Author: Rhys Gregory

THE growth of an executive recruitment business continues with the arrival of a new consultant.[aoa id=”1″]Just weeks after opening an office at the £20m Menai Science Park on Anglesey, S2 Recruitment has welcomed Jack Such into the fold.The 22 year-old graduated from Salford University with a Marketing degree and worked for a top Manchester jobs agency before “falling in love” with recruitment.He moved to North Wales with his family to pursue opportunities in the sector and completed a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) before accepting a permanent role with S2, part of the Colwyn Bay and Bangor-based Supertemps Group.[/aoa]Focused on…

THRIVING companies from across North Wales praised two leading business programmes for having a positive impact on productivity, growth and staff development.The inaugural North Wales Means Business Conference celebrated the success of the 20Twenty Business Growth and ION Leadership programmes.Up to 150 people were at Venue Cymru, Llandudno (last Thursday) to hear talks by speakers including Karen Warren of KW Inner Strength and Mark Boddington – part of the famous Boddington’s beer family and managing director of Silverlining Furniture in Wrexham.He talked about the company’s celebrity and royal clients, why Wales is best and how they plan to increase their…

AN engineer is winning new clients and growing in confidence after graduating from a popular business course.[aoa id=”1″]Owen Bracegirdle says the ION Leadership programme transformed his working life and had a positive impact on the culture and commerce at Bangor-based Egniol Environmental Ltd.During the last two years, Egniol has undertaken a successful diversification exercise of their portfolio and services, which subsequently increased its client base and workload. This is evident in their recent expansion and opening of a new office in Milton Keynes.They believe the completion of the ION courses played a part in this success, especially within the North…

At the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) Economic Growth Partnership board on the 13 November 2018, those members in attendance stated their support for an M4 relief road to be built around Newport.The consensus was that the proposed ‘black’ route is critical to support and enable the economic and industrial strategy for growth for South-East Wales, along with adjacent regions in Wales.Without it, the members fear South-East Wales – one of the fastest growing in the UK – will become paralysed by an ageing transport infrastructure.Chair Frank Holmes says:“We have listened to the concerns. We have listened to the arguments about…

COLEG CAMBRIA students held the keys to success in a popular business competition. Learners from the college’s Yale Sixth centre have been awarded top prize in the first-ever ‘Lock-In’ event at the Business Wales Wrexham Enterprise Hub. The students were joined by Cambria alumnus and filmmaker Rob Corcoran, from 73 Degree Media, for the 24-hour challenge to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week. The free event held in collaboration with Big Ideas Wales, was for 16-24-year-olds and took place across November 23-24. During the event, teams of four were given 24 hours to sketch out a viable business concept, draw the business…

Mark Drakeford is set to become Wales’ next first minister after winning the Welsh Labour leadership election.  Earlier today, Mark Drakeford was announced as Welsh Labour’s new leader after securing 53.9% of the vote. Mark Drakeford will replace Carwyn Jones when he stands down next week. Reaction Commenting on the election of Mark Drakeford AM as Welsh Labour Leader, Harri Lloyd-Davies, President of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce said: “Congratulations to Mark Drakeford on his election as Welsh Labour Leader and our presumptive next First Minister. Unfortunately for him, with Brexit on the horizon and many other challenges facing…

Hundreds of gifts, donated by generous St David’s Cardiff shoppers, were provided to Children’s charities across Cardiff this week as part of the centre’s annual Toy Appeal. Running until 23 December, the Toy Appeal is supporting more than 20 incredible charities across South Wales, and almost 2,000 gifts have already been donated in the first week alone. Every toy donated helps to spread festive cheer to children and families across South Wales. The charities that benefitted from the first round of Toy Appeal donations included Bobath Wales, City Hospice, Home Start Cardiff and Children’s Leukaemia Society. Another of the charities…

Simon Winstone, 50, has been jailed for life for the murder of his partner Michelle Denise Rosser. She was found dead at the home they shared in Bedlinog on 29th May, 2018. Winstone claimed that he found her at the bottom of the stairs and denied murdering Denise. But evidence from a pathologist showed that Denise Rosser’s injuries were consistent with being beaten and Simon Winstone was charged with her murder. She was found to have suffered injuries including a ruptured kidney, multiple fractured ribs and injuries to her head, chest and stomach. Simon Winstone was convicted by a Jury…

Human-induced climate change has made the 2018 record-breaking UK summer temperatures about 30 times more likely than it would be naturally, the Met Office will say at CoP24 – in Katowice, Poland – later today (Thursday 6 December 2018). [aoa id=”1″] Professor Peter Stott is a world-leading expert on climate attribution based at the Met Office and the University of Exeter in the UK. He said: “Our provisional study compared computer models based on today’s climate with those of the natural climate we would have had without human-induced emissions. We find that the intensity of this summer’s heatwave is around…

The UK is home to some of the world’s most incredible scenery, but where can drivers go to explore it without the chaos of traffic congestion? We have compiled a list of the 15 least-used scenic roads using a combination of traffic figures from the Department for Transport and recommendations from Visit Britain. These roads take drivers through some of Britain’s most picturesque areas, including the Brecon Beacons the Yorkshire Dales and the Scottish Highlands. With only 800 vehicles passing per day they make some of the country’s least used A-roads. Britain’s 10 quietest scenic A-Roads 1: A838 – Laxford Bridge…