Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff Cycle City’s new Cardiff Cycling Awards have got off to a great start with nearly a hundred people nominating for what they love about cycling in Cardiff – and the things they want fixed. Now all the nominations are in, the final vote starts! These are the shortlists for each of the five categories: Award 1. Biggest Contribution to improving Cycling in Cardiff Cardiff Car Free Day Cardiff University Cllr Caro Wild Greener Grangetown NextBike Pedal Power Sustrans Award 2. Cardiff School doing most to encourage cycling to school Radnor Primary Ysgol Glan Morfa Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd Ysgol…

Some of Cardiff’s most vulnerable homeless people are set for an “unforgettable” Christmas thanks to 12 of the city’s leading law firms. Rough sleepers who are supported by Cardiff-based homelessness charity the Huggard Centre will benefit from a newly launched charitable initiative from expert legal firm CJCH Solicitors this December. The firm, which offers specialist legal advice in areas including family, childcare, criminal, and mental health law, has established the 12 Days of Christmas scheme aiming to support numerous homeless people during the colder festive period. As part of the fundraising scheme CJCH will bring together 12 firms including, Grech…

Once deemed a problem property, one of Cardiff’s first modern, purpose-built out-of-town commercial property buildings has been given a new lease of life after being purchased and renovated by office developers WCR Property. The building now has its first occupiers after some 10 years of being empty. Formerly known as Abacus House, Quest House was built in the late ’80s and at the time was one of the first of a new breed of buildings built in Cardiff. With the majority of office spaces existing in the city centre or mixed with retail above shops, St Mellons was one of…

Global real estate advisor Knight Frank has been selected by Floreat Real Estate to manage two trophy buildings in the South West and South Wales totalling more than 200,000 sq ft. Floreat has appointed Knight Frank to manage Churchill House, one of Cardiff’s prominent office buildings comprising 87,000 sq ft of workspace and ancillary retail space. Knight Frank will also manage Castlemead, Bristol’s tallest office building located in the heart of the city centre. The building, totalling 133,600 sq ft, is currently home to Amazon, Blue Fin insurance, Royal Sun Alliance and Regus. Management of the buildings will include: rent…

A bakery worker raised more than £3,000 for an air ambulance charity in memory of her dad by taking part in a punishing 50-mile fell run. Florence Roberts, 26, who works at the Village Bakery in Wrexham, completed the Long Mynd Hike, in just over 12 hours, most of the time in total darkness. The race included 8,000ft of climbing, covering eight summits in Shropshire and Florence or Floss, as she’s known, described it as the “single hardest thing” that she has ever done. In total she raised £3,100 for the Midland Air Ambulance which scrambled after her 58-year-old father,…

Swansea and Neath-based law firm Hutchinson Thomas has welcomed two new lawyers to its Property team. Both Jemma Collins and Jacqui Jones are Residential Property lawyers based in the firm’s Neath office. [aoa id=”1″]Jemma, a qualified solicitor for almost ten years joins from Hughes Jenkins Solicitors, where she dealt with all types of conveyancing in the Cynon Valley/Rhondda Cynon Taff area. Prior to that she worked for Richard Thomas Solicitors, where she completed her training contract, and then for Glamorgan Law, serving the Caerphilly area. Jacqui has worked in Residential Property for five years, most recently at Insight Law in…

Bands of heavy rain are expected to cross Wales today (Wednesday), with the south and southwest perhaps seeing the heaviest rain later in the morning. 30 to 50 mm could fall in some hilly locations. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Local authorities affected in South Wales Bridgend Caerphilly Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Merthyr Tydfil Neath Port Talbot Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea What to expect Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer Bus and train services may also be affected by delays Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

A weather system will move eastwards across the UK on Friday bringing widespread gales . Inland gusts of 60-70 mph are possible with gusts of 80 mph in exposed locations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. There remains some uncertainty in the track of this system and where the strongest winds will occur. Heavy rainfall may be an additional hazard across parts of northern and western Scotland. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Local authorities affected in Wales Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey What to expect Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations…

Global recruitment company Gi Group which has had a long standing presence in the City, recently moved offices to larger premises in readiness to help the luxury car-maker staff the new factory.   Gi Group has recently moved, taking more space at the Cardiff Bay Business Centre where its team of five is planned to grow in years to come.   Keith Ogilvie, Gi Group Branch Manager said the plan was to expand Gi Group’s presence in Wales further, as the company sees huge potential in the area.   “We have supported companies in South Wales with their recruitment needs…

Specialist staff at Morriston Hospital are leading the way with the launch of a dedicated new unit for people suffering from breathing failure. Part of Anglesey Ward, which cares for respiratory patients, has been converted into a Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Unit. [aoa id=”1″] Before the introduction of NIV, people with an acute flare-up of chest conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease were helped with their breathing by having a tube inserted into their airways and then put on a ventilator. This is not without risks and NIV, which helps them breathe through a face mask, is a safe, effective…