Author: Rhys Gregory

Following the recent announcement of the new multi-million development, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Bridgend can now reveal an array of restaurants that will occupy its new delicious dining destination. The Designer Outlet is pleased to be welcoming Indian Street restaurant Mowgli this Summer. Located opposite Five Guys, the new opening will feature its iconic swinging seats and Insta-worthy decor, while serving up a tasty menu featuring fresh Indian home cooking in traditional tiffins full of vibrant spices and intense mouth-watering flavours. Nisha Katona, Founder of Mowgli said “I’m so excited to be taking Mowgli to the fantastic folks of Bridgend. It…

The annual Smallholding and Countryside Festival, a family favourite, is being held at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells on May 18 and 19. A celebration of rural life and country living with smallholding pursuits at its heart,  weekend event showcases the diversity of the Welsh countryside. Together with an array of display ring attractions, livestock and equine competitions, children’s activities, shopping trade stands, live music and delicious food and drink, the festival is a great day out for all. The festival is an excellent way to get started in the livestock and equine showing world, with a variety…

Greater London has been named as the biggest hotspot for motorbike thefts in the UK, with a ratio of approximately 8.5 thefts for every 1,000 registered bikes in 2022. This suggests that the capital is one of the least safe places to own a bike. Nottinghamshire and the West Midlands complete the top three biggest hotspots, with ratios of 5.42 and 4.95 thefts for every 1,000 registered bikes, respectively. Yorkshire also seems to be a large hotspot overall, with the West and the South appearing in the top five, indicating that bike owners should remain vigilant in these areas. The…

The West Gwent Community Cohesion Small Grant is available to community-based projects delivered within the Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent or Torfaen boroughs. Community groups, third sector organisations and schools can all apply for up to £3000 to help initiate or support an existing community-based project. All eligible projects should look to challenge discrimination, promote inclusion, and provide opportunities for people who might not ordinarily come together to meet and celebrate their culture or religion. Friends of Morgan Jones Community Allotment acquired funding in 2023 . The volunteer group recognised that several of their volunteers were suffering with their health and mobility…

Leading North Wales housing association, ClwydAlyn, has experienced significant business growth and has committed to investing over £1million to recruit 40 new job roles which will include vacancies in the housing, finance, maintenance, IT, and procurement teams, as well as Pathway positions which will be new trainee opportunities to help people in the community with limited work experience, such as school and college leavers to kickstart their careers. As part of ClwydAlyn’s commitment to investing in the growth and development of a diverse range of talent, the paid Pathway roles will build skills and experience in a working environment with…

Swansea Council has pledged to invest £1million into developing state-of-the-art facilities across the city, providing better opportunities for skateboarders, scooter riders, BMX lovers and inline skaters. International skate park experts – Curve Studio, have been brought in to help develop the ambitious plans. Over the last two decades, Curve Studio have worked with partners in London, Devon, Eastbourne, Northern Ireland and across Norway to create much-loved skate parks and BMX tracks. They have recently completed the most northern skate park in the world, in the Norwegian Arctic. The team has already carried out a survey of existing skate facilities in…

Twenty contractors and sub-contractors from across Gwynedd and North Wales have received more than £3 million in project funding awarded to a Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways (FfWHR). Then money was given to the railways’ Interpretation and Boston Lodge Project by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), Ffestiniog Railway Society and Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway Trust. During the last 18 months, the railway has used the skills and craftsmanship of local businesses. “It has been really important to reinvest this money back into the community here as we restored old buildings and built new ones, transforming the site to…

For the first time ever, McDonald’s has removed the iconic smile from millions of its Happy Meal® boxes in restaurants across the country. The move aims to communicate to children it is okay not to be happy all the time, helping spark family conversations about emotions during Mental Health Awareness Week (May 13th to 19th).   This follows new research commissioned by McDonald’s which reveals that almost half (48%) of UK children feel like they must be happy all the time, even if they do not want to be. The limited-edition Happy Meal® boxes have been designed to encourage parents to…

A Wrexham man who subjected his former partner to a vicious and prolonged attack has been jailed. Daniel Keith Evans, of Ffordd Offa, Rhos, headbutted, kicked, bit and burnt the victim with a cigarette in the incident at his home in April last year. The 46-year-old who appeared before Caernarfon Crown Court last week (Thursday, May 9th) was jailed for two years for the attack. He was also handed a restraining order, preventing him from contacting the victim for the next 10 years. Police were contacted on the morning of Saturday, April 29th last year by a witness reporting Evans…

Cardiff Council has published a report providing an update on the maintenance work being carried out on City Hall. Preparation work is underway on phase one of the essential maintenance, replacing the obsolete and inefficient heating and ventilation system, and upgrading the associated mechanical and electrical systems in the building. The Council hopes that it will be in a position to reopen the south-wing of the building in phases – commencing in the autumn of 2025 – as phase one work on those parts of City Hall is completed with additional spaces within that wing reopening in the early part…