Author: Rhys Gregory

A Swansea surgery has welcomed two new members of staff to help transform the way patients’ needs are met. [aoa id=”1″] The move at Llansamlet Surgery follows a Welsh Government directive that calls for the transformation of primary care in Wales, with the emphasis on placing a range of services and health care professionals at the heart of communities to improve accessibility and ease the pressure on GPs. Traditionally, patients go straight to their doctor when they have a health concern. Sometimes they are then redirected to a more appropriate and specialised service such as audiology, physiotherapy or counselling. Now…

Denbighshire County Council and North Wales Police are encouraging residents to walk or use public transport when attending Rhyl Air Show. [aoa id=”1″] The free event, organised by Denbighshire County Council, in partnership with Rhyl Town Council, takes place in Rhyl on August 24 and 25 with displays including an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, a Lancaster Bomber, Spitfire and Hurricane as well as Team Raven, a formation aerobatic display. Cllr Hugh Evans OBE, leader of Denbighshire County Council, said: “Attendees are being urged to use public transport, or for those living in or around Rhyl, to walk or cycle to the…

California dreamin’ has seen businesswoman Sherry Edwards set up a new tasty venture from her home in Penyffordd. [aoa id=”1″] Together with husband Tim, yoga teacher Sherry, who was born in California and grew up in Thailand, ran a hat shop in Chester before the couple decided to focus on their online business – thehatplace.com. But for the busy mum-of-two, that wasn’t enough, and now Sherry is using her Bangkok heritage to start a new enterprise and will be cooking up a storm at food festivals throughout North Wales. Sherry has set up Bao Revolution, cooking stuffed Thai Bao buns…

Dragon Taxis has opened in Cwmbran and neighbouring areas, enabling Torfaen residents and businesses to benefit from reduced fares and an improved passenger experience. [aoa id=”1″] The operation will run 24-hours a day, and will utilise Dragon’s popular app for passengers. The app, available for both Android and Apple devices, which has been developed through more than £1million of investment, enables passengers to book a taxi in three taps, with the option of paying by either cash or card. Users can also select their favourite pick-up locations through the app’s interactive GPS map or by searching for an address or…

The Allied Bakeries’ factory in Cardiff, which produces Kingsmill bread, is set to halt bread production in mid September and become a logistics depot, with a potential loss of 176 jobs. The bakery has been running since 1971 at its Maes-y-Coed Rd site in Llanishen and the union representing its workers have fought “tirelessly” in the hope of keeping bread production open and saving jobs. However Allied Bakeries have now announced that the consultation with the union is “at an end” and that bread production will halt next month on 13th September. John James, Organising Regional Secretary for Number 2…

COLEG CAMBRIA will sponsor every Childline base in the UK for 24 hours this Thursday. The north east Wales college will pay for the cost of running the free and confidential NSPCC-supported counselling service as part of its One Unforgettable Day scheme. Cambria raised an incredible £115,000 for NSPCC Cymru/Wales last year with a series of events and activities, notably an audience with former Wales and British Lions rugby captain Sam Warburton, who selected the charity as one of the beneficiaries during his testimonial year. The college has decided to use £30,000 of that total for the initiative, which meets…

The UK Government has today (Wednesday 21 August) announced that it will start automatically enrolling UK firms in a customs system as it speeds up its preparations for a no-deal Brexit. [aoa id=”1″] HMRC will now automatically enrol VAT-registered UK companies into the Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) customs system to reduce the risk of Brexit disruption to trade. This announcement follows a campaign by the British Chambers of Commerce to automatically issue businesses with an EORI number. Commenting on the announcement, Liz Maher, Director of Centurion VAT, and former President of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce, said:…

Cardiff Met lecturer Dr Rhodri Lloyd has been named the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Educator of the Year as well as receiving an Editorial Excellence Award from The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR). [aoa id=”1″] Dr. Lloyd is the 16th academic to be named Educator of the Year with winners selected by a volunteer committee and was joined at the 42nd Annual NSCA National Conference in Washington by Cardiff Met colleagues Professor Jon Oliver, Dr John Radnor and Dr Jason Pedley. Winners of the Educator of the Year Award are selected because of their contributions to the…

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An innovative pilot scheme which will see the first modular homes built as part of Cardiff Council’s flagship housebuilding programme has been given the go-ahead by Planning Committee. [aoa id=”1″] The 100% affordable housing project on Crofts Street in Plasnewydd will see nine, two-bedroom homes built for council rent. It is part of the 10-year ‘Cardiff Living’ partnership between national developer Wates Residential and Cardiff Council to deliver around 1,500 homes across the city to help tackle the growing demand for housing. Crofts Street will be the first pilot modular scheme. Modular housing is designed and manufactured off-site in controlled…