Author: Rhys Gregory

A coffee roasting company is brewing up plans to perk up the 60th anniversary celebration of an icon of Welsh Industry. [aoa id=”1″] Owen & Edwards are creating a special new blend for the momentous occasion at Ifor Williams Trailers later this month (September). Around 300 representatives of the company’s international network of distributors from as far afield as Australia and New Zealand are expected at the event on Saturday, September 22, when some new products will also be unveiled. Members of staff and their families will also be joining in the festivities. [/aoa] Six decades after the firm was…

COLEG CAMBRIA is among the top organisations in the country for staff development and corporate care. [aoa id=”1″] The award-winning north east Wales college is one of just 15 institutions to receive a Platinum Award from Healthy Working Wales. Cambria will now be held up as a beacon of best practice for its continuing work in supporting and installing policies that promote the wellbeing of its employees. A community approach toward the environment, healthy eating and exercise – as part of the lauded Active Cambria programme – and rapid progress in building a sustainable and welcoming Deeside Sixth centre were…

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David was honoured to host the third Annual Buddhist and Ancestral Remembrance ceremonies. [aoa id=”1″] The ceremonies were held on the University’s Lampeter campus, and were hosted by the Academy of Sinology. Staff and students from across the University attended the two-day event which attracted Buddhist followers from all over the world. Professor Simon Haslett, Pro-Vice Chancellor with responsibility for international and enhancement activities, said: [/aoa] “As part of its strategy, the University aims to take the best of Wales to the World and bring the best of the World to Wales and hosting…

Welsh rowers Swyn Williams and Alison Morris have won a bronze medal at the British Offshore Rowing Championships at Sandbanks Beach in Dorset. [aoa id=”1″] They will join their Welsh team-mates, who meet at Towy Boat Club in Llanstephan for their squad training, to compete as part of the British team in the world championships in Canada in October. For Swyn, the success comes at the end of her second year as a BA Physical Education student at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She said: [/aoa] “It’s a great feeling to be going to the World Championships again.…

A Rhyl childcare centre has been given a glowing report by inspectors. [aoa id=”1″] Following a recent inspection by Care Inspectorate Wales, the Oak Tree Centre, run by Denbighshire County Council’s Leisure Service, was found to ensure children were happy and enthused by their learning at the centre. The report also found children experience positive attachments with staff who are extremely enthusiastic and dedicated, that staff are knowledgeable, nurturing and consistent and parents are extremely happy with their children’s progress and the service provided. [/aoa] Cllr Bobby Feeley, the Council’s lead member for Well-being and Independence, said: “I’d like to…

Ahead of World First Aid Day on Saturday 8 September the British Red Cross is empowering the nation to learn five simple skills that could save a life. These include how to help someone who is: choking, bleeding heavily, unresponsive and breathing, unresponsive and not breathing and having a seizure. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] During a life-threatening emergency it is the actions of the first person on the scene that can mean the difference between life and death. Doing something is always better than nothing. When Joanna Mitchell’s husband suffered the first of two cardiac arrests on New Year’s Day, he became…

Alarming new research released by the British Red Cross shows that there is just a 50:50 chance that someone would be confident enough to help you in a first aid emergency. Research conducted for World First Aid Day, with a sample of 2,004 UK adults, found there was a worrying lack in confidence amongst the British public when it comes to stepping in to help in a first aid emergency: Whilst most of us (88%) would want someone to come to our aid, only half (50%) of UK adults would actually feel confident about helping. The majority of those asked…

Cardiff and Vale College Electrical Installation apprentice Tom Lewis will be joining the best of the UK’s young learners as he heads off to Budapest for the EuroSkills finals later this month. [aoa id=”1″] Tom and the rest of Team UK were urged to “Do your country proud” at a rousing Parliamentary reception attended by Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills Anne Milton MP. Team UK – 22 of the UK’s elite apprentices and students working in the engineering, digital, construction and professional industries – are facing the stiffest competition imaginable when they face the best from across the…

ACCOUNTANCY and tax experts Kilsby Williams have taken on three new recruits to strengthen its rapidly expanding team. Sandy Gaywood joins the team as a tax senior, while Sarah-Jane Johnston and Jana Hepton join as payroll assistants. Sandy has joined the Newport – based chartered accountants with over three years’ experience of working as a personal tax advisor. In her new role Sandy will look after a client portfolio primarily of individuals and partnerships. Sandy said: “The passion and enthusiasm of the partners at Kilsby Williams really appealed to me and made me realise that I would like to join…

A Llanelli based start-up that specialises in providing live music for corporate events has set a turnover target of £555,111 following a successful second year of business, which has seen its acts perform for clients including Google, Sony, and Coca Cola in locations as far as Abu Dhabi and South Korea. Music HQ, which creates and manages its own portfolio of professional bands and musicians, has achieved a turnover to the tune of £180,000 in two years.  The company, which has six full time employees and has provided live music for more than 1,000 events around the world, is aiming…