Fourth generation jeweller Paul Howells has completed the refurbishment of his 155-year-old family business, bringing an adjoining retail outlet back to life and safeguarding four jobs...
From small independent businesses to entrepreneurs, large companies and developers, over 70 exhibitors have already been confirmed for a major event taking place in the spring....
Its plans include a move to bigger premises, an investment in systems and streamlining its offering Ministry of Furniture, the company which emerged from Remploy Furniture,...
Swansea Council is to serve up another boost to the city’s cafes, pubs and restaurants as the pandemic continues. Its ruling cabinet today agreed to continue to...
An emergency grant scheme is now available for Swansea businesses in the leisure, tourism, hospitality and retail sectors that do not pay business rates. Funded by...
Swansea Building Society, ranked the most profitable building society in the UK last year, has appointed a new non-executive director – Malcolm Hayes. Hayes comes to...
The Development Bank of Wales have announced that they have successfully exited Vortex IoT Limited just three years after providing initial pre-seed capital funding to the technology start-up...
Leading Wales-based accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, is urging self-employed people to stay on track to file their self-assessment tax return before 31st January 2022, even though...
It was in 1922 that Francesco Dallavalle first started selling his ice cream around the Amman Valley on a horse and cart. The Italian art of making...
AB Glass, the Swansea-based award-winning architectural aluminium specialist, has appointed a new Head of Finance as it embarks on a new chapter for the business. Kirsty...
A Stormtrooper costume, a trumpet, a marriage certificate, six Bridesmaid dresses and a Galleon made of matchsticks make the 2021 Travelodge Lost & Found audit for...
Swansea Council looks likely to serve up another boost to the city’s cafes, pubs and restaurants as the pandemic continues. Its ruling cabinet is being asked...
From engineering and decorating to flooring and landscaping, new figures show businesses in the Swansea Bay City Region have benefited from over £34.6 million worth of...
EDF Renewables has announced a joint venture partnership with Pembrokeshire-based international renewable project developer DP Energy, to generate up to 1GW of low carbon green energy...
Neath Port Talbot Council are looking for prospective operators to tender for a lease to operate and maintain a café, informal visitor information centre and campsite...
The return of Kevin the Carrot in the ‘standout’ TV advert of Christmas helped Aldi attract more than half a million new customers from the ‘Big...
Labour ministers in Cardiff Bay must make more financial support available for struggling hospitality businesses across the country, the Welsh Conservatives have demanded. First Minister Mark...
Wilko has confirmed that it intends to close it’s St Elli Centre store in Llanelli town centre in August. The retailer said that “with regret”, it...
Three directors, led by co-founder Ashley Davies, have completed the management buy-out of Bridgend-based A&R Services. Ashley is joined by 25 year-old Chloe Stanford who first...
A Welsh accountancy body has said that HMRC’s one-month postponement of the Self Assessment deadline to the end of February is a welcome reprieve given the...
Sainsbury’s has announced an increase in its basic hourly rate of pay for all Sainsbury’s and Argos store colleagues from £9.50 to £10 an hour. This...
Pentrepoeth dental practice in Morriston and Chapel Street dental practice in the heart of Mumbles owned by Gower Healthcare have been sold. The sale was announced by...
With 50,000 people in Wales currently living with dementia, more needs to be done to ensure those living with the condition feel understood and supported. All...
Ashmole & Co offices in Neath and Swansea have made a generous donation to the Vernon Place Community Hub Food Bank in Briton Ferry to help...
A new, independent vintage and gift shop has opened in the heart of Swansea’s Uplands. Pinball Vintage, at 49 The Grove, is run by local businessman...
Cilgwenyn Bee Farm in Carmarthenshire was recently announced as the winner of the Speciality & Fine Food Fair Rising Sustainability Star Award due to its holistic...
Gower-based coffee company FabFour Coffee, which is run by four Welsh rugby legends, is supporting enterprise education in Wales by partnering with primary schools to deliver...
Despite what has been a challenging period for the construction industry, Green Hat Consulting has seen a year of significant growth, with the appointment of several...
Popular Swansea night spot, Sin City, has been recognised for its outstanding customer care by Swansea BID (Business Improvement District). The much-loved venue, that has been...
Ammanford Accountants, Ashmole & Co, are helping to support the young local mathematicians of the future by making a donation to Ysgol Llandybie Primary School to...
People in Swansea can take part in a new festive quiz which is designed to encourage local shopping through the new Big Heart of Swansea Gift...
The Welsh Government is launching a £1m fund to support up to 500 unemployed people and young people not in education, employment or training to start...
Tributes have been paid to colourful BBC3 The Call Centre star Nev Wilshire who died on Saturday morning aged 61. Mr Wilshire found fame on the...
