Author: Rhys Gregory

Swansea-based AB Glass has recently completed a contract to undertake refurbishment work at Specsavers’ support office in Guernsey. The award winning aluminium manufacturing and installation company was appointed by one of Guernsey’s longest established building contractors, Rihoy & Son, to provide its services at the optical retailer’s support office in St Andrew’s, Guernsey. Working alongside architect André Bisson of A7 Design, AB Glass designed, manufactured and installed aluminium systems including Kawneer AA100 curtain walling and AA190 doors. AB Glass started work on the project during June 2018, with the company recently completing work on site. Chris Haines, design director at…

Wales will be taking on Australia in their second Under Armour Series match at the Principality Stadium this Saturday. [aoa id=”1″] The game will kick off at 5.20pm, so the gates of the stadium will open at 2.20pm, with a full city centre road closure between 1.45pm and 8.15pm Enhanced security measures will be in place at Principality Stadium so all those that are coming to Cardiff to watch the game are strongly advised to leave plenty of time to get into the city and into the stadium. Rugby fans are strongly advised to leave large bags at home and pay…

This week has seen a childhood dream become reality for UWTSD Swansea College of Art Automotive Design graduate Patrick Carton. Now at McLaren and working as a designer, he is helping to create new and innovative automotive products. [aoa id=”1″] And he couldn’t be more proud of the McLaren Speedtail, a project he has been closely involved with as part of a dedicated team from start to finish. The Speedtail is McLaren’s first ever Hyper-GT. “A pure fusion of science and art in automotive form. Our most aerodynamically efficient car ever. And the fastest McLaren to date. With a pioneering…

Hannah Blythyn, AM for Delyn, is urging those aged 11-18 from across the constituency to make their voice heard in this first ever Welsh Youth Parliament vote. [aoa id=”1″] A total of 40 seats are up for grabs, with 12 candidates standing in Delyn. Polls are open online until Sunday November 25 and voters can still register to take part using their email address, post code and date of birth. Another 20 young people will be selected to join the parliament by associated organisations including the Urdd, Girlguiding Cymru and Learning Disability Wales. The result of the election will be…

St Tydfil Shopping Centre is delighted to be bringing back its Santa’s grotto giving children the chance to share their festive wishes with Father Christmas. [aoa id=”1″] The free grotto will launch on Saturday 17th November, adding an extra festive feel to Merthyr’s Christmas lights switch-on event.  It will then be open between 10am and 4pm every Friday and Saturday until Saturday 22nd December. Each child who visits will receive a goody bag. Children will also be able to post their letters to Santa in the special post box, which Father Christmas will be emptying every Friday and Saturday. He…

With contracts worth £50 million per year available over the next 15 years, Transport for Wales Rail Services is encouraging local businesses to attend “Meet the Buyer” events in north and south Wales this November. Welsh businesses can benefit from these significant investment levels. Businesses can find out more at the buyer events, including how to prepare their bids. The events are delivered in partnership with Business Wales, the Welsh Government’s flagship business support service, and will take place in Newbridge Memorial Hall on Tuesday, 13 November, and Bangor University Management Centre on Thursday, 15 November. [aoa id=”1″] Service and supply…

The Caernarfonshire branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales is arranging a Sarn branch meeting on Friday November 9 at Bronllwyd Mawr Farm, Botwnnog to start at 11.30am, by kind permission of GJ and GC Thomas.[aoa id=”1″]The Welsh Government’s Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Dafydd Elis Thomas AM, will be present to explain what the Government intends to do to support the agriculture industry and the rural economy following the controversial consultation ‘Brexit and our land’.There will also be a presentation by farmer Griffith John Thomas, and the meeting will be an opportunity for members to air their concerns…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is calling for more whistle-blowers to expose business cartels with the launch of a national awareness campaign. [aoa id=”1″] It comes as new research shows many firms in Wales don’t know enough about how to comply with competition law. The CMA’s latest cartel awareness campaign aims to educate businesses about which practices are illegal and urges people to come forward if they suspect a business has taken part in cartel behaviour, such as fixing prices or rigging contracts. [/aoa] Research released by the CMA today to coincide with the campaign shows that of companies surveyed…

Premier Forest Group, one of the UK’s fastest growing timber groups, has been recognised with a special award at this year’s Fast Growth 50 event in Cardiff. [aoa id=”1″] The Fast Growth 50 is in its 20th year of celebrating the fastest growing firms in Wales. The awards, established by Professor Dylan Jones-Evans in 1999 use sales as the main indicator, looking at a business’ percentage increase in turnover over three accounting periods. This year, the awards acknowledged ‘super growth’ firms for the first time. These are companies whose turnover has surpassed £100m since they first appeared on the list.…

People who have lost a lower limb now have faster access to rehabilitation thanks to an innovative group at Morriston Hospital. The strengthening and conditioning group for those with lower limb amputations was set up by physiotherapist Laura Braithwaite and has provided rehabilitation for patients across South West Wales. Laura said: “We are a multi-disciplinary team of physiotherapists, an occupational therapist and a specialist nurse. “Before we started this group, patients would have been seen in our consultant clinic and then put on a waiting list to be assessed by a physiotherapist, which would take around 40 days. “It was…