Author: Rhys Gregory

Dementia patients who become “distressed and confused” with unfamiliar hospital surroundings are getting vital support thanks to Cardiff Bus. The transport operator has donated one of its stop signs and timetable displays to Llandough Hospital, in a bid to prevent elderly patients living with dementia from becoming unsettled and anxious during their stay. The donation comes after Ward 8 sister Teresa Coomer approached Cardiff Bus about the struggles faced by her patients on a daily basis. Sister Coomer explained that people with dementia can become stressed in hospital quite quickly as a result of being removed from their daily routine…

Aside from staff pay, firms are more likely to increase their investment in training, and introduce more flexible working practices, in order to retain staff, according to a survey by the South Wales Chamber of Commerce and recruitment company Indeed. The survey, of over 1,000 businesspeople across all sizes and sectors, shows that just under half (42%) of businesses would invest in training and developing their staff in order to increase staff retention, while 38% would look to introduce flexible working practices, from flexible hours and remote working to job-sharing. Skills shortages are at near record levels, and this survey…

Hundreds of Sony UK Technology Centre staff have swapped the factory for the orchestra for a “one of a kind” musical event at Swansea University. Over 600 staff from the Pencoed-based manufacturing facility came together at the university’s bay campus to make a musical masterpiece as part of their annual team building day. The Beatswork workshop, run by team building specialists Orangeworks, saw all members of Sony UK TEC’s manufacturing operation challenged to learn a different percussion-based instrument during the day. After an inspirational talk by guest speaker Georgina Jones of Turn Lights On, the Sony UK TEC team was…

Speedway is returning to the Welsh Capital this Saturday for the Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix. The racing competition involves riders going around a track on 500cc motorbikes, with no breaks reaching speeds up to 70 MPH. The bikes run on Methanol which is an environmentally friendly fuel. Over 45 000 people are expected to watch the spectacle. The gates will open at 3.30pm and the first race starts at 5.15pm. For the safety of those attending, there will be a small city centre road closure in place for this event. The following roads will be closed between…

Plans to redevelop and revitalise a council housing estate in the city have been unveiled. Residents at the Channel View estate in Grangetown have been given the first glimpse of the council’s plans to regenerate the area to provide a more attractive local community and help address the need for more affordable housing in the city. The plans include the development of around 360 new homes, creating a more pleasant public realm and improving connectivity to the bay and city centre for people living in the area. The proposal also includes a new sheltered housing scheme which could provide a…

Forget the neighbour’s dogs and cats – some of the world’s most dangerous wild animals are living at private addresses in Wales A survey conducted by the Born Free Foundation has revealed that 4,798 dangerous wild animals are being privately kept in Great Britain – 306 of which are living in Wales. Now the international wildlife charity is petitioning the UK Government to immediately review the law, and put a stop to some of the world’s most remarkable but often deadly creatures being in kept in unsuitable environments. Whilst an estimated 11 million people own a pet in the UK,…

SPECIALIST equipment that can help children understand the dangers of railways has been developed by a Welsh business. Working in partnership with CEMET (Centre of Excellence in Mobile and Emerging Technologies), which is based at the University of South Wales (USW), and following support and advice from the Welsh Government’s flagship business support programme, Business Wales, Motion Rail has produced a virtual reality system that can give users a safe way to learn about the dangers posed by railways. Motion Rail MD Emma Gilchrist initially developed the pioneering VR technology – which is endorsed by Network Rail – for training…

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…