Author: Alice Gregory

From humble beginnings in a quaint Welsh mining village to the dazzling lights of Hollywood, much-loved star, Luke Evans, takes us on a poignant and inspiring journey that spans from the heart of Wales to behind-the-scenes of the biggest films of the last decade. To celebrate the release of his much-anticipated memoir Boy from The Valleys: My Unexpected Journey, join Luke for a special evening as he takes us behind-the-scenes of his career on stage and screen, showing a side to himself that he has never revealed before. Learn about the winding road he took to get where he is…

A talented music therapist has made it a hat-trick after being nominated for three top awards in just six months. Ceri Rawson, from Bylchau, near Denbigh, said she was dumbfounded to learn she has been shortlisted as a contender to receive the prestigious Sir Bryn Terfel Foundation Wales Care Award For promoting The Arts in Social Care. The glittering ceremony, supported by headline sponsor Ontex Healthcare, will take place at Holland House Hotel, Cardiff, on Friday, October 18, with the event being hosted by radio and TV presenter Jason Mohammad. The shortlist of finalists in each category of award has…

A keen sportsman has told how he “fell back in love” with rugby league by taking up the wheelchair version of the game – and has gone on to play for Wales. Harry Jones, 27, from Wrexham was heartbroken when he was advised by doctors to give up playing the conventional form of the sport because he has epilepsy. Unable to play the sport he loved, he said he felt his world had come “crashing down”. But he found a new sporting home by joining the North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby League & Disability Sports Association. The club trains every…

On Friday 20th September, McDonald’s Skewen was named the national winner of the prestigious Football Restaurant of the Year Award at the 2024 FAW & McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards ceremony, held at the Cardiff St. David’s Hotel. The FAW & McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards recognise and celebrate the tireless and incredible work of grassroots football heroes who make football possible by consistently supporting their communities by going above and beyond. The awards are now in their twentieth year and the team at Skewen McDonald’s joins a long list of inspirational grassroots football heroes who have been recognised by the programme.…

The Welsh Government remains committed to collaborating with businesses to achieve its aim of creating one of the most sustainable food and drink supply chains in the world. To further this goal, the Welsh Government Food & Drink Wales Sustainability Cluster has announced a series of breakfast meetings that will take place across Wales over the coming months. Bringing businesses and experts together, the meetings offer a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded people, forge new partnerships and spark collaborative efforts for a greener future. Boasting over 100 members from across the food and drink industry, along with government bodies…

Bridgend-based housing association Valleys to Coast is excited to announce the launch of its Tiny Forests Project, a groundbreaking initiative designed to bring more green spaces to Bridgend. The project will see two Tiny Forests planted in the area—one near Yr Ynys on the Marlas Estate and another at Heol Y Frenhines in Cefn Glas. Funded by the Coetiroedd Bach: Tiny Forests in Wales scheme, the Heritage Fund is delivering the project on behalf of the Welsh Government. Tiny Forests are small, densely planted forests, roughly the size of a tennis court (200 square metres), with around 600 trees. Originally…

People living in the market town of Kington and the surrounding Herefordshire, Powys and South Shropshire borderlands are being urged to check their attics, storerooms and cupboards for hidden treasures that might be worth a small fortune. Experts from Shrewsbury-based Halls Fine Art will be visiting the Oxford Arms in Kington on Friday, October 4 from 10am to 2pm to hold a charity antiques valuation event. A fee of £2 will be charged for each item professionally valued and all money raised by the event will go Open Arms Kington CIC, a social enterprise established to enliven and regenerate the…

Filipino nurses from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board have represented Wales in a one-in-a-lifetime visit to the childhood home of Florence Nightingale. The extraordinary experience to Lea Hurst, which took place on 12th September, was organised by the Philippine Embassy in the UK, in partnership with Mr. Peter Kay, the owner of the historic house.   Gwent Clinical Research Nurse Specialist, Regina Reyes, attended the event as Chair of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) in the UK and was honoured to be joined by her Gwent colleagues – Redentor Alzate, Emergency Nurse Practitioner at the Royal Gwent Hospital’s Minor Injuries…

Hayley Roberts’ aunt Liz was one of her most ardent fans, cheering her on whenever she attempted new challenges. Yet, while she couldn’t be there for her niece’s completion of the mountainous Welsh 3000s Challenge, a lasting legacy was created in Liz’s name when Hayley raised almost £2,500 for Breast Cancer UK.  “I was always going to do the challenge to raise funds for Breast Cancer UK because my aunt had breast cancer twice,” says Hayley. “The first time was in the early 2000s when it was detected from a routine mammogram. It was aggressive, but it was found in…

The Bigger Boat Challenge – referencing the 1975 movie hit, Jaws – could be the toughest yet for Karl Jackson and his Coleg Cambria colleagues. Taking place over two days from Friday October 25, the 12-strong team from the college’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham will kayak around two lakes and hike a 22-kilometre route across Gwynedd and Powys in aid of Dementia UK. “Every year we try and come up with unique, adrenaline-fuelled activities that will test our limits while, more importantly, raising as much money as we can for incredible causes,” he said. “This one will see us…