Author: Rhys Gregory

Insole Court Trust (ICT), the charity that operates Insole Court mansion and gardens in Llandaff, Cardiff, has recently appointed a new permanent Director. Graham Hill has been appointed as Director after the charity Board of Trustees carried out an external recruitment process. Earlier this year, the previous Director resigned to pursue a new role at the National Trust, and Graham has been the acting Business Manager during the interim period. He first joined Insole Court as the Marketing and Business Development Manager in 2016, bringing with him a wealth of charity communications and marketing experience from his previous role at…

Those farmers who have submitted an application for BPS 2018 via the Single Application Form (SAF) 2018 are being reminded by the Farmers’ Union of Wales, that time to apply for a BPS Loan is running out, with the application window closing on Friday, 30 November. The BPS loan facility has been put in place to help farmers who may not receive their 2018 BPS payment when the payment window opens on 1 December. As this is an opt in scheme, farmers have to apply for the loan through their RPW Online account. FUW Pembrokeshire CEO Rebecca Voyle said: “It…

The Business Wales Wrexham Enterprise Hub is set to hold its first apprentice-style lock-in event and is on the search for more participants to join the 20 already signed up. [aoa id=”1″] The event for 16-24-year-olds is free to enter and will take place at the Wrexham Enterprise Hub on Rhosddu Road across the 23rd and 24th of November. The event, in collaboration with Big Ideas Wales, will also provide food and drink to keep energy levels high. Teams of four will be given 24 hours to sketch out a viable business concept, draw up the business plan, and then…

Local Marie Curie Barbara Norbury has been recognised for her work with people living with a terminal illness, at Marie Curie’s annual Peacock Awards. [aoa id=”1″] Barbara who works as a Senior Healthcare Assistant working with the Powys team in the Community Nursing Service, is also a member of the Newtown Fundraising Group for the charity.  She was presented with the Going the Extra Mile award. Barbara has worked in the team for 8 years, having previously worked as a carer support worker with Crossroads Care. Her family had also received support from Marie Curie Nurses when her mum was…

A study using animal-attached technology to measure food consumption in four very different wild vertebrates has revealed that animals using a high-risk strategy to find rarer food are particularly susceptible to becoming extinct, as they fail to gather food for their young before they starve. [aoa id=”1″] In the first study of its kind, a team of researchers led by Swansea University used thumbnail-sized electronic tags to record the movement of a number of individual condors, cheetahs, penguins and sheep in Argentina, South Africa and Northern Ireland over a six-year period. Nicknamed the “Daily Diary”, the tags record a…

So far this month, temperatures across the country have been mild for the time of year, but from next week – it’s going to feel a lot more seasonal. As we move through the weekend, mild southerly winds will be replaced by colder easterly winds from Europe, as high pressure becomes established to the north east of the UK. Will Lang, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “Temperatures so far this month have been very mild, with some places this week seeing highs of 16 or 17 Celsius.  However, from Monday (19th) of next week, temperatures will fall markedly…

As online retailers gear up for their busiest time of year, this is the view insider Amazon’s fulfilment centre based in Swansea, as workers gear up for Black Friday and Christmas. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The Amazon fulfilment centre in Swansea, which opened in 2007, is one of 17 in the UK and employs a permanent staff of 1200 employees. An additional 1000 seasonal employees will be recruited to help with the Christmas rush. Fulfilment operators can expect to earn £9.50 per hour (days) to £11.25 per hour (nights), with overtime rates between £14.25 per hour to £19.00 per hour. All employees at…

The latest stage of construction at the Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus has been marked with a special ceremony. [aoa id=”1″] Funders, university staff, community stakeholders and industry representatives gathered for a steel signing ceremony on Monday 12 November 2018 at Aberystwyth University’s Gogerddan campus. The event marked the completion of the steel frame for the new Campus’s Seed Biobank. Guests were invited to sign a steel beam, which was then lifted into place by a crane to become a permanent part of the structure of the building. [/aoa] Speaking at the event, Professor Elizabeth Treasure, Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University, said:…

Wales will be taking on Tonga in the third Under Armour Series match at the Principality Stadium tomorrow (Saturday 17th November, 2018). [aoa id=”1″] The game will kick off at 2.30pm, so the gates of the stadium will open at 11.30am, with a full city centre road closure between 11.00am and 5.30pm. These are the advertised times when the council is able to close the roads. If the city centre isn’t as busy as we expect at 11.00am, the road closures will be delayed, but all up to date information will be published through the council’s twitter page via @cardiffcouncil …

Cardiff pizzeria Dusty Knuckle has announced plans for a brand new city-centre restaurant, to open in Spring 2019. The plan is to transform the former warden’s bungalow on the edge of Sophia Gardens into a brand-new 100 cover eatery, complete with open kitchen, fire pits, and an in-house bakery. The 650sq ft bungalow is a well-known Cardiff landmark, and is passed by thousands of pedestrians and motorists each day. [aoa id=”1″] Following a complete renovation of the existing structure which looks out onto Cowbridge Road East, when it opens the warden’s house will give the Dusty Knuckle team a chance…