Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales Women’s football team manager Jayne Ludlow joined young players at the launch of a sponsorship deal aimed at supporting their development. The former Wales and Arsenal player was at the University of South Wales (USW) Sport Park in Treforest as sponsored shirts were handed over to members of the Coleg y Cymoedd Football Association of Wales (FAW) Girls U19 football team. The FAW teamed up with Ystrad Mynach-based Coleg y Cymoedd in 2015 to launch an elite female football academy, with the aim of helping the young players move up the ranks. The sponsorship aims to develop the players…

Barry, the town famed as the home of BBC comedy series Gavin and Stacey, has been announced as the latest location in Wales to benefit from Openreach’s rollout of some of the fastest broadband speeds in the UK. [aoa id=”1″] The announcement comes as filming has been taking place for the return of the show in a highly anticipated 2019 Christmas special. Tens of thousands of residents and businesses across the popular seaside town are set to benefit with work to build the new network expected to start in October following a period of planning and surveying. It’s part of…

M&S Culverhouse Cross colleagues joined millions across the country taking part in Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on 27 September, helping raise vital funds for people living with cancer. Celebrating a particularly special 10th anniversary of the M&S Food headline partnership, the store has raised more than £3,000 during the month, from Macmillan product sales and Friday’s coffee morning. As well as Friday’s event, stores up and down the country have been helping to fundraise through in-store activity, donating 10 per cent from sales of special Macmillan products, and with M&S Cafés donating 5p from every coffee and slice of…

Cardiff based commercial law firm Darwin Gray has joined forces with specialist insolvency lawyers Morgan Rostron, with Mark Rostron and Dennis Morgan joining the firm. The new additions mean that Darwin Gray’s partnership has grown to nine partners, with Dennis joining as a consultant specialising in insolvency. Darwin Gray’s team has grown by more than twenty percent in the last six months, with new members at all levels and expertise from new paralegals and trainees to experienced lawyers and partners. The firm’s insolvency know-how will strengthen with the combined 40 years plus of experience that Mark and Dennis bring. New…

Headhunting business City Executive Search has appointed a new Associate Director to its Cardiff-based team. Alex Pughe, 45, joins the firm after a long and distinguished career in executive search, working with some of the world’s most recognisable brands.  City Executive Search, which was launched in 2018, is a joint venture between Yolk Recruitment’s Dale Williams and Duncan Powell and talent search specialist Mike Lee. It was established to help organisations fill critical executive roles to drive business growth. The firm, which has bases in Cardiff and London, has seen 200% growth over the last 12 months. It says this…

Bus passengers and those heading to the capital for the 16th annual Cardiff Half Marathon are getting important travel advice from Cardiff Bus. The bus operator is alerting passengers to diversions and bus stop changes throughout Sunday October 6, as 27,000 runners are expected to flood the city’s streets. Wales’s largest road race, which raises over £2.4 million for charity, will start at 10am. Road closures are expected to be in place in the city centre from 4am to 1pm. Buses from the West (services 13, 17, 18, 61, 96A) will start and end in Canton (Home Bargains) from 9am…

After an overwhelming response from fans in Cardiff, Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. will be extending its stay in Cardiff’s St. David’s Shopping Centre. [aoa id=”1″] The news follows a hugely successful run for S.T.A.T.I.O.N. in London, New York, Seoul, Paris, Singapore, Beijing, Taipei and Las Vegas – where it has set up a permanent exhibition. This highly anticipated multi-room exhibition offers fans of all ages the opportunity to delve into the super-workings and backstory of each member of The Avengers as they train to become an agent of the S.T.A.T.I.O.N. S.T.A.T.I.O.N. is an acronym for Science Training and Tactical Intelligence Operative Network, and is…

Hundreds of people converged on the Senedd yesterday (October 2nd) to demand more resources for creating safe walking and cycling infrastructure in Wales.  The lobby on the steps of the Senedd heard calls for Welsh Government to match the £20 per head spent in Scotland. Unless that happens, Wales would not be able to deliver on the promises made when the Assembly passed the ground-breaking Active Travel Act in 2013. Over a hundred people took part in an organised bike ride down the Taff Trail from Pedal Power in Pontcanna, to join in the lobby.  They were joined on the…

Sharon Owen, Charity Director of Welsh Hearts, will walk the course of this years Cardiff Half Marathon with the family of Ben McDonald who died after running the half marathon last year After running the Cardiff Half Marathon last year Ben McDonald suffered a cardiac arrest. The 25-year-old sadly later died in hospital. In memory of Ben his family will be walking the 13.1-mile course this year on October 6 with Sharon Owen, whom they have worked closely with since losing Ben. Welsh Hearts have established the Have a Heart Appeal which aims to raise £1 million, allowing the charity…

More than 220 property professionals from across Wales’ construction, housing and building services sectors braved the stormy conditions to take part in the seventh Wales Property Triathlon. They were joined by Olympians Helen and Marc Jenkins, who joined the event for the second year.  The triathlon is organised by family run construction firm, Jehu Group, to raise money for their chosen charity Carers Trust Wales, who are committed to improving support and services for unpaid carers. This year’s event raised more than £9,200.   Both Rene and Simon Jehu completed the 500m swim, 20k bike ride and 5k race representing the…