Author: Rhys Gregory

Life insurance provider, Prudential, has found that half of us are planning to continue working after reaching retirement age.

The South Wales Chamber of Commerce is running a petition calling on the Welsh Government to press ahead with the construction of the M4 Relief Road around Newport. The petition is published on the Assembly’s website and is a chance for people across South Wales to stand up and show their support for this vital piece of infrastructure being built. The petition is open for everyone to sign and will be considered by Assembly members if enough people sign it. https://www.assembly.wales/en/gethome/e-petitions/Pages/petitiondetail.aspx?PetitionID=1320 Harri Lloyd-Davies, President of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce said: “The need for a new motorway around Newport…

Despite uncertainty surrounding the terms of Brexit, small British businesses are increasingly optimistic about international trade – especially with Europe. In fact, the majority expect to increase overseas sales in the next year, according to data released today by international payments company, OFX. OFX’s annual survey of 500 small business owners and senior managers found that 62% feel confident about doing business outside the UK. In addition, the majority of small businesses (46%) said that Brexit-related uncertainty around the UK’s future trade deals and customs arrangements had no effect on their appetite for international trade, with only 15% reporting that…

Swansea College of Art’s Surface Pattern Design team is delighted to announce that their Swansea Street Wrap collaboration with the Station2Sea project, the team at Volcano Theatre and Swansea Council is complete! The art students have been busy designing pattern-charged interventions for the city, and the winning designs, as voted for by the public, have revamped High Street’s previously unloved utility boxes. Passers-by might have noticed these popping-up on Swansea’s High Street recently. The 3rd and 4th year students on the Surface Pattern degree programme have been inspired by Swansea College of Art Professor of Practice Mark Eley, who is…

Wales’ biggest theme park, Oakwood, has launched a Wales-wide campaign to find three young theme-park-lovers to become its very own ‘Directors of Fun.’ [aoa id=”1″] The Pembrokeshire-based attraction, which first opened its doors thirty years ago, is looking to appoint three young people under the age of 16 to take on the role and help park owners ensure the attraction is working hard to offer the best possible experience to young visitors. The lucky three will get the chance to spend time with senior executives at Oakwood to share their thoughts and ideas on what they love about the park…

Kidney Wales has launched its inaugural awards, celebrating the shining lights of organ donation and those who have contributed to the treatment of kidney disease across Wales. The main award of the night, the Kidney Wales Organ Donation Award, was given posthumously to Teddy Houlston, who in 2014 lived for 100 minutes and became the UK’s youngest ever organ donor. His parents were at the event in Swansea University to collect the Award on his behalf. There was also an award for Mark Drakeford AM who as Special Adviser to Ministers, Health Committee Chair when an Assembly Member, and then…

Cardiff-based web development and online booking specialist, UpriseVSI has recruited two new members to its web development team.   Jaimie Warburton joins the company as Front End Developer. A creative and talented web developer, Mr Warburton worked at a South-Wales website development company on an apprenticeship scheme through University of Glamorgan, after which he graduated with a Diploma in Interactive Media. Experienced in the development of user-facing features, Mr Warburton has worked on a number of full-stack web development projects, focusing on front-end features, interactions, browser manipulation, and cross-browser compatibility. Mr Warburton will work on the front-end development of the new…

Swansea Building Society has hired a head of IT as the firm seeks to enhance its service offering for customers and deliver future online platforms.    Peter Thomas from Swansea recently joined the Society at its head office in Cradock Street, Swansea. Thomas brings a wealth of experience to the Society, having previously held the role of IT director at neurostimulation products provider Magstim and infrastructure architect at the University of Exeter. Thomas’ expertise include defining business, technical and service-orientated IT architecture, as well as IT strategy, management, application and cloud based technology – all of which will be paramount…

The Welsh Government has been urged to consider enforcement of existing regulation surrounding the private rental sector in Wales rather than introduce new costly measures through the Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill. The call has come from the Managing Director of Parkmans, Charlotte Burles Corbett. Mrs Burles Corbett gave evidence last week on behalf of RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) to Assembly Members of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee who were examining the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill. Charlotte Burles Corbett, a landlord herself, said: “The private rental sector is a fast-growing sector in Wales…

Leading Cardiff-based intellectual property firm Wynne Jones IP has appointed a senior member of its team to a prestigious role within the firm. Patent attorney Elliott Davies has been promoted to the role of partner following continued success within the business. A specialist in invention protection relating to a wide range of technologies and electronics, Dr Davies has been responsible for drafting and prosecuting worldwide patent applications for a variety of national and international clients. The new partner also assists the senior board in decision making and business development. He regularly delivers lectures on intellectual property issues and assists the…