Author: Rhys Gregory

This is the first look around the £7m state-of-the-art NGS Macmillan palliative care unit being built at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. [aoa id=”1″] The architects who designed the Y Bwthyn NGS Macmillan Unit have created a film giving people a first look at what the unit will look like. It gives viewers a look around the spacious environment and the comfortable bedrooms, which feature private screened terraces for patients who wish to go outside. The eight-bed unit is being built by Macmillan Cancer Support and the National Garden Scheme in partnership with Cwm Taf University Health Board to provide…

Visitors to this weekend’s Gower Show will mark the success of a body which has delivered more than 50 projects to help care for the peninsula. [aoa id=”1″] The show, at Penrice Castle Park from 11am-4pm on Sunday, will feature a marquee celebrating the work of the Gower Landscape Partnership. Throughout the day the partnership will host presentations, discussions and other activities highlighting the successes of the past four years, including the launch of the Gower Heritage Walking App. The partnership’s projects include work to preserve The Vile, an ancient field system at Rhossili, the conservation of features such as dry…

The return of Penarth’s Rock and Raise fundraiser has been announced following the success of last year’s event, with the night of entertainment to take place on Saturday 27th October. [aoa id=”1″] The event will be hosted at the town’s iconic Paget Rooms, with doors opening at 7pm and a combination of new and returning bands and performers set to rock the stage. Chris Kelly returns following last year’s electrifying performance, alongside local family band The Woods. Penarth legend and world-renowned rockabilly performer John Lewis will be appearing and the local six-piece swing band St Louis Express, will be playing…

The finalists for the sixth, annual Bridgend Business Forum Awards have been revealed. Following a rigorous judging process, the panel – consisting of the 2017 sponsors and Bridgend Business Forum representatives – selected finalists from across a range of sectors. The all-important shortlisted businesses and individuals include: Business Student of the Year, sponsored by Graham Paul Chartered Accountants:- Keiron Farr, Farrscend – nominated by Bridgend College Start-up Business of the Year, sponsored by ISA Training Apollo Business Village Assisted Mobility Services Ltd Team 8 Digital Service Business of the Year, sponsored by Harris Bassett Chartered Accountants A&R Contract Cleaning Specialist…

Today, Holyhead welcomed one of the largest cruise ships to visit the Port. The Royal Caribbean’s ‘Brilliance of the Seas’ is a 90,090-ton, 2,112 passenger capacity cruise ship with passengers mainly from the USA, and is the ship’s second call to Holyhead. Tourism Minister, Lord Elis-Thomas had the opportunity to step on board the ship during a visit in June to meet with Captain and crew and explore how Wales can further increase its share in the lucrative cruise sector. [aoa id=”1″]The cruise ship market has been identified as growth market for Wales. This year alone, Wales will have welcomed…

Tickets for the 2019 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix in Cardiff are now on general sale, and fans who book before September 9, 2018 can save over 30 percent*. [aoa id=”1″] Don’t miss Britain’s biggest speedway event at the Principality Stadium on September 21, 2019, when current World Championship leader Tai Woffinden will hope to return as the nation’s first ever triple world champion. Woffy came close to his first Cardiff victory on July 21, with Poland’s Bartosz Zmarzlik pipping him to top spot. But he’ll be determined to go one better as Principality Stadium stages Speedway GP…

Coleg y Cymoedd has invested more than £1.4m in major upgrades to its building services and motor vehicle facilities, boosting employment and training opportunities for learners in the Caerphilly County Borough. [aoa id=”1″] The investments, located at the college’s Ystrad Mynach campus, include a brand new two-storey building services training and assessment centre, which will benefit hundreds of young people on a variety of courses within the building services industry including those studying gas training, water regulations and renewable energy. The new facility, equally joint funded by Coleg y Cymoedd and Welsh Government, will feature purpose-built workshops complete with a…

A restaurant in Cardiff has become the first in Wales to embrace the power of artificial intelligence – meaning your table-side conversation could be about to get a whole lot more futuristic, as BBQ Babs the ‘Haus’ Chatbot helps you have fun, win and spend loyalty points. [aoa id=”1″] The Smoke Haus, a Wales-owned restaurant brand that specialises in slow-cooked barbequed meats, has launched the innovation at its Cardiff restaurant, located on Mary Ann Street near the Motorpoint Arena. It plans to roll out BBQ Babs to its other premises in Swansea and Birmingham later this year. Customers will be…

A dad of three is taking on the leading brands in children’s footwear after setting up a new boys’ school shoe range to solve his son’s constant battle with breaking school shoes. Simon Locke, 48, a marketing director with UK-wide shoe and multi-retailer, BVG Group, based in Brecon, was so fed up of having to continually replace his son’s school shoes that he decided to tackle the problem head on by creating his very own indestructible shoe brand, using his experience in the industry. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Frustrated at wasting hundreds of pounds every year on shoes that were simply not…

Cardiff-based Carter Lauren Construction has been appointed lead contractor for construction of a 100-bedroom Premier Inn hotel at the £150 million Bridgwater Gateway business park in Somerset.[aoa id=”1″] Work will get underway later this month on the three-storey building, located on one of the prime road frontage plots near the entrance to the 100-acre site. The hotel, in which Premier Inn is investing £8.6 million, will open in summer 2019 and will create 32 year-round jobs. Phil Wade, Development Manager for Bridgwater Gateway, which is being marketed by Colliers International, said: [/aoa] “The expertise of Carter Lauren Construction will…