Author: Rhys Gregory

Earlier this month, South Wales Chamber of Commerce opened nominations for its widely anticipated Welsh Business Awards, providing businesses across the country with the opportunity to compete for a place on the ballot of one of the region’s most prestigious accolades. [aoa id=”1″] A celebration of innovation, growth and success within Welsh industry, this glitzy award gala dinner is set to be held at City Hall on 21st February 2019. The application process launched on 10th September and will close on 7th December, with the finalists set to be announced on 21st January. [/aoa] Harri Lloyd-Davies, President of the South…

The north east Wales college welcomed 400 higher education students through the doors this September, in comparison with 230 in 2016/17. [aoa id=”1″] New Director of HE Jackie Doodson says key partnerships with universities including Chester, Aberystwyth, Wrexham Glyndwr and Swansea have attracted cohorts to a portfolio of 21 degree-level programmes. Among the subjects new for this year are Offender Management, Criminal and Social Justice, Agriculture, Animal Management Care, Sports Coaching, and Hospitality Management. [/aoa] Mrs Doodson says work is already underway on further development of the college’s HE provision and higher apprenticeships, which have also seen significant growth. She believes…

Leading specialist recruiter Acorn is encouraging more women to enter the predominately-male construction workforce through a series of events within South Wales. The events, dubbed ‘Careers for Women in Construction’, bring together local employers and jobseekers to discuss fully-funded training opportunities and vacancies within the region. [aoa id=”1″]“Just 12% of the UK construction workforce is made up of women – and this is within an industry which needs more than 40,000 new workers every year,” explains Acorn’s construction operations manager Lawrence Beach, who is leading the initiative, which has partnered with homelessness charity The Wallich and Torfaen Borough Council to…

The Early Interventions in Psychosis (EIP) team at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board have been working with the Down to Earth Project to benefit their service users. [aoa id=”1″] The non-profit organisation based in the Gower Peninsula, believe that relationship centred and meaningful outdoor experiences have the potential to change people’s lives. On a weekly basis, two members of the EIP team accompany service users to their eco-therapy sessions, as a means of helping them overcome a main barrier of engagement. [/aoa] The sessions vary from woodwork to gardening, cooking, river and sea swimming and woodland management, with a…

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) was delighted to welcome representatives of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) to discuss UWTSD’s collaboration with business and industry during a recent visit to IQ and Y Fforwm, the University’s new development in SA1 Swansea Waterfront. The NCUB is an independent and not-for-profit membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports university-business collaboration across the UK. [aoa id=”1″]Dr Joe Marshall, Chief Executive Officer and Mr Will Parsons, Commercial and Engagement Director of NCUB met with members of UWTSD’s senior leadership team to hear about a number of exciting partnerships with…

The same team behind Cardiff’s successful alternative events venue The DEPOT are transforming a 7,000 square-foot former theatre in Newport into a temporary street-food-hall. This how the space in Newport looked pre-transformation… [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Named ‘Stow Hill Market,’ the pop-up on Stow Hill Road road will open every Friday and Saturday for  eight weeks, and feature a weekly changing line-up of award-winning street food traders, along with a pop-up cocktail and craft beer bar. How The DEPOT looked when it first opened in Cardiff… The venue will be themed and decorated in a similar way to the DEPOT venue in Cardiff -…

Clwb Rygbi Nant Conwy has secured an impressive funding package of more than £100,000 to pay for its newly created floodlight rugby pitch at Pant Carw, Trefriw. This exciting project will provide the local community with a brand new facility in the heart of the Conwy Valley. Robin Williams Chairman of Nant Conwy explained: “We are delighted to have been successful in securing grant support from the Welsh Government and EU funded Rural Development Plan, Welsh Rugby Union, Sport Wales, innogy Renewables UK and Dwr Cymru. The creation of a third pitch with floodlights has been an ambitious project for…

Cardiff based project to receive a £5,000 prize and National Lottery Awards trophy from actor Michael Sheen on BBC One TV programme [aoa id=”1″]The team behind a Welsh project which commemorates the centenary of the end of the First World War will be honoured as the nation’s favourite Education project at this year’s National Lottery Awards show broadcast on BBC One.[/aoa] At 11:10pm (BBC One Wales) today (Wednesday 26 September), viewers will see the Armistice Cantata intergenerational education project by Goldies Cymru win a £5,000 prize at the star studded bash. The TV show, which is presented by Ore Oduba,…

Ball Corporation, the world’s leading beverage can maker, has launched a survey during Recycle Week from 24 – 30 September 2018, revealing that Wales is the most worried country about plastic pollution in the UK, with 90% stating they are worried against the national average of 86% British adults. [aoa id=”1″]Plastic pollution is a high concern in Wales, with 81% of people in Wales claiming to often take action to reduce plastic pollution against the national average of 67%, for example by recycling and changing shopping habits to buy alternatives to disposable plastic. However, 1 in 10 (10%) of people…

A PARTNERSHIP which gives businesses support to access university expertise is continuing for another year. The South Wales Chamber of Commerce has agreed a 12-month extension as one of the Strategic Partners for USW Exchange, which is based at the University of South Wales (USW). [aoa id=”1″]The Chamber will continue to sponsor one of the USW Exchange meeting suites, and will use it as a hub for bringing businesses into contact with the skills and expertise at USW, as well as a base for their business engagement.[/aoa] USW Exchange is the University’s hub for collaboration and creating connections with industry.…