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North Wales Chronicle
21-05-2025
- Business
- North Wales Chronicle
Anglesey ice cream company Red Boat to serve Denbighshire
Denbighshire Leisure Ltd (DLL) has announced a new partnership with Anglesey-based artisan ice cream company Red Boat. The partnership will see Red Boat's ice cream served at DLL's attractions this summer. Red Boat offers a range of gelato products with flavours including Rocky Road, Salted Caramel, and Strawberries & Cream. The ice cream will be available at DLL's attractions, including SC2 Rhyl, Nova Prestatyn, Beach Hut Nova, 1891 Restaurant and Bar, and the Shack. Jamie Groves, managing director of DLL, said: "DLL is delighted to be working with yet another North Wales-based company, and we can't wait to bring the taste of Red Boat to our customers. "Like DLL, Red Boat only use the very best ingredients and are passionate about what they do, resulting in the highest quality experience for DLL customers." Red Boat's range also caters for dietary requirements. Tony Green, founder of Red Boat, said: "My team and I are a very creative group of ex-chefs and enjoy working with others in the hospitality sector in creating delicious handmade gelato flavours for restaurants and visitor attractions. "I personally trained in the Carpigiani Gelato University, Bologna, Italy, working with and being inspired by some of the finest gelato chefs in the world. "It is the above passion and creativity that Red Boat will bring to our exciting new working relationship with DLL and its stable of fantastic visitor attractions, in delivering a fantastic gelato taste experience for their visitors, which will complement the great time they have had with DLL." For more information, visit
Wales Online
21-05-2025
- General
- Wales Online
Barbecues and fires banned at famous Welsh beach side beauty spot
Barbecues and fires banned at famous Welsh beach side beauty spot Natural Resources Wales have introduced the ban at the request of locals following 15 fire-related incidents Last month an out-of-control campsite fire spread to surrounding vegetation in Newborough Forest (Image: Llanddwyn & Forest Support Group ) Barbecues and fires will be completely banned at a beachside Welsh beauty spot. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is supporting a request from the local community by introducing the ban at Newborough National Nature Reserve and Forest, which borders the iconic Traeth Llanddwyn (beach). It follows 15 fire-related incidents, including the use of barbecues, which were dealt with by NRW officers last weekend. The ban aims to reduce the risk of wildfires and applies to all areas within the Anglesey-based reserve – including car parks and all land managed by NRW. The designated barbecue area in the car park will be removed over the coming weeks and converted into a picnic-only space, NRW said. Open fires and overnight camping remain strictly prohibited. An NRW spokesman said: "We want people to enjoy the site safely and encourage visitors to come for the day and bring a picnic. "Many wildfires in Wales are started accidentally by people enjoying the countryside. Article continues below Fires being lit at Traeth Llanddwyn earlier this year, posing a threat to the adjacent Newborough Forest (Image: Llanddwyn & Forest Support Group ) "Discarded cigarettes, glass bottles, and unauthorised BBQs can all spark blazes that put local communities at risk, and cause lasting damage to habitats and wildlife." Justin Hanson, North West People and Places Team Leader for NRW, said: 'Newborough National Nature Reserve and Forest is a much-loved and ecologically important site. "We're listening to local concerns and doing all we can to minimise risks. 'With warm, dry weather increasing the risk of wildfire, we're asking everyone to respect the rules and help protect what makes this place so special. Article continues below 'Visitors are reminded to take litter home, leave no trace, bring a picnic and never light fires or BBQs – especially during dry spells. Local signage and fire warnings should always be followed.' Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here .
