Author: Rhys Gregory

Cross Accounting, the accounting and payroll service business based at Rhiwbina, Cardiff has acquired business premises after a £335,000 investment supported by Barclays. Nicola Cross, 45, owner of Cross Accounting and Payroll Servicing Ltd said “We have been renting the property for the last 5 years and always wanted to acquire the property. We provide accounting and payroll support to micro and small businesses turning over under £10 million which covers a lot of businesses across South Wales. I set up the business in 2010 and we now have over 300 clients on our books. Running a business is tough…

Swansea-based charity, The Roots Foundation, has received a £1,000 donation from the local Amazon fulfilment centre. The Roots Foundation is a charity that offers a bespoke and holistic service to young people in care, care leavers, children in need and adults who have left care and are experiencing a transitional period into independent living. It aims to help prepare children and young people in care for adult life by offering advice and guidance on topics such as finance, cooking, health and employment. The donation will be used for supporting activities and workshops for young people who are on the cusp…

Classic comics are the new rival to gold and fine wines for investors, very collectable and likely to increase in value, according to a man with over 100,000 of them. Stuart Stevenson has 40,000 American comics, some dating back to the Sixties and Seventies at Rhyl Comic and Disc Co, in the town’s Wellington Road and even more back home in Chester where he has a second shop. He also has his eye on one of the rarest of all – a 1963 original Spiderman comic from the USA which could be worth up to £25,000 after selling for a…

Wales Millennium Centre’s youth-led radio station and training programme, Radio Platfform, has opened a second studio in their newly redesigned space, allowing more young people from across Wales to create their own unique sound, use their voice and broadcast live with daily shows. Since launching in 2016, Radio Platfform has supported 55 young people aged 14 – 25 through an accredited 6-week media training scheme in partnership with Promo Cymru. Teaching them everything they need to know about presenting and producing a radio programme, as well as other important life and career skills, a team of young people are now…

Welsh businesses could save thousands of pounds in legal fees following the creation of a new employment law focused professional development programme by leading Cardiff law firm, Capital Law. [aoa id=”1″] The Employment Law Diploma covers day to day employment law fundamentals, including recruitment, absence, discipline, performance and business change. Run in conjunction with the Centre for Professional Legal Studies, Capital Law created the course to offer a cost-effective alternative to the CIPD qualification in employment law, while also protecting businesses from costly tribunal claims and wasted management time. Designed with HR teams and small businesses in mind, the diploma…

Two Mid Wales holiday parks received Diamond Awards at the Hoseasons Best in Britain celebration at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport last week. Penrhos Park at Llanrhystud, near Aberystwyth and the new Maesmawr Farm Resort, Caersws were among 38 locations selected as Diamond Award winners for 2018. The award is given to parks that offer “exceptional quality and outstanding customer service”. Both parks are members of MWT Cymru, a social enterprise company that represents around 600 tourism and hospitality businesses across Mid Wales. Penrhos Park, which has 20 staff and was established 52 years ago, is situated around one and…

A member of staff from Wales’ leading first aid charity has been personally thanked for her “dedication” and “patience” while transporting a mother from the hospital to her care home. Francesca Baker, along with her colleague, Douglas Newberry, both from St John Cymru, transported the woman from the hospital to her care home in Cardiff. Ms Dave 82, was diagnosed with Motor Neurons Disease (MND) and having lost the ability to speak, can often find communicating a challenge. Former South Wales Police Superintendent Jay Dave, who witnessed the care Francesca gave his mother said: “I was in policing for over…

Cardiff and Vale College’s Netball Academy has hit the ground running in its second year, with players being selected to play for Wales, Cardiff and Vale County and to compete in the Welsh Colleges Sport Netball contest. Kathryn Titley, a 16-year-old National Foundation Diploma in Sport student from Bridgend, has been selected to represent Wales in the Welsh U17s long squad. “It’s really nice to be selected,” Kathryn said. “I didn’t make the final selection last year for netball Europe, so getting a second chance is an opportunity for me to prove myself – it’s a great team and it’s…

Welsh entrepreneur, Hayley Parsons has been invited to be a member of the new Industrial Strategy Council. The Council is an independent body and will hold the Government to account by monitoring its success in delivering the Industrial Strategy and its impact on the economy. [aoa id=”1″] Senior individuals from business, academia and civil society from all corners of the UK complete the line-up, joining the Chief Economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, who will chair the Council. The former chief of GoCompare will accompany a number of leading business figures and academics including Emma Bridgewater, Archie Norman (M&S Chair), Professor Juergen Maier (Chief Executive…

Police officers and staff at South Wales Police are promoting this year’s White Ribbon campaign to tackle violence against women and girls. From 25 November – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – the Police & Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable are leading the initiative to support the White Ribbon campaign which asks men to pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about violence against women in all its forms. Wearing a white ribbon signifies that this personal pledge has been made. To support this, the Commissioner’s Team and Local Police Officers have continued…