Author: Rhys Gregory

Robert Light has become Director of Creative Production and TV Programmes at the Cardiff-based Orchard Media and Events Group with a remit to collaborate with broadcasters, national agencies and brands across the world. [aoa id=”1″]Robert started out as a researcher 13 years ago and gets his promotion after heading up Orchard’s production team, working alongside Smörgåsbord for the award winning atmospheric TV adverts that starred Hollywood star Luke Evans for Visit Wales; directing promotional films for the likes of UEFA and Principality Building Society; plus an expanding portfolio of broadcast productions for BBC, S4C and international broadcasters on a diverse…

BBC Two’s Great British Menu has returned to our screens, and in a few weeks’ time, Crumlin-born chef Tommy Heaney will be one of the three chefs representing Northern Ireland for the second year in a row. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] This year, Great British Menu is paying tribute to 70 years of the NHS, tasking 24 chefs from around the UK to create exceptional dishes for a thank-you banquet to NHS heroes from around the country. Tommy will go head-to-head against James Devine from Ardtara Country House in Londonderry, and Shauna Froydenlund from Marcus at The Berkeley, London. The three chefs are…

Cardiff’s New Theatre has been voted the most welcoming theatre in Wales by the public. Part of the annual UK Theatre Awards, Most Welcoming Theatre is an opportunity for audiences across the country to celebrate their local theatres. Cassie Chadderton, Head of UK Theatre, said: “It is fantastic to see a record-breaking number of people all over the country casting votes in support of their local theatres this year. This award is a chance to recognise the importance of theatres as valuable cultural hubs, and the loyalty they can inspire by creating a fantastic audience experience – from friendly front-of-house service…

Cardiff and Vale College and Rubicon Dance have entered into a new partnership with Rubicon Dance – one of the oldest and best established community dance organisations in the UK. [aoa id=”1″]The CAVC franchise agreement with Rubicon will see the dance company’s BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) course coming under the College’s Creative Industries Department. The course will continue to be delivered from Rubicon’s facilities in Cardiff and led by Rubicon’s Dance lecturers.[/aoa] Established in 1976, Rubicon Dance serves the communities of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan and Newport. It delivers 150 sessions to roughly 2,000…

The First Minister of Wales is to launch a series of high-profile lectures to mark the centenary of the Department of international Politics at Aberystwyth University. [aoa id=”1″] In a keynote address entitled ‘Towards a Better Union: Past, Present and Post Brexit prospects for the UK’, Carwyn Jones AM will analyse the challenges posed by the UK’s departure from the European Union. The lecture will be delivered at 5pm on Thursday 11 October 2018 in the Main Hall of the Department of International Politics on Penglais campus. [/aoa]Admission is free, all are welcome, and tickets for the lecture…

The demise of Homebase has highlighted how underlying business weaknesses lie behind the collapse of a number of major UK retailers, according to a retail expert.  The chain, which was once the UK’s second-largest DIY retailer, is to close 42 of its 241 stores after being saved from going into administration after a deal with its landlords and creditors. Sadly, it is likely that more retailers will follow in due course.   [aoa id=”1″]The Homebase store at Newport Road in Cardiff, as well as those in Bristol, Exeter, Oxford, Poole, Salisbury and Swindon, are among those that will close in late 2018 and early 2019. In addition, the units…

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are taking over Cardiff Bay from 28th– 30thSeptember, hosting one of the UK’s largest rescue challenge event, the very first Tunnel to Towers 5k family walk/run and staging a Super Safety Village packed full of activities and entertainment for all the family.   On 29th the prestigious United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO) Caerdydd Challenge will see more than 500 of the UK’s most skilled firefighters compete in staged rope rescues, water rescues, vehicle rescues and urban search and rescue contests in and around the Roald Dahl Plass. With SWFRS already boasting the World and UK Extrication…

The nasal spray that saved the life of multi-million selling American pop star Demi Lovato should be carried by every police officer in North Wales, according to the region’s policing boss. [aoa id=”1″] The 25-year-old Grammy-nominated singer and actor, a star of X Factor USA, collapsed after a suspected overdose at her Hollywood home in July and was revived by a paramedic using a naloxone spray. Now North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has joined the campaign to have all police officers equipped with the spray which is used as an antidote to opiate drug overdoses of substances…

Leading business advisory firm Greenaway Scott is “thrilled” to have scooped two of the top accolades at this Wales Dealmakers Awards. Directors Nigel Greenaway and Matthew Sutton received the night’s most prestigious prizes during the annual awards event at Cardiff’s Mercure Holland House Hotel on Thursday night. The Wales Dealmaker Awards, hosted by Insider Media, aim to recognise the most significant corporate finance deals in Wales, and the firms behind them, over the past year. Mr Greenaway, the founder of award-winning business advisory firm Greenaway Scott, was awarded the coveted Dealmaker of the Year prize following a highly successful 12…

A £15 million marine energy project which could “transform the renewable industry”, is getting vital support from legal and business advisory firm Greenaway Scott. [aoa id=”1″] Marine energy business Bombora Wave Power Europe, based in Pembrokeshire, has instructed Greenaway Scott, to provide legal advice and support during its significant project to design, build and test the first large scale 1.5 Megawatt mWave energy device. Founded in 2012 in Perth Western Australia, Bombora established its European headquarters in Pembroke Dock at the end of 2017. [/aoa] The green energy business’ mWave energy converter is non-disruptive to ocean users and can survive…