Author: Rhys Gregory

The Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC),based at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s(UWTSD) new £350m SA1 Swansea Waterfront Development, has officially opened today (Thursday 18th October). [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] CWIC is a landmark agreement between the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and a consortium led by UWTSD. CWIC will support future workforce needs, skills development and innovation in the Welsh constructionsector. The new centre will provide state-of-the-art facilities and training for individuals and construction companies, with CITB investing £6.5m. The CWIC hub will provide a ConstructZone, classrooms, dedicated IT suites and conference facilities. A dedicated scaffolding training facility will also…

Visitors to St Fagans National Museum of History – Wales’ largest and most popular heritage attraction – are being encouraged to ‘be part of history’ following a £30 million redevelopment of the Museum, based on the outskirts of Cardiff. Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ six year project, which has received generous funding from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Welsh Government and many others is the most ambitious redevelopment project in its history. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] St Fagans remained open throughout the redevelopment with opportunities for people from all over Wales to get involved. 120 community organisations,…

Gareth Jones, Rhug Estate Farm Manager, won Rural Employee of the Year at the Rural Business Awards Wales & Northern Ireland Region 2018/19 and Rhug Estate has come Runner-up in the Outstanding Rural Diversification Project category. [aoa id=”1″]The Wales & Northern Ireland winners of the Rural Business Awards were announced on Tuesday night in Abergele. As the winner of the Wales region, Gareth will now go on to the Grand Final, to be held in Worcestershire in February 2019, where the winners from each category, in every region, will take part to win the overall national title.[/aoa] Lord Newborough, Owner…

Macmillan Cancer Support has launched a £240,000 service at Velindre Cancer Centre, to help people to get the right support during their treatment. [aoa id=”1″] The team of five cancer navigators based at Velindre, will act as a first point of contact and advice for anyone being treated, or following treatment, at the hospital. The service has been designed by Macmillan in partnership with Velindre Cancer Centre to ensure patients are being supported fully throughout their cancer treatment and receiving the care that they need. [/aoa] As well as answering any general queries relating to information and appointments, the navigators…

An appeal to train over 5,000 potential lifesavers in Wales across September has proven hugely successful – training over and above the number intended. Throughout September, Wales’ leading first aid charity, St John Cymru, held 2-hour community training sessions free to the public to increase the awareness of vital first aid and equip the public with lifesaving skills. Communities across Wales were urged to attend their local St John Cymru training session where they would learn basic first aid skills such as; how to manage an incident, how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), treating an unresponsive casualty, what to do…

The number of homes being built in Wales grew firmly in the third quarter of the year, driving overall growth in construction activity, according to figures from the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Construction & Infrastructure Market Survey. [aoa id=”1″] Surveyors reported falls in private industrial activity and in the other public works sub-sector, whilst infrastructure activity was reported to have edged up slightly. Private house building workloads by contrast rose solidly, the survey suggests, with a net balance of +38 percent of respondents reporting increases in private house building activity. Meanwhile the survey also points to solid growth…

Over 70 young scientists are celebrating finishing an “inspiring” placement led by discovery centre Techniquest which aims to motivate the STEM leaders of tomorrow. [aoa id=”1″] Talented STEM students came together at the Cardiff Bay science centre this week to mark the end of their Nuffield Research Placements, managed by Techniquest in Wales. The Nuffield Research Placement Programme provide over 1,000 students in the UK with the chance to work alongside professional scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians as they take their next steps towards their careers. [/aoa] One young person who took part in the initiative and was awarded at…

Orchard Entertainment, the live music arm of the Orchard Media and Events Group triumphed once again in the UK Live Music Industry Awards, recognition as Regional Promoter of the Year for the third time in six years for the Cardiff based outfit. The Awards were made at a gala event at London’s Radisson Blu Portman Hotel before a national music industry audience on October 11. The Awards followed the Live UK annual conference and networking event, in which Orchard director Pablo Janczur appeared on a panel. Pablo said:“It’s terrific to win this award for the third time, and shows what…

Excitement is growing for the annual awards ceremony attributed to Welsh Cycling as a series of nine awards are ready to be presented at the Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff on Saturday 20th October. [aoa id=”1″] Clubs, Volunteers, Riders and Elite riders are gearing themselves up for a night of celebration in the hope they land the award that recognises the amazing year of cycling Wales has achieved. The shortlist was announced last month and a series of short films has been put together by Welsh Cycling to share the epic journeys of both world beating athletes and the selfless work undertaken…

An innovative digital high street app developed in Wales to help flagging high streets across the country has been shortlisted for the people’s choice award at the Duke of York’s Pitch@Palace event at Buckingham Palace on November 8th. [aoa id=”1″]NearMeNow has just been launched in Cardiff as part of the Join the High Street Revolution campaign to give the city’s independent traders access to a complete digital toolkit, allowing them to digitally promote, advertise, and connect with customers. It will be rolled out across the UK in the New Year to help counter the alarming rate of high street closures and…