Author: Rhys Gregory

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)…

Billy Joel will be playing at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday August 9th. With gates to the stadium opening at 5pm, there will be a full city centre road closure around the stadium from 3pm until midnight on safety grounds. The M4 motorway is expected to be very busy due to this concert – so please plan ahead – and avoid the congestion in Cardiff by using the park & ride at the former Toy’s R Us site car park in the Sports Village – CF11 0JS. For up to date traffic information on the motorway and trunk…

A new hotel will soon be checking into Swansea city centre in a major boost to the local economy. Swansea Council has now picked a preferred developer and operator for the new hotel that would be constructed on land which had been temporarily landscaped between Swansea Arena and the LC. The council will soon hold detailed discussions with the preferred developer and operator, which works with a number of leading worldwide hotel brand names. The council will also look to announce the brand of the hotel once these discussions are complete. A 150-bedroom hotel with a rooftop bar offering views…

Talks driven by land owner Swansea Council have resulted in an imminent change of operator at the facility. The leaseholder has agreed to relinquish its lease; a new leaseholder has agreed to take on the Fairwood Common facility on a temporary basis. During that time, the airport will continue to operate – and the council will undertake a process to find a long-term tenant. Council leader Rob Stewart said: “Our successful talks in this complex matter mean that we’re now in a position to install a temporary new leaseholder – the Swansea Airport Stakeholders’ Alliance. Its members are eager to make a…