Author: Rhys Gregory

A Rhyl micro pub at the forefront of the real ale revolution is celebrating its first year in business with the news that its owners plan to be toasting their success in a total of 12 bars by the end of the year. [aoa id=”1″] The Dove in Rhyl, on the corner of St Margaret’s Drive and Rhuddlan Road, was the first of a new breed of pub opened by Dovecote Brewery last March and since then three more have followed. The Denbigh-based brewery have also opened a Dove in Prestatyn and two similar micropubs christened The Hoptimist in Rhuddlan…

Swansea businesses have the opportunity to get the most up-to-date details on how to keep prospering through Brexit. A breakfast briefing on March 20 will outline the support available to businesses from key agencies. It is being staged by the Welsh Government’s Business Wales in partnership with Swansea Council’s economic development team. Speakers will include Business Wales development manager Erica Morgan. Council leader Rob Stewart said: “I urge local business people to attend this very worthwhile free event – it will present the best advice possible at this time. “Alongside our regional partners, the Welsh Government and the UK Government,…

Starting and running a small business comes with many challenges to navigate and overcome, such as finding local experts who are a good fit for your business. [aoa id=”1″]Most start-ups find themselves asking very similar questions; Do I need a bookkeeper or an accountant?, Who can explain my pension responsibilities?, How can I apply for  business funding?, Is there someone local who can help get my HR procedures in place?, and many more besides. A similar challenge is faced by business owners setting up in a new location. If they don’t have a local support network in place what is…

Wales exported more than £470m worth of goods to Ireland in the final quarter of 2018, according to new data released by Welsh Government. [aoa id=”1″] The latest figures mean that Wales exported over £1.5bn of goods across the Irish Sea in 2018, representing a significant upturn from 2017 when Welsh-Irish exports were valued at £992m, an increase of 52%. Ireland is Wales’ third largest export destination for goods, following Germany and France, with billions of pounds worth of Welsh food, drink, technology and petroleum products making its way to the country every single year. One Welsh business capitalising…

Global engineering management and consultancy specialist Mott MacDonald is moving its Cardiff team to 2 Callaghan Square. [aoa id=”1″] The company has taken a 10 year lease on 8,712 sq ft offices on the third floor of 2 Callaghan Square at an annual rental of £21.50 per sq ft.  Landlord Harmsworth was advised in the transaction by property consultancy Knight Frank.  Savills represented Mott MacDonald. Grace Shackell, of Knight Frank’s office agency team in Cardiff said: “2 Callaghan Square is one of Cardiff’s best-located office buildings in the city, having been constructed by MEPC in the first phase of the…

Detectives searching for missing graduate Tapiwa Matuwi have issued CCTV footage of his last known movements. Twenty-one-year-old Tapi, as he is known, went missing in the early hours of Thursday, February 7, following a night out in Swansea city centre. The footage begins with Tapi, who is 6ft, with distinctive black and orange hair, entering McDonalds on Oxford Street with a friend. He is later captured outside McDonalds heading towards Caer Street, New Cut Road and near Sainsbury’s on Quay Parade. The last known sighting is at Swansea Yacht Club at 7.06am on Thursday, February 7. Detective Inspector Matthew Davies…

A man has been charged and two teenagers cautioned following two separate incidents on the pitch at the Swansea v Manchester City game yesterday. Harry Eccles, 21, from Conwy, North Wales, has been charged with going onto the playing area at a football match and is due to appear at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on April 2. A 15-year-old Bury and 16-year-old from Swansea also arrested for pitch encroachment have received youth cautions. Police match commander Superintendent Steve Jones said:  “The safety of supporters, players, officials and those who work these games is paramount. “We will continue to work with the…

On the eve of the Grand Slam game in Cardiff on Saturday (16 March), two of Wales’ and Ireland’s leading tech organisations have joined forces to cement a new creative partnership across the Irish Sea.  [aoa id=”1″] At a civic reception for Irish dignitaries and members of the Irish and Welsh digital and tech communities hosted at Cardiff’s Tramshed building on Friday 15th March, Cardiff and Dublin’s leading co-working accelerator hubs — Tramshed Tech (TT) and the Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC) — will be announcing a tech partnership, to allow them to cooperate and collaborate on the world stage.   …

Here at The Red Dragon Centre, we know that every mum is different and with Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve put together some ideas for how to treat even the most discerning mum to a day to remember. The Foodie Mum The variety of food available at The Red Dragon Centre is this mum’s dream. Whether she wants to indulge in a Five Guys’ burger or spice things up with the all-you-can-eat buffet at Spice Route, this mum is bound to find something she fancies at one of our many restaurants. The Disney Mum A mega Disney fan,…

One of Cardiff’s best-loved restaurants has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help to fund the opening of its first bricks-and-mortar site. The husband and wife team behind Dusty Knuckle are hoping to raise £40,000 to help them refurbish an old park-warden’s bungalow – and turn it into one of the city’s most sustainable, food and drink venues. Dusty Knuckle is one of the city’s biggest pop-up-to-permanent success stories. Having started life selling pizza from a homemade oven at local markets in 2014, the award-winning outfit has gone from strength to strength; its portfolio now includes two permanent, outdoor restaurants in Cardiff…