Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales rugby league centre Chester Butler is set for the biggest game of his career, as he is likely to feature in Halifax’s semi-final Challenge Cup clash against Super League high flyers St Helens. The contest will be held at the University of Bolton Stadium, where the winners will be rewarded with a place at Wembley in the final. BUTLER SIGNS! 🥳 Chester Butler signs for Huddersfield Giants from Halifax RLFC for the 2020 Season on a three-year deal! Check out https://t.co/YUoivilKjm for more information.#HuddersfieldBorn pic.twitter.com/DdCCGfXfq6 — Huddersfield Giants (@Giantsrl) May 20, 2019 The 23-year-old was signed by Huddersfield Giants back in May, where he will…

The ‘Donate a Day’ campaign has been inspired by the increased need for palliative care that the charity has experienced over the last few years. In 2018/2019 alone, City Hospice catered for 90 new patients every month and around 3,100 people visited the hospice and utilised services throughout the year. City Hospice is Cardiff’s local hospice, looking after people with incurable and life limiting conditions, such as Cancer, Dementia, Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). To meet the increasing need for hospice care, the charity has launched their new fundraising project in the hope that donors…

The figure was revealed by Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns who praised the region for its “miraculous” contribution the Welsh economy when he addressed a meeting of Wrexham Business Professionals at the town’s Ramada Hotel. [aoa id=”1″] The group is made up of successful businesses and highly skilled professionals working together to promote regional prosperity and the enterprise and expertise that exists in the region. The other keynote speakers were Welsh Government Economy and Transport Secretary Ken Skates, also the AM for Clwyd South, and Ian Bancroft, the Chief Executive of Wrexham County Borough Council. Mr Cairns said: “North Wales…

The exhibition brings to life the fascinating world of a Tudor warship and its crew, lost in battle in 1545. They include a 6ft 6in longbow that probably belonged to an elite archer on board. There is also an arrow chest with ten original arrows and personal items such as a jacket that would have been worn by one of the hundreds of sailors who died when the ship went down. The Mary Rose sank off Portsmouth – in full view of Henry VIII – during a naval battle with the French. The wreck was famously raised from the seabed…

On Thursday (18th) the dragon mascot who will be entertaining football fans at the forthcoming Homeless Word Cup in Cardiff paid a special visit to meet the school boy who won a competition to name it. Flame, the Homeless World Cup mascot, was accompanied by his good friend, actor and activist Michael Sheen, one of the organisers of the international tournament, to pay a special visit to Talha, 7, and his classmates. [aoa id=”1″] The competition to name the Homeless World Cup mascot took place in May and was organised by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, with support from Cardiff…

The Hayes is set to be transformed into a gin lovers paradise this August, with the St David’s Gin Lounge Festival heading to the heart of the city centre. St David’s is teaming up with the Gin Lounge, a band of gin enthusiasts to put together a jolly, gin-filled interactive event to celebrate some of the world’s best gins as well as discovering some incredible gins distilled right here in Wales. Over three days, attendees can enjoy tasting amazing gins, as well as masterclasses, demonstrations and all the best ‘ginanigans’ at the event in Cardiff. What you can enjoy at…

Blake Morgan LLP’s Siân Jones has won the award for Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Cardiff at the Best Lawyers in the UK awards 2020, as ranked by her fellow peers. The Best Lawyers awards are the oldest peer review awards in the legal industry and are highly regarded by clients and legal professionals. The lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Siân is a partner in the Blake Morgan dispute resolution team and is a specialist in property litigation and residential…

Asian Adventure is the latest attraction at the award-winning adventure park and zoo bringing new and existing Asian animals together in the £500,000 custom built enclosure.  New to the Folly Farm family will be a pack of endangered Asian wild dogs also known as dholes and a series of birds including white naped cranes, great white pelicans, red crested pochard, mandarin and marbled teal ducks. Asian Adventure will also be home to existing Folly Farm residents including the Chinese muntjac deer, Asian leopard cats and a breeding pair of red pandas, Lotus and Baika. Part of a European endangered species…

A Cardiff-based telecommunications start-up is accelerating its growth plans after securing a major deal with a leading law firm in the city. Blend Telecom, which specialises in providing broadband, mobile and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, will manage more than a hundred mobile phone contracts for commercial law firm Capital Law and provide mobile device management and repairs across the business. [aoa id=”1″]The deal follows the launch of the first ever 5G network in Cardiff – one of only six UK cities to benefit from the upgrade at this stage – which Blend Telecom will look to capitalise on…

Leading IP law firm, Wynne-Jones IP, has expanded its operations following double digit growth across all areas of its business and significant brand wins in the first half of the year.  [aoa id=”1″] The firm, which has been ranked the fastest growing IP firm in the UK according to a Plimsoll Report, has strengthened its Cardiff-based team with the appointments of Consultant Patent Attorney, Xuesong Yang, along with Trainee Patent Attorney and Analytics Specialist, Suzanne Gregson. Xuesong began her career over eight years ago in China as a technician and mechanical test engineer. Her technical expertise includes civil and environmental…