Author: Rhys Gregory

Newport will host the finish of the first stage of the prestigious Tour of Britain on the afternoon of Sunday 2 September. [aoa id=”1″] Professional riders from across the world, including Tour de France victor Geraint Thomas and other well-known names, are taking part in the televised race which starts in Carmarthen and ends a week later in London. Councillor Debbie Wilcox, Leader of Newport City Council, said: “This is the highest profile professional cycling event in the UK so this is a great coup for the city. We are doing what we can to minimise the disruption and rolling…

Two independent reviews have found that Cardiff Council is continuing to make improvements in key service areas and is jointly the most-improved Council in Wales. [aoa id=”1″]When the Welsh Local Government Association compared all 22 local authorities in Wales whilst compiling their latest Public Accountability Measures, Cardiff Council came joint first in terms of areas where performance had improved. The Council also had the fewest number of indicators where performance had got worse. Cardiff Council is also meeting its requirements in terms of continuous improvement according to an annual report by the Wales Audit Office (WAO).[/aoa] Cabinet Member for Finance,…

Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has today confirmed £646,000 funding to refurbish Fishguard Health Centre. The funding will support the merger of Fishguard and Goodwick surgeries, updating the facilities at the current Fishguard GP practice to accommodate this service change and lead to improved services for patients. The Health Secretary said: “Our long-term plan for health and social care in Wales focuses on providing better care, closer to home. The investment at Fishguard Health Centre will do just that. I’m pleased we’re providing £646,000 to assist in updating the Centre and help improve access to local services for patients.” [aoa id=”1″]…

A Swansea University student has been awarded the Quantum Advisory Prize 2018 for the most original contribution to mathematics following his in-depth study into Black Holes.

The creators of some of Cardiff’s most successful foodie events are back with a big street-food festival in Sophia Gardens for the next few weeks, and entry is completely free, every weekend. Starting on Friday 17th August and running until Sunday 9th September, the festival –  named ‘The Summer Feastival’ – will bring together award-winning street food traders and entertainment to deliver a month-long celebration of good food and good times. The Summer Feastival will run every Friday evening, all day Saturday and until 8pm on Sunday, and each weekend will feature a changing line-up of different street food traders from…

Newport-based Cargo Services (UK) Limited (CSUK) has been acquired by SIMEC Shipping UK Limited, part of GFG Alliance, which includes the Liberty House group of companies. [aoa id=”1″] CSUK, which has a turnover in excess of £10 million, provides a ‘one-stop-shop’ for maritime port and onward-distribution logistics.  Established in 1995, it specialises in handling all types of general and bulk cargoes via seaborne traffic at its own private port, which includes all-weather rail and ship terminals.  Through its subsidiary Ryan Transport, the group also offers substantial warehousing and storage facilities and onward distribution through the UK and Ireland. SIMEC is…

University of Wales Trinity Saint David is delighted to announce a collaboration partnership with South Wales and Gwent Police forces to deliver the new Police Education Qualifications Framework. The collaboration, in direct response to new guidelines issued by the College of Policing, will co-deliver a degree apprenticeship, a post graduate diploma in policing and the new pre-join degree in Professional Police Practice, designed to raise the standard of policing. Wynne Jones, Programme Director and Project Lead for Policing at UWTSD said: “As a result of these changes police forces all over the country are working collaboratively with Higher Education Institutions…

Sector 39 have recently returned from delivering a series of permaculture training sessions to help support communities to grow new crops and use their land sustainably. 8 out of 10 Ugandans live in rural areas and depend upon rain-fed agriculture which is increasingly affected by climate change, so new methods are needed to ensure that enough food is grown in these challenging conditions. Steve Jones of Sector 39 said: “We have been working with a wide range of people in schools and community initiatives. “Two of the stand out projects that the training has helped are one to help girls…

A Swansea-based telecoms firm has completed a contract for BCB International, a company that manufactures life-saving specialist equipment, through providing a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications system that will assist BCB International expand its business. [aoa id=”1″] SA1 Telecoms was enlisted by BCB International for assistance with efficiently moving its communications system as the company pursued its move to open a new site. Both of BCB International’s sites are located in Cardiff but the company faced various communication issues when planning to open the second site, such as maintaining its contact numbers. Over 40 handsets of multiple varieties…

Trainers at the ready – the second annual Sepsis 6k charity run will take place in Swansea next month. [aoa id=”1″] The event is again organised by Morriston Hospital staff as part of their campaign to raise awareness of sepsis – known as the silent killer. Last year’s hugely successful inaugural event (left) raised thousands of pounds, and a limited number of places are now available for the second. Morriston’s Emergency Department set up a working group called SeGMED (Sepsis Group Morriston ED) in 2016. Their mission is to improve the recognition and management of sepsis in ABMU, and raise…