South Wales
Construction
Merthyr Tydfil
South Wales
Ground-breaking ceremony celebrates start of work on 153 homes
Representatives from partnership homes developer Lovell, Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council celebrated the start of construction on a major home development, Ymyl Yr Afon, near Merthyr Tydfil. The breaking-ground ceremony on Monday, 22 October marked the beginning of work to reinvigorate the site of the former Merthyr Vale Colliery with […]
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Charity
Newport
News
South Wales
Welsh housing developer teams up with homelessness charity
A new foundation supporting community projects has been launched by Edenstone Homes with its first grant of £5,000 awarded to homelessness charity, The Wallich. The Edenstone Foundation has been formed by Magor-based Edenstone Homes to support communities and causes that help change lives. The foundation will receive a proportion of the proceeds of every Edenstone home […]
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Bridgend
Construction
Education
Housing
News
South Wales
Lovell and Hafod help green-fingered Heronsbridge students grow in confidence
Homes developer Lovell and housing, support and care provider Hafod have joined forces to help students at Heronsbridge School in Bridgend launch a new social enterprise business growing and selling vegetables, herbs and flowers. The organisations have presented students at the special school, which caters for a wide range of learning needs, with a brand-new […]
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Bridgend
Kenfig
South Wales
£1.5 million refurbishment to free up 96,000 sq ft industrial unit in South Wales
A £1.5 million refurbishment which is to go ahead at the South Wales Distribution Centre (SWDC) at Kenfig Industrial Estate between Cardiff and Swansea is set to ease the growing shortage of available industrial stock in south Wales. The 96,000 sq ft Zone 3 industrial unit is being completely refurbished by new owners M7 Real […]
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Bridgend
Manufacturing
South Wales
Tech
Manufacturing soars to over six million products annually at Sony UK TEC
Manufacturing output at leading Welsh facility Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) has soared to over six million products annually according to the latest statistics. As the business celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Pencoed-based factory, it has reported that the number of innovative products it manufactures has leapt from 20,000 units in 2005/06 to […]
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Banking
Finance
News
South Wales
Swansea
Swansea Building Society firms up plans to open new Swansea City Centre branch
Swansea Building Society is closer to opening a new branch in Swansea City Centre, the company has confirmed. The Society has successfully negotiated planning permission for a new Swansea branch at 1-4 Portland Street, Swansea, which is due to open during the first week of January 2019. The new retail branch will complement the Society’s other […]
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Export
Food & Drink
North Wales
South Wales
West Wales
Welsh food and drink companies set for Paris showcase
A host of Welsh food and drink companies are set to attend one of the world’s largest food innovation exhibitions in Paris later this month (21-25 October 2018). The biennal Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) is the world’s largest exhibition of food innovation and will feature over 7,000 companies from 109 countries. Aiming to raise […]
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Banking
Finance
Housing
News
Property
South Wales
Welsh property prices reach all-time high
House prices in Wales have reached an all-time peak, with the average house price across the country now £184,722. The figures have been released today from Principality Building Society’s Wales House Price Index for Q3 2018 (July-September), which shows the rise and fall of house prices in each of the 22 local authorities in Wales. […]
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AgentPro Property of the Week
News
Property
South Wales
Swansea
Welsh Property of the Week sponsored by AgentPro: Blackpill, Swansea
AgentPro is the UK’s leading estate agency software, powering property sales and lettings across the UK. Click to see our favourite Property of the Week. This luxurious five bedroomed home is currently represented by Mumbles estate agent Astleys. Location The detached executive home is located in an exclusive and sought after private development in Mayals. The […]
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Events
Food & Drink
Newport
South Wales
Food giant unveiled as headline sponsor for international trade event
One of the largest names in the UK food and drink industry has been unveiled as the headline sponsor for the upcoming BlasCymru / TasteWales 2019. Princes will lend its support to the second international showcase of Welsh food and drink, which will once again be held at Newport’s Celtic Manor Resort (20 – 21 […]
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