Author: Rhys Gregory

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…

A family-run accountancy firm is set to become more established in the Llandudno area thanks to the relocation of its offices. A lack of parking, long traffic delays and inadequate space, meant JT Thomas & Co, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, were struggling to offer the required level of accessibility to its current and potential client base in the centre of Llandudno. Now the family firm, that has been handling accounts and tax planning matters for business owners, entrepreneurs and individuals in the Conwy and Gwynedd area for over 35 years, are set to employ more staff as a result of their move…

New figures demonstrating the positive impact of badger culling on bovine TB levels in the High Risk Area of England have prompted the Farmers’ Union of Wales to call for a previous Welsh Government plan to cull badgers to tackle disease to be reinstated.   [aoa id=”1″] This follows the recent publication of data by Defra which demonstrates that the completion of the 4 year badger culls in both Somerset and Gloucestershire have reduced the number of new TB outbreaks by around half. The English badger cull programme forms part of the strategy for achieving Officially Bovine TB Free Status…

Entries are officially open for the third Wales HR Awards, to be held on 22 March 2019 at the Exchange Hotel in Cardiff and hosted by the BBC’s Sian Lloyd. Created by leading specialist recruiter Acorn and commercial law firm Darwin Gray, the Wales HR Awards is the annual flagship event of the Wales HR Network; the country’s leading networking platform for human resources professionals to meet and share best practice about topical industry issues. The awards have become a diary marker for Welsh businesses over recent years, recognising and celebrating the hard work and commitment carried out by in-house…

Monmouthshire has been recognised as Wales’ most vibrant local economy in a report published by Grant Thornton UK LLP which measures the vibrancy of the 22 Welsh local authority areas. [aoa id=”1″] The findings, based on six broad social and economic objectives, known as ‘baskets’ for sustainable, inclusive growth1, paint a picture of the economic landscape across Wales highlighting a range of factors including prosperity, health and community. Wales’ most vibrant places, as depicted within the report, the Grant Thornton Vibrant Economy Index, demonstrate a good balance between economic growth, social equality, sustainability and healthy, happy people. [/aoa] Vibrancy is…

Pupils from south Wales are learning about cyber security on a one-day course designed by UK government security experts. [aoa id=”1″] The hands-on activities at Cardiff University’s School of Computer Science and Informatics aim to inspire a new generation of cyber security professionals. The 11 to 14-year-olds will learn about code cracking, web app development and digital forensics. The CyberFirst Adventurers course, which takes place on Saturday 22 September, was put together by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). [/aoa] It is being run solely by Cardiff University computer science academics and students for the first time and is partially…