Kitchen retailer Wren Kitchens has invested over £1 million in transforming its Swansea showroom with over 70 new kitchen displays and virtual reality. The 31,160 sq. ft. showroom...
New tax rules for freelance contractors and their clients came into force in April 2021. IR35, or ‘off-payroll working rules’, have caused confusion for contractors and...
Christmas shopping is well underway at Carmarthenshire County Council’s 100% Sir Gâr pop-up shops in Carmarthen and Llanelli. Local independent businesses have been given free retail...
Swansea Building Society has donated a total of £1,000 to four foodbanks across South Wales to help people in need in the run up to Christmas. The Society has...
Print Inc., a specialist in print and embroidered clothing, has celebrated its fifth anniversary by making a substantial investment in new technology and equipment, a move...
Businesses throughout Swansea and the City Region as a whole have the chance to benefit from work packages forming part of a major new development in...
Swansea Council is backing Small Business Saturday by continuing to encourage people to shop local. Being held on Saturday December 4, Small Business Saturday is a...
Resource recovery expert Fiberight has set up a new facility and Centre of Excellence in Swansea that will use innovative resource recovery techniques to increase the...
Defence engineering specialists MMEngineering are enjoying record growth as they prepare to relocate to their second home on the Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone. Established in...
With nearly all the Swansea Bay City Deal programmes and projects now approved and in delivery, the contribution that small businesses to the success of the...
Belvoir Swansea has scooped Silver within the Welsh Agency of the Year category at the UK-Wide Negotiator Awards 2021. The Award Ceremony, which is the pinnacle...
Business leaders in Swansea have welcomed the imminent start of works on a major new office development on The Kingsway. Led by Swansea Council, the development...
Family-run business, Gavin Griffiths Recycling came out top at the Growing Business Awards 2021 This is the second award for the Swansea-based business this year, after...
Sustainable e-tailer Bower Collective’s latest study finds the UK’s top places to buy second-hand gifts this Christmas As much as £42m worth of Christmas gifts are...
Royal Mail has enhanced its popular Parcel Collect service in the run up to Christmas with posties set to deliver pre-printed postage labels to customers who...
Primary school children throughout the UK are being inspired to develop their enterprise skills with the help of a syndicate of 15 business angels who have...
With just a few weeks to go until Christmas, Royal Mail is once again lending a helping hand to one of its most special customers, Father...
Swansea City’s Swansea.com Stadium recently underwent an external decorative overhaul with Wardle Painters to improve the stadium’s aesthetic by making key repairs. Officially opened to fans in South Wales in...
Construction work will start later this month on a major new office development at the former Oceana nightclub site in Swansea. Providing space for 600 jobs,...
Barclays has confirmed the permanent closure of its Gorseinon and Port Talbot bank branches as part of its swath of almost 50 branch closures across the...
Swansea Council’s licensing and trading standards officers issued a 28 day closure notice to independent cinema Cinema & Co last night (Thursday 18 November). The move...
Lidl GB has announced plans for its biggest ever investment into colleague wages, making it the highest paying supermarket in the UK. The commitment of £18...
The transformation of Neath’s iconic former Metal Box container factory into a job creating business zone has been a big success with much of the work...
Dobbies garden centre is inviting shoppers across Swansea to join them for extended shopping hours to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust. Taking place from 5pm...
If you’re a curry and a cake lover, then you’re in luck. Swansea’s multi award-winning Indian fusion restaurant, Rasoi Indian Kitchen, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by...
Wales’ largest independent accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, has advised on a record number of transactions in the last 18 months, worth in total over £100m. The deals include...
£51 million of loans and equity investments have been made into 220 Welsh businesses by the Development Bank of Wales during the six-month period from April...
Heron Foods Ltd have submitted plans for a 395 sq.m express format supermarket on the site of the former Bryn Nursery School on Townhill Road. The...
Budget supermarket Lidl have submitted plans to build a new store on the site of the former Halfway Garage on Mumbles Road in Blackpill. After initially...
Family Housing Association, an organisation that provides affordable rented housing and a range of support services to people in South and West Wales, has changed its...
Plans to bring superfast and ultrafast broadband to more areas of south-west Wales will be unveiled at events run by a Carmarthen-based rural broadband specialist. Voneus,...
More people in Wales are starting a new business venture and seizing the economic and lifestyle changes that have been driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, Economy...
Swansea’s £1.7bn Blue Eden project will have major benefits for local supply chain businesses and the city’s shops, restaurants, hotels and pubs. That’s the view of...
Swansea to get ready to ‘Wok’ and Roll as Pan-Asian noodle chain Chopstix launches in the city with 1,000 portions of FREE spring rolls to giveaway...
