Author: Rhys Gregory

Visitors to Swansea Museum can move around in time and space while exploring the life of one of the city’s best-known hospitals. Cefn Coed Remembereduses memorabilia, an immersive ‘re-living room’ and audio-visual technology to bring the hospital’s fascinating 87-year history to vivid life. The exhibition, which has now opened to the public and runs until the end of June, came about because of a chance conversation about an old tea set. It has been organised by ABMU’s Arts and Heritage Team working with Swansea University and Swansea Museum, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Cherish-De, a multidisciplinary research…

15-year-old Chloe Shearer, who has been reported missing from the Llantwit Major area earlier this week, has been found safe and well. Chloe was reported missing from the Llantwit Major area and was last seen in the evening of Monday, January 14, wearing black ripped jeans, a black coat, a green camouflage top, and grey Nike trainers. Chloe has since been found safe and well.

Dive into sustainable living with edible cocktail blobs, bath bombs and Cardiff’s first zero-waste store at Techniquest’s latest After Hours. [aoa id=”1″] On 7 February, the famous after dark event will return to Techniquest by exploring man-made changes to the world’s oceans with its highly-anticipated Under the Sea event. Visitors will be treated to a special talk and pop-up shop from environmentally-conscious cosmetic company Lush, discovering the science of irreversible change with bath bombs. For a small additional fee, Lush will also provide the opportunity for visitors to get hands-on with the colourful fizzing bombs, letting them make and take…

Winter walks with your dog can be a challenging experience. Cold weather, ice and even snow can make a 10-minute walk feel like a marathon. However, by listening to your dog and using the right equipment, a winter walk doesn’t have to be something to fear. Company of Animals, leading dog training and behaviour experts, has put together five tips to help you and your dog have safe and fun walks together this winter. [aoa id=”1″] Brighten up! Walking your dog when the sun is out can become almost impossible in winter, so it’s important to be prepared for the…

PLAYERS from Dinas Powys FC are sporting a new kits after teaming up with Edenstone Homes. The club’s first team plays in Division Two of the Welsh Football League. Home games are played at the Murch playing field, less than a mile from The Woodlands, an Edenstone development on Cross Common Road, and the independent homebuilder was happy to step in and lend some home town support to the club. Rob Bloxham, from Dinas Powys FC, said: “Dinas Powys Football Club was formed in 1971 and now has around 350 adult, youth, girls, junior and mini members, making it one…

A North Wales tidal lagoon could fill the energy and jobs gaps left by the mothballing of the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant on Anglesey. [aoa id=”1″] The chairman of North Wales Tidal Energy (NWTE), Henry Dixon, will this week tell business leaders in Wrexham that the giant lagoon could generate enough electricity for a million homes and create over 20,000 jobs. It would also strengthen the region’s sea defences in a high flood risk area and, at a forecast £7 billion cost, would come in at only 60% of the projected budget of the Wylfa Newydd project which Japanese…

A fully-funded programme designed to support high-growth businesses in Wales is seeking applicants with innovative new business ideas.   [aoa id=”1″] The Accelerator programme runs across Wales and matches up-and-coming entrepreneurs with experienced business leaders and mentors to grow and develop their new enterprises. The programme which has already supported over thirty businesses in Wales, helping them raise millions of pounds in investment, is now inviting applications from people in Wrexham and around North Wales. Its latest programme will be held at the Wrexham Enterprise Hub and begins on January 31st. Those who are accepted on to the programme will…

The 2019 Wales HR Awards finalists have been announced following a record number of entries received from across the country. [aoa id=”1″] Launched in 2017 by leading recruitment agency Acorn and commercial law firm Darwin Gray, the Awards will see 350 HR professionals gather at The Exchange Hotel in Cardiff for a glittering black-tie ceremony to celebrate the success of 34 finalists and discover if they have been chosen to receive one of the evening’s coveted accolades. Several new categories have been announced for 2019, including ‘Best HR Initiative’. Hosted by the BBC’s Sian Lloyd, the Awards recognise the best…

PTI Cymru, the umbrella organisation that operates Contact Centre Cymru, has kicked off the New Year with exciting new contract wins. [aoa id=”1″] Scooping two significant deals with DriveTech and Vibrant Nation, the organisation has boosted business with new contracts which will be managed by its expert contact centre. PTI Cymru’s contact centre in Penrhyndeudraeth will now take all bilingual enquiries for DriveTech, providing essential support to its users seeking to book speed awareness courses and driver education in the Welsh language. It will also provide a bilingual reception service for Vibrant Nation, a trading company of the Welsh Sports…

On 23rd January the BBC will air a Horizon documentary called “Let’s talk about death” focusing on people with incurable conditions and the treatment decisions they need to make. The programme will feature local cancer patients, clinicians and researchers. Julie Hepburn, 64 from Newport, is one of the patients who features in the programme. She started feeling unwell on Christmas Day, a week after retiring in 2013. “I thought it was a winter sickness bug giving me diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain, but it kept recurring,” she said. “I went to the GP immediately on return from a three-week retirement…