Author: Rhys Gregory

Christmas has come early for a group of dedicated Llandudno volunteers thanks to funding from the Dŵr Cymru Community Fund.The Llandudno Division of Wales’ leading first aid charity, St John Cymru, was awarded a grant of £500 in October and has enabled the group to equip their ambulance with a vacuum mattress – a specialist piece of equipment designed to immobilise patients with bone or spinal injuries.The mattress will prove key in the delivering of first aid cover and treatment available to individuals at events across Conwy and the surrounding area.Llandudno Divisional Officer in Charge, Stephen More, said: “We’d like…

Proton Partners International announced today that the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales has been approved by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) to provide high energy proton beam therapy to adult patients referred from the NHS in Wales.The Newport centre, which is operated by Proton Partners International, is the first centre in the UK to offer high energy proton beam therapy.Professor Roger Taylor, Senior Clinical Advisor and Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales, said: “As a clinician who sees the effects of cancer and its treatment every day, it is great to see some NHS…

The family of a woman who passed away following a road traffic collision which occurred in Tonypandy on Sunday (9 December) have paid tribute to her.Karen Milsom was 65 years-old and from Llwynypia:“We as a family are devastated by the tragic and sudden loss of Karen. Karen had a big heart, was loved by everyone and would do anything for anyone. A loving wife, sister, sister-in-law, auntie and friend. She will be dearly missed by all.”She was in collision with a white Nissan NV 200 van at 7.15am on Princess Louise Road, near its junction with Oakfield Terrace.Officers investigating the…

Aberystwyth University has unveiled the latest designs for its ambitious plans to refurbish Old College, one of Wales’s most iconic buildings. Detailed proposals for the multi-million pound project were revealed at the launch of a 28-day public consultation held in the Old College on Tuesday 11 December 2018. The project to breathe new life into Old College will provide new cultural, learning, and enterprise facilities for the University, the local community and the wider region. The proposed redevelopment will act as a catalyst for economic regeneration, creating up to 40 new jobs and attracting over 200,000 visitors every year. The…

Newport-based accountancy and tax expert Kilsby Williams has secured Cyber Essentials Plus status as it looks to stay ahead of the curve on the important issue of cyber security.The decision to pursue the maximum Cyber Essentials compliance level has come from the increased awareness of the ever-growing threat levels within the accountancy sector, with the successful cyber-attack on HM Revenue and Customs highlighting the importance of meticulous cyber security.Cyber Essentials is a government backed scheme designed to ensure that companies are best placed to protect their customers’ data and prepared for the threats of the digital age, such as cyber-attacks.The…

Whilst many firms in Wales still have strong recruitment intentions, there are difficulties across the country.Of the 455 businesses that took part in the survey, half of firms have undergone a recruitment process in the last 2 years. When asked what difficulties they had faced in recruiting, 57% suggested that they were not able to find the right people to do the jobs they required. There are a number of reasons for this, most of which relate to the attitude, skills and experiences of applicants.These figures differ across the regions of Wales, with 62% of South West Wales firms saying…

Swansea Bay Business Club will finish their 2018 season of networking events on Friday December 14 with a festive lunch at the Marriott Hotel in Swansea.After last month’s sold out Beaujolais lunch saw over 180 members and their guests fill the Marriott Hotel, the business club is set to return to the venue for what is expected to be another sold out event.Welsh favourite, entertainer and entrepreneur, Stifyn Parri will be guest speaker and with over 35 years experience in both the creative industries and entertainment business he looks set to be another great speaker for the final celebration event…

A new telecoms business has been launched in South Wales by two experienced professionals with a passion for putting customer service back into the sector.Incom Wales has been launched by co-Managing Director’s Dean James and Ian England, with the business having a combined 50 years in the telecoms industry in South Wales. Speaking of the launch, Dean said:“The reason we started Incom Wales is that we wanted to provide local businesses with an experienced but personable approach to telecoms and IT. We specialise in on-premise and cloud-based telephony solutions along with the ability to supply all of the customers’ network…

A dairy farmers’ cooperative has bought a slice of Christmas cheer to war veterans with a gift of top quality cheese.Expert cheesemakers South Caernarfon Creameries gave three and a half kilos of their finest Cavern Aged Cheddar, Cheddar & Leek and Caerffili cheeses to the Chelsea Pensioners at the annual Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses.It’s a centuries-old Yule Tide tradition where cheese is handed over to the country’s war veterans at the Royal Hospital in London.It dates back to 1692 when the hospital asked a local cheesemonger to provide the pensioners with cheese as a Christmas treat.Cheddar has played a…

Last week, Wordpress launched the biggest update to the content management platform since its release.[aoa id=”1″]Now I know what you’re thinking, what is Wordpress and why does it matter to my business?Wordpress is a content management system (CMS) for websites. Basically, it allows pretty much anyone to update their website extremely easily without needing to know how to code using HTML or PHP etc. Many of us don’t know how to code, so before Wordpress, we would have to pay a web developer every time we want to add/edit or delete something from our own websites. This can be both…