Welsh success given PR boost

"Come to Swansea Bay - Come to Life!" is the slogan from marketing unit Swansea Bay Futures.

And their regular e-newsletter is certainly full of life.

Don't be put off by its unwieldy title - Bay of Life Watch; just try to make use of it.

The latest edition is just out and has news on everything from the city topping a business start-up league for Wales to St Clears-based Sanclêr Organic providing 2012 Olympics cheeses.

Valued

Happily, there's also mention for two key news items from Grwp Gwalia, a valued client of Effective Communication.

One outlines how affordable homes are being built by Gwalia on Llanelli's former Buckley’s Brewery site.

The other details Gwalia's delight in seeing its Llys Glas scheme shortlisted for a regeneration award. The building was formerly Swansea's former central police station and is now home to an art gallery, an advice centre and 80 student rooms.

If you're not already hooked up with Bay of Life Watch, I suggest you are.

The woman in charge of the newsletter is Ruth Dockerty, communications and marketing executive with Swansea Bay Futures.

Phone her on 01792 635852, email her at Ruth.Dockerty@swansea.gov.uk or read more at http://www.abayoflife.com/.

Picture power helps Gwalia impress

Today's South Wales Evening Post highlights a fabulous example of how a new building can marry beautifully with its stunning natural environment.
Gwalia is creating new-generation care scheme Cwm Aur at Llanybydder, near Newcastle Emlyn, and they went to the trouble of taking a landscape photograph of the site under construction.
The result shows how strong imagery can help media exposure: the Post use the photo and accompanying text prominently in today's Find a Property supplement.
For more about the £6.5m development in Carmarthenshire's rolling green hills, tune in to S4C's Sioe'r Ty this Friday.
Meanwhile, Swansea Council are unlikely to be impressed with two more big pictures in the Post.
The authority plans to repair cobbles and screen a collapsed wall before TV cameras follow Tour of Britain cycle racers up historic Constitution Hill on September 13. But that's not stopped the Post flagging up the issues with big-style photos - and the concerns of one resident - on pages one and three.

July 14's Swansea Bay Media Highlights

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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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South Wales Evening Post Click
Video – Oops! Council workers are spotted throwing cut grass over a wall in Penclawdd, Gower - to the upset of local recycling supporters. Click
Features – The Evening Post now uploads many of its features supplements shortly after print publication. Check out last night's property guide here.
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Bay Radio 102.1fm Click
Social Media - New online community What's It Like is being given a big push by Bay Radio. Lots of videos - slogan: "Lots of Reality: No hype." Click
Music – Last night's tunes included: Elton John - Your Song , Eagle-Eyed Cherry - Falling In Love Again,
Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms, Take That - A Million Love Songs, Jack Johnson - Better Together.
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BBC Cymru Wales Click
Issues - Listen again to Monday's Jamie & Louise show when the presenters discussed how Swansea-based Grwp Gwalia was using opera to highlight the growing problem of dementia care. Click here and fast-forward to 1:43:30.
Sport - Swansea City lost 2-0 in a friendly at Hereford United despite chances from Alan Tate, Stephen Dobbie, Nathan Dyer, Angel Rangel, David Cotterill, Shefki Kuqi, Gorka Pintado, Scott Donnelly and Casey Thomas. Click
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