Author: Rhys Gregory

A new collaborative research project between the UK and India led by Aberystwyth University, aims to transform waste streams from the Indian sugarcane industry into a range of valuable new products that can address tooth decay, obesity and diabetes. [aoa id=”1″] BIOREVIEW is a £1.99M Newton Bhabha Fund Industrial Waste Challenge project, a collaboration of scientific research and business from India and the UK in order to create innovative solutions to global challenges. Dr David Bryant leads BIOREVIEW and the team at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences. [/aoa] Dr Bryant said: “India is the world’s second largest…

Manufacturing output at leading Welsh facility Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) has soared to over six million products annually according to the latest statistics. [aoa id=”1″] As the business celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Pencoed-based factory, it has reported that the number of innovative products it manufactures has leapt from 20,000 units in 2005/06 to just over 6.4 million this year. This significant increase has been driven by ongoing success across both the facility’s core Sony UK TEC manufacturing operation, along with its innovative third-party Contract Manufacturing business. [/aoa] Since Queen Elizabeth II opened the 26,000 sq m facility…

This weekend sees the much-anticipated return of Cardiff’s International Film Festival, with an impressive jury of local and global faces set to crown the winners from ten different categories. Judges include British actresses Kimberley Nixon and Maria Pride, Sci-fi author and screenwriter Marc Zicree, director, writer and producer Anurag Kashyap, script consultant and video conceptualist Keith Williams and award-winning documentary filmmaker Florence Ayisi. [aoa id=”1″]The main event will again be hosted in the historical Pierhead Building in the heart of Cardiff Bay, taking place Friday 19th – Sunday 21st October, with additional events at the Senedd and the Atrium of…

WORKERS in Wales are playing ‘Russian roulette’ with flu after two-thirds of employees said they would clock on even though they are still ill. Guilt, fear of being judged and not having enough paid sick days mean 65% of staff in Wales would still turn up for work even if they had the flu. [aoa id=”1″] As a result, three in five (61%) workers in Wales say they have caught a cold at work, while a quarter (26%) say they have caught the flu from colleagues who have turned up sick. And two-thirds (66%) of parents in Wales with kids…

Two Junior Chef of Wales champions will be competing to add the coveted National Chef of Wales title for 2019 to their list of achievements when the semi-final heats are held in January. [aoa id=”1″] Following a bumper entry for both competitions, 10 chefs have been selected for the National Chef of Wales semi-final heats at Coleg Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed Campus on Monday, January 14. They include Arron Tye, 23, from the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel and Spa, Chester who won the Junior Chef of Wales title in February and Andrew Tabberner, 26, head chef at The Bull, Beaumaris who was…

Swansea Building Society is closer to opening a new branch in Swansea City Centre, the company has confirmed.   [aoa id=”1″]The Society has successfully negotiated planning permission for a new Swansea branch at 1-4 Portland Street, Swansea, which is due to open during the first week of January 2019. The new retail branch will complement the Society’s other branches in Mumbles, Carmarthen and its newest branch in Cowbridge, which opened in December 2017.[/aoa] The Society’s existing Swansea branch on Cradock Street will remain the company’s headquarters and expand further as it takes on more back office staff to support its…

Kidwelly-based Burns Pet Nutrition has earned a reputation as one of the top companies to work for in West Wales, with prospective candidates regularly mailing CVs through staff letterboxes in a bid to secure a position. [aoa id=”1″] The family run pet food manufacturer is making a name for itself as a leading employer thanks to its impressive staff rewards package aimed at boosting employees’ wellbeing, moral and work satisfaction. The company boasts a huge range of enviable employee perks for its workforce including a 10% annual pension contribution, a daily three-course lunch for just £1, performance-related bonuses, free on-site…

One of Wales’ top Michelin star chefs, Chris Harrod of The Whitebrook Restaurant with Rooms was among the four winners of Great British Menu last week. [aoa id=”1″] He won the final and was awarded with the honour of taking his show stopping dessert to the banquet Great British Menu banquet at Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s Hospital which will thank NHS heros from around the country. Chris won the Wales regional heat to go through to represent Wales in the final. Two of his stand out dishes are now featuring on The Whitebrook menu with his dessert coming soon:…

GIANTS of Welsh rugby came together at Coleg Cambria in support of a leading children’s charity. NSPCC ambassador Sam Warburton was joined by past teammates George North and Ryan Jones at the college’s Deeside Sixth Form Centre last night (Wednesday). And former Wales scrum half Rupert Moon was auctioneer on an incredible evening hosted by BBC broadcaster Jason Mohammad, where more than £25,000 was raised. [aoa id=”1″] Over 200 guests enjoyed a Q&A with George, Ryan and Sam, the former Wales and British Lions captain who was sadly forced to retire through injury in the summer. There was also an…

On Four separate occasions Ms. Jing Zheng allowed people to sleep above a takeaway restaurant in breach of Prohibition Notice. During routine inspections made by Business Fire Safety Officers from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) on 21 July 2015 at New City Chinese Takeaway, 251-251A Bridgend Road, Maesteg, Inspecting Officers found serious fire safety contraventions relating to the safety of occupants of the upstairs accommodation. Fire Officers believed that there was an imminent risk to life, so severe that a Prohibition Notice was served immediately preventing the use of the first floor of the premises for residential purposes.…