Rhyl Journal
21-05-2025
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
Anglesey ice cream company Red Boat to serve Denbighshire
Denbighshire Leisure Ltd (DLL) has announced a new partnership with Anglesey-based artisan ice cream company Red Boat. The partnership will see Red Boat's ice cream served at DLL's attractions this summer. Red Boat offers a range of gelato products with flavours including Rocky Road, Salted Caramel, and Strawberries & Cream. The ice cream will be available at DLL's attractions, including SC2 Rhyl, Nova Prestatyn, Beach Hut Nova, 1891 Restaurant and Bar, and the Shack. Jamie Groves, managing director of DLL, said: "DLL is delighted to be working with yet another North Wales-based company, and we can't wait to bring the taste of Red Boat to our customers. "Like DLL, Red Boat only use the very best ingredients and are passionate about what they do, resulting in the highest quality experience for DLL customers." Red Boat's range also caters for dietary requirements. Tony Green, founder of Red Boat, said: "My team and I are a very creative group of ex-chefs and enjoy working with others in the hospitality sector in creating delicious handmade gelato flavours for restaurants and visitor attractions. "I personally trained in the Carpigiani Gelato University, Bologna, Italy, working with and being inspired by some of the finest gelato chefs in the world. "It is the above passion and creativity that Red Boat will bring to our exciting new working relationship with DLL and its stable of fantastic visitor attractions, in delivering a fantastic gelato taste experience for their visitors, which will complement the great time they have had with DLL." For more information, visit
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump's tariffs 'very painful' for Welsh firm
Donald Trump's new 10% tariffs on all imports to the United States could spell the end of one Welsh company's sales there, its boss has said. Anglesey-based Halen Môn has been exporting salt to the US since 2000, its managing director Alison Lea-Wilson said. But the company's products already cost two or three times more there than they do in the UK, she told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast. Halen Môn's salt goes through an importer, a distributor, a wholesaler and a retailer before it reaches the US consumer, and to add another 10% might be "the straw that breaks the camel's back," she added. Trump announced a 10% tariff on all imports from the UK and many other countries from 5 April which he said were necessary to protect American jobs and manufacturing. Companies that bring the foreign goods into the US have to pay the tax to the government, but it could also affect consumers if those costs are passed on in the form of higher prices on the shelves. Ms Lea-Wilson said Halen Môn's distributor told her they were "very upset" and were taking legal advice to see how they could help her business. "It's very painful, on a personal level, because some of our customers are now friends," she said. One of the company's proudest moments came when Halen Môn was used on chocolates which were President Obama's favourite. "He used to give them to all his visitors at the White House," Ms Lea-Wilson said. In 2023, the US became Wales' highest-value export market, accounting for £2.9bn, or 15%, of exports - mainly machinery and transport equipment. Prof Max Munday from Cardiff University's Business School said the tariff structure would bring an increase in costs for Welsh manufacturing through the supply chain. He also expects Welsh businesses that export to the US to see higher costs due to more regulation and administrative requirements. "This announcement will reduce confidence. It will increase uncertainty and I think it will hit business investment decisions," he said. But the US market will continue to be important for Welsh companies, he added. One of Wales' leading entrepreneurs, Alan Peterson, who has run companies across the UK, Europe and north America said indiscriminate global tariff enforcement was a "brainless policy". "I can only hope it is a sledgehammer attention-grabbing move which then settles down to more specific targeting in the months ahead," he said. He argued that US productivity had been poor across numerous industries for a long time, which is why imports had thrived. "If this is not tackled by Trump, then home prices will remain uncompetitive," he said. John Hurst from the Federation of Small Businesses in Wales said the tariffs posed "an immediate challenge" for Welsh small businesses exporting to the US, adding that the potential damage was "significant". "The scale of this emerging challenge necessitates targeted support from the Welsh government, including resource for Business Wales to expand their trade advisory services to provide guidance on navigating these new trade barriers and diversifying markets," he said. Wales cabinet secretary for economy, energy and planning, Rebecca Evans, said tariffs were "a matter for UK government" but added the Welsh government was concerned about the potential impact. "We have been speaking with UK government ministers, unions and the business community about the issue with urgency, and we will ensure the right support is available for Welsh businesses, initially through Business Wales," she said. Analysis - Huw Thomas, BBC Wales business correspondent A worrying period has begun for Welsh businesses as the shockwaves from President Trump's new tariffs will touch far more than those companies who export goods to the United States. And yet there is a sigh of relief from some who feel the UK escaped lightly – compared to our biggest trading partner, the European Union – by receiving a tariff of 10%. It's little comfort to some specific sectors of the Welsh economy. The existing tariff of 25% still applies to metals imported to the USA, such as steel and aluminium. There's also a threat to Welsh firms in the car parts supply chain, which is expected to feel the impact of the new 25% tariff on vehicles. '"Keep calm" is the mantra from the UK government as it considers how to respond to the new American tariff regime. It's a mantra that business leaders appear willing to accept for the time being. While there's a wait-and-see element to the impact of the tariffs, businesses already know that any additional cost or complexity is a barrier to growth. There are also broader concerns about the re-routing of goods which, faced with US tariffs, may enter the UK market and undercut local suppliers. While the tariffs will be paid by businesses to the US, the impact of higher costs will be felt ultimately by consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Bosses at Newport-based company Tomoe Valve, which makes high performance butterfly valves that are used in a wide variety of projects all over the world, are less concerned. The firm hit £6m in sales in 2024-25, and its biggest order worth £1.2m ($1.6m) came from the US - a huge valve for a battery plant. Financial Director Denise Cole said she does not want tariffs on her products, but understands why President Trump has brought them in. "I've seen UK manufacturing decimated and the same has happened in America so he's looking after his own, which is exactly what it says on the tin with Trump," she said. She said there was a lot of panic over tariffs, but any changes could be "short-lived". "I really don't think it's going to impact us in a negative way," she added. "The specialist products we sell, they don't manufacture in the US anyway, they would struggle to get them elsewhere. "Our own government has done me more damage by increasing employer National Insurance Contributions. "That's added £35,000 to my costs - that's a whole person's wages. I would have taken on a new member of staff this year as we have some big orders but I won't be able to now." The Treasury has previously said it was delivering the stability businesses need to invest and grow. World leaders criticise Trump tariffs as 'major blow' Trump's tariffs on China, EU and more, at a glance How Trump's tariffs might affect you and your money
