Author: Rhys Gregory

The 2025 Wales Safer Communities Awards has celebrated the outstanding achievements of individuals, teams, and partnerships working to make communities across Wales safer. The ceremony, held at Aberystwyth University last week, saw 33 awards presented to projects, partnerships, and people who have made a real difference in preventing crime, supporting victims, and building stronger, more resilient communities. This year’s awards showcased the breadth of partnership working across Wales, with winners representing local authorities, police, third sector organisations, and community groups. The event highlighted the innovative and dedicated work being done to tackle issues such as anti-social behaviour, violence against women…

Voice over IP runs the business now. Sales, support, finance — all of it rides on packets that cross networks, clouds, and third-party services. Pick the wrong partner early and you’ll be firefighting forever, so when you evaluate a VoIP setup, start with a reliable VoIP PBX provider and build from there. Why phone systems attract trouble Phones carry money and secrets. That’s attractive. A compromised telephony stack can mean premium-rate calls that drain accounts, recorded conversations that leak strategy, or a sudden outage that leaves customers stranded. Attackers don’t always need a PhD; they look for the obvious: default…

Increasingly, more households across Wales are utilising online services for banking, shopping, and regular communication. This presents greater opportunities for cybercriminals, who continually exploit hidden threats that evade detection by antivirus software programs until the private information they seek has been captured. A keylogger is one such threat most people never consider-a program that records every single keystroke made on a computer. What is a keylogger? Keyloggers reveal passwords, messages and financial information within seconds. Understanding the operation of keyloggers is crucial for anyone interested in personal data protection. Also applicable to Mac users, as modern keyloggers have started targeting…

How Welsh Investors Navigate Global Volatility Global markets have been unpredictable in recent years, with inflation swings, interest-rate changes and geopolitical shocks influencing prices across assets. These shifts increasingly shape how people in Wales think about their savings, pensions and investments. As volatility becomes a regular feature of the global economy, many Welsh investors are taking a closer look at market signals and using digital tools to understand what might come next. Welsh households and semi-professional investors typically adopt a cautious, long-term mindset. However, growing digital engagement means more people are now tracking market movements closely and adapting their decisions…

A clean and well maintained workspace has always been important, but in recent years it has become an essential part of how organisations protect their staff, manage productivity and maintain trust with customers. While many businesses have adapted their operations and technology, hygiene and maintenance routines remain one of the most influential parts of day to day working life. A tidy environment supports clearer thinking, reduces distractions and helps staff feel more confident about the workspace they use each day. The UK continues to see stronger expectations around cleanliness across offices, community facilities and public-facing businesses. Although hygiene is often…

Cardiff has always been vibrant, with lots going on from rugby matches at the Principality Stadium to concerts at St David’s Hall. What has changed, though, is the way we can access these experiences. Digital booking systems and virtual queue apps have become essential tools for event-goers. Gone are the days of camping outside ticket offices or endlessly refreshing websites. Apps now manage demand intelligently, using algorithms to distribute tickets fairly. And preventing website crashes. Complaints about ticket purchasing have dropped. Significantly. Fans now receive notifications when it’s their turn to buy, eliminating the frustration of competing against thousands of…

An amber warning for rain has been issued for Wales, with the Met Office warning that heavy and persistent downpours on Monday are likely to cause disruption and possible flooding across many parts of the country. The warning covers a large area of Wales, and people are being urged to prepare for difficult conditions that could last from late Sunday through to late Monday. Heavy rain is expected to sweep across south Wales, with the heaviest falls over high ground such as Bannau Brycheiniog. Widespread totals of 20 to 40 mm are expected, rising to 60 to 80 mm over…

Leading professional services firm AAB has acquired GS Verde Group, marking its expansion into Wales and the South West, while establishing a platform to build a key regional hub. The GS Verde Group operates as a multi-discipline advisory firm, specialising in guiding businesses through a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, management buyouts, investments, and employee ownership transitions.  The firm employs over 50 people and supports clients from offices in Cardiff, Bristol, Cheltenham and Dublin. The deal takes AAB’s turnover to £135 million, and the acquisition of GS Verde is the first deal following the recent investment by…

Lynn Griffiths of Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili has been recognised as the Gold Winner of the Award for Lifetime Achievement in the 2025 Pearson National Teaching Awards, considered the ‘Oscars’ of the teaching profession. The exclusive reveal was mentionedon Friday’s BBC’s The One Show, ahead of a glamorous awards ceremony taking place on the weekend. Lynn Griffiths is an inspirational educational leader who has dedicated his entire career to Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili. He has championed bilingualism through innovative language immersion techniques, ensuring hundreds of pupils leave as confident Welsh speakers. Lynn’s work has been recognised regionally and nationally, with Estyn, EAS,…

A North Wales baker is rocketing to the top after scooping two major awards and landing an out-of-this world wedding cake featuring Star Trek and Doctor Who. Helen Searle-Jones, who runs Searle Jones Cake Design in Hope, Flintshire, has been crowned Best Cake Company at the North Wales Wedding Awards – a title decided entirely by votes from couples she has baked for. The mum-of-of three also impressed judges at the world-famous Cake International Show at Birmingham’s NEC, returning home with a bronze in the wedding cake category and basking in the honour of being asked to give a demonstration…