Author: Rhys Gregory

Two bakery workers rose to the challenge to give a hospice a major boost after a mammoth 120-mile trek around the coast of Anglesey. [aoa id=”1″] Ashley Dawson and Rob Champion raised more than £2,000 for the Nightingale House Hospice in Wrexham after their bosses at the Village Bakery matched the donations they’d received pound for pound. The hospice is the Village Bakery’s chosen charity this year and a number of other fundraising events have already been held this year, including a charity football match. [/aoa] Shift manager Ashley, 27, and packaging expert Rob Challenger, 29, completed the hike around…

This October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, M&S and Breast Cancer Now will be sharing the experiences and realities of living with breast cancer, as described by of a group of women affected by the disease, and the loved ones who provided vital support to them. [aoa id=”1″]The five pairs involved are a combination of friends, partners and a mother and daughter, and have come together to front M&S’ annual campaign in support of the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now.  From best friends diagnosed with the disease three months apart, to new parents receiving the diagnosis just…

Academics at a top think tank are seeking talks with Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething to discuss the future of health and social care in Wales. [aoa id=”1″]Over the past 12 months the Morgan Academy based at Swansea University hosted a series of debates covering issues ranging from cyber security and affordable social care to recruitment and training problems affecting those working in health and social care.[/aoa] Morgan Academy Director Professor Mike Sullivan has now written to Mr Gething, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, to share the findings and to request a meeting to consider how they can…

Swansea Bay Business Club held its first networking event after its traditional summer break on Friday (September 28) at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. [aoa id=”1″]Guest speaker Chris Jones, chief executive of Welsh Water, joined over 100 attendees at the lunch and spoke at length about his career journey and his long term visions and plans for the future of the Welsh water industry. Chris spoke to guests about the history of Welsh Water and how it came to be the only private but non-shareholder water provider in the UK as well as discussing some of the pioneering techniques they…

Wales’ leading first aid charity, St John Cymru is delighted to announce the launch of its newest training course; Mental Health First Aid. Designed to increase awareness and help alleviate the stigma of mental health in the workplace, a wide range of topics will be covered during training including; depression, stress, anxiety, PTSD and psychosis. The course also aims to increase the availability of support to those affected. Debbie Rees, Business Manager at St John Cymru said: “Three in five employees have had mental health issues because of work “We understand the importance of mental health awareness at work and…

An education expert and a campaigner for deaf children’s rights have been chosen to represent Wales in this year’s British Council international programme for young leaders, Future Leaders Connect. [aoa id=”1″] Owen Evans, director at Teach First Cymru, and Deborah Thomas, policy and campaigns officer at the National Deaf Children’s Society Cymru, will join fifty other future leaders from around the world. They will undertake nine days of advanced policy and leadership development at the Møller Institute at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. They will also visit Westminster to discuss today’s biggest global challenges, meet world leaders and have the chance…

To coincide with World Mental Health Day (Wednesday, October 10th), Cardiff Met is encouraging students to access support from the University’s dedicated Student Services team through a new campaign entitled ‘Just Tell Us’. [aoa id=”1″]The University has a team of expert professionals on hand to help normalise a wide range of student issues from mounting debt, to exam stress to housing issues to name but a few. The Student Wellbeing Team has doubled in size over the past year to meet demand, working closely with students to alleviate challenges and support those seeking help in relation to issues such as…

South Wales entrepreneur Stacey Adamiec is shortlisted at the National ‘Forward Ladies’ awards in Manchester this week as Social Entrepreneur of the Year. [aoa id=”1″]Founder Stacey who has been shortlisted to the final four women across the North West, Wales and Ireland, has a social business portfolio including mixed use incubator hub Revue, Female Entrepreneur platform ‘She Started it!’, and Regeneration Consultancy ‘10C’.[/aoa] Her unique social ventures have gained her a reputation for supporting the growth of local communities from mentoring startups, social enterprises and community groups, to her dedication to youth entrepreneurship as a role model in schools for…

Eight Welsh building projects are set to compete against entries from across the UK in the RICS Awards Grand Final. [aoa id=”1″]The annual RICS Awards celebrate the top property projects that provide real value to the communities they serve by making them a better place to live, study, work or visit. The eight categories include Building Conservation, Residential, Commercial property and Infrastructure, and there’s an overall esteemed ‘Project of the Year’ title, awarded to the development that demonstrates outstanding best practice and an exemplary commitment to adding value to its local area.[/aoa] 1. Yr Ysgwrn, Gwynedd (Building Conservation) 2. Zip…

The five firefighters, who hail from Stations right across the South Wales area, committed to an intense training schedule in preparation for the annual Challenge at Morton in the Marsh, Fire Service College. This weekend they were awarded with a superb 8th (for BA) position out of 24 competing teams and Bronze Award for overall team. With the Challenge focusing on the rescue of multiple casualties from burning buildings using special Breathing Apparatus kit, the team endured a complex scenario with multiple seats of fire and smoke as part of an extinguish and search and rescue situation. Crew Manager Clare…