Author: Rhys Gregory

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David was pleased to welcome businesses to the new home of the Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) in SA1 Swansea Waterfront’s Technium 1 building. ATiC, part of UWTSD Swansea College of Art, has a demonstrable track-record in providing practice-based research and development to support medical companies and healthcare related charities. The Centre’s work is primarily human-centred and innovation-led which enables researchers to collaborate with businesses to develop creative interventions that improve health and wellbeing.  It is designed to support research collaborations in the life-sciences across Wales and builds upon UWTSD’s record of delivery in…

With so many awesome festivals on offer, it can be almost impossible to choose the best ones for you. Thankfully, the eco-friendly and conscious ones are standing out from the crowd this year, and The Big Retreat Wales is no different. Set in the beautiful Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the four-day feel-good festival (24th – 27th May 2019) has committed to being as environmentally sustainable as possible and more determined than ever to eradicate disposable plastics, recycle and re-use and find more ways to leave little impact on the environment. As part of a stellar line-up of more than 200…

Cardiff and vale College Sport student Kathryn Titley has been selected to represent Wales in netball. Kathryn, who comes from Bridgend, was picked for the Wales U17 team which will be competing in the Netball Europe Competition held in Huddersfield from 1st March. “I am over the moon to be selected – I feel like all of my hard work has paid off and I am really excited,” she said. “All of my family will be coming to Huddersfield to watch me take part in the competition.” Kathryn plays for the College’s Netball Academy, which is part of CAVC’s growing…

An overweight entrepreneur has invested £1million of his own money into creating a unique App to tackle the obesity epidemic. Benjamin Jay Smith, 37, from Wrexham in North Wales has created the Fine Diet Plan, a pioneering fat busting plan which – uniquely – only counts weekly calories. [aoa id=”1″] It is the world’s first diet plan that lets people eat anything they like – and still lose weight. For the first time, there’s no need to count daily calories, as only weekly calories count. Over three weeks, the App calculates information about the user in order to work out…

To launch Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraising campaign, the Great Daffodil Appeal, Leon Britton and Lee Trundle added a special tribute to their late friend onto a petal of the ‘Great Big Daffodil’ – a striking 7-foot-tall installation in Swansea on Friday.  During this year’s Great Daffodil Appeal the charity is focusing on the stories behind the 8 million daffodil pins exchanged for a donation to Marie Curie. People can visit the Great Big Daffodil to remember those who have been special to them and share the story behind their daffodil. Every donation and daffodil worn helps Marie Curie provide…

UWTSD academic, Dr Harriett Webster, has been awarded a British Academy grant from the Neil Ker Memorial Fund to pursue her research on medieval Welsh rebel, William Cragh. Awards from the Neil Ker Memorial Fund are offered to support any aspect of research into the promotion of the study of Western medieval manuscripts and in particular those with a British interest.  Dr Webster is among a number of distinguished academics to have received funding from the Academy this year, the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences. [aoa id=”1″]Dr Harriett Webster is currently researching for her new book,…

M-SParc (Menai Science Park) on Anglesey celebrates its first anniversary in March with a reflection on a year of innovation and economic development. [aoa id=”1″] Since M-SParc opened a year ago, the 22 businesses there have created 24 new jobs, six student placements, four graduate employment opportunities, and grown their company turnover for the benefit of the region. M-SParc Ltd has directly created seven of these jobs, and three of these are new posts created over the past 12 months. Minister for Economy and North Wales Ken Skates said: “It’s great to see the progress made by M-SParc on Anglesey…

CARDIFF’S Cancer Research UK superstore was officially opened by six-year-old kidney cancer survivor, Darcy Stone, earlier today.   The superstore is the biggest Cancer Research UK shop in Wales and the charity’s second largest store in the UK. Located on Newport Road, the 8,000sq ft store is more than eight times the size of a traditional Cancer Research UK shop and all the profits will fund the charity’s life-saving research. Darcy from Rhiwbina was delighted to be asked to open the store as shopping is one of her favourite hobbies, alongside playing football and dancing. Her mum, Ruth, a play…

The winners of The South Wales Chamber of Commerce Welsh Business Awards 2018 have been revealed at a glittering awards ceremony held at City Hall in Cardiff, with businesses from across Wales recognised for their innovation, growth and success. The night’s biggest winner was CellPath Ltd who won the Success Through Overseas Trade category, before being named Welsh Business of the Year, at the ceremony, which was hosted by Welsh presenter Gethin Jones. Also honoured on the night, was the late Jon Davies, Director of Lightology, who was awarded the President’s award for his dedication as an advocate of the…

The UK Government has refused to share its assessment of the impact of Brexit on energy prices, the Welsh Government has revealed. Questioned about fuel poverty by Labour’s Joyce Watson at the Senedd on Tuesday (19 Feb), energy minister Lesley Griffiths said the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has assessed the likely scale of price increases after Brexit – but has not shared that information with Wales. Mrs Watson, who represents the Mid and West Wale region, went on to warn that a ‘no deal’ Brexit would hit Wales’ energy sector, centred at Milford Haven. She…