The Shortlist for the 2021 FinTech Awards Wales has been Announced
Hosted by Recruit 121 Group, along with principal sponsor Confused.com, FinTech Awards Wales celebrates the outstanding achievements of the FinTech professionals and companies in Wales and recognises the significant contribution made by the FinTech sector …
Wales Residents Spend An Extra £2,149 As They Increase Time Online
People in Wales have, on average, spent an additional £2,149 each on online shopping in the past year, the latest Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital Index has revealed. A third (31%) of people in Wales said …
Are You Prepared for Google’s Website Ranking Update?
When Google announced an “update” to the way it ‘ranks’ a website’s Page Experience and Core Web Vitals, it heralded a major change in the way the world’s most-used search engine will prioritise and score …
Hybrid Working is the Future for UK’s Biggest Employers
Further to new reports by the BBC that almost all of 50 of the UK’s biggest employers have said they do not plan to bring staff back to the office full-time, a selection of industry …
Openreach ’Full Fibre’ Broadband Plans Set to Upgrade 415,000 More Rural Homes in Wales
Openreach today outlined plans to build ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to at least three million more homes and businesses – including around 415,000 across Wales – in some of the UK’s hardest to serve communities[1]. …
New Owners and New Investment at Golf Club in Swansea
Swansea based Fairwood Park Golf club has recently changed ownership after a local family made a successful offer for the business.Led by Rhodri Evans, the new owners have exciting plans to invest in both the …
Mental Health Champions Helps Food Firm Staff Beat the Blues
One of Wales’s leading food companies is helping staff beat the blues by launching a ground-breaking mental health support service.Harlech Foodservice, which has bases in Criccieth in Gwynedd and Chester, now has a team of …
Creating Communities
People are now talking as much about their communities as their homes – and Jane Carpenter, Planning Director for Redrow in Wales, couldn’t be happier. “The past year or so has seen the community conversation …
Welsh College Unveil Course Aimed at the Billion-Dollar Esports Sector
The college is welcoming students to join the innovative BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Esports. The two-year qualification will run at Cambria’s Deeside site from September and has been created by the British …
Working from Home? Employees May be Eligible to Claim Tax Relief
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is accepting tax relief claims for working from home due to coronavirus during 2021/22. More than 550,000 employed workers have already claimed and are benefitting.If employed workers were told to …
Employees Use of Flexible Hours at Work Has Dropped
The CIPD urges employers to take more action to ensure people who can’t work from home can benefit from other flexible working options. While working from home has surged in recent months, the use of …
North Wales CCTV Firm Reflects on over 20 Years in the Industry
Celebrating the landmark, Active CCTV director Adrian Standerwick has reflected on advances in technology and client communication that have kept the Mochdre company ahead of the curve. Launched in 2000 from the Llanddulas home he …
Business Owner Successfully Switches Sectors in Lockdown
Every crisis brings an opportunity, but try telling that to shopkeepers who saw the high street shut for months on end during the Covid-19 lockdown. The pandemic did not discriminate, as family-run firms who had …
Ince Advises London Local Authority Trading Company in £38m Acquisition of 155 Properties
The Real Estate team at international law and professional services firm Ince recently advised Local Authority Trading Company, TBG Open Door Limited (part of The Barnet Group), on the acquisition of 155 properties in a …
Now is the Time for Business Owners to Prepare for the Cost of Redundancies
Smaller businesses looking to reduce their workforces should urgently prepare for the costs of redundancies, following changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme made late last year. That’s the warning from human resources experts The …
North Wales Based Business Grows Out Of the Pandemic
A north-Wales based business owner is delighted to announce a new member to his team, kickstarting the reboot of adventure experiences for businesses and charities.Jason Rawles, 46, CEO and Founder of Aspire Adventures, proudly announces …