Author: Rhys Gregory

Two specialist podiatrists and a GP have been selected as Diabetes UK Cymru Clinical Champions, to help transform care for people living with diabetes in the region. Podiatrists Angela Jones, who works for Cardiff and Value University Health Board, Jessica Rees, of Cwm Taf University Health Board, and Dr Sarah Davies, GP partner at Woodlands Medical Centre in Ely, Cardiff, were chosen for their passion for and commitment to excellence in diabetes care. Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose in the blood because the body cannot use it properly. If not managed well, both Type 1…

Race organiser, Kidney Wales, has revealed the 2018 route for the annual Nation Radio Cardiff 10K, which will take place this year on September 2nd. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The route will be the flattest and fastest yet and is set to be the most fun race to date. The race is open to runners of all standards, and due to the appealing flat feature of the new route, the course is now even more accessible than ever, offering a great opportunity for novice and experienced runners alike to take part in a run that is far more likely to be enjoyable than…

Cardiff Airport has today (Wednesday 18th July) set out ambitious plans to develop the Airport business over the next 20 years as a key gateway to the UK, at a launch event held at the Airport. The ‘Draft Masterplan’ was launched by Rt Honourable Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales; the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport, Ken Skates; Airport Chairman Roger Lewis and Airport CEO Deb Barber. The Draft Masterplan sets out the Airport’s aspirations to be an outstanding capital city airport connecting Wales to the World and the World to Wales, whilst delivering an exceptional customer experience. With…

Commenting on the latest ONS UK Labour Market figures (July 2018), Gareth Edwards, Executive Search Director at UK leading specialist recruiter Acorn said:  “With the Bank of England deferring a decision on raising interest rates in May, the UK economy seems to be recovering from the slowdown seen in the first quarter of the year. A strong performance seen across all the major sectors has raised expectations that the monetary policy committee would now vote for a rate rise in August. “This week’s UK labour market data was expected to further confirm this forecast, but it is still not yet…

The STAMPEDE cancer trial has been responsible for improving the lives of hundreds of prostate cancer patients in Wales. The trial’s 10,000th patient was recently recruited, making it one of the world’s biggest cancer trials. This is an incredible achievement for prostate cancer research as a whole, especially here in Wales. In 2005, the very first patient was recruited to the study at Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. Today, STAMPEDE is the largest ever prostate cancer treatment trial, and Velindre remains the largest recruiting centre. Many patients have also been treated on the trial in Singleton, Glangwili General and Bronglais…

Nearly 1,300 sites were identified as unsafe by Gas Safe Register’s inspections team last summer due to dangerous gas appliances being found, 18% higher than the number of unsafe sites recorded in winter months. Despite these findings, a survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found that one in five (19%) would only consider getting their gas appliances checked if they stopped working. Unsafe gas appliances can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and resulted in 201 call outs from the fire and rescue services last year. To keep the nation gas safe this summer, Gas…

Hot on the heels of the hugely successful Volvo Ocean Race, spectators can once again experience adrenaline-fuelled on-the-water action as the Extreme Sailing Series™ breezes in over the Bank Holiday weekend, 24th – 27th August.  Crowds of visitors lined the waterfront of Cardiff Bay for the event last year, basking in the sunshine as some of the world’s finest sailors competed in the only UK Act of the global and annual professional Series, enjoying a family friendly weekend wrapped around the intense competition.  In addition to the epic action involving Olympic gold medallists and round-the-world sailing legends just metres away…

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has jointly launched the Wales Global Academy with the University of Wales to provide a focus for its vision of taking the best of Wales to the world and bringing the best of the world to Wales. The University has been at the forefront of forging global educational collaborations for many years, offering exciting opportunities for learners from around the world to engage in programmes of study that lead to University awards. Many of these programmes are offered through a number of collaborative partners who attended the launch and took part in…

The University of South Wales (USW) is once again this year offering bursaries to graduates who want to retrain as cyber specialists. USW runs the only Computer Forensics Masters degree course in Wales that is accredited by the Government security headquarters – GCHQ. And the institution is now offering bursaries to cover course tuition fees for graduates who are currently working outside the cyber sector, as part of £500,000 funding being made available by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The bursary is supported by the Government’s new National Cyber Security Programme and forms part of the…

The Dragon Hotel is the first establishment in Montgomery to sign up to Refill scheme, which aims to clamp down on single use plastic bottles. Refill is a national tap water campaign which aims to make refilling your water bottle easy and convenient by signing up refill stations. There’s a downloadable map app that lets you know the locations where you are welcome to fill your bottle for free. Attending a particularly warm Montgomery Street Fair, Sharon Bishop expressed her gratitude and support for the scheme saying: “Thank you for letting me refill my reusable water bottle all through the…