Author: Rhys Gregory

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…

Following a meeting with Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, Green Party of England and Wales deputy leader Amelia Womack has called on the Westminster Government to reverse their decision not the support the project. Womack, who’s from South Wales, met with the company earlier to survey their plans and learn more about their proposals. She believes that the Tidal Lagoon would be a huge point of pride for South-West Wales. Womack said: “The Tidal Lagoon must go ahead. Not only will it produce clean, renewable energy for the country, it will also give this community…

A report issued by the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee ‘Brexit: priorities for Welsh agriculture’ has been cautiously welcomed by the Farmers’ Union of Wales. FUW President Glyn Roberts said: “There are some welcome recommendations and acknowledgements in this report and it is certainly good to see that many of the key messages and concerns highlighted by the Union since the referendum result have been taken on board in this report. “However, we are still waiting on urgent clarity with regard to funding and frameworks and I hope that this report will encourage some positive discussions, which will move…

The Red Dragon Centre has revealed the latest top brand which has signed on to become part of Cardiff Bay’s premier entertainment destination. Simply Gym, which is run by Swansea-based Bay Leisure, will be taking over the 20,000ft² site formerly occupied by Evolution and is investing £1million to launch a brand new, state-of-the-art gym facility in September. The hope is to make the Cardiff location Simply Gym’s flagship offering with a full studio, a spin studio with ICG bikes (complete with progress tracking apps), Hammer strength equipment, web-enabled TVs on exercise machines, a ladies’ only gym and a coffee shop…

The aviation industry’s leading global provider of digital flight information and accuracy statistics, OAG, has released its latest On Time Performance results, which ranks Cardiff Airport as 2nd in the UK. This reflects the national airport for Wales’ ongoing commitment to delivering a consistent and efficient customer experience, which supports airline fleet’s ability to depart and arrive on schedule. Measured from June 2017 – May 2018, Cardiff Airport also impressively ranks 25th out of 513 airports worldwide, ahead of many of the UK’s airports, with 87% of flights reported as being on time. Cardiff Airport was awarded with 5* status in…

A new report published by Keep Wales Tidy has revealed the prevalence of smoking-related litter and the far-reaching impacts on our health, wildlife and environment. During recent street cleanliness surveys, smoking-related litter was found on 80.3% of our streets, making it the most common type of litter in Wales. They are also the most counted item on beaches in Europe. Across the UK, it is estimated that 122 tonnes of smoking-related litter are dropped every day. This is predominantly in the form of cigarette ends which are difficult and time-consuming to clean up – costing the taxpayer millions of pounds…

The Welsh Government has announced £2.3m of funding to launch Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme. The new Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme will offer graduates paid placements with global employers, a fully funded MSc and expert learning from academic partner Office for National Statistics. A number of leading businesses in the Welsh finance sector have already partnered with the programme, including: Admiral, Atradius, Centrica, Hodge Bank, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Optimum Credit, Principality Building Society and MotoNovo Finance. This October, 25 STEM graduates will start the programme, part funded by the European Social Fund, and developed by the Welsh Contact Centre…

Tennis players from Wales will be contenders in the Junior Wimbledon Championships Doubles competitions held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, 10th July – 15th July. In the boys event 17-year-old James Story from Cardiff, South Wales, will partner Harry Wendelken from England. In the girls event 16-year-old Morgan Cross from Mold, North Wales, will unite with Amelia Bissett also from England.  The tournament will see the best juniors across the world compete to place their names in junior Grand Slam history. Team Wales Manager, Chris Lewis, said: “James and Morgan are two of Wales’ leading junior players and…

The Hoppa Harlech summer shuttle bus service which will run every 30 minutes to take people from the beach, holiday parks and train station up into Harlech town centre has been welcomed as “great news for the town”. The pilot service, which will run from July 21 to September 2, may be accompanied by a voucher scheme offering bus passengers discounts in local shops. Harlech Castle is offering to refund the cost of the bus journey if passengers visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Hoppa Harlech service will be closely monitored by Arloesi Gwynedd Wledig to gauge how many…

NatWest CEO Ross McEwan has hailed the importance of the International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) to the region’s economy describing it as a venue that can attract business events from across the globe Ross made the comments whilst on a visit to Newport earlier this week where he saw the progress being made at the Celtic Manor Resort development, which is scheduled to open in July 2019. He was accompanied on the tour by Simon Gibson, CEO of Wesley Glover, and ICC Wales vice presidents Mark Colcomb and Russell Phillips. NatWest Cymru has provided a £51.5m loan facility to…