Author: Rhys Gregory

Currently CEO/Principal of Hugh Baird College Liverpool, she was educated at both primary and secondary school level in Mold, and completed her A level studies at the former Deeside College.  [aoa id=”1″] Ms Williams was a former senior manager at Deeside College, prior to becoming a Vice Principal of Blackburn College, and for the last seven years has been at Hugh Baird College. John Clutton, Chair of Governors at Coleg Cambria, which has sites in Deeside, Wrexham, Northop and Llysfasi, said: “We are pleased  to have secured the appointment of Yanina Williams as the CEO of Coleg Cambria after a…

Tŷ Hafan, Wales’ leading children’s charity and hospice, is gearing up for a brand-new event taking place on Sunday, 29 September in the Brecon Beacons National Park — ‘Tread & Trail’. The bike and hike event will take participants on either a 15 or 30 mile cycle in the national park, broken up by a hike up and down the famous Welsh peak, Pen-y-Fan, before cycling a final five miles to the finish line. The children’s charity is encouraging novice and experienced cyclists to take part in the dual-discipline challenge and has two routes available to choose from; the ‘Ultimate’ (15…

Park Plaza Cardiff will, once again, host their Pink Afternoon Tea with 10% of revenue going to City Hospice throughout Breast Cancer awareness month in October. Clients at Park Plaza Cardiff can order the Pink Afternoon Tea from October 1 at the hotel’s Laguna Kitchen & Bar whilst contributing to a worthwhile cause and raising awareness of Breast Cancer. Guests who choose the Pink Afternoon Tea can expect a range of pink pastries, assorted sandwiches, and traditional scones served with a range of teas and coffee. Over the past two years around 100 women with a breast cancer diagnosis were…

CONFUSING and unfamiliar job titles can be a barrier between success and failure when attracting the best candidates. [aoa id=”1″] Overly detailed advertisements, corporate jargon and lengthy descriptions mean would-be employees are often unsure what a job entails, let alone whether they fit the criteria. The issue also applies to the HR sector, with more and more roles labelled ‘talent acquisition’ rather than recruitment, and a call for ‘storytellers’ instead of marketing or PR executives. And then there’s the scrum master, the sales evangelist, a customer delight officer or ‘director of doing’. Simple is best, yet many companies are trying…

Councils are doing a good job in preventing social care demand, but information, advice and assistance is not consistently effective across Wales. That’s the conclusion of a report, published today, by the Auditor General for Wales. The number of people aged 65 and over who are unable to manage at least one domestic task on their own will rise by 46% by 2035 and the proportion of the population predicted to have a limiting long-term illness will rise by 19.4%. These predictions highlight that demand for adult social care services in Wales, which is set to rise significantly in the…

The South Wales Chamber of Commerce is encouraging Welsh businesses to make the most of resources and insight available, as research shows that a concerningly high number of UK firms aren’t ready for a no deal Brexit. [aoa id=”1″] New research from the British Chambers of Commerce shows that two-fifths of UK firms aren’t ready for a no deal Brexit. Businesses have consistently called on government to avoid a messy and disorderly exit but in light of the political turmoil and relentless uncertainty, clearer and more consistent information is needed to help them prepare. The survey of over 1,500 firms…

Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals has a new Hospital Director. Originally from Bridgend, Rob Thomas, who still lives there with his wife and two children, aged 12 and 25, took up his new post in July 2019 in Cardiff. [aoa id=”1″]Rob is an experienced hospital director, having worked in NHS Wales, NHS England, overseas in the Middle East and in the same role at Bath Clinic. More recently, Rob was Director of a Treatment Centre in Bristol. A keen cricketer for many years, Rob is also a retired rugby player. His current focus is the newly converted family camper…

Cardiff Blues Flanker and City Hospice ambassador, Ellis Jenkins, has teamed up with City Hospice in Whitchurch to captain a team at a ‘Wales V Rest of the World Question of Sport’ fundraiser. The sports star launched the event with a surprise visit to the hospice last week with Alex James from headline sponsors iStadia Solutions, who are working in conjunction with Engagesport. The event at the Principality Stadium on Thursday 3rd October will celebrate this year’s Rugby World Cup being held in Japan and comes on the back of a similarly successful event last year. Wales will have just…

Easing the burden and pain of health and wellbeing issues is the focus of two key pieces at this year’s prestigious Masters Show at Cardiff Met. The show runs until Wednesday and postgraduate Fashion Futures MA student Jemmalyn Borces and Product Design postgraduate Kayla McMail both know first hand how the limitations of health conditions or developmental and organ limitations can impact on everyday life. The title of Jem’s work – Soliloquy of Pain – focusses on ‘Inclusivity through Adaptability,’ which could well be adopted as a title for Kayla’s piece. Jem’s two-layered heated and adaptive trousers have been created…

The National Lottery’s ‘Big Surprise’ – which honours the individuals who have made a real difference with the help of National Lottery funding – delivered a heart-warming surprise for Gemma Price, founder of Cardiff-based ‘Boxing Pretty’, Llanrumney Phoenix Amateur Boxing Club’s ladies’ and kids’ classes. [aoa id=”1″] The ‘Big Surprise’ is a 90-second weekly slot during the ad break of Saturday night primetime ITV and STV shows – meaning local hero, Gemma, is set to get national recognition with around 5 million people expected to tune in across the  ITV and STV network this Saturday (14 September.) Gemma, 37, started…