Author: Rhys Gregory

Fairwater’s leisure centre has had some exciting improvements take shape in the past few months. Better Cardiff (the customer brand of leading charitable leisure social enterprise provider GLL) has invested more than £450,000 to provide a modern and dynamic facility at Fairwater, one of the eight leisure centres it manages in Cardiff. The investment has included: Combining the old gym and studio space to create a much larger gym, doubling in size Providing the larger gym with brand-new Technogym equipment Converting two existing squash courts into a brand new fitness class studio Customers will now have 48 work stations to…

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is looking for candidates to join its multinational cabin crew team. The Dubai-based airline is holding a Cabin Crew Recruitment Open Day on Tuesday 29th January at 8am sharp at the Clayton Hotel Cardiff; St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1GD. [aoa id=”1″] The airline is looking for both women and men to fill the new positions which have been created due to the continued growth of the airline, including the recent addition of new routes on the Emirates network as well as additional aircraft. Cabin crew are offered an entire employment package, which includes a variety of benefits such as a…

A team of first year learners from the Horticulture course at Coleg Cambria’s Northop site are working with Wrexham Symphony Orchestra (WSO) to transform the space at Wrexham Maelor Hospital Adult Mental Health Unit. They have already cleared the area and will return to landscape and construct the garden, complete with musical features and bespoke furniture, ahead of its opening in Spring 2021. The project is being led by the Orchestra, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary concert season and raises funds every year for charitable causes, including mental health awareness. As part of their Cobalz sponsored Gustav Mahler series -…

Brexit uncertainty is taking its toll on the Welsh construction sector, with workloads flatlining in the final quarter of 2018, according to figures from the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Construction & Infrastructure Market Survey. [aoa id=”1″] There was strong growth in housing building – both public and private – according to respondents, however, activity in all other sectors was reported to have fallen. A decrease in infrastructure workloads was reported for the first time since Q2 2016. Steep falls were also seen in the private industrial sub-sector and in ‘other public works’. Despite the slowdown in overall workloads,…

The partners behind Swansea’s forthcoming new beachfront leisure, food and drink venue say it will offer a warm welcome for all. Those who enjoyed Seven in its former guise as 360 will enjoy a roomy new café and lounge bar area with room for around 80. There will be new space for dogs and their walkers. Those looking for sophistication will be able to enjoy a restaurant with around 60 seats. The venue, extended to one side and at the back, will open seven days a week for much of the day and into the night. The public toilets remain…

NatWest Cymru lent more than £250m to Welsh businesses in 2018 and now supports more than 20,000 companies and start-ups throughout Wales. In a year that saw it help a record number of start-ups and entrepreneurs launch their own businesses, 2018’s lending figures include more than £71m lent by the bank’s Business Banking division to support Welsh SMEs. A further 300 entrepreneurs were supported by the bank’s Entrepreneur Accelerator in Cardiff, which saw increases in applications to both its pre-accelerator and accelerator programmes. Since its launch in 2016 the facility has helped more than 600 businesses. Kevin Morgan, Director of…

The second half of 2018 saw increased transaction activity in Wales for occupied industrial units over 50,000 sq ft, according to the latest research from commercial property consultancy Knight Frank. Take up during the period reached 1.25 million sq ft, almost more than 500,000 sq ft greater than recorded for H1 2018 and a similar level to the same period in 2017. Neil Francis, head of the Industrial & Logistics team of Knight Frank in Cardiff, said: “These figures were boosted after the summer period by two of the largest industrial sales witnessed in the past 12 months. “Associated British…

South Wales Police is investigating a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the A465 between Aberdulais and Resolven yesterday morning (23 January). A black Jeep Compass was in collision with a Scania heavy goods vehicle on the northbound carriageway shortly before 6.30am. The 52-year-old male driver of the Jeep died at the scene as a result of his injuries. The road was closed in both directions for approximately six hours to allow for investigative and recovery work. It reopened shortly after midday. Motorists are thanked for their patience and understanding. Anyone who witnessed the collision or the manner in…

Speaking at the FUW’s twentieth annual farmhouse breakfast at the Welsh Assembly, FUW President Glyn Roberts has warned that the disastrous impacts of leaving the EU, the customs union and single market on 29 March are already being felt. [aoa id=”1″] Mr Roberts told Assembly Members that: “The impact will hit home more and more over the coming weeks: Contracts will be lost, prices will be affected and Welsh businesses will suffer.” Mr Roberts also highlighted the confusion and uncertainty in the food sector regarding possible changes which would hit home in a little less than ten weeks time. “The…

Thousands of visitors to two Swansea cultural hot spots could soon be enjoying new food and drink experiences. Swansea Council is looking for specialist partners to run catering facilities at the prestigious Grand Theatre and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. The venues together attract more than 300,000 visitors a year. Both have busy, high-profile city centre locations due to benefit further from the council’s ongoing city centre regeneration. Robert Francis-Davies, the council’s cabinet member for investment, regeneration and tourism, said: “We want visitors to have first-rate and good value food and drink options matching the unique qualities of each wonderful venue.…