Almost twice as many new businesses have opened up than have shut in Swansea City Centre the past 20 months, according to new data from Swansea BID (Business...
SO Modular, the timber frame construction specialist, has brought in four new members of staff, and promoted two, as it continues to expand its fast-growing, multi-faceted, innovative and sustainable business. The company’s most recent appointments are Dennis Nelder, Kayleigh Westwood,...
New figures show that one South West Wales accountancy firm, Ashmole & Co helped over 600 local employers to claim almost £12million from the Government’s Furlough...
Business leaders in Wales are giving their backing to the £1.7bn Blue Eden project that’s been announced for Swansea. Katherine Bennett, Western Gateway Chair, and Ian...
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has appointed Dyfed Telecom as a mobile phone provider for the university. As part of the project, the...
Toolstation, one of the UK’s fastest growing and largest suppliers of tools for local trade and DIY customers is officially opening their new Carmarthen store today...
SO Modular, the timber frame construction specialist, has strengthened its team with a new senior appointment – commercial manager, Gareth Whitney – as it continues to expand its fast-growing, innovative and sustainable business. Whitney has joined...
A training company is offering companies guidance on how to maximise productivity for those working from home (or home working) Working at home versus home working...
Rhino Doors, the UK’s leading manufacturer of high-performance engineered doors, has seen significant growth in 2021, amid the continued expansion of its services to clients across transport, defence and critical national...
Swansea diners eating at two of the city’s most popular Indian restaurants are unknowingly helping to improve the health and lives of children and families thousands...
The man just appointed to manage Swansea Market says it is his dream role. Swansea-raised Darren Cox is eager to make the iconic venue as welcoming...
Post Office has launched its first ever loyalty scheme with financial rewards for users of its free, fast-track Drop & Go service. Drop & Go customers...
Swansea BID (Business Improvement District) is urging shoppers and visitors to show their love for Swansea city centre businesses by backing its new Big Heart of...
Swansea University bioscientists have teamed up with a West Wales microbrewery to help it reduce its CO2 emissions. They will be working with Pembrokeshire’s Bluestone Brewing Co using the...
A number of popular South Wales pubs are due to be sold by family-owned Welsh brewer SA Brain. The venues are amongst 99 across South Wales...
Swansea Building Society is sponsoring the Welsh Equine Endurance Team at the Home International Endurance Championships – one of the most prestigious equine events in Europe. The...
The majority of organisations surveyed in Wales (92%) struggled to find workers with the right skills over the past 12 months, according to a new report...
Tai Tarian’s Chief Executive, Linda Whittaker is celebrating after winning a prestigious accolade. The head of one of Wales’ largest social housing associations was named Influential...
Golfers from across South Wales came together at Langland Golf Club to compete and raise funds for Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) Wales at its annual charity golf day, in...
A Welsh company that has worked on many of Wales’ most iconic buildings is celebrating a key anniversary by giving to and helping charities – rather than holding...
A brand new Aldi store in Swansea opened its doors to customers yesterday morning (Thursday 30 September) at 8am, with Team GB Olympic Rugby hero Sam...
The Welsh Government is further extending incentives to support businesses in recruiting apprentices in Wales until February 2022. The Apprenticeship Employer Incentive Scheme is a part...
Neath Port Talbot Council’s Bay Technology Centre, sited on one of Wales’s premier business parks in the heart of South Wales, is on schedule to be...
Swansea Building Society, ranked the most profitable building society in the UK last year, has appointed its first female executive director– chartered accountant, Catherine Griffiths. Griffiths comes to the director role with...
Hutchinson Thomas’ recent merger with Simmonds Hurford Solicitors has necessitated a move by the expanding South Wales law firm to new, state-of-the-art premises in Swansea’s SA1 Waterfront area. The solicitors, with...
Popular Cardigan food business CRWST has opened a second café at Poppit Sands, Pembrokeshire after securing a six-figure follow-on investment from the Development Bank of Wales....
South Wales-based building services provider, RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services, continues its 33-year long tradition of exhibiting industry-leading commitment to fill the skills gap and inspire the next generation of building services engineers. The electrical and mechanical service provider maintains its award-winning commitment to training by taking on four new apprentices: two as heating...
Swansea Building Society has undergone a brand refresh with an updated logo and a new-look website as part of its continuing investment and long-term growth strategy. The refresh comes at...
JCP Solicitors has committed to seven key promotions from within its ranks, despite the challenges of the past year. JCP, which is one of the largest...
A Swansea-based not-for-profit company that specialises in regeneration says the multi-million pound transformation of the city centre is making it a better place to live, work...
