Author: Alice Gregory

Thousands of people are set to take part in the Admiral Swansea Bay 10k this weekend to conquer challenges, tackle personal bests and raise vital funds for causes that matter. Among the participants at the Sunday September 14 event is Cllr Andrea Williams, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Service Transformation at Swansea Council, who is raising money for Parkinson’s UK. Cllr Williams, aged 52, is living with early-onset Parkinson’s disease but has bravely turned her diagnosis into a powerful force for change. Her condition began with pain in her left shoulder and a tremor in her right hand about…

A 25-year-old Children and Family Worker from Cardiff is defying doctors’ expectations by taking on the Oysho Cardiff Half Marathon this October. Rachel Barwise was born with Greig Syndrome – a rare genetic disorder that affects the development of the limbs. When she was a child, her physiotherapist told her parents, Wendy and Russell, that she would not be able to do much. However, Rachel’s been proving them all wrong and is now set to take on her biggest challenge yet. Rachel said: “I was born with extra digits on my hands and feet and had operations to rectify that…

A major new Assassin’s Creed title has dropped, and it’s powered by one of Wales’s rising creative studios. Cardiff-based Sugar Creative developed Discovery Tour: Medieval Baghdad, an interactive educational game that’s set to launch globally. It marks another milestone in the region’s fast-growing creative tech sector – with Welsh-trained talent now leading international collaborations with Ubisoft and top global museums. This is a real-world example of how targeted support from Creative Wales and regional funding is paying off: Sugar has scaled from a startup to an export-ready studio Talent trained in Wales is staying to build sustainable careers The project…

Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams is heading back to Cardiff as part of his newly announced UK arena tour, with a headline show at Cardiff Utilita Arena on Monday 9 December 2025. The show is part of a three-date UK run in support of his latest album, Roll With The Punches, which just debuted at No.3 on the Official UK Albums Chart. The mini tour also includes dates in Hull (Dec 8) and Brighton (Dec 10), but for Welsh fans, the Cardiff gig marks a long-awaited return to the capital for the multi-platinum artist. Fans will have their first chance…

A director of a leading North Wales estate and lettings agent has raised funds for charity after successfully climbing in the Himalayas. Hugh Evans, a director of Cavendish Estate & Letting Agents, which has offices in Ruthin, Mold and Chester, tackled the mountain range in Asia in aid of the firm’s nominated charity, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Hugh, 64, was part of a small group of six that took on the Manaslu Circuit Trek, which involved a 5,000-metre-plus climb over 12 days in Nepal – racking up an impressive 253,000 steps on his Strava. Led by Paul Poole from Paul…

The couple with ambitious plans to renovate a well-loved country estate in North Wales have discovered a number of new historic finds. Andrew and Louisa Godfrey bought the Pool Park Estate near Ruthin in November 2023 and are on a mission to restore the crumbling Grade II listed building and its grounds. Once a deer park belonging to nearby Ruthin Castle, Pool Park Estate was thought to have been established in the 16th century and rebuilt by William Bagot, 2nd Lord Bagot in 1826-1829 to the designs of John Buckler, and assisted by local architect Benjamin Gummow. Over the past…

The British Business Bank has announced a significant £1.5m equity investment from the £130m Investment Fund for Wales, into accountancy-focused automation company, Bots for That. Bots for That provides intelligent software alternatives for repetitive, manual tasks within accounting and bookkeeping practices by deploying bots to free up professionals to focus on higher value tasks. The Investment Fund for Wales was launched in November 2023, by the UK government-backed British Business Bank, to boost the supply of early-stage finance to small and medium-sized businesses across Wales. The investment into Bots for That was led by appointed fund managers, Foresight, who oversee…

Hay Festival Education’s Scribblers Cymraeg will bring writers direct to Year 7–9 pupils across Wales this autumn with workshops at Wrexham University, Bangor University, Aberystwyth University, Swansea University and Cardiff University, 3–7 November 2025. Free for local state schools, Scribblers Cymraeg Welsh language events tie in with the Welsh Government ambition to have one million Welsh speakers living in Wales by 2050. Poet Aneirin Karadog will host this year’s tour with workshops delivered by acclaimed writers Anni Llŷn and Mel Owen, while staff from each university will also deliver creative Welsh writing sessions and campus tours. Sessions will also be…

Following a successful event last Thursday, the Pettifor Trust is proud to announce that its fashion show at Hazel Court, along with other campaigning efforts, helped raise a total of £830 for Hope Rescue. The funds will directly support the charity’s vital work with animals in need. The free event saw a good turnout from the community, who gathered for an afternoon of fashion with a purpose. Attendees enjoyed a showcase of the latest trends while contributing to a great cause, highlighting the public’s commitment to animal welfare. Marianne Pettifor, CEO of the Pettifor Trust comments: “We are incredibly grateful…

Ahead of this Halloween season, Fanta®, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse are delivering chills and thrills like never before with a global partnership which sees four horror icons come together for the first time in the ultimate Halloween line-up. The partnership sees horror icons Chucky (Chucky franchise), Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy’s 2), The Grabber (Black Phone 2) and M3gan (M3GAN 2.0) united over one insatiable craving: Fanta®! Across the globe, fans can expect to see the cult and modern Halloween characters on the hunt, with a series of experiences in the run up to Halloween. They may be from very different worlds, but…