New research has revealed that Swansea is one of the cheapest cities in the UK to ‘rent a desk’ in the UK, as the growth in...
Leading leisure, travel and tourism company, TUI has invested heavily in its staff by enrolling 50 members of its team onto several apprenticeship programmes, all of...
The image of HRH Queen Elizabeth II has featured on many day to day items that we all use for the past 70 years. Following her...
Shoppers have been seizing the opportunity to buy artisan Welsh food and drink at one of Wales’ premier retail locations – McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Bridgend. During...
The Co-op has sold 129 petrol forecourt sites across the UK to Asda for a reported £600m. The sale represents 5% of Co-op’s retail estate of...
Independent Ammanford-based coffee roasters, Coaltown Coffee have launched their first ever TV advert starring Keith Allen and Andy Edwards. The advert entitled ‘Re-Kindled The Fire, With...
The Welsh and UK Governments have jointly opened applications for Wales’ first freeport, which they say should be up and running by summer 2023. In May...
Owens Group, the Llanelli-based transport and warehousing company is calling on motorists to ‘Drive your litter home’ as part of a new national roadside litter campaign...
The Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire County Council say they’re supporting the construction of new high-quality office space in Cross Hands, aimed at helping create new jobs...
More than 130 people have gained employment thanks to a Pop-Up Employment Hub that opened in Swansea city centre earlier this year. They are among more...
Fresh plans have emerged to convert the Rock and Fountain pub in Craig Cefn Parc into a home – 16 months after council planners rejected a...
Budget supermarket Aldi look set to open a new supermarket at Fforestfach retail park. The retailer has submitted a planning application to Swansea Council for signage...
A new hospitality award has been launched by Gower-based National Hospitality Academy. The Professional Hospitality Award is an accredited award issued by Laser Learning Awards, an awarding...
Specialist counselling provider Breathe has opened additional premises in Swansea to accommodate growth as the organisation celebrates 4 years since its opening. The social enterprise, which is...
The construction of a new supersize slipway and new workboat pontoons is now underway at Pembroke Port. The Port of Milford Haven say it marks a...
A Vintage Show is heading to Swansea city centre this weekend (Saturday 20 August). Hosted by Swansea Business Improvement District, the all-new vintage show aims to...
Banking giant Barclays have announced the closure of two more South West Wales branches, this time in Morriston and Tenby. The Enterprise Park branch in Morriston...
A 24-year-old business owner is hoping to make his new leisure venue all the rage in Swansea Matthew Griffin, 24, opened the first Lumberjack Axe Throwing...
High electricity using businesses like steel and paper mills could see further relief under new proposals to help subsidise their electricity costs. The UK Government is consulting on...
Two Fashion Design students at the University of South Wales (USW) have designed leggings for Team Wales athletes – made from sustainable materials – to wear at the...
Bridgend Indoor Market is set to benefit from a funding boost to help develop small business opportunities and increase consumer interest and footfall. A series of...
Ambitious IT & Managed Service Provider Flotek has acquired Gower Business Systems, a Swansea-based IT Provider specialising in the legal and professional services sector. The acquisition...
Midtec, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of chimney cowls and flue systems has completed the construction of 2500 square feet of additional manufacturing space at...
An award-winning pub in the heart of Pembrokeshire has been supplied with ultrafast fibre broadband in a move to boost connectivity in the area. In 2010,...
As Brits continue to look for ways to cut household costs, consumer group Which? has yet again named Aldi as the cheapest UK supermarket. With savings...
Two Swansea care homes have been sold to independent care home operator ‘My Choice Healthcare’. The sale increases the operators South Wales care home portfolio to...
The children’s charity Barnardo’s has opened its first ever Welsh charity superstore in Swansea as more people turn to sustainable shopping. Five times the size of...
Tata Steel in Port Talbot has celebrated 40 years of operation of the plant’s Continuous Caster number 1, which has cast over 63 million tonnes of...
Members of the Pembrokeshire community have been successful in naming four new buildings that are being created to service the growing renewables industry in Pembrokeshire. The...
A £6million investment to upgrade Tata Steel’s Trostre plant in Llanelli with the very latest cutting-edge technology, is already paying dividends with record-breaking performances the company...
