Author: Rhys Gregory

The Wrexham Enterprise Hub is celebrating an industrious first eight months where it’s held more than thirty events and workshops and supported more than 170 individuals and businesses since launching. In this three part series, we take a look at three enterprising businesses in North Wales that are flourishing with the help and support of The Wrexham Enterprise Hub. About Toddle Toddle is a Wrexham-based, adventure-skin-care company. The business has products ranging from lip balm to sun cream and is marketed towards active, outdoor-adventure-seeking families. Toddle was founded in 2017 by former Royal Air Force Officer Hannah Saunders, who was…

Regulars and staff at the Man of Gwent pub in Newport raised £2,503 for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2018 to help people living with cancer and their families receive essential medical, practical and emotional support. The Man of Gwent is one of 30 pubs in Wales managed by Greene King, the UK’s leading pub company and brewer, which has now raised a staggering £5 million across the UK since choosing Macmillan as its charity partner in 2012. The money raised by the pub chain helps to fund vital hours of Macmillan professional care, supporting people living with cancer across the…

A live project at Swansea College of Art involving Surface Pattern Design students will culminate in an exhibition at St Fagans National Museum of History on February 23 and 24. The students have worked closely with curators at the museum; Mared McAleaveyand Lowri Jenkins, studying, exploring and researching the archives to produce innovative and creative work. It is the first collaboration of its kind between the museum and a University and at the end of next month, the students will get the opportunity to showcase their talents to staff and museum visitors. Georgia Mckie, Programme Director, BA (Hons) Surface Pattern…

Principality Building Society has delivered another positive set of annual results, with net retail mortgage lending growing by £718m, while new savings balances increased by £426m. Total assets are £9.7bn, and underlying profits for the year were a healthy £43.8m in line with expectation, as the Society continues to deliver on its priority of being a strong and safe home for Members’ savings. Principality once again provided award-winning customer service, with consumer champion Which? naming Principality top scoring lender for customer satisfaction, as well as picking up national awards from What Mortgage for best building society for customer service, and…

Europe’s top trailer maker is toasting success after supporting a daring rally run by F1 star Valteri Bottas in one of the most challenging rally races in the world. The legendary F1 star made his rally debut for M-Sport, braving snow and ice-laden roads in his native Finland for the Arctic Lapland Rally – an annual rally competition taking in the challenging terrain of Rovaniemi. The driving ace, buddied with one of Finland’s most successful rally co-drivers, Timo Rautiainen, celebrated a stage finish and an impressive fifth overall in M-Sport’s Ford Fiesta 1600 WRC, which is being tested in the…

The Fund gives out grants twice a year, and projects in rural areas across the UK can apply for funding of up to £50,000 in the spring round of funding. Set up in 2010 by HRH The Prince of Wales, the charity aims to improve the prospects of viability for rural communities and farm businesses. Every year the Fund gives out over £1 million in funding, and can support projects for up to three years. The Fund aims to support projects that sustain rural communities, improve the prospects of viability for farm and rural businesses, or support aid delivery in…

The charity’s Heart Hero Awards 2019 are open and people can nominate their heart hero. The awards recognise the different ways people are helping beat heartbreak from heart and circulatory disease. This could be through fundraising, volunteering or helping patients and their families. This year there are three categories: Healthcare Hero, Young Heart Hero and the Inspiration Award. The Healthcare Hero award will recognise a doctor, nurse, or person working in a healthcare setting who has made a special effort to make a difference to the life of a heart patient or their family. The Young Heart Hero award will…

A top North Wales ‘green’ energy company are in the running for a hat-trick of national awards. Hafod Renewables, from Denbigh, have been short-listed in three categories at the Wales Energy Efficiency Awards at Cardiff’s Marriott Hotel this month. It follows their success last year when they were voted Wales’s top Renewable Heating Installer and followed that up by being named in the top three in the UK. This year they are again in the running for the RHI award, which covers non-solar energy systems including air and ground-source heating and biomass, and are also in the final lists for…

A construction and civil engineering firm celebrating its 30th anniversary has launched a revolutionary health and safety app, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK. The Hollingsworth Group, based in Engineer Park, Sandycroft, has developed the cutting-edge digital aid to help ensure their staff have vital health and safety documentation to hand at all times. It was the brainchild of Managing Director Paul Hollingsworth, who set up the firm from scratch with his brother Shaun in October 1988. The company now employs around 60 people, has a £15m turnover and specializes in construction, civil engineering and…

Twins whose father died of a brain tumour are starring in a marketing campaign which will raise funds to help find a cure for the disease. Jasmine and George Walker, aged 13, are featuring in this year’s national Wear A Hat Day campaign by the Brain Tumour Research charity. The Bridgend siblings are among a handful of children who were invited to take part and their images will be seen across the country as the campaign is launched ready for Brain Tumour Awareness month in March. Like Jasmine and George, all the children have either been bereaved by a brain…