Author: Rhys Gregory

Keeping Faith star, Eve Myles spent a day at a Carmarthenshire charity Ladies Day event to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Ty Hafan. The Welsh actress officially opened the red-carpet fundraiser at Llety Cynin in St Clears, where she made the audience laugh by inviting the whole crowd back to her place in Cardiff for a party afterwards. The glamorous Ladies Day charity fundraiser in Carmarthenshire (held on Sunday 8 July), raised an amazing £5,000 for charities to support people living with cancer in the local community. This is the ninth year of the Ladies Day fundraising…

Welsh ethical lender Robert Owen Community Banking (ROCB) is to embark on a programme of development and growth. ROCB’s newly appointed Chief Executive, Mark White, is planning to launch a range of new business and personal loans tailored to the needs of Wales. The experienced banker and finance expert has taken over at Powys-based ROCB, which promotes fairer lending and finance for businesses, individuals and communities, throughout Wales. Mr White, who has worked with Barclays, Bank of Wales and Wales Council for Voluntary Action, has been with ROCB for two years as Business Loans Manager. The plan is now to…

Welsh farmers are renowned as some of the world’s experts at growing grass as a crop and many of them compete for the annual All Wales Grassland Management Competition. This prestigious competition is organised by the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies (FWGS), in conjunction with Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and sponsored by HSBC. “The prolonged spell of dry weather prior to our visit, with most farms receiving negligible rainfall in the preceding 6 weeks, as well as the very testing wet winter and spring, meant that 2018 has proved to be exceedingly challenging to date and that the farms were…

Principality Building Society has received the What Mortgage Award for Best Building Society Customer Service 2018. The society won the award following What Mortgage’s 21 week voting campaign, which allowed customers to tell them where they rank each building society in the UK. Joanne Atkin, Group Editor at What Mortgage, said: “The What Mortgage Awards are voted for by the general public so this award is a reflection of the good service Principality Building Society provides to its customers. It also has a great member rewards programme to thank customers for their loyalty.” The award is the latest in a…

The Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix will roar into Cardiff on Saturday, July 21 with an action-packed fanzone on City Hall Lawn. [aoa id=”1″] One of the most exciting events on the World Championship calendar has arrived and there is an exciting day of entertainment ahead. The day starts on City Hall Lawn at 11:00. There is a full day’s entertainment on offer, so make sure you get down there early to soak up the atmosphere and meet other fans from around the world. Jaw-dropping stunt performances, freerunning shows, official SGP autograph sessions, Monster Energy entertainment and live…

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Media Resources Department are once again celebrating success at the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) Awards 2018 with two Silver awards and seven Bronze awards. The IMI is the leading UK professional body for photographers, videographers, graphic designers and medical artists working in healthcare. The awards were announced at the annual IMI conference which brought together colleagues from the UK and overseas to share in two days of workshops, presentations and exhibitions, as well as celebrate success at the Institute’s awards ceremony. The Silver awards were awarded to Hannah Wilce and Chris Tetley, and…

The FIM Speedway Grand Prix stars won’t be the only motorcycle heroes in Cardiff this weekend after Blood Bikes Wales was named as the Adrian Flux British SGP’s official charity partner. Blood Bikes Wales plays a vital role in relieving the pressure on an over-stretched National Health Service, with volunteer bikers providing out-of-hours blood transportation. The charity estimates that with every pound donated to Blood Bikes Wales, the NHS saves £5, which can be invested into frontline care. With its riders providing such a vital service, Blood Bikes Wales vice-chairman Tyron Stevenson is delighted to be joining forces with the…

St David’s Cardiff, Wales’ leading shopping and leisure destination, has welcomed global luxury automobile brand, Mercedes-Benz, back to the capital. The new pop-up store will be open until August 16. Throughout the summer, visitors to the 2,419 sq ft Mercedes-Benz pop-up store will be able to discover the brand’s latest models and features, as well as catching a glimpse of the carmaker’s very own F1 vehicle. Steven Madeley, General Manager for St David’s Cardiff said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Mercedes-Benz back to St David’s, our shoppers love to enjoy new and exciting experiences, something that they’ll be able to make…

Redrow South Wales has brought together graduates from across the UK to help a local Cardiff primary school in need of bit of a boost. Ysgol Coed y Gof is closely located to Redrow’s Cae St Fagans development at Plasdŵr. As part of the Redrow Graduate Programme, a team from the most recent intake will be spending time at Ysgol Gymraeg Coed y Gof – a Welsh medium primary school in Pentrebane – helping to renovate their outdoor learning areas, which are in much need of repair. The graduates have been set the task of renovating these areas and also…

A LEADING IT company is on cloud nine after growing its workforce and increasing turnover every year since a rescue buyout. And things are set to get even better for the team at Risc IT Solutions in Llandudno, as they look to take on three new staff and target a possible acquisition in a bid to further extend their footprint across the UK. Speaking from the company’s innovative Church Walks headquarters, Managing Director Jeremy Keane revealed the pioneering cloud experts have enjoyed organic growth of up to 30% each year since 2013, when he, Joanna Stewart and original founder Paul…