Aldi is giving around 26,000 UK store staff a second pay increase this year. From September, all hourly paid colleagues within its stores will receive an...
Resource recovery expert Fiberight has embarked on leading a three-year £10 million large-scale demonstrator project focused on the capture, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging currently...
Swansea contractor ADS has won a three-year contract to transform the kitchens and bathrooms for ateb housing association’s customers. ateb is based in West Wales and...
Two Manselton school friends with more than thirty years’ combined experience in optical care have been appointed to lead the city’s Specsavers store. Christopher Jones, 35,...
Three Royal Mail vehicles were damaged in a fire at Carmarthen Sorting Office yesterday evening (10 July). A postal worker has reported that the fire started...
A number of new temporary food and drink wooden chalets are now open for business in Swansea city centre. They’re located in the £135m Copr Bay...
Swansea-based development consultancy and marketing intelligence company DCW Group has won two awards within the space of a week at this year’s Insider Property Awards and...
A brand new washplant at an aggregate recycling facility at Cwmgwili in Carmarthenshire is the largest in Wales according to family-owned recycling company Gavin Griffiths Group....
Royal Mail has announced there were 1,673 dog attacks reported on its staff last year, an average of 32 attacks every week across the UK, with...
Neath-based Low Cost Vans, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of commercial vehicles, has completed a major rebrand to reflect its expanding range of services. For...
Talented young apprentices from John Weaver and ASW Property Services were the overall winners at a construction awards event covering Swansea Bay held last week, which...
Swansea has been named one of the UK’s top five green cities to invest in. According to expert-led independent research, Swansea scored excellently in areas including...
Leading Welsh law firm, Peter Lynn and Partners Solicitors has extended its official partnership with Swansea City for the sixth consecutive season. The firm’s support of...
Dozens of start-up businesses in Swansea have benefitted from funding worth more than £80,000 in the last year or so the council have announced. Figures for...
Royal Mail today revealed images of a new set of eight, vibrantly illustrated stamps, being issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride...
Hundreds of Swansea businesses will come together next week to promote decarbonisation as the city’s drive towards net zero continues. Taking place at the Brangwyn Hall,...
Swansea-based Business Butler is helping businesses to connect and grow by launching a free membership tier. Businesses joining the thriving community as Associate Members will be...
A festival celebrating local businesses in Swansea has marked the growth of an innovative project that brings flexible workspace to high streets, community spaces and venues...
Half of workers in Wales are expecting a pay rise this year new research reveals. Welsh workers have high expectations of being given a pay rise...
The Secret Hospitality Group is thanking the local community for its support during COVID by providing the Bumbles of Honeywood enterprise education programme to three local...
Long-established telephony and IT specialist, Uplands Communications, is celebrating a pair of wins at the prestigious Mobile News Awards 2022, where the firm was recognised in the Customer Service...
Entrepreneurs and budding businesspeople from Blaen-y-maes, Portmead, Penplas, and Cadle are set to get expert advice on securing “professional success and sustainability” at a major Swansea...
Ashmole & Co are encouraging those qualifying from university, sitting their GCSEs or A Levels this month to consider a future career in accountancy. They say...
The Welsh Government has reached agreement with the UK Government on the establishment of Freeports in Wales. Welsh Ministers have agreed to support Freeport policies in...
Swansea-based creative agency iCreate is entering the metaverse by creating 3D visual environments for Dubai-based NFT boutique Jumi – a new outlet for curated digital art....
Fashion chain River Island is revealing its brand new concept store at Morfa Retail Park in Swansea on Saturday (7 May). Located at the former New...
Ashmole & Co have taken on a student, during their gap year from University, so the student can gain hands-on experience before completing the final year...
Budget supermarket Lidl has announced it’s on the lookout for new sites across the country – and is calling on the public to help. The discounter,...
Copper Bay Digital, the web design company with offices in Mansfield and Swansea, has appointed two new members to its growing team. Dan Richardson, who will...
South Wales-based Industrial Valve Services (IVS) is eyeing further growth as it enters its fifth decade and celebrates five successful years since being acquired by Amcomri...
