Author: Rhys Gregory

TWO irresponsible dog owners have received combined fines of over £1200 after they failed to adhere to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Public Spaces Protection Order – dog control 2017 as they allowed their dogs to foul in a public place and failed to clean up after them.  The first offender Paul Curtis has been forced to pay £604 following a successful prosecution by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Streetcare Enforcement Team. [aoa id=”1″] Mr Curtis, aged 44 from Bridge Street, Pontypridd was prosecuted under Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Public Spaces Protection Order – dog control 2017 after he failed to be…

St John Cymru’s centenary celebrations will continue at this year’s National Eisteddfod in Cardiff. Throughout the year they have been showcasing their replica WWI ambulance which has been touring the nation since March as part of St John Cymru’s centenary community engagement project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The National Eisteddfod in Cardiff marks the next big event in a busy summer of celebrations for the organisation and offers a unique opportunity for people to catch a glimpse of the replica WWI ambulance. Not only can visitors see and even sit in the ambulance themselves, the organisation will also be…

Swansea-based employees at ERS, the UK’s largest specialist motor insurer, have done their bit to keep the Wales Air Ambulance flying, having raised over £7000 for the charity so far. The company’s Swansea office selected the Wales Air Ambulance as their nominated charity two years ago with colleagues at its offices in London raising money for the London Air Ambulance, creating a shared sense of purpose in supporting these vital services. The Wales Air Ambulance relies entirely on the public’s support to help keep its helicopters flying. It needs to raise some £6.5 million a year overall and each trip…

Are you the proud owner of a working bred gundog puppy or young dog? Have you had working dogs before or is this the first time?  Do you want to work him or her? Whatever the answers, what is certain is that your gundog will need training, otherwise that sweet, adorable puppy will have you tearing your hair out when it quickly grows into a teenager. A teenager who takes no notice of you, leaps onto your sofa when wet, tugs you along for a walk, apparently goes deaf as it disappears into the far distance and generally becomes unmanageable.…

An award-winning training provider has launched a fresh, new look with a rebranded company logo and revamped website, which has been designed to support employers and learners all over Wales. Cambrian Training Company chose the Royal Welsh Show last week to both unveil its rebrand and launch its new website with the help of some of the employers with which it works. The company, which has its headquarters in Welshpool and offices in Llanelli, Holyhead, Colwyn Bay and Builth Wells, specialises in the delivery of work-based apprenticeships, Jobs Growth Wales and employability opportunities across a range of industries pan-Wales. [aoa…

A £156,000 investment from Bristol Private Equity Club has helped a fast-growing city business step up to the next level.   Launched with just a single facebook post in 2014, trailblazing women’s fitness brand This Mum Runs is now one of the fastest growing businesses in the city.    With 35,000 members worldwide, a team of highly qualified ‘Run Makers’ and an on-trend clothing range, This Mum Runs aims to empower all women not just in terms of their personal fitness but also mental wellbeing and ambition.   The business has now attracted £156,000 in investment funds from Bristol Private Equity Club, which will be…

A yellow jersey is flying high above City Hall in Cardiff in honour of Geraint Thomas’ historic victory in the Tour de France.  After the spectacular scenes in Paris on Sunday council staff hoisted the flag on Monday morning. [aoa id=”1″] [/aoa] The unique ‘flag’ is the latest in a line of tributes to the Cardiff-born cyclist that have seen hundreds of yellow-clad people on bikes take part in a ride through the capital’s streets, City Hall and St David’s Hall in Cardiff, as well as other landmark buildings across Wales bathed in yellow light. Cabinet Member for Culture and…

An entrepreneur from South Wales whose company pays motorists for displaying adverts on their cars is launching its biggest campaign yet in South Wales this summer.  Car Quids was launched by Swansea-born Viraj Ratnalikar after he raised some £130,000 in seed funding from Seedcamp, Europe’s seed fund, the Seed Fund at Said Business School, Oxford University, and the former head of marketing for Pernod-Ricard. Ratnalikar studied economics and management at Oxford University before completing a 12 month programme with the New Entrepreneurs Foundation, a nonprofit organisation that runs development programmes for aspiring entrepreneurs. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Car Quids company allows anyone…

Caerphilly-based Town Square Spaces Ltd has successfully secured a ten-year contract to head up a new creative digital hub in Bognor Regis – the company’s first hub outside of Wales. Following a competitive tender process, Town Square Spaces was chosen by West Sussex County Council to lead the project, which is expected to generate over £1,000,000 for the West Sussex economy in its first five years. [aoa id=”1″] The Creative Digital Hub will be located within the recently-refurbished Grade II Listed Bognor Regis Railway Station and will support creative and digital start-ups, freelancers and entrepreneurs in Bognor Regis and coastal…

Presteigne’s historic attraction, The Judge’s Lodging, is to receive £120,000 from the Welsh Government as it moves towards becoming an independent charity. The award-winning Victorian attraction is one of only four museums chosen by the Welsh Government’s Museums, Archives, Libraries Division to receive Transformation Capital Grants Programme support, which is open to museums, libraries and archives across Wales. The funding will go towards a capital project to repair the roof and repaint the front of the Grade 2-star building, create a new, enhanced shop and Tourist Information Point and pay for a new audio system. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The museum’s existing…