Author: Rhys Gregory

Following the unprecedented success of last year’s campaign, Wales’ leading first aid charity, St John Cymru, are hoping to train more people than ever in lifesaving first aid during September as part of ‘Save a Life September’. The annual campaign, which launched on Sunday 1st September, aims to train an extra 6,500 potential lifesavers across Wales, increasing from 5,000 in 2018. Each September, the nation’s leading first aid charity offers free, 2-hour training sessions across Wales teaching people simple techniques which could one day help to save someone’s life. Sessions give people the knowledge and confidence to deal with an…

The community is being asked to offer views on a concept plan for the £30m development now being planned for the former Oceana nightclub at 71 and 72 The Kingsway. It is planned that it will cater for new and existing digital businesses, bringing them together in an ultra-modern flexible workspace environment, generating new jobs and vitality for the city centre. Access for the general public will include a new link from Oxford Street onto The Kingsway. The development – originally known as the Digital Village but now with a working title of 71 & 72 The Kingsway – will…

Cardiff’s booming startup sector is creating huge opportunities for skilled tech staff, with demand for Python developers increasing by 34 times and roles for data scientists having tripled according to Tech Nation’s Bright Tech Future Jobs/Skills report. The fast-growing tech sector is turning Cardiff into one of the nation’s leading innovation hubs, with 21,500 people now employed in tech in the Welsh capital. [aoa id=”1″] Tech Nation, the UK network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, will reveal more data about Cardiff’s tech sector at an event on 30 August which will bring together local high-growth tech companies, universities, policy makers, venture…

KPMG UK research finds that just over a quarter (26%) of people in Wales have changed their spending as a result of Brexit uncertainties. More than one in ten (13%) have put more money into their savings, while one in 20 (6%) have delayed a holiday due to Brexit. [aoa id=”1″] Nationally, the research shows that 30% of the UK public have changed their spending and a fifth (22%) have avoided making big ticket purchases. Almost one in ten (9%) are missing out on overseas holidays and 6% are avoiding investing in the economy via stocks & shares. Meanwhile, 8%…

Four new appointments to the National Library of Wales’ Board of Trustees have been announced by Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism Dafydd Elis Thomas, AM. [aoa id=”1″] Meri Huws has been appointed vice president, and Michael Cavanagh, Quentin Howard and Carl Williams have been appointed as trustees. All four will begin their four-year term of office on September 1. Mr Elis Thomas said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Meri Huws to the role of vice president of the library, along with three other trustees. Along with a deep knowledge and understanding of Welsh culture, Meri also has a wealth of experience to bring to the role.…

As confirmed earlier in the summer, this year’s eagerly-anticipated Wales Rally GB is coming to the popular North Walian resort in Conwy County Borough with the world’s top drivers and the sport’s fastest ever cars racing against-the-clock on the town’s recently regenerated waterfront Promenade. [aoa id=”1″]Now, further fuelling expectations and excitement, a full programme of high octane family entertainment has been added to the bill aimed at wowing those of all ages. Whetting appetites for the spectacular wheel-spinning World Rally Championship (WRC) action to follow in the early evening, those in Colwyn will be revved up by an afternoon packed…

35 Bangor University students will be trekking up Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in aid of the mental health charity Mind. The students will fly to Tanzania on the 3rd of September 2019, to trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, which is 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level. Students leading the challenge will be Tom Savory, from the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences and James Grimont from Bangor Business School; along with delegate leaders Lydia Graham and Jacob Shaw who are studying Sports Science with Outdoor Activities and Business Studies student, Noah Williams. James Grimont said:…

In partnership with Jamie Oliver, Tesco’s Community Cookery School roadshow will visit the Swansea Cadle Extra store throughout September, teaching local charities how best to use surplus food donations and stop good food going to waste. [aoa id=”1″] The cookery school initiative launched earlier in the year and has been developed in partnership with food distribution charity FareShare. It offers training and advice to community groups on how to prepare nutritionally balanced meals using surplus food. The Swansea sessions will be held in store with Chris Clyburn, former Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food chef. Customers will have the chance to sample…

A record number of professional athletes, runners and fundraisers took to the streets of Cardiff on Sunday morning (September 1st) to take part in this year’s Cardiff Met Cardiff 10K and 2K, in a celebration of fitness, fun and fundraising. Organised by leading Welsh charity, Kidney Wales, this year’s Cardiff Met Cardiff 10K attracted 9,000 entrants, and once again cemented the race’s position as one of the top ten road races in the UK. Beginning at Cardiff’s iconic Museum Avenue in the heart of the city centre, runners covered a flat and fast paced course, passing the Principality Stadium before…

LoopUp Group PLC, the premium remote meetings company, has relocated its Cardiff office to Churchill House in Cardiff city centre. [aoa id=”1″] The company, which provides its services to over 2,000 businesses globally from offices in 17 locations across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, has signed a five year lease on 5,811 sq ft on the fifth and sixth floors of the 86,000 sq ft multi-let office building in Churchill Way. The Landlord was advised by joint agents Knight Frank and Fletcher Morgan. Churchill House is less than a five-minute walk from Queen Street rail station and recently underwent…