Author: Rhys Gregory

University of Wales Trinity Saint David is delighted to announce a collaboration partnership with South Wales and Gwent Police forces to deliver the new Police Education Qualifications Framework. The collaboration, in direct response to new guidelines issued by the College of Policing, will co-deliver a degree apprenticeship, a post graduate diploma in policing and the new pre-join degree in Professional Police Practice, designed to raise the standard of policing. Wynne Jones, Programme Director and Project Lead for Policing at UWTSD said: “As a result of these changes police forces all over the country are working collaboratively with Higher Education Institutions…

Sector 39 have recently returned from delivering a series of permaculture training sessions to help support communities to grow new crops and use their land sustainably. 8 out of 10 Ugandans live in rural areas and depend upon rain-fed agriculture which is increasingly affected by climate change, so new methods are needed to ensure that enough food is grown in these challenging conditions. Steve Jones of Sector 39 said: “We have been working with a wide range of people in schools and community initiatives. “Two of the stand out projects that the training has helped are one to help girls…

A Swansea-based telecoms firm has completed a contract for BCB International, a company that manufactures life-saving specialist equipment, through providing a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications system that will assist BCB International expand its business. [aoa id=”1″] SA1 Telecoms was enlisted by BCB International for assistance with efficiently moving its communications system as the company pursued its move to open a new site. Both of BCB International’s sites are located in Cardiff but the company faced various communication issues when planning to open the second site, such as maintaining its contact numbers. Over 40 handsets of multiple varieties…

Trainers at the ready – the second annual Sepsis 6k charity run will take place in Swansea next month. [aoa id=”1″] The event is again organised by Morriston Hospital staff as part of their campaign to raise awareness of sepsis – known as the silent killer. Last year’s hugely successful inaugural event (left) raised thousands of pounds, and a limited number of places are now available for the second. Morriston’s Emergency Department set up a working group called SeGMED (Sepsis Group Morriston ED) in 2016. Their mission is to improve the recognition and management of sepsis in ABMU, and raise…

A new digital service called Patients Know Best (PKB) is helping empower patients to be more involved in their care by securely giving them access to their own health records. [aoa id=”1″] As well as having 24/7 access to their records, patients can now choose who they want to share the information with, and work much more closely and easily with clinicians to manage their future care as a team. Care plans can be created digitally with input from patients and clinicians, and videos and other media content to help patients better understand their condition and manage care are also available.…

Eleven-month-old Eden Olive was at M&S Culverhouse Cross this week to accept a cheque from the store on behalf of the Noah’s Ark Charity.  Colleagues and customers at the store have raised more than £13,500 over the last year for the charity’s Tiny Lives Appeal. The money will fund new breast pumps for the neonatal unit at the University Hospital for Wales.   [aoa id=”1″]The neonatal unit currently cares for more than 560 babies from across Wales each year and is the only centre in the country to provide treatment to babies needing surgery. The Tiny Lives Appeal was launched by…

Work has started to breathe new life into an historic Swansea location which was previously a work base for hundreds of council staff. Cross Hands-based Enzo’s Homes has moved construction workers onto the site of Penllergaer’s former Lliw Valley Civic Centre. They will build 80 homes, with a show home expected to be open by mid-November and the project completed in late 2020. The site was once home to renowned botanist and photography pioneer John Dillwyn Llewelyn. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The company’s Enzo Sauro met Clive Lloyd, Swansea Council’s cabinet member for business transformation and performance, on the site to mark…

Presenter Andrea Byrne returns to our screens on Monday 20th August in a new series of the ITV Wales true crime series, ‘Crime Files’. Andrea will reveal the evidence from more of Wales’ most intriguing criminal cases and get exclusive access to police files and interviews with suspects. [aoa id=”1″] The third series features cases from around Wales including the killing of Flintshire 15 year old Janet Commins. Andrea reveals how remarkable DNA evidence led police to reopen the case over 40 years after the schoolgirl was killed. Other cases include the murder of Barry teenager Conner Marshall in Porthcawl’s…

Kier has revealed the success of its skills initiative that aims to provide training and career opportunities within the built environment as it looks to tackle the skills shortage facing the construction industry. [aoa id=”1″] Over the past 12 months, the company has helped 45 individuals into full time employment, organised work experience placements for 56 young people, taken on 42 apprentices across five projects in the area and Kier colleagues have volunteered almost 1,400 hours working in the community. Working with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Kier has also launched an Education and Engagement Programme and held a…

Children at Ysgol Bae Baglan were proud to welcome Hollywood star Michael Sheen to hear about the school holiday scheme they attend. [aoa id=”1″] The visit was an opportunity for Michael to hear about how the School Holiday Enrichment Programme (SHEP) uses school facilities during the summer holidays to encourage children between the ages of 9 to 11 to become more active, eat healthily and develop friendships. Everyone who attends the programme is given a healthy breakfast and lunch, and takes part in a number of physical, educational and enrichment sessions throughout the day. During the visit, Michael sat…