Author: Rhys Gregory

Healthcare professionals have been awarded for their successes in making NHS services more environmentally friendly at the Welsh Sustainability Awards 2024. The Chief Nursing Officer’s Sustainability in Nursing and Midwifery award – a new addition to the categories this year – was presented to Swansea Bay University Health Board for reducing the use of paper in its district nursing service and going paperless in its community wound clinic. The team introduced the Minuteful for Wound app, which allows nurses and specialists to remotely view wounds. It has enabled the team to digitize patient records, assessments and care plans, saving almost…

A former care home in the heart of Merthyr Tydfil has been redeveloped to provide temporary accommodation housing for young people and adults in a crisis. Marsh House has been brought back into active use to provide 11 units of supported youth homelessness accommodation, 22 units of temporary accommodation and a community hub drop-in facility. Additional features also include communal kitchens, lounges, games and TV rooms, accommodation for staff, outside wellbeing spaces and active travel provisions. It will serve as a homelessness assessment and triage centre, providing interventions for those requiring temporary accommodation in a crisis. The innovative transformation is…

The Assistivetech Monmouthshire Hub was officially opened on 4th June at Chepstow Community Hospital. The launch allowed colleagues from Monmouthshire County Council and partner organisation Aneurin Bevan Health Board plus members of other external organisations to see what technological solutions are on offer for the residents of Monmouthshire. The Hub is made up of two interactive rooms – the Assistive Technology Bedroom and the Smart Technology Living Room – which showcase the various technological solutions available to support and enable people to live comfortably and securely in their own homes. Both rooms are located on the St Arvans ward of the hospital. The Hub was set up with four key aims in mind: Falls prevention…

Last weekend, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June, saw Tredegar Park in Risca Town Centre transform for the third annual Risca Beach Party. Footfall counters in the town recorded over 3,000 visitors, with entry into the beach showing nearly 6,000 across the weekend. Families were seen to be enjoying the beach, attractions, funfair rides, Punch and Judy and Pirate shows, along with various food, drink, and craft stalls. Ghostbusters Day on Saturday, in celebration of Ghostbusters’ 40th anniversary, was also a huge success. All cake stands at the Beach Party sold out on both days. Risca Fish Bar had a…

The Anglesey club where cricket legend Matthew Maynard started his illustrious career has been given a major boost thanks to cash seized from criminals. A £2,000 grant from the North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT) has enabled Menai Bridge Cricket Club to buy a new roll-on net cage so that the new generation of players can hone their batting and bowling skills. PACT’s main focus is to provide funding to community and voluntary groups for schemes that improve people’s quality of life by reducing crime or the fear of crime. Over the past quarter of a century over 3,500…

Biffa, the UK leader in sustainable waste management, has completed the acquisition of a business which specialises in the collection of hazardous and liquid waste. Hazrem Environmental Limited is a regional market leading provider of hazardous and liquid waste management solutions. Based in Tredegar in South Wales, Hazrem was established in 2004 by Paul Goddard, former British Royal Navy. The company has become a regional market leader with over 70 customers including blue-chip entities and local authorities, some of which have worked with the company since its inception. During the last 20 years Hazrem has built an enviable reputation for…

AN ACCLAIMED restaurant group and social enterprise organisation are serving up more than 900 wellbeing food boxes for families in North Wales. Led by the Children’s University and supported by Menter Môn’s Neges scheme, the initiative is funded by HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales). The boxes will be given to children in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, and Flintshire, and contain locally sourced ingredients and recipe cards to help educate pupils, parents and carers on nutrition and healthy eating. The food and drink will be prepared and distributed by the award-winning Dylan’s group, which has restaurants in Conwy,…

Coworking and small business support experts, Town Square Spaces Ltd (TownSq) has entered an international partnership with flex-space management software Baseworx. The deal gives TownSq an exclusive licence to utilise the Baseworx platform for growth in the UK, to enable further scale and expansion. With the platform fully operational, it has the potential to generate millions in additional revenue over the next five years. Baseworx, the technology driving Ireland’s government-backed Connected Hubs initiative known as the “Airbnb of Coworking,” is a SaaS company based in Cork, Ireland. The platform offers a comprehensive venue management solution favoured by coworking spaces, large…

Pontypridd born triathlete, Kate Strong, alongside globally recognised freshwater health expert Numair Masud, hiked the length of the River Taff from its source in Brecon down to Cardiff over three days. The 82km walk was carried out to kick-start a campaign which aims to highlight the fragility of our water systems and mobilise our government to take action to protect our rivers and waterways. The River Taff plays an important role in providing not only freshwater for people in Wales, but also a habitat for salmon, trout, otters and eels, among other wildlife, and offers a source of food for…

Leading partnerships developer Lovell and housing association Pobl Group have started on a £28.65 million development in Haverfordwest, where 69% of the homes will be affordable. Contracts have been completed for a brand-new, mixed tenure development called Augustus Grange, which will provide a total of 115 two and three-bedroom homes located off St David’s Road, just six miles from the stunning Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. 36 of the homes will be available for open market sale and 79 will be affordable homes, with 37 available through Shared Ownership and 42 for social rent. Lovell has now commenced work on the…