Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland, the capital’s festive focal point is high, wide and handsome this year with a new ride attraction that will provide the best ever views over south Wales and beyond, the biggest site in the event’s history, and the return of the undercover open air Admiral Ice Rink November 15 to January 6. [aoa id=”1″]The new Drop Tower will take riders a breath taking 90m into the skies, dwarfing all other buildings in Cardiff, and offering terrific views over the city, before dropping them vertically at startling speed to land back on safe ground. Here they can enjoy…

Hundreds of visitors got down to business at a trade expo in Newport, the first of its kind to take place in the city. [aoa id=”1″]The Business Growth Expo drew the crowds, as well as a very well-known face from the world of athletics, with 400m hero Derek Redmond giving a humorous and motivational seminar titled ‘Sport is a business and business is a sport’.[/aoa] The business show, organised in partnership with Spotlight Newport, attracted business owners and visitors from Newport, Cardiff and the south west of England. The event at the Coldra Court Hotel included a networking breakfast and…

The Caravan Girls – a group of friends who all holiday at Flintshire’s Tree Tops Caravan Park – have stripped off for a cheeky calendar which will be sold to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care. The idea came from Tree Toppers Rachel Anchors & Wendy Wild who soon persuaded their fellow caravanners to take the plunge. But agreeing to be part of the calendar was only part of the challenge for the friends who are in their 30s through to their 70s. Rachel, 46, has been at Tree Tops, near Holywell, for four years and said: “My friend Wendy…

It’s been playing in London’s West End for nearly three years, and now Mischief Theatre’s smash-and-grab hit, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is coming to Cardiff’s New Theatre from 9 – 13 October. [aoa id=”1″]It’s summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend… and the maintenance man. With mistaken identities, love triangles and hidden agendas, even the most reputable can’t be trusted. In a town where everyone’s a crook, who will end up bagging the jewel?[/aoa] Welsh…

Cardiff’s independent retailers are getting the chance to “access a thriving online audience” thanks to the launch of a new digital high street app across the city. NearMeNow, which is aiming to revitalise the UK’s ailing high street, is set to offer the capital’s traders access to a complete digital toolkit from this month. [aoa id=”1″] The innovative app technology, which helps retailers digitally promote, advertise, and connect with customers, will be launched as part of the Join the High Street Revolution campaign. Its launch comes as NearMeNow joins forces with FOR Cardiff, with the combined aim of supporting growth…

Swansea University Medical School has hosted its first ever Social Prescribing Fair. The event, on Monday, October 1 at the University’s Singleton campus, saw students come together with doctors, nurses, GPs and paramedics to showcase the power of social prescribing in healthcare. Social prescribing is an emerging way of helping patients who may not be getting the help they need from the traditional healthcare model. [aoa id=”1″]It allows healthcare professionals to refer patients with a variety of physical, psychological or social needs to non-medical and community groups. This can range from an exercise class for people with high blood pressure…

A pioneering Newtown company which specialises in the design and manufacture of consumables and equipment used in the diagnosis of cancer has added another Powys Business Award to its bulging trophy cabinet. CellPath Ltd collected the Technology and Innovation Award sponsored by Trax JH Ltd for the third time at the annual awards night held at The Hafren, Newtown. Powys Business Awards are organised by Mid Wales Manufacturing Group. Paul Webber, CellPath’s joint managing director, said: “It’s fabulous to win this award because it’s recognition from our peers. These awards help with recruitment because people want to join a winning…

DRS Facilities Management, a company that provides specialist engineering solutions to the facilities management sector, has seen a sharp increase in business due to a demand for electric vehicle (EV) chargers at a variety of premises across the UK. DRS has been enlisted by a large number of new and existing clients to install EV chargers, with the company anticipating further demand in this area of the business as the EV market continues to grow. [aoa id=”1″]DRS is an OLEV (Office for Low Emission Vehicles) installer. Installations completed by the company include those at workplaces, social housing developments and universities.…

Cardiff-based communications agency, Station Rd, has marked its next phase of growth with a new senior appointment.  The integrated communications agency has appointed, Mike Palmer, as head of creative to lead on brand strategy, creative and campaign activation across the business as well as overseeing its growing creative team. [aoa id=”1″]Palmer brings with him over ten years’ experience working with a range of national and international brands including Mr Tom, NHS Wales, GoCompare and Sport Wales. His appointment comes at a crucial period of growth for the agency, as it announces a turnover increase of 88% between 2017/2018 and has recently…

A team of South Wales Police officers took no prisoners at this year’s Cardiff 10K as they stormed to victory in the Corporate Challenge. A record 48 teams participated in this year’s Eurobond Corporate Challenge, which saw teams of four to six runners complete the 10K in a bid to secure the competition’s winners’ trophy. [aoa id=”1″]Having stolen a march on the competitors, the winning team did things by the book in terms of tactics, as they fended off challenging teams from across the country to come home in a time of 02:43:51, with runners-up from Vectos following close behind…