http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk ... TWO brothers who run a hotel in Machynlleth have received an award for their work in championing Welsh cheeses for the second time in three years. Gareth and Paul Johns, from the Wynnstay Hotel on Maengwyn Street, were judged to have the Best Welsh Cheeseboard at the 18th British Cheese... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19786/ 2011-10-19T00:00:00-00:00 JOHN Lloyd-Jones has joined accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton as an associate director - with a brief to create new audit, tax and corporate finance opportunities for the firm in South Wales.A Welsh speaker from Llanddewi Brefi, John joined HSBC in 1986 and worked in several divisions of the... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19787/ 2011-10-19T00:00:00-00:00 A TYWYN care home manager has been nominated for an excellence award in dementia care. Cath Ellis, 46, has been short-listed for the Excellence in Dementia Care award, sponsored by Linc Cymru, in the Wales Care Awards, the “Oscars” of the care sector. Cath, manager at Llys Cadfan, a registered... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19736/ 2011-10-13T00:00:00-00:00 Cath is nominated for excellence award in care A CARDIGAN window cleaner who left school at the age of 15 to set up what has become a £900,000 a year business, is one of six entrepreneurs across Wales to be appointed as a business champion to the Welsh Government. Ben Giles left school to do a window-cleaning round,... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19743/ 2011-10-13T00:00:00-00:00 Cardigan entrepreneur is new business champion A MAJOR marketing campaign aimed at promoting harness rac-ing in Ceredigion and boosting tourism has been launched.Ceredigion hosts the richest and most prestigious harness racing meetings in the UK and there is now a bid to build on this success. The four harness racing clubs in Ceredigion – Tregaron, Aber-ystwyth... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19541/ 2011-10-05T00:00:00-00:00 PORTHMADOG’S Purple Moose Brewery has scooped one of its most prestigious awards to date – a ‘Golden Fork’ trophy at this year’s Great Taste Awards in London.The trophy for ‘Best Welsh Spe-ciality’ was presented to brewery founder Lawrence Washington at a ceremony on Monday evening for Purple Moose’s iconic dark... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19269/ 2011-09-22T00:00:00-00:00 A BRAND new state of the art double deck-er, which includes a multi-camera CCTV system, will be running along the Cambrian Coast from this month.The Lloyds Coaches vehicle comes with 3-point seat belts fitted to each seat, a digital driver’s screen and a tracking device for better in house co-ordination... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19270/ 2011-09-22T00:00:00-00:00 A COLEG Harlech chef has fought back from a life-threaten-ing injury and will this week represent Wales in a Celtic cook-off. Kevin Williams was wheelchair-bound for two years following an horrific car crash in 2005. He fought back though and this week will be putting his skills to the test... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19135/ 2011-09-15T00:00:00-00:00 A HOTEL owner and chef from Machynlleth has hailed the team spirit that saw his group of culinary compatriots helping to raise nearly £750,000 to support underprivileged children in South Africa. Gareth Johns, co-owner of the Wynnstay Hotel on Maengwyn Street has just returned from the Bidvest World Chefs Tour... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/19136/ 2011-09-15T00:00:00-00:00 SCORES of smartphone applica-tions specialists descended on Aberystwyth University last week when it hosted the UK’s first conference for iPhone App developers.With apps becoming big business and an essential part of mobile communications, Aberystwyth University hosted the UK’s first conference for the developers of apps for iPhones and iPads. iOS... http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/business/i/18991/ 2011-09-14T00:00:00-00:00