Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales saw the highest increase in employment across the UK this year, according to KPMG UK’s latest Economic Outlook report. [aoa id=”1″] Between September 2017 and September 2018, employment rose by 3.7% in the country while the majority of the UK had below a 3% increase. The North East for example, saw a 2% drop in employment. The report also reveals that businesses in Wales appear to be some of the most resilient in the UK during turbulent times. While all regions indicated a slowdown in growth as the UK goes through uncertainty due to Brexit, Wales along with the…

Renowned US brand Slim Chickens got into the festive spirit when it launched in Cardiff this week as food artist Nathan Wyburn created a special portrait of Santa. The Britain’s Got Talent Finalist who specialises in creating iconic celebrity portraits using non-traditional media, such as food, handmade ‘Father Chickmas’ out of Slim Chicken’s signature buttermilk marinated, hand-breaded chicken tenders and house sauces. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The new restaurant, which is located in the food quarter of St David’s, opened its doors on Tuesday December 18th. The new 92-seater eatery brings an “unmistakable” flavour of the American south to Wales, featuring a…

Transport for Wales (TfW) is pleased to announce that it is moving to the “Delay Repay” scheme to compensate customers for unexpected delays and cancellations. [aoa id=”1″] Customers who experience a delay or cancellation on a TfW service can claim through the new scheme.  Compensation will now be based on the time the customer should have arrived at their final destination station, when they have been delayed by 30 minutes or more. And in the future TfW has committed to compensating customers who experience a 15-minute delay. The improved scheme will make it easier for all TfW rail passengers to…

An award-winning charity that has been operating for more than 40 years, has been commissioned to bring its skills and expertise to Flintshire. DSN will now deliver the support services for people with a hearing loss or vision loss in the county for the next three years. The North-West based charity also supports more than 100,000 people across Cheshire and the surrounding areas and has recently started to become the main service provider in Wrexham too. Bob Birchall, CEO of DSN, said: “We are very much looking forward to getting around Flintshire and working with people will all kinds of…

Law firm Geldards LLP has agreed a deal to relocate its Cardiff based head office to Capital Quarter, an exciting new development in the heart of the Welsh capital. Currently residing in Dumfries House, Dumfries Place, the move will see Geldards occupy over 30,000 sq.ft. of No.4 Capital Quarter on a ten-year lease. The highly sought-after space is one of only two grade A buildings being delivered in Cardiff before the end of 2019. The offices will be ready in 2019 and the firm will then fit out from January 2020 with a view to move-in early in the summer…

Pupils from Penygaer Primary School in Llanelli have been learning Welsh through song thanks to an innovative project delivered by UWTSD’s Reaching Wider officer, Ryan Peters. [aoa id=”1″] i:ganu is a music and singing workhop designed to develop Welsh language skils amongst year 5 and 6 pupils in English-medium primary schools. Pupils have the opportunity to write, record and create a music video of their original song – all through the medium of Welsh. During the first set of these workshops, pupils from Penygaer Primary have been learning Welsh language Christmas songs and yesterday, they had the opportunity to showcase…

A £60,000 fund boosted by money confiscated from criminals has been launched to help tackle the growing menace of youngsters being groomed and exploited by vicious drugs gangs. According to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, the ill-gotten gains of villains will be recycled for the benefit of the community in a series of crime-fighting initiatives across the region. The Your Community, Your Choice Awards are again putting up the Community Fund for local groups and Mr Jones is urging local groups to bid for the cash. It’s being organised jointly by Mr Jones, North Wales Police and the…

The senior men’s team will return to play at the Racecourse in Wrexham for the first in 10 years for an international challenge match against Trinidad and Tobago on 20 March 2019. Wales have only faced Trinidad & Tobago once previously, back in May 2006. The teams met on neutral ground at the UPC Arena in Graz, Austria where Robert Earnshaw netted twice in a 2-1 victory. This will be the first game of 2019 for Ryan Giggs’ side, in preparation for their first EURO 2020 qualifying match against Slovakia 4 days later in Cardiff. Ryan Giggs, the national team…

A cordon which was in place for several hours following an incident in Cardiff City centre this afternoon, has now been lifted. At approximately 3.15pm South Wales Police received a report of an ongoing incident at a hotel on St Mary’s Street. Staff and residents, as well as occupants of neighbouring buildings, were evacuated as a precaution. No-one was injured. The public have been thanked for their cooperation and assistance. Officers have now been stood down from the scene following a thorough search of the area, and enquiries are ongoing to establish the source of the report to police. Anyone…

The Department for Work and Pensions has finally given the go ahead for the revolutionary pensions dashboard, with the first one expected to be introduced in the next 12 months.