Author: Rhys Gregory

A North Wales project to develop seamless health and social care services for people with learning disabilities is the latest to receive funding from a £100m Welsh Government fund to transform the way health and social care is delivered.  [aoa id=”1″]Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, today (Tuesday, 30 October) announced £1.69m funding over two years for the North Wales Regional Partnership Board to develop new ways of working that could eventually be used across Wales. The funding comes from the £100m Transformation Fund to support key actions from the Welsh Government’s long term plan for health and social care, A Healthier…

The statistic that clothing waste is the second biggest polluter on the planet after oil, inspired Kayleigh Hilde to create materials from bacteria that are sustainable, degradable and create zero waste. [aoa id=”1″] Kayleigh’s work focuses on reducing the impact that fashion has on the environment and was recently featured in an editorial piece in the latest edition of leading fashion title I-D Magazine in a piece on ‘Fashion’s Sustainable Future’. Kayleigh, 24, from Burry Port, studied MA Art and Design with Fashion Design Futures pathway at Cardiff Metropolitan University, graduating in November 2018. [/aoa] She was selected from top…

A cave rescue team which helped mastermind the safe release of a Thai football team in one of the most perilous rescue missions in history were the pride of Wales at a special awards ceremony. Members of the South and Mid-Wales Cave Rescue Team (SMWRCT) played a vital role in the recovery of 12 boys and their coach in the depths of Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province this summer following a three-week ordeal which gripped the world. With some of the most highly-skilled cave rescuers in the world, the team was drafted in to support…

This is what you can expect to see, eat and drink at Head of Steam in Cardiff Head of Steam in Cardiff officially opens to customers today (Tuesday, 30 October). Last night we were invited to take a look around the new railway inspired venue that is opening its doors to customers from today. This is what we found… The decor The first thing that you’ll notice is the incredible look and feel of the new decor. Not only will you find the walls tastefully decorated in travel memorabilia, but if you look carefully, you’ll spot a few local pieces…

A football tournament held to highlight the fight against hate crime and racism has been won by a club formed in Wrexham to provide the opportunity to play for people from different ethnic backgrounds. [aoa id=”1″] The six-a-side event held at Ysgol Clywedog in the town was sponsored by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones and was filmed by the BBC as part of a series how cash seized from criminals is benefiting community enterprises. A team from the Wrexham Inclusion charity, which has been supported by the Cash From Criminals scheme with a £2,500 grant through the…

Wales’ leading used car sales retailer, The Trade Centre Wales, is celebrating a successful quarter after scooping a Fast Growth 50 award and being ranked in the prestigious Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 list. [aoa id=”1″] The car supermarket group has had a successful 2018 to date, continuing its growth outside its home territory of Wales, opening ‘Europe’s largest used car showroom’ in Coventry in April, the second outlet in the Midlands, firmly establishing the Trade Centre UK brand. At the 20th anniversary Fast Growth 50 Gala Dinner awards, The Trade Centre Wales was awarded the Special Sustainability…

With a sudden drop in temperatures expected to hit this week, households in Wales are being urged to check their heating systems are working correctly to avoid being caught out with an unexpected breakdown when the cold weather bites. The warning comes after last year’s ‘Beast from the East’ played havoc with people’s heating systems, leaving many in the cold. Local technicians also struggled to keep pace with the surge in demand from households requiring emergency repairs. To help prevent similar issues this winter, OFTEC, which represents the oil heating industry, is advising homeowners to get on the front foot…

Cardiff and Vale College in Cardiff connected with 50 colleges and language schools across the UK and Ireland this month, as it took part in a national series of birthday parties celebrating the 30th year of the CELTA qualification.  Established in September 1988 by Cambridge Assessment English, CELTA is a qualification for teachers of English as a foreign language. Based on an intensive four-week course, or more extended part-time study, it combines theoretical and practical study with at least 120 hours of face-to-face teaching practice. CELTA courses are available at over 300 approved centres in more than 70 countries, and,…

Swansea Building Society has linked with Mortgage Advice Bureau to offer its products and services through the organisation’s mortgage network. [aoa id=”1″] Mortgage Advice Bureau offers expert mortgage advice throughout the UK from a network of over 1000 advisers. Swansea Building Society’s products and services are now available through the organisation and will include the Society’s latest products, which have been launched following a review of its product range earlier this year. The new products are aimed at those who are self-employed, customers in a role requiring a professional qualification (up to 90 per cent loan-to-value), households whose income is in…

Budget brings few big changes with Brexit on the horizon.