Author: Rhys Gregory

AN innovative partnership aimed at producing the highest standard of next-generation teachers is to give students at Cardiff Metropolitan University the opportunity to train alongside teachers from the best primary and secondary schools across south-east Wales. [aoa id=”1″] Launched Monday 9th September, the Cardiff Partnership for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sees the University’s newly accredited initial teacher education programmes working with 18 lead partnership schools/alliances, which have been identified as some of the leading providers of education and professional learning in Wales. This collaborative approach seeks to raise standards of primary and secondary education in Wales and to meet the…

Leading accountancy practice Bevan Buckland LLP is well known for its commitment to developing its people from within. News that they have recently offered two work experience people permanent positions further confirms this. Demi Lee Clement and Andrew Davies have now joined the company as Account Juniors. The pair originally came to Bevan Buckland LLP for work experience to gain the additional skills and qualities needed to fulfil their aspirations and obtain relevant qualifications. Their passionate, enthusiastic and hardworking natures were noted by the firm’s staff, which resulted in both Demi and Andrew securing full time jobs. “I am delighted…

The Lord’s Taverners Wales is gearing up for its hugely popular annual Christmas Lunch events on Friday 6th and Friday 13th December at the Cardiff Marriott Hotel.

Entries are officially open for the fourth Wales HR Awards, to be held on 27 March 2020 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff and hosted by Sian Lloyd. [aoa id=”1″] The awards celebrate the hard work and commitment of Wales’ best in-house teams, consultants and HR industry experts for their outstanding contribution to the sector, and will embrace a roaring twenties theme to mark the year 2020. Created by leading specialist recruiter Acorn and commercial law firm Darwin Gray, the Wales HR Awards is the annual flagship event of the Wales HR Network; the country’s leading networking platform for human…

The UK’s fastest growing car supermarket chain, The Trade Centre Group PLC is set to add their sixth outlet before the end of the year, opening up a new North West region with a 1,000 car site in Rochdale. [aoa id=”1″] The former Homebase store on Sandbrook Park will be the first Trade Centre UK store based on a retail park and the company have also purchased a nearby ex-franchised dealership site to facilitate logistics and a state-of-the-art customer care suite. The Trade Centre Group currently operate five car supermarkets, three in south Wales branded The Trade Centre Wales and…

An Abertillery man has been banned from keeping any animal for life and handed a suspended prison sentence after he failed to care for a large number of horses appropriately.  Edward George Bath (d.o.b 04/06/1961) of Arrael View, Abertillery appeared at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 3 September for sentencing after he previously pleaded guilty to four animal welfare offences. At sentencing – he was handed an 18-week custodial sentence for each offence – which are to run concurrently. Each are suspended for a period of 18 months. Bath was also given a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement and was also…

The founders of a specialist price comparison website based in south Wales have secured £500,000 of seed-stage investment and are now ready to disrupt the UK car leasing market.  [aoa id=”1″] Moneyshake.com helps people find the best lease deals quickly by comparing prices from the UK’s leading providers. The £500,000 equity investment has been provided by the Development Bank of Wales and serial entrepreneur Tim Scholes, a private investor and experienced strategy professional. Car leasing continues to rise in popularity as people desire new cars more frequently and leasing is seen as the future of car ownership. Typical leases range between 18 and…

Carmarthenshire’s award winning Brewer, Evan Evans, has kicked off its support for Wales’ Rugby World Cup campaign with the launch of a brand new Go Reds Beer. The dark amber premium beer has been especially brewed for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [aoa id=”1″] Go Reds is the first Welsh Rugby World Cup beer to be launched in Wales for the start of the tournament. The new beer has been created by Evan-Evans’ Head Brewer, James Buckley, the seventh generation of the famous Buckley brewing family. James Buckley said: “This is a new beer and one that rugby fans…

ISG has secured an £18.5 million project with The Vale of Glamorgan Council to redevelop and extend the popular Welsh Medium school – Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg in Barry. [aoa id=”1″] Procured via the influential SEWSCAP capital works framework, this scheme forms part of the Welsh government’s 21st Century Schools and Colleges Programme, designed to transform and upgrade the country’s education estate. The extensive plans to modernise and upgrade facilities at the school see ISG construct five new extensions, including a design and technology teaching block, a new sports hall built to Sport England specification, a reception area and…

Orchard has signed up for the 2019/20 season to once again help sustain the grass roots of the women’s game in Wales as the league reaches 10. The league formed in 2009, with three current clubs – Aberystwyth, Swansea City and Cardiff Met (formally UWIC Ladies) kicking off the inaugural season, and there are now 11 teams involved from across Wales. [aoa id=”1″] Orchard became headline sponsor for the first time in 2016 in the biggest commercial deal in the history of the competition. Following the boost in profile last season, they will continue to use their PR expertise…