abdul Rehman from Clydach Street in Grangetown, Cardiff, was ordered to pay just under £1000 last Thursday (January 17th) for three offences at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court. Firstly, for failing to use the meter, secondly for charging more that the authorised fare and lastly for failing to display his drivers’ badge. Although the defendant was of previous good character, the Magistrates didn’t find Rehman a ‘credible witness’ and he was found guilty of all three charges. Cllr Norma Mackie, Chairperson of the Public Protection Committee, said: “The Council recognises that most taxi drivers provide a vital…

Fairwater’s leisure centre has had some exciting improvements take shape in the past few months. Better Cardiff (the customer brand of leading charitable leisure social enterprise provider GLL) has invested more than £450,000 to provide a modern and dynamic facility at Fairwater, one of the eight leisure centres it manages in Cardiff. The investment has included: Combining the old gym and studio space to create a much larger gym, doubling in size Providing the larger gym with brand-new Technogym equipment Converting two existing squash courts into a brand new fitness class studio Customers will now have 48 work stations to…

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is looking for candidates to join its multinational cabin crew team. The Dubai-based airline is holding a Cabin Crew Recruitment Open Day on Tuesday 29th January at 8am sharp at the Clayton Hotel Cardiff; St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1GD. [aoa id=”1″] The airline is looking for both women and men to fill the new positions which have been created due to the continued growth of the airline, including the recent addition of new routes on the Emirates network as well as additional aircraft. Cabin crew are offered an entire employment package, which includes a variety of benefits such as a…

A team of first year learners from the Horticulture course at Coleg Cambria’s Northop site are working with Wrexham Symphony Orchestra (WSO) to transform the space at Wrexham Maelor Hospital Adult Mental Health Unit. They have already cleared the area and will return to landscape and construct the garden, complete with musical features and bespoke furniture, ahead of its opening in Spring 2021. The project is being led by the Orchestra, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary concert season and raises funds every year for charitable causes, including mental health awareness. As part of their Cobalz sponsored Gustav Mahler series -…

Brexit uncertainty is taking its toll on the Welsh construction sector, with workloads flatlining in the final quarter of 2018, according to figures from the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Construction & Infrastructure Market Survey. [aoa id=”1″] There was strong growth in housing building – both public and private – according to respondents, however, activity in all other sectors was reported to have fallen. A decrease in infrastructure workloads was reported for the first time since Q2 2016. Steep falls were also seen in the private industrial sub-sector and in ‘other public works’. Despite the slowdown in overall workloads,…