Author: Rhys Gregory

RCT Council has announced that the redevelopment of the Pontypridd bingo hall site is now open to the public, and the new bus bays at Sardis Road will be brought into use from Saturday! Since the construction phase started in February 2024, work has been ongoing by the current contractors to redevelop the former bingo hall and Angharad’s Nightclub site into a vibrant and quality space – to act as a clear arrival point for visitors at the southern end of the town centre. The area has been fitted with clear signage, visitor information, seating areas, and spaces of greenery…

Around 15,000 individuals and families from Rhondda Cynon Taf will have the opportunity to enjoy the buzz of the Eisteddfod this week, thanks to a free admission and food vouchers scheme for lower income locals. The National Eisteddfod, held at Parc Ynysangharad in Pontypridd this week, is an important event in Wales’s national and cultural calendar, bringing communities together to celebrate the richness of Welsh culture. The Welsh Government provided £350,000 to the Eisteddfod to enable individuals and families from lower income households to experience this year’s festival and get a taste of the Welsh language. Cabinet Secretary with responsibility…

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If you are doing any kind of business in 2024, you have to keep in mind that effective branding is what any business trying to gain from the fiercely competitive business environment needs today. One of the most powerful tools in the modern branding strategy is customized promotional products, and this is an area that BIC Graphic excels in. Known for its high-quality, tailored-made items such as pens and lighters, BIC Graphic offers businesses the broadest range of products in the best way possible for maximum brand exposure and customer engagement. Promotional Products Generation after generation, promotional products have been…

North Wales business leaders are being invited to a key summer event that will explore how Labour’s victory in the general election will impact their operations. Organised by the Institute of Directors (IoD) North Wales branch, it will take place at Theatr Clwyd, Mold, for both members and non-members. Attendees will learn about how the change in UK government will affect their current and future investment plans as well as their journey to achieving net zero. Flintshire-based guest speakers from Celtic Financial Planning and Outwrite PR will discuss how best to navigate such developments. Guests will also be updated on…

Sister companies SJ Roberts Construction and Lowfield Timber Frames, both based in Lowfield near Welshpool, have been shortlisted for multiple industry awards, most notably for their work at Bluestone National Park Resort in Pembrokeshire. Throughout 2023, the two companies collaborated on the delivery of 80 luxury holiday lodges at the resort, with sustainability sitting at the centre of the design, construction and ongoing use of the units which formed part of a £24m investment by Bluestone. Now, they’ve been shortlisted together in the ‘Best Use of Timber Technology’ category at the prestigious ‘Offsite Awards’, as well as in the ‘Contractor…

Wild water enthusiasts and athletes are enjoying the benefits of a new mobile sauna by the sea in Barry that has been part-funded by a micro-loan from the Development Bank of Wales. Established by well-being practitioner and cold water enthusiast Kathryn Donovan, Môr a Sawna is the first mobile sauna to be permanently sited in the Vale of Glamorgan. It overlooks the sea at Barry Yacht Club and is available for booking in 55 minute slots. The sauna can hold up to eight people in communal sessions or ten people for private bookings. Kathryn said: “I am passionate about mindset…

Pettigrew Bakeries have reached the final four in consideration for the prestigious ‘Craft Bakery of the Year’ award at this year’s UK Baking Industry Awards, sponsored by Dawn Foods. The UK Baking Industry Awards celebrate the people, products, and businesses that make the UK bakery sector so interesting and diverse. Pettigrew Bakeries, a family-run business and one of the pioneers of craft sourdough in Cardiff, celebrated its eighth anniversary earlier this year. The business has gone from strength to strength since opening its first site opposite Victoria Park, and now operates from three outposts across the Welsh capital, allowing its bakers to specialise…

Between the Trees, the nature and science festival set in a coastal woodland nature reserve, has announced a ‘boundary-pushing’ line-up of alternative folk acts appearing across the weekend of 22-24 August. Against a backdrop of growing popularity for folk and country music in the UK, Between the Trees has curated a mix of folk-based genres including indie-folk, alt-folk, nu-folk, acoustic roots, folktronica and country & Americana. Artists appearing at the festival this month include indie folk acts Matthew and the Atlas, Rusty Shackle, Firewoodisland (a Norwegian-Welsh duo), Sam Kelly, The Dunwells and Tide Lines. Country & Americana performers include The…

A project is helping Denbighshire young and old learn the value of old countryside management ways. The Clwydian Range and Dee valley National Landscapes are working together with the Little Learning Company to give people an insight into yesteryear ways of managing the land. Supported by funding from the UK Government, the Little Learning Company is a heritage skills project delivering a range of related training activities to engage new audiences in Denbighshire from 11 years old upwards to the opportunities available within the heritage skills sector. This includes sessions focussing on heritage construction, heritage engineering (within the railway sector)…