Author: Rhys Gregory

VALLEY Vets have opened a new veterinary hospital in Cardiff equipped with the latest state-of-the-art facilities for pet care. [aoa id=”1″] At a cost of £2 million, Valley Veterinary Hospital is the most high-tech facility of its kind in Wales. The hospital boasts ten consult rooms, six operating theatres, a hydrotherapy unit, a physiotherapy service, dental suite, CT scanner, ultrasound, diagnostic endoscopy, keyhole surgery, two x-ray suites and a rabbit and exotic pet clinic. [/aoa] Valley Veterinary Hospital is situated in Gwaelod y Garth close to the A470 to allow rapid and easy access to all referred clients and emergencies.…

Onecom, the UK’s largest independent business telecommunications provider, has secured a £100 million funding package from mid-market private equity firm LDC and credit funds managed by an affiliate of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) to help support organic and acquisitive growth. [aoa id=”1″] Onecom currently manages nearly 100,000 business customers, delivering communication services and unified solutions across fixed line voice, connectivity and cloud computing to some of the UK’s most dynamic companies. These include Farrow & Ball, Thwaites, Celtic Manor and 118 UK Ltd. Headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, the business has doubled its revenues over the last five years. It…

The company behind the fastest zip line in the world and underground bouncy nets has just launched its latest attraction in time for summer 2019, the UK’s only mountain cart experience. [aoa id=”1″]The new attraction, Quarry Karts, is situated on the edge of the historic Penrhyn slate quarry and will allow visitors to challenge their rivals at speeds of up to 40mph in a three-wheeled mountain buggy. All while taking in the breath-taking Welsh views which could soon be classed as a World Heritage site rivalling the scenery of the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef.[/aoa] On the new £1million…

Last week, local dads project Dads Can Cymru teamed up with a local school in Abergavenny to provide the students with a mud kitchen. [aoa id=”1″] The hard working dads decided to put their skills to use during their weekly Coffee and Catch Up group in Abergavenny; identifying Deri View Primary and its forest school area as the ideal location to build a mud kitchen. Teaming up with Monmouthshire Housing Association (MHA), who provided the wooden pallets to create the mud kitchen. The Dads were supported by members of MHA’s Building Services team who used their volunteer day to assist…

Joining 45,000 Scouts from nearly every country across the world, the Cardiff contingent have spent nearly two years planning, training and fundraising £3500 to take part in one of the most international events on the planet. [aoa id=”1″] With just a few weeks to go, the Cardiff Scouts will join 5000 others from across the rest of Wales and the UK to fly to their first destination, New York. They will spend 24 hours in the big apple seeing the sights, learning to navigate and getting to know each other before they travel to their main destination, the Jamboree site…

ERS, the UK’s largest specialist motor insurer, received distinct recognition for its contribution to the economy in South West Wales at a business awards event held last Friday (19 July). [aoa id=”1″]ERS was named winner of the editor’s choice award at the annual Top 100 Companies in South West Wales awards, which pay tribute to the businesses creating jobs and wealth in the region. The event, which was held at Swansea’s Marriott Hotel, also unveiled the Top 100 Companies in South West Wales ranking, highlighting the contribution local companies make to the local economy.[/aoa] ERS employs more than 500 people…

Swansea Building Society has recently appointed a new Finance Director. Nathan Griffiths from Swansea has been appointed at the Society’s head office in Cradock Street, Swansea. [aoa id=”1″]A Chartered Accountant, Griffiths has an impressive background in financial services having spent eight years at Deloitte specialising in providing advisory and assurance services to building societies and retail banks across the UK. Upon leaving Deloitte as a senior manager, Griffiths joined Monmouthshire Building Society where he has spent the last four years as Financial Controller.[/aoa] Griffiths joins Swansea Building Society during a time of prosperity. The Society reached record-breaking highs in terms…

Wales isn’t the first country that you’d associate with gambling. We all know who’d win in a gambling face-off between Vegas and Cardiff! Even so, both online and offline gambling in Wales is very legal and highly popular. There’s a tarnished view on the gambling industry in general though. But, does this apply to the gambling situation in Wales? Even though there is a genuine risk of gambling addiction, as confirmed by a recent report from Bangor University, it still stands as a popular past time for many. Online gamblers are discovering new UK betting sites so regularly, with bookies…

The disastrous impacts of a no-deal Brexit was just one of the issues raised during a meeting between the Farmers’ Union of Wales and agriculture Secretary Michael Gove and Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns. [aoa id=”1″] During the meeting, FUW President Glyn Davies told messrs Gove and Cairns that no responsible UK Government or Parliament would allow the UK to leave the EU without a deal. “We have been relentless in highlighting the grave economic impacts for agriculture, rural communities and other industries of a hard Brexit, and our concerns regarding the rhetoric of both of the prime ministerial candidates was…

Award winning South Wales company Edwards Coaches has revealed the designs for its ten charity buses at an event in the prestigious Hensol Castle. The ten charities won the opportunity to have free advertising space on the back of an Edwards’ vehicle for a year via a social media competition which launched in April. The original intention was to have four winners on one vehicle for three months each. However, Edwards were so overwhelmed with the response they decided to extend the number of winning entries to ten. A total of 84 charities were nominated. [aoa id=”1″] Each of the…