Author: Rhys Gregory

When the Delicious Ideas Food Group (DIFG) team went on a treasure hunt to find vegan bakery products that would send their taste buds to cloud ten, they headed off to The Harrogate Fine Food Show, albeit with with low expectations. [aoa id=”1″] ‘Speaking as a vegan, and with my consumer hat on, it’s a struggle to even find bakery products, let alone good ones,’ says Chris White, DIFG’s food service controller. ‘So when I tasted The Bakeshed’s vegan offerings, I was ecstatic. They weren’t just gluten-free, they weren’t just vegan, they also tasted incredible. ‘There was no doubt that…

sk:n, the UK’s leading medical skincare clinic group, has announced it will be opening a new clinic on Charles Street in Cardiff. The new sk:n clinic is a merger between its existing operation at the David Lloyd Health Club on Ipswich Road, which will close on 16th November 2018, and Cellite, an already established aesthetic clinic situated around the corner from Cardiff’s central shopping hub St David’s Dewi Sant. Cellite was originally opened in 1998 by dermatologist Dr Harryono Judodihardjo and his wife as the first of its kind in Wales and, indeed, one of the first in the UK.…

Rhug Estate is delighted to have been announced as a finalist in two categories of the Rural Business Awards in the Wales & Northern Ireland Region 2018/19. Rhug Estate is a finalist in the Outstanding Rural Diversification Project category and Farm Manager, Gareth Jones, is a finalist in the Rural Employee of the Year category. The Rural Business Awards were established in 2014. Their aim is to give recognition to businesses operating right across the rural sector, to acknowledge the breadth and depth of opportunity presented by the Great British countryside, as well as to celebrate the achievements of rural…

Denbighshire County Council are delighted to announce that North & Mid Wales’s outright number 1 commercial radio station, Heart, is the Official Media partner for SC2 in Rhyl, opening in Spring 2019. [aoa id=”1″]Heart will entertain their listeners with a number of exciting competitions in the run up to the opening with presenters Lois and Oli hosting a pool party at SC2 for the official launch. SC2 is expected to open in Spring 2019, with construction work well underway on the site next to the Sky Tower on Rhyl promenade. The £15 million waterpark will include Wales’ first TAGactive play arena, indoor and…

In support of National Coding Week (17th – 23rd September 2018), Wales-based training company, Codez Academy, is calling on all UK employers to work more closely with training providers, educators and policy-makers to address the need for more adults to learn to code and gain highly-valued digital skills.     Dean Jenkins, founder and managing director of Codez Academy said: “As the digital economy continues to grow, we need to create a tech savvy nation.  “However, it’s crucial that we also find new ways to inspire adults, of all ages and educational backgrounds, to become more than just users of tech. We…

Two experienced Welsh chefs will be on a mission to save their country’s culinary heritage and traditions when they attend the World Heritage Cuisine Summit and Food Festival in India later this year. [aoa id=”1″] Gareth Johns, head chef at The Wynnstay Hotel, Machynlleth and Chris Bason, head of the hospitality business unit at Cambrian Training Company, will be representing the Culinary Association of Wales at the event to be held at Gobindgarh Fort, Amritsar, Punjab from October 11-15. Their role will be to promote Welsh food traditions and heritage at the event, the first of its kind organised by…

Wild Rhyl – a joint Rhyl Town Council and Denbighshire Countryside Services event which encourages people to explore the great outdoors – will return for the third year. This year’s gathering of crafts and outdoor activities to be held at Glan Morfa, off Marsh Road, will be the biggest yet. And it will also herald the start of two new schemes. [aoa id=”1″]The Welsh Government’s Plant! Programme began in January 2008, in partnership with the Woodland Trust, with a tree planted for every child born or adopted in Wales. For the past five years, the project has been delivered by…

Moving traffic enforcement cameras have been installed in Cardiff to improve the traffic flow, free up the bus lanes and keep Cardiff moving. Congestion has been highlighted as a problem in Cardiff, and issues often occur when motorists block access to certain roads by waiting illegally in yellow box junctions or taking banned turns which disrupts the flow of traffic. [aoa id=”1″] Three major junctions in the city centre have been highlighted as a problem and new cameras have now been installed to stop motorists causing unnecessary problems. The first is the yellow box junction on the junction with Churchill…

Tree Tops Caravan Park at Gwespyr, near Holywell, has again scooped a gold award from Wales in Bloom, winning the best caravan park (over 100 units) category. Director Andrew Walker, who runs Tree Tops alongside parents Maureen and Harry, said: “We pride ourselves on our landscaped gardens and we have a dedicated team who go the extra mile to make sure everything is perfect for the people who come and stay with us.  “But we’re not complacent and this year we overhauled and redesigned our Japanese garden area to include new touches such as an arbour seat.  As we’re open for 9 months…

LLANDUDNO’S sixth arts weekend has been hailed a success, drawing and inspiring crowds across the town.[aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Held over three days, creative workshops, art installations, music, dance, cinema, and performances were brought together to enchant visitors. Highlights included Museum of the Moon in St John’s Church, a giant whale, aerial acrobatics, a mythical seafaring creature, and a chariot-riding Boudicca. Bathing huts were transformed into magical places for storytelling and community arts projects focussed on ecology.  An exhibition of painting, sculptures, drawing and photography could be seen at MOSTYN – organisers of the festival. HAUS was home to an exhibition exploring…