Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff & Vale Health Charity’s Staff Lottery has recently funded a cinema room on Meadow Ward, Llanfair Unit at University Hospital Llandough for patients suffering from mental health conditions, helping them feel more relaxed and at home while they are in hospital. With comfortable chairs, new audio visual equipment and a newly decorated room, service users are able to watch films and TV programmes that they choose. The space can also be used for service users to engage in low stimulus activities such as mindfulness and relaxation therapy. Caroline Player, Occupational Therapy Technician on Meadow Ward said: “People who use…

Family-run housebuilder, Llanmoor Homes, is celebrating after recently attending and winning the coveted LABC Cymru Building Quality awards 2019. They won both the Bridgend regional award and the Rhondda Cynon Taff regional award. [aoa id=”1″] Both Dave Hodges and Dave Vincent not only share the same name, but also the same brilliant work ethic and dedication to the job as they both picked up awards. Hodges was acting Site Manager at Llanmoor’s recently completed development at Gerddi Pentref, Parc Derwen, Coity in Bridgend and Vincent at Bryn Meurig, Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taff. Both have had their hard work recognised with…

The key messages delivered at the quarterly Quantum Advisory “Pensions for Breakfast” event focussed on uncertainty around Brexit and global political tension.

‘It’s a shame pensions were neglected to be mentioned at all in the latest budget.’

The Economy Minister, Ken Skates has announced an additional £1.7m to help Welsh SMEs weather the challenges and uncertainties of Brexit.   [aoa id=”1″] The money is being made available via the Welsh Government’s Business Resilience Fund, which was launched in November, with an initial invite for SMEs to bid for their share of a £1m pot.   Following strong demand from companies in Wales, the Welsh Government has acted speedily to provide more business support and has now  allocated an addition £1.7m to the fund. This will enable more firms, many of whom have already approached Welsh Government with ideas,…

£2.2bn worth of new investment opportunities, which will create new homes and jobs, have been launched today (Thursday 14 March) by the Department for International Trade.  Launched at international property event MIPIM, the new projects include an array of development opportunities in England and the government’s first Wales property investment portfolio, worth £1.19 billion. Among the new investment opportunities on offer to international investors is a 444-acre ‘experiential’ resort in Oxfordshire and 3 new garden communities in North Essex, set to create more than 43,000 new homes over the next 50 years. International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox MP said:…

The Llandudno-based centre will take over the reins at Oriel Mon cafe in Llangefni on April 1 as part of fundraising plans to open a new Hospice in Holyhead later this year. Renamed Cafe Dewi, the venue is based in the Oriel Ynys Mon gallery – which welcomed more than 100,000 visitors last year – and can cater for up to 100 customers inside and outdoors. Home to a collection of works from renowned artist Sir Kyffin Williams, it is widely recognised as the main hub for culture, history and art on Anglesey. Trystan Pritchard, chief executive of St David’s…

Last weekend, Wales defeated Scotland in a Six Nations clash, the second edition of the ‘Doddie Weir Cup’ held at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield. With the first unfolding in Wales’ Principality Stadium, attended by Doddie in full tartan attire, the Welsh and Scottish paths are crossing all the time when it comes to sport.   Just this week we have seen the meeting of Welsh and Scottish sports minds. Former Scotland Rugby international, Doddie Weir, has listed a collection of items on the Welsh-founded fundraising platform; Bid-Aid. This is in a mission to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation; a…

A south-west Wales manufacturer is on track to secure a game-changing £1 million export deal in Central Asia which is set to propel its business growth. [aoa id=”1″] Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT), based in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, is a leading inventor, designer and manufacturer of weld purging technology designed to remove oxygen from welds on pipes and tubes made of stainless steel or similar materials to prevent their oxidisation, discolouration or corrosion. The process improves corrosion resistance and protects the joint strength of the pipes and tubes. The firm, a former finalist in the Welsh Business Awards’ ‘Success in Overseas…

Imperial House, the Go Compare UK headquarters building at Imperial Park, Newport, has been sold for £4.66m. [aoa id=”1″] Acting on behalf of vendor Urban Logistics REIT plc, property consultancy Knight Frank, jointly with M1 Agency, completed the freehold sale of the 26,672 sq ft office building to South Somerset District Council in a deal representing a Net Initial Yield (NIY) of 8%.  The purchaser was advised by CBRE. The open-plan two-storey office, which sits at the entrance to the established Imperial Park, is fully let to Go Compare with 9.55 years to lease expiry, with a lease break option…