Author: Rhys Gregory

THOUSANDS of bright pink and brown muddy fundraisers filled Bute Park in Cardiff at the weekend to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Last weekend saw around 3,000 runners take part in the charity’s traditional 5k and 10k Race for Life events and Saturday saw more than 4,000 children and adults getting messy in Cancer Research UK’s Pretty Muddy event. The two events are expected to raise around £393,000 for the charity. Participants on both days included cancer survivors and those who took part in memory of a loved one. The Pretty Muddy participants faced a number of obstacles…

South Wales Police is continuing to investigate the death of Frederic Pallade, aged 48. Mr Pallade died following an incident at Gellionnen Road, Clydach Swansea at approximately 8.30pm on Wednesday 17 April 2019. At the time of the incident Mr Pallade was found severely injured in the street before being taken to Morriston Hospital by ambulance where he sadly passed away later that evening. A man has been charged in connection with his death. South Wales Police Major Crime Investigation Team are trying to trace three potential witnesses who were in the area at the time of the incident and…

Cardiff is one of those cities that has it all. From the oldest record store in the world to one of the most beautifully located open-air museums in the country, there’s no shortage of things to do on a day out in the city. But what about when the sun goes down, and it’s time for a night out? Sure, you could head for the cinema and take in yet another Hollywood flick, or you could dine at one of the many chain restaurants that dot the city. But where’s the fun in that? As we said, Cardiff has it…

Thousands of rural homes and businesses in Wales are looking forward to a faster future thanks to the arrival of high-speed broadband. [aoa id=”1″] Openreach, the UK’s largest telephone and broadband network, is announcing (DATE) that more than 100,000 premises across the UK are now part of its Community Fibre Partnership (CFP) scheme. More than 5,000 properties are in Wales, and broadband champions from across the country – including Llancarfan and St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan – recently celebrated the milestone at the House of Commons. [/aoa] Openreach’s CFP scheme involves the company splitting the cost of installing…

Business owners in Wales are being urged to consider employee ownership as a progressive approach to succession planning after it was revealed that employee ownership is the fastest growing form of business ownership in the UK. [aoa id=”1″]The call to arms comes from the Think Employee Ownership campaign which is being delivered by Social Business Wales to raise awareness of employee ownership as an attractive and viable business succession planning option. Between 2010 and 2017 the sector in the UK grew by 60% and in 2012 its value to the Welsh economy was already £1bn. The Employee Ownership Index has…

Ekogea UK is delighted to have won the prestigious global Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas Industry Award for the Best Biogas Plant below 1MWe. The Award recognises the success of Ekogea UK Director, Philip Hughes, and his Biogas Plant at Hendwr Farm, Corwen, north Wales. [aoa id=”1″]The crème de la crème in the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas industry gathered at the AD & Biogas Industry Awards Ceremony 2019 in Birmingham on Wednesday (3 July) to celebrate organisations and individuals who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to innovation and excellence in support of this game-changing sector over the past year.[/aoa] Philip Hughes…

According to the latest NatWest Wales PMI® data, private sector firms continued to signal an increase in business activity in June. [aoa id=”1″]The marginal expansion was supported by a further upturn in new orders, albeit one of the slowest since July 2016. Nonetheless, employment rose further, with the rate of job creation accelerating slightly despite a third successive contraction in backlogs. On the price front, despite a faster rise in costs, output charges rose at the slowest rate since the start of 2016. Meanwhile, business confidence eased following May’s 12-month high.[/aoa] The headline Wales Business Activity Index – a seasonally…

Macmillan Cancer Support has welcomed calls to review who is eligible for Wales’ Blue Badge scheme, to help ensure the needs of people with cancer are being met. The charity also welcomes the recommendation that an appeals process should be put in place. The Blue Badge scheme provides a lifeline for people with various medical conditions and disabilities, helping them to access facilities within their communities. The first recommendation made by a new report published today by the National Assembly for Wales’ Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee, is for a review of the eligibility criteria for Blue Badges to…

A game-changing £1bn transport vision designed to cut congestion and improve air quality in Cardiff has been revealed by the leader of Wales’ capital city. [aoa id=”1″]Speaking at a Welsh Government Conference on Active Travel, Cllr Huw Thomas, told delegates that the time has come for action on the city’s transport needs, warning that urgent investment is needed and that the city will ‘grind to a halt’ if partner agencies don’t come together to transform the way people move in and around Cardiff.[/aoa] Cllr Thomas said: “Cardiff’s transport network needs to change. It was originally designed for a city with…

A charity golf day hosted by a Newbridge-based electronics manufacturer has raised £5,000 for the military support charity, Help for Heroes. The Wales National Course at the Vale Resort golf club provided the location for annual event hosted by Axiom Manufacturing Services, which was attended by more than 70 of company’s clients, suppliers and business partners from across the UK to raise money for Help for Heroes. The charity works to deliver an enduring national network of support for British service personnel who have been injured in the line of duty. David Davies, managing director at Axiom Manufacturing said: “At…