Author: Rhys Gregory

The city’s newest hub bringing services and facilities to the heart of the community, opens next week, Monday, August 20that 9am. The new Hub on Crickhowell Road, St Mellons will open six days a week and will provide a wider range of services and better facilities. [aoa id=”1″] The new Hub has been refurbished and extended to become the latest facility to open in the Council’s successful community hub programme.The £3million project has benefited from a grant under the Welsh Government’s Regeneration Capital Programme. Extensive public consultation helped shape the design and layout of the new integrated facility which…

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are taking over Cardiff Bay from 28th– 30thSeptember, hosting one of the UK’s largest rescue challenge event, the very first Tunnel to Towers 5k family walk/run and staging a Super Safety Village packed full of activities and entertainment for all the family.   [aoa id=”1″] On the 28thand 29ththe prestigious United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO) Caerdydd Challenge will see more than 600 of the UK’s most skilled firefighters compete in staged rope rescues, water rescues, vehicle rescues and urban search and rescue contests in and around the Roald Dahl Plass. With SWFRS already boasting…

Gerald Thomas Chartered Accountants, an established accountants and business advisory firm in Swansea, has promoted Chris Jenkins and Jamie Williams to Associatesas it gears up for a new phase of growth. [aoa id=”1″] Chris Jenkins has been with Gerald Thomas for 2 years. He is an experienced accountantwho previously built up and sold a catering business before joiningthe Top 4 firm PwC,where he retrained to become a fully qualified accountant. He will combine his existing responsibilities advising businesses througha strategic role withGerald Thomas. Tax management specialist Jamie Williams, who has also been withGerald Thomas for nearly 2 years, is experienced…

A duo of young Cardiff entrepreneurs has learned the value of tenacity, having carried out a ruthless remodelling of their premium food business to refine it, ahead of their major launch at the Lunch! Expo in London, in September. [aoa id=”1″] Maria Marling and Marysia Thompson registered a premium, guilt free snacking business back in 2016. Under the brand name Benga, they set about selling protein shakes direct to budget gym users, using a bike and cart, before pivoting to market protein balls to leading café brands in Cardiff. During this period the pair spotted a gap in the healthy…

The winner of a £500 Swansea City Centre spending spree has said Swansea’s independent businesses are its trump card. Astra Phelps has scooped a £500 prize via the Swansea BID (Business Improvement District) Independents’ Month competition, which saw Swansea BID shine a spotlight on the City Centre’s many independent retailers and businesses throughout the whole of July, via a social media and loyalty card campaign. Small is beautiful was the message to visitors to Swansea City Centre throughout Independents Month, with people encouraged to shop locally in July – from boutiques and beauty salons, to cafes and restaurants – in…

A CONSTRUCTION firm responsible for a new police station has built a legacy that will last for years to come – including a £25 million boost for the region. [aoa id=”1″]North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones says contractors Galliford Try have built not only an eco-friendly divisional police headquarters in Llay, but also a stronger regional economy while creating well paid jobs and other opportunities for local people. It all adds up to an estimated £25 million economic boost in spending in the businesses and shops of the region. And the company with bases nationwide – and a…

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has expressed concern that the level of bovine TB in Wales has risen over the last 12 months, despite the introduction of further cattle control measures in October last year. Recent data from Defra has shown an increase in both the number of New Herd Incidents and the number of cattle slaughtered in Wales. Ian Lloyd, FUW Animal Health and Welfare Committee Chairman, said: “Recent data has shown that in the 12 months to May 2018 there was a 4 percent increase in the number of New Herd Incidents and a 2 percent increase in…

Aberystwyth University has been awarded five new fellowships under the Rutherford Fund Strategic Partner Grants scheme administered by Universities UK International (UUKi). The short-term fellowships are funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)through the Rutherford Fund, with the aim of attracting global talent and strengthening the UK’s research base. Aberystwyth is one of only 19 universities in the UK to be selected for the prestigious research fellowships. Professor Chris Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, said: “The Rutherford Fund opens up exciting new opportunities for international and interdisciplinary collaboration with strategic overseas partners, especially…

Rydal Penrhos School is delighted to reveal a record-breaking set of A-level results. As results were announced nationwide on Thursday, August 16, the Upper Sixth Form pupils secured 45.1% A*-A grades, which is the highest in the School’s history by some margin since the introduction of the A* grade. Over a quarter of all grades were A*; another record. [aoa id=”1″] [/aoa] 63.7 percent of grades were A*-B marks as a result of their exceptional efforts. The School also recorded a 100 per cent pass rate to round off a phenomenal year of academic excellence from the Year 13 group.…

JUBILANT students paid tribute to Coleg Cambria after achieving record-breaking A Level results. The college’s Yale campus today (Thursday) secured a 99% overall pass rate, the best in its history. It has been an incredible year for the Wrexham site – with plans for a £20m redevelopment on the horizon – and the future looks even brighter. [aoa id=”1″] [/aoa] Among those receiving results were Lois Darlington, Blythe Hallam, Eleanor Barlow and Esther Abelian, who will all go on to study Medicine at university. Esther, a former pupil at Ysgol Clywedog, was delighted with her three A*s and two As…