Author: Rhys Gregory

S4C’s scary adventure series for young people, Prosiect Z, has received a nomination in the BAFTA Children’s Awards 2018. The British Academy Children’s Awards ceremony, which recognises the very best in children’s media, will be held in London on Sunday 25 November. Prosiect Z, nominated in the Entertainment category, is a game series produced by Boom Cymru. It follows groups of schoolchildren who are set a series of challenges to escape their schools without attracting the attention of the ‘Zeds’; zombies infected by a virus which threatens to take over the world! A brand-new series of Prosiect Z will start on…

Business partner’s Pelin Baykal and Lawrence Farncombe are set to launch Cardiff’s newest performance gym on Sunday 11th November, and gym-goers of every level are invited to attend. [aoa id=”1″] PB Performance, located on Portmanmoor Road, is going to raise the bar for performance gyms in Cardiff, whilst creating greater access to high quality facilities for both the average gym-goer and elite athletes. Running from 2pm-7pm, the launch will double up as an open day where anyone can go and train for free. There will be free taster sessions in weightlifting, powerlifting, pilates, and a charity fundraising CrossFit WOD taken…

With warnings that this winter could be one of the harshest for more than a decade, one local company is acting early to ensure it does its bit to help the homeless. Low Cost Vans (LCV), a Neath-based van leasing company, is taking the phrase ‘meals on wheels’ literally as it aims to fill one of its biggest vehicles to the brim with food, which it will then donate to a Neath food bank. For the month of November, it will add a bag-full of an assortment of non-perishable foods to the van for every vehicle sold, and is also seeking donations from…

A previously nervous and anxious teenager has “come out of his shell” thanks to support from the Prince’s Trust and training provider The People Business-Wales. [aoa id=”1″] Neil Jones, 18, from Boverton, Llantwit Major, has gone from staying in his bedroom playing computer games all day to becoming a valued apprentice at retailer Peacocks in Barry. The turning point was completing the Prince’s Trust Team Programme (Engagement) at the People Business-Wales. He progressed to a Traineeship Level 1 and within four weeks was offered an Apprenticeship with Peacocks. [/aoa] Now Neil’s learning journey has been recognised as he has been…

Welsh community gardeners took home a haul of top medals at the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) annual Britain in Bloom awards ceremony in Belfast on Friday night (19th October). [aoa id=”1″] Five groups were chosen to fly the flag for the nation following success in the Wales in Bloom competition the previous year; Usk, Fishguard & Goodwick, Wolfscastle, Colwyn Bay and Rhuddlan. A total of 76 groups from across the UK competed in 12 categories with each also vying for a gold, silver gilt, silver or bronze medal. All battled what judges have declared the toughest year on record…

Cardiff and Vale College student Charlotte Ward has been awarded the title Ford Apprentice of the Year for Body Repair and Paint. [aoa id=”1″] The Apprentice of the Year awards is one of the biggest dates in Ford UK’s calendar and is hosted by Skillnet at the Henry Ford Academy in Daventry. Twenty-seven of the top apprentices from around the country went head-to-head to compete in a range of tasks in front of judges. The awards are designed to celebrate the success and achievements of apprentices from a range of disciplines at all levels. The event also celebrates the dealers…

WORK will take place at four schools in Swansea to improve facilities so that infant class sizes are reduced. [aoa id=”1″] Swansea Council has been successful in securing more than £1.5m from the Welsh Government to pay for the improvements which will take place next year. Work will take place at Hendrefoilan, Penyrheol and Sea View Primary schools, and YGG Bryniago in Pontarddulais to boost early years provision under the scheme. It is being done as part of Swansea Council’s Quality in Education programme which is jointly funded by the Welsh Government. [/aoa] Cllr Jennifer Raynor, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member…

Cardiff anti-piracy experts are set to recover over £80 million for businesses targeted by cyber criminals worldwide by the end of 2018, figures reveal. [aoa id=”1″] The team from CJCH Consulting will see the amount they have recovered for potential victims of online crime since 2015 soar by December. So far this year, the specialist consulting team has already recovered around £12.2 million for businesses worldwide, with figures up 15% on the same period last year, figures showed. Over the past year the firm, which specialises in sophisticated data analysis, anti-piracy research, customised compliance and enforcement, and business intelligence, has…

University of Wales Trinity Saint David has celebrated the launch of Catalyst, a new EU-funded cross-border project to help Welsh and Irish businesses to create new products and jobs. [aoa id=”1″] The launch event took place at Unit Nineteen in Swansea and provided an opportunity for businesses to network and explore support opportunities with project staff. Guests included Patrick Lilly from the Ireland Wales programme; Michael Moroney from Tipperary County Council; Michael Begley from Tipperary Local Enterprise Office; Brian Ogilvie and Silvia Guglielmini from Carlow Institute of Technology; Gabrielle Carrol and Helen Ryan from Carlow County Council; Carl Nichols and…

Homes developer Lovell and housing, support and care provider Hafod have joined forces to help students at Heronsbridge School in Bridgend launch a new social enterprise business growing and selling vegetables, herbs and flowers. [aoa id=”1″] The organisations have presented students at the special school, which caters for a wide range of learning needs, with a brand-new polytunnel. The wheelchair-accessible facility provides 16- to 19-year-old students with extensive growing space for cultivating fresh produce, enabling them to develop their horticultural and life skills. It is the latest initiative launched by Heronsbridge to prepare students for living independently, following on from…