A new fishmonger is netting plenty of trade in Porthcawl just weeks after opening its doors. The Fishmonger’s Cat, launched by Emma Hancock, is proving a draw for local shoppers who are benefitting from her advice and tips on preparing succulent fish and seafood dishes. Emma spotted a gap in the market in the seaside… View More

Robert Owen Community Banking is in the running to win a major UK award for its partnership role in helping a community solar power scheme in Swansea get up and running. The Newtown-based company stepped in to back the Swansea Community Energy and… View More

Hundreds of journalists and some would-be ones had been invited there to celebrate 40 years of journalism teaching at City, University of London. The postgraduate diploma in journalism was launched in 1977, a rival to then only other similar course in the UK – at Cardiff. We were among the first to graduate with our diplomas after a year of exciting training which included talks by Michael Palin and the then legendary editor… View More

Getting on the course gave rise to feelings of joy, but also uncertainty. I'd worked hard to get on it; writing and designing a student newspaper, working at The Retail Newsagent, writing tons of applications letters, being told I was too easy-going for journalism. The joy was palpable, the uncertainty was financial. In those days (the final years of the Seventies) HIgher Education was massively over-funded. Grants for an… View More

Ex-steelman Gavin Horton is on a quest - for the perfect cup of coffee. The former quality control man for Tata Steel - and self-confessed perfectionist - has set up Horton’s Coffee House on Millennium Walk in Newport city centre with an investment of £200,000. And when it comes to coffee making equipment he has bought the best - an Italian La Marzocco espresso machine with “added extras”, of which there are just a few in the… View More

CaptionNow that a management buy-in has taken place at well-established Cardiff firm b2b IT, Board Meetings are held on two wheels. John Hurst has bought into the IT firm for an undisclosed sum, bringing a wealth of experience and a track record of business success. The deal was brokered by… View More