A new transition centre based at Hubberston Fort in Milford Haven is set to benefit veterans. The centre, which will be the first of its kind in the world, will be developed by veterans for veterans to support them in their transition from military to civilian life....

With plans for UK-wide expansion, AB Glass and AB Access Control currently provide an innovative one-stop solution for the construction sector in Wales. Access control director, Justin John, tells BQ about innovation in his company. What does your business do? Since...

A £4m project to create a four storey apartment block with associated commercial space on the site of Port Talbot’s former town centre police station has been completed. Residents are now moving in to the new Ty’r Orsaf development in Lower Station Road, Port Talbot,...

A new £2.6 million project led by Swansea University aims to dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer - one of the deadliest forms of cancer for women -as incidences of the disease, particularly in younger women, continue to rise. The Cluster...

The Clwyd Pension Fund has confirmed a £10 million equity investment in the £25 million Wales Management Succession Fund. This is the first time an institutional equity investor has backed a fund managed by the Development Bank of Wales or its predecessor Finance...

Bertie the Sea Bass, a fourteen by seven foot sculpture, has arrived at Mackerel Quay in Milford Waterfront, where he will be on display for 11 weeks. Designed by local sculptor Gideon Peterson, Bertie the Sea Bass is made from stainless steel and is filled with...

A planning application just received by Swansea Council sees a proposal to build on the Mumbles side and to the rear. The plans are from Hole Britton Ltd, a partnership of former Swans star Leon Britton and Swansea brother and sister Ryan and Lucy Hole. They want the...

Funding of over £320,000 has been confirmed to regenerate the historic Swansea Canal into a major visitor destination. The Rural Community Development Funding (RCDF) was secured by Glandŵr Cymru - the Canal & River Trust in Wales - the charity that cares for the...

A Swansea-based ladder and scaffolding manufacturer that supplied Sir Edmund Hillary's Everest expedition has been bought out of administration in a move that has saved almost 200 jobs. Lyte Industries, which is headquartered at the Swansea Enterprise Park, has been...

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot received £21.3m backing from the Development Bank of Wales in 2018, generating £33.1m private sector leverage across the region. The 72 businesses to benefit include...

The backers of a pioneering project to harness energy from the tides off the Welsh coast have rebooted the scheme and believe they can build it without the help of government. With the recent failure of two major nuclear projects, attention has turned to alternatives...

Welsh law firm Hutchinson Thomas has appointed two solicitors to its property team. The law firm, which operates from Neath and Swansea, recently welcomed Jemma Collins and Jacqui Jones to the business, who are both residential property solicitors. Collins, who...

Aluminium manufacturing and installation company AB Glass has achieved smoke ventilation certification, making it one of only a few firms in Wales that can manufacture En12101-2 certified smoke vents. AB Access Control, the company’s latest division, has been...

Gower College Swansea has been revealed as a finalist in seven categories in the 2019 Wales HR Awards, which recognises and celebrates the achievements of HR professionals across Wales. Launched in 2017, the Awards ceremony is the flagship event of the Wales HR...

A futuristic Formula 3D Circuit Race planned for Carmarthenshire this summer has been officially launched. Teams of children from eight county primary schools will take part in the 3D printed remote control car race, which is earmarked for Carmarthen Park’s velodrome...

The revamped Swansea observatory should be reopening this summer as a bar and restaurant. The landmark Marina Towers building, which was built in 1988, used to be leased by Swansea Council to Swansea Astronomical Society, but closed in 2009 when the society moved to...

It's Swansea, but not as you know it. This fly-through video commissioned by Swansea Council takes the viewer on a magic carpet ride across a city-scape of the future. The stuff of science fiction? A planning officer's dream somehow downloaded onto a digital file? Not...

Lidl will move into Homebase in Parc Tawe when it closes - creating a massive new supermarket in the heart of Swansea. The German discount supermarket chain already occupies a 10,000 square ft unit on a lease expiring in 2023, next door to Homebase in Swansea's Parc...