For the first time in three years, due to previous COVID-19 restrictions, Swansea Building Society held its annual general meeting (AGM) as a live, face-to-face event...
Peter Lynn and Partners have invested in the future of the firm with the appointment of several new members of staff. Rhian Hailey, Rhys Thomas, Gemma...
A new study reveals the UK’s fairest, best and worst places to work as a woman, compared to how much men are paid – with Swansea...
Rising business costs have been cited by 65.1 percent of businesses in Wales as the biggest threat to their operations in the coming quarter, according to...
Following the recent announcement of its employee ownership, Welsh training and education provider Educ8 Training has announced the acquisition of digital solutions company Aspire 2Be. Educ8...
The organisers of many of the marathons and 10k races in South Wales, Front Runner Events have announced Nathaniel Cars as their official vehicle partner for...
Swansea handyman, Ash Heynes has made it to the final 7 names that could pick up SGS Engineering’s Local Hero Awards 2022. Voting opens today, allowing...
An ambitious 33-year-old has been promoted to Commercial Director at Persimmon’s West Wales business. Ashleigh Hopkins has moved into the senior role at Persimmon’s Penllergaer office...
The founders of an award-winning alcohol-free brewery are celebrating their first supermarket listing, after securing a deal with Tesco. The listing is a dream come true...
Neath-based Ministry of Furniture is enjoying a surge in demand for some of its most innovative services on the back of companies reinventing the way in...
Entrepreneurial students received a major boost for their business ideas at Swansea University’s annual Big Pitch Competition, sponsored by Santander Universities. Held in person for the...
Work has started on a £23million investment of 80 new ‘Platinum’ luxury ecologically sensitive lodges at Bluestone National Park Resort, near Narberth, Pembrokeshire. The development is...
NetLet UK, the fast-growing Pembrokeshire hospitality network which provides holiday accommodation as well as housekeeping and laundry services for the hospitality sector, has moved into new...
Wildlife and environmental groups are to benefit from a collaborative approach taken by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Castell Howell Foods following a pollution incident caused...
The robust growth of parts of the construction industry since COVID restrictions were lifted, has prompted a growing number of firms in this sector to invest...
A student from The University of Wales Trinity Saint David Carmarthen Business School is setting up a Clothes Swishing event in Carmarthen as a way to...
A specialist espresso bar and small batch coffee roastery has been announced for a new development in Swansea city centre. Coaltown Coffee is the latest business...
Owners of popular eatery and takeaway Uplands Diner have spoken out to reassure customers after reports that the business was up for sale. Lance Perdue spoke...
Supermarket giant Tesco have announced what it describes as a “substantial increase in base pay” as it increases the minimum hourly rate paid to staff to...
Carmarthenshire Council’s “100% Sir Gâr” pop-up shop is returning to Carmarthen over the Easter holidays. A range of local independent businesses are taking advantage of free...
The home of the ‘Megabeast’ breakfast Uplands Diner has been ‘reluctantly’ put up for sale as owner Lance Parude looks to retire after a period of...
A 200-year-old hotel in Pembrey near Llanelli is set to get a new lease of life after its new owners secured £420,000 of investment. Nickesha Graham-Burrell...
Swansea-based DCW Insights has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards...
A Swansea primary school has received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Swansea Bay. Craigfelen Primary School in Clydach plans to use the...
A West Wales advocacy charity has hailed the services provided by community interest company RCS, naming it one of the reasons it has been able to...
A new business forum has been launched for Neath Port Talbot. The NPT Innovation Exchange will bring together construction, digital, technology, engineering and manufacturing firms for...
Milford Haven-headquartered hospitality network NetLet UK has a new managing director. Emma Taylor, who joined the company three and a half years ago, has stepped into...
Results released by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) have awarded Bellway a 5 Star Rating in customer satisfaction for the sixth consecutive year. The housebuilder, whose...
Rob Vaughan, one of Ashmole & Co’s longest serving partners, is putting his calculator away for the final time at the end of this month when...
American-style smokehouse Cattle & Co. has announced a brand-new location on the site of the former Three Lamps in Swansea City Centre, creating 40 new hospitality...
A long-standing Swansea dental practice has changed hands, with the new owner looking forward to continuing to offer high levels of care to his new clients....
