Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales’ largest building society will fundraise for young person’s cancer charity Teenage Cancer Trust Cymru, and dementia support and research charity Alzheimer’s Society Cymru until the end of 2021. Teenage Cancer Trust Cymru provides life-changing care and cancer support to young people in Wales and across the UK. Latest figures show that seven young people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK each day. Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity caring for people affected by any form of dementia across Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Colleagues at Principality’s 53 branches and 17 agencies will take on a range…

Local girl, Alice Walters, 22, from Newcastle Emlyn has secured a place in the final of Miss Wales 2019.  She is one of 40 chosen from over 1,000 entrants from across Wales  Alice, who works as an Administrative Officer at Antur Teifi, is a keen fundraiser for the charity Bobath Wales – a cause close to her heart – and along with her family, has raised over £40,000 for the charity. Her knitting skills are also benefiting people with restricted mobility.  Every month, she donates 5 hand-knitted chunky blankets to wheelchair users to keep them warm and fashionable! As part…

Therapists and other businesses are being invited to apply for a share of £6.2m funding to help combat work sickness absence across Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire and Gwynedd. Pioneering social enterprise Rhyl City Strategy (RCS Wales) is inviting providers of physical and psychological therapies, and legal and financial support, to help deliver their flagship In Work Support Service. It comes after Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport Ken Skates announced £6.2m EU and Welsh Government funding package to continue the In Work Support service for another four years. The In Work Support service provides free and confidential support to people experiencing…

Farmers and those working in the agricultural industry need to ensure that farm safety remains on their priority list for the coming year and that they comply with the relevant health and safety regulations, the Farmers’ Union of Wales warns.   The warning follows a reminder from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that a programme of inspections will review health and safety standards on farms across the country, and that the inspections will soon begin.   According to the HSE, the inspections will ensure those responsible for protecting themselves and workers are doing the right things to comply with…

A major maritime-themed show will spearhead ambitious plans to transform Anglesey into the events capital of North Wales. Tourism chiefs have hailed news that the All-Wales Boat and Leisure Show is coming to the Anglesey Showground as an economic boost for the island. [aoa id=”1″] The event from Thursday, May 30, to Saturday, June 1, is expected to attract boat lovers from across the UK. It’s grown out of the All-Wales Boat Show that’s previously been staged in Conwy and Pwllheli. According to organiser Davina Carey-Evans, managing director of Beaumaris-based Sbarc Event Management, the showground is a great venue with…

Rougemont School has launched a purpose-built education building, just in time for the start of the new term, after securing multi-million-pound funding from NatWest. The Newport-based independent school used a £3.5 million funding package from NatWest to deliver state-of-the-art facilities worth £4.28 million, including a new landmark building which houses a 600-seat auditorium, sixth form centre and refectory.   The new facilities which opened December 2018, will complement the vast array of opportunities already on offer to pupils. The 60-seat auditorium will position the school as a centre of excellence for the performing and creative arts and will serve the…

Based in Swansea, the social enterprise Phoenix Subscriptions aims to help tackle the funding problem that small charities often face by enabling students to set up a monthly donation through the site to the organisations they connect with. Students that use the site then gain access to discounts and deals from local businesses and online. The platform comes just at the right time when charities are facing funding cuts and trying to secure more consistent as well as sustainable sources of income and regular volunteers. Brexit also raises questions on how this will impact the third sector and the amount…

Hawarden-based Cokebusters is a manufacturing and service provider that specialises in the maintenance of furnace and fired heaters tubes at oil refineries across the world. [aoa id=”1″] The company, a world leader in decoking and inspection operations, has seen its sales rise by 41% in the last two years to over £6 million, thanks to export sales, which make up 95% of the firm’s trade. The company currently exports to over 20 countries including the USA, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Greece, Kuwait, Italy and Spain, with its skilled engineers travelling to oil refineries across the world. This new…

Among the highlights of 2018 were two events headlined by Welsh rugby legend Sam Warburton, raising tens of thousands of pounds for the NSPCC and marking the achievements of students and staff at the north east Wales college. Cambria also launched a unique food academy with esteemed chef Bryn Williams, to train the next generation of hospitality workers, and revealed collaborations with top organisations including the WRU (Welsh Rugby Union), Horseradish catering company, Wrexham AFC AGCO farm machinery, LEAF Education, Jones Bros civil engineers and Tilhill Forestry. Worldskills was again a source of pride, with a 10-strong Wales shortlist for the…

A leading Cardiff legal specialist with two decades’ experience of supporting families across Wales is “extremely proud” to have been promoted to the board of one of the nation’s top law firms. [aoa id=”1″] Jodi Winter, the head of the Family and Children Law department at CJCH Solicitors, has been promoted to senior partner and member of the executive board at the prestigious firm. Ms Winter joined the team in 2013 as partner in charge of the firm’s Barry office overseeingthe family, matrimonial and childcare law division. She brought with her 14 years’ of extensive experience within the public sector,…