Author: Rhys Gregory

Creative works by young Swansea schoolchildren are on public show alongside pieces by a globally celebrated artist. Pupils of city schools painted white shirts with colourful interpretations of their future dreams – and thousands of art lovers are now set to enjoy them. The shirts hang in the city centre Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in a major show by NS Harsha, a past winner of the prestigious Artes Mundi arts prize. Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea Council’s cabinet member for investment, regeneration and tourism, said: “It’s great that Swansea children have been inspired by a top class artist – and it’s wonderful…

A series of bilingual books that aim to stop scammers in the tracks have been launched in Wales as figures show just five percent of fraud victims report a crime. The free guides are the latest in NatWest’s Little Book of Big Scams series, produced in partnership with the Metropolitan Police, and include facts and information about the different types of fraud that exist and how to avoid being a victim of one. Launched at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay by NatWest CEO Ross McEwan, this is the first time the books have been published in both English and…

Educational charity Techniquest is continuing its mission to inspire the next generation of scientists after receiving generous donations and scooping a high-profile grant. The science discovery centre, based in Cardiff Bay, conducts inspirational school outreach programmes, reaching over 50,000 pupils in Wales annually. Thanks to new donations from charitable trusts, its primary school outreach will enjoy significant financial support. The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust recently selected Techniquest as one of its 140 financial beneficiaries, gifting £4,000 to the educational charity for the second year running. The donation will be used to deliver free outreach to schools in the Glamorgan area,…

Swansea University has been sharing some of its most innovative projects with the Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK during a special visit to both campuses. His Excellency Tran Ngoc An was joined by Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams and leading University dignitaries for a tour of the Singleton site following a meeting with leaders of Global Wales, the partnership between Universities Wales, British Council, Welsh Government and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, which promotes Wales through its world-class higher education sector in priority overseas markets. The meeting was held ahead of an announcement that Global Wales had…

David Davis’ resignation as Brexit secretary on Monday (9 July), followed by Boris Johnson leaving his post as foreign secretary, has sent the government and outlook for Brexit into turmoil. This blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has caused volatility in currency markets, with one foreign exchange (FX) expert warning that such political movements bring a significant concern for businesses with currency exposure. Tensions in the cabinet over May’s Brexit plan, which was agreed on Friday, sparked Davis’ decision to leave his role as Brexit secretary, followed closely by Boris Johnson, who is also disillusioned with the proposals. The…

Last night (Thurday 12 July) Elevens Bar & Grill and the Football Association of Wales jointly hosted a Q&A evening with Gareth Bale. At the event, Gareth unveiled a new piece of memorabilia for Elevens – his match worn boots from this year’s Champions League Final with which he scored that incredible overhead kick. The event, hosted at Elevens Bar & Grill was open to members of the public with doors opening at 6pm on Thursday evening. People started queueing from 3pm, with a cross-section of fans of all ages in Wales shirts and bucket hats. The Q&A, conducted by…

Spectators at a popular Mid Wales summer event, which is known as the “friendly show”, are in for a treat next month when Flyin Ryan performs his breathtaking motorcycle stunt show. Flyin Ryan, alias Ryan Griffiths, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his spectacular stunt display this year and is set to be the star attraction at Llanfyllin Show on Saturday, August 11. Daredevil stunts, comedy routines, fire stunts and arena entertainment will be part of the 2pm display and Ryan provides hilarious non-stop commentary, even whilst 30 ft in the air above vehicles. Tasty Tina will perform alongside Ryan throughout the display…

With Help to Buy Wales – the scheme introduced to provide a shared equity loan to buyers of new-build homes – contributing to soaring sales at one of Cardiff’s newest developments, Solicitor Rachel Down is celebrating the part it has played in helping her achieve her own property dream. Rachel, 28 – who has temporarily been living with her parents in Bridgend to help her save – has recently purchased a two-bedroom balcony apartment at Schooner Wharf; a prestigious development of 85 luxury 1 and 2-bedroom apartments, situated on the waterfront overlooking Cardiff’s East Dock. Speaking about being able to…

A FORMER Wales and British Lions player, who is now Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union, has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of South Wales (USW). Gareth Davies received the honour during USW’s annual summer graduation ceremonies, which are held in Treforest, Newport and Cardiff. A former international fly-half and British and Irish Lions tourist in 1980, Mr Davies earned 21 caps for his country and captained Wales on five occasions. He has held senior executive positions with the Newport Gwent Dragons, CBI Wales, BBC Wales, Cardiff RFC, S4C, the Sports Council for Wales, the Royal Mail and…

Commenting on the latest ONS construction output figures, Marc Jones, Director of Operations at UK leading specialist recruiter Acorn said: With Brexit exacerbating the skills crisis, the construction industry has a key role to play in building the foundations of our future economy, figuratively and literally. After a broadly negative start to 2018, it’s a relief that UK construction output rose by 2.9% in May, when economists had been looking for growth of just 0.4%. The latest figures, released this week (10thJuly) by the ONS, also reveal that this month-on-month rise stemmed from increases across all types of work, and…