Author: Rhys Gregory

Students from Cardiff and Vale College have won first, second and third prizes in the Cowbridge Art Group Annual Student Awards. [aoa id=”1″] The winner was Miri Hughes from Cardiff, who was awarded the prize certificate and £75, for producing a bilingual book design exploring the Welsh folk tale Blodeuwedd from the Mabinogion. This involved both digital and drawn illustration work in a final printed book, and posters of the pages were displayed in the exhibition. Miri has successfully completed her Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at CAVC and has progressed on to BA (Hons) in Illustration at Swansea,…

St David’s Cardiff, Wales’ leading shopping and leisure destination, is set to welcome international fashion brand Bershka to the centre, its first store in Wales. [aoa id=”1″]Established in 1998, Bershka has grown into a multinational brand with 1000 stores in over 70 markets around the world, offering a wide range of fashion forward footwear and accessories for men and women. Fans of the brand enjoy Bershka’s wide spectrum of trends ranging from casual wear to sports and from basic garments to more fashionable items. The store is set to launch soon at St David’s.[/aoa] Steven Madeley, general manager of St…

Families have begun to move into the new homes, many of which are available for affordable rent, at the £100m urban development known as ‘The Mill’ in Cardiff.  The 102 homes will be completed in the spring of 2019.  Of the 800 homes to be developed at The Mill, half will be allocated for affordable rental and owned by Tirion Homes while being managed by Cadwyn Housing Association. The long-term vision of creating an affordable, high quality neighbourhood is now a reality for the new residents. Community facilities, a riverside park and local shop will be developed as part of…

The host for the Powys Business Awards ceremony being held later this month has been announced as BBC Wales Today presenter and former Aberystwyth University student Claire Summers. [aoa id=”1″] A familiar face on BBC Wales Today for more than a decade, Claire was, for many years, a news presenter before becoming the sports presenter on the programme. She has anchored coverage of London Olympics, the Ryder Cup and most recently, Geraint Thomas’s homecoming. Claire is no stranger to awards hosting as she regularly presents BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year. [/aoa] Businesses from across the breadth of Powys…

A brand new production of Fame – the Musical comes to Cardiff’s New Theatre next week from 24 – 29 September.  Keith Jack plays Nick Piazza and is best-known as runner-up on BBC1’s Any Dream Will Do. His extensive theatre credits include: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour) Only The Brave (Edinburgh Festival) Sincerely Mr Toad (Edinburgh/Greenwich) HMS Pinafore (UK Tour) Forever Plaid (St James Theatre, London) and many pantomimes across the UK. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Keith’s concert appearances include performing for HM The Queen at the Parliament Picnic, Choices for Life, Lauder Live and BBC 2’s Friday Night…

Pupils have been putting their mark on two new schools in Denbighshire, which will see nearly £10million invested in rural education in the county. Students from Ysgol Carreg Emlyn and Ysgol Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd have taken part in panel signing ceremonies as work on both schools progresses. They have had the chance to sign panels which make up the structure for their new school buildings. A new bilingual church school, in partnership with the Diocese of St Asaph, is being built on land opposite Bryn y Clwyd, Llanfair while in Clocaenog a new single site school for Ysgol Carreg Emlyn…

Members of the public in are being encouraged to learn the symptoms of leukaemia during Blood Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) which takes place throughout September. [aoa id=”1″] Leukaemia Care, a national blood cancer charity, is attempting to raise awareness of the disease, as well as its signs and symptoms, as part of their #SpotLeukaemia campaign. The Palmer family are getting involved in the campaign following the diagnosis of son Rufus. [/aoa] Mum Rosie explained: “In February 2017 I noticed an unusual rash on Rufus’s torso whilst giving him a bath. He was well in himself and behaving normally so I…

Following the government’s announcement that if no Brexit deal is reached, UK pensioners living abroad in Europe or those with EU-pension entitlements may lose access to their pensions, Stuart Price looks into the likelihood of the scenario and what is being done about it.

Photographer Brian Watkins is home again and getting back on his feet just six months after suffering a heart attack followed by a devastating stroke. [aoa id=”1″] The 72-year-old from Neath is one of the many success stories enjoyed by a community team which supports people to come out of hospital and back to their own homes as quickly as possible. Known as the reablement service, it’s part of the Cimla-based Community Resource Team run jointly by ABMU and Neath Port Talbot Council. [/aoa] Service manager Karen Wright said: “We know people deteriorate the longer they are in a hospital…

Harriet Morgan has been promoted to Partner and Head of Charity Law at the law firm’s Cardiff office. She began her new roles in September 2018 bringing the total number of partners at the firm to 61. [aoa id=”1″] Harriet joined Geldards as a Trainee Solicitor in 2000, qualified as a Solicitor in 2002, was promoted to Associate in 2005 and Senior Associate in 2008. She began her careers as a commercial property lawyer, before specialising in charity commercial property and governance six years ago. Harriet is a well-known, highly respected lawyer in the industry. She regularly advises charities from…