Author: Rhys Gregory

Employees at Cardiff Bus have raised over £8,000 for the company’s charity of the year – the MND Association – after a year of fundraising activities. The bus operator, which serves Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, dedicated a year of support to the charity after it was nominated by staff. Raising a staggering £8037 by hosting a variety of activities including monthly dress down days, raffles, coffee mornings and a sponsored walk, the money will go to the MND Association, a charity focussed on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those affected by motor neurone disease. The generous…

Wonderwool Wales, the award-winning show that celebrates all that’s great about Welsh wool and natural fibres, is on target go achieve 6,000 visitors this coming weekend. The event, which is being held at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells on Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, exceeded 4,000 online ticket sales at https://wonderwoolwales.ticketsrv.co.uk last week and the organisers expect more to be sold in the coming days, as well as at the gate. Overseas visitors will be travelling from as far away to Australia, America and Canada, including a party of 18 booked with Rowan Tree Travel. Tickets…

“Stalking is a serious crime that causes long term psychological harm on victims. It is extremely important that we provide the best service to victims.” These are the words of North Wales Police’s new stalking co-ordinator, Kerry Sidney. Her role is to improve the way the force recognises and responds to reports of stalking. Kerry has worked in the force’s protecting vulnerable people unit for five years and will now be using her experiences to support police officers to better recognise stalking and safeguard victims. This will include supporting them with Stalking Protection Order (SPO) applications – a civil order…

Walkers can now put their best foot forward along a new Community Miles route in Denbighshire. A new addition has been launched to the Community Miles route scheme, covering the Nantglyn area. Community Miles routes are designed with both communities and visitors in mind. They take roughly a couple of hours to complete and along the way introduce walkers to local businesses and transport routes, show hidden gems and help with physical and mental wellbeing. Denbighshire County Council and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has 24 circular routes mainly covering Denbighshire from Prestatyn…

A Pembrokeshire man must remove abandoned cars, scrap and other waste from his land within weeks or face a potential prison sentence following Pembrokeshire County Council court action. John Goruffydd Arthur Haffield of Fron Haul, Clynderwen, has until May 9th 2024 to clear land east of Gower Villa Lane, Clynderwen after District Judge Pratt granted an injunction to the Council. The Council sought the injunction after Mr Haffield failed to take action to clear the land following a Council Enforcement Notice issued in 2018. Mr Haffield pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the Enforcement Notice in March 2021 but…

Pembrokeshire Music Service is proud to announce the return of Music at the Manor on Friday 10th May at Scolton Manor for an evening of fantastic entertainment. More than 150 Pembrokeshire young musicians will showcase their talents in the beautiful surroundings of Scolton. This is the third Music at the Manor event, expanding on the success of previous years to bring an exciting evening of musical celebration from across Pembrokeshire. Gates open at 4.30pm for a 6pm start and guests are invited to bring a chair or blanket and arrive in plenty of time to relax, soak up the atmosphere…

The countdown is on – there are just 100 days until the National Eisteddfod returns to Rhondda Cynon Taf for the first time in over 60 years! A huge partnership operation is in place to ensure everyone has a great time at Europe’s largest cultural festival, which will be held in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd August 3-10. Overlooked by the ancient Rocking Stone on Pontypridd Common, where Iolo Morgannwg held the first Gorsedd Ceremony, the park will be filled with people of all ages enjoying the celebration of Welsh language, arts, culture and history. From schoolchildren and artists to…

Pupils and staff at Llanilltud Faerdref Primary School in Church Village have now moved into their community’s newly-built, first-class education facilities – with the brand new building having opened for the first time. The Council and Welsh Government have jointly invested in the new facility via the Mutual Investment Model – the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme’s revenue funding stream. Phase one construction activity started last year, and has delivered the main school building on time this spring. The single-storey building includes classrooms for nursery and reception age groups, along with three infant and four junior classrooms. It is arranged…

With just weeks to go until the foodie favourite that is the Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival takes place across the Spring Bank Holiday weekend (26-27th May), there’ll be a real treat in store at the next Mayor’s Coffee Morning in Cowbridge (Sat May 4th) as the festival drops in with a taster of lots of the tempting treats to come. All are welcome to the free event – a real celebration of all things ‘festival’ – which will be hosted as usual at the Town Hall from 10-12pm. Samples galore from some fabulous exhibitors – chutneys, jams, sweet treats,…

A Wrexham shoplifter has been jailed following three incidents of thefts in the city. Adam Roberts of Hampson Avenue, Wrexham appeared at Mold Magistrates Court yesterday, Thursday, April 25th, where he admitted three counts of theft from a shop. The 37-year-old was arrested and charged Wednesday (April 24th) for the offences. He was sentenced to eight weeks in prison for the shoplifting incidents and breaching a community order, issued following previous incidents of theft. The first shoplifting was reported on March 4th at the Co-op on Prince Charles Road, Wrexham where Roberts stole around £40 worth items, mainly chocolate. He…