Author: Rhys Gregory

Event organisers, Run 4 Wales, are gifting 100 free spaces in the ABP Newport Wales Half Marathon and 10K to help people improve their health and wellbeing. The exciting festival of running will be returning to the city on Sunday 28th April and will include a new half marathon option for the first time, alongside the full marathon and 10K distances. Run 4 Wales believes in the power of mass participation and the ability that events like the Newport Marathon have to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation by inspiring people to take up running and make positive…

Hawkstone Commercials is celebrating after being recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 SME businesses in the UK. From thousands of entries across every sector, Hawkstone Commercials has been ranked 55th overall in the Elite Business 100 (EB100). Hawkstone Commercials will celebrate at the awards evening on March 17th in London and be included in the EB100 digital guide and online directory with a viewership of over half a million people. The EB100 are the businesses to watch for the future. It recognises excellence in the SME community and ranks them across a broad range of criteria, from their…

A TRANSFORMATIVE social mobility charity celebrating its 10th anniversary will support and educate even more young people across north east Wales in 2024. WeMindTheGap has received additional funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to extend its WeDiscover, WeGrow and WeBelong provision from January onwards. The programmes are backed by Wrexham and Flintshire councils, and supported by Coleg Cambria. WeDiscover is a virtual programme, for participants aged 16 to 25 years, providing them with the opportunity to discover more about themselves and the world beyond their front door through a combination of interactive group activities, dedicated one-to-one mentoring and the…

Swansea University is set to run a unique new course aimed at getting the best out of disadvantaged people and inspire them to take a different path in life. The university has teamed up with Bristol-based initiative Street2Boardroom for the five-week course called Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice which launches this autumn.  It aims to not only provide the learners with new skills and knowledge but also to give them first-hand experience of university life. There are 15 to 20 places available, and it is open to people from all walks of life, including those considered at risk of…

Azets, the Top 10 UK Accountancy firm, has announced Chris Jenkins as its latest hire in the Swansea office. Chris joins Azets in Swansea as a Partner in the Accounts and Business Advisory Services team. Chris qualified as a Certified Accountant in 2009 with ACCA and was awarded a Fellowship in 2014. During 2020 he further qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Business Finance Professional with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Chris brings a wealth of experience, having managed and run several international businesses and provided advisory services to inward investing companies. Richard Goddard, Regional Managing…

South Wales Police is continuing to investigate a serious sexual assault in Cardiff city centre which occurred one month ago this weekend. They are now appealing for the public’s help in identifying four possible witnesses seen here on CCTV. One man has been arrested and charged, and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident which happened during the early hours of December 27. Detective Inspector Kath Barry from South Wales Police said: “We appealing to these four individuals in the CCTV, or anyone who may know their identity to please contact South Wales Police, so…

As the curtain comes down on Bridgend Youth Theatre’s final performance of We Will Rock You on Sunday 4 February, so too begins a brand new chapter in the Grand Pavilion’s rich 92-year history. From 5 February 2024, the entire Grade II building will be closed to the public to prepare for its major redevelopment, following a successful bid submitted by Bridgend County Borough Council in partnership with Awen Cultural Trust to the UK Government’s Levelling Up programme. The redevelopment will safeguard this much-loved theatre for generations to come and help offer a much more inclusive and enjoyable experience for…

Businesses and workers whose jobs and livelihoods have been affected by the recent fire which destroyed a large warehouse and damaged several neighbouring premises on Bridgend Industrial Estate are receiving a range of support from Bridgend County Borough Council. A total of 42 businesses were affected by the blaze, which destroyed and damaged some premises and affected the power supply to others. While investigations are still ongoing as to what caused the fire, 37 of the affected businesses have been able to resume trading. This was an extremely serious fire which destroyed a building that was about the size of…

Applications for nursery school places are now open and parents with children who turn three between September 1 2023 and August 31 2024, can now apply for a part-time nursery place to start in September 2024. English and Welsh medium places are available at one of the 91 nursery classes in 88 schools across the city, including three schools with a dual stream offer. Families are encouraged to apply before the deadline of Monday 26 February 2024, to help their chance of being offered a nursery place of their choice. To apply for a place in a community school nursery…

A well-being nature walk linking historic churches, a flower market and schemes to help cut rural Swansea’s carbon footprint are among those soon to benefit from a major funding boost. Swansea Council has now awarded funding worth a combined £178,000 to 14 schemes under the second round of the overall rural anchor project being funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This follows funding that’s been previously awarded to other projects as part of the first funding round. Schemes to have successfully bid for round two project funding include: The Reflective Rambling on Gower project, which…