Author: Rhys Gregory

Seaweed sausages, cheesy Welsh cakes and boozy biscuits – three local food treats with a difference that could soon be in production in North East Wales. [aoa id=”1″] The local delicacies have been cooked up by the team at The Food Technology Centre in Llangefni, for North East Wales Local Action Groups’ Concept to Consumer project with the aim of developing a menu of tasty new regional products. Now Corwen-based regional regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd, who commissioned the project, want to hear from potential producers across rural Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. [/aoa] They want to help them choose and develop…

A hospital worker volunteered to teach life-saving skills to schoolchildren after colleagues attempted to save her own mum who had suffered a massive heart attack. [aoa id=”1″] Operating department practitioner Sarah Williams-Bellis, who works at Spire Yale Hospital, in Wrexham, believes it’s vitally important to teach CPR techniques to youngsters. Sarah was speaking at an event at Elfed High School in Buckley which was organised jointly by the British Heart Foundation, the Welsh Ambulance Service and the Resuscitation Council. She and retired teacher Derek Hayes were there volunteering as part of Restart a Heart Day 2018 which saw around 80…

The head of one of Wales’s oldest law firms has taken over a legal post that dates back over a thousand years to the days of Alfred the Great and Ethelred the Unready. [aoa id=”1″] Sarah Noton, of leading law firm Swayne Johnson, who have a base in St Asaph and branches across North Wales and Cheshire, is the new Undersheriff of Clwyd, the voluntary legal officer for the Shrievalty of Clwyd – comprising Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. Until two years ago her powers would have included the authority to raise a posse to pursue criminals but the office…

Following a hugely successful UK Airports’ Safety Week earlier in the year, the team at Cardiff Airport were delighted to win the award for the ‘Best Airport Campaign’ at the AOA Annual Conference Awards Dinner, which took place in London last night. [aoa id=”1″] Hosted by The Independent’s Senior Travel Editor and industry expert Simon Calder, the ceremony brings together peers from across the aviation industry to recognise and reward best practice. The UK Airports Safety Week initiative, which ran from 14-20 May 2018, is a UK-wide week of activities and events led by different organisations over the same seven-day…

Two sailing stars at Rydal Penrhos have retained their place in a British youth training squad after another exceptional season. [aoa id=”1″] Ewan Luke and Zac Blomeley, Upper Sixth Form pupils at the school, have once again been named in the Great Britain 29er Youth squad after further enhancing their reputation as one of the brightest pairings anywhere in the country. It has been another memorable campaign on the water for the duo, who have continued to perform to a very high standard across the continent in the face of stern competition and challenging conditions. [/aoa] Their incredible efforts have…

R&M Williams is to partner with the project team at Bristol Airport to develop the site’s new Administration Building. This will be the second Bristol Airport development for R&M Williams this year, having recently provided framework for the airport’s new £4.3million fire station, which is nearing completion. Darryn Parry, managing director of R&M Williams, said: “We are delighted that Bristol Airport has awarded R&M Williams this second major contract in 12 months. We have mobilised quickly to be on site and ready for work to begin, with the main structural steel framework scheduled for erection in early October.” [aoa id=”1″]…

Cardiff Bus is offering advance travel advice to rugby fans and passengers heading into the city for the Autumn Internationals next month. The bus operator is alerting passengers to route diversions and bus stop changes throughout the sporting tournament, which will be taking place every Saturday during November  at the Principality Stadium. [aoa id=”1″] On November 3 and 17, buses will be diverted between 11am and 6.30pm, while on November 10 and 24 November, buses will divert between 1.45pm to 9.30pm. Bus stop changes will see the Baycar 6 starting from Customhouse Street and it will not serve the rear…

Her boundless energy and enthusiasm have seen her crowned a Welsh health hero. [aoa id=”1″] Now the public are being urged to vote for Lindsey Gill to help her win the overall UK title too. Health care support worker Lindsey, who spends time at both Neath Port Talbot and Singleton hospitals, won the Our Health Heroes Regional Clinical Support Worker Award for Wales. The awards are run by not-for-profit workforce development body Skills for Health. [/aoa] They showcase the work done by the huge numbers of healthcare workers who are not doctors and nurses, but whose work is still vital…

Current World Champions and National Champions South Wales Fire and Rescue Service – Bridgend Extrication Team, made the trip to Capetown, South Africa, last week 22 – 26 October, to compete in the prestigious annual event, taking on 30 of the best teams from 17 countries across the globe. The team were challenged to tackle a number of difficult scenarios across three disciplines; a Rapid event 10 minute scenario with one casualty, a Standard event 20 minute scenario with one casualty and a 30 minute Complex scenario with two casualties. It was an opportunity for the team to display the elite skills…

Public Health Wales is urging all pregnant women to have their free flu vaccine as research shows they are seven times more likely to die from flu than a woman who is not pregnant. [aoa id=”1″] A woman who catches flu during pregnancy is at higher risk of delivering her baby early and the risk of stillbirth is also increased. Pregnant women are vulnerable to infection and are not able to fight off viruses such as flu as well as other people. The flu vaccine is the most effective way to prevent flu and offers protection to both the mum-to-be…