Author: Rhys Gregory

RHUG ESTATE will serve up lashings of Christmas cheer for visitors over the coming weeks. The 12,500-acre organic farm estate, based near Corwen in North Wales, is celebrating the yuletide holidays with a series of events and activities for all the family to enjoy. First up is a two-day food and craft fair, beginning on Saturday December 9, where local producers, crafters and artists will be on hand to share recipes, samples, and showcase their wares. A selection of Rhug’s award-winning artisan suppliers will also be on hand to speak to, there will be delicious festive treats to enjoy, and…

Generous Tŷ Hafan supporters across Wales and beyond have helped the children’s hospice charity to raise in excess of £500,000 in just 60 hours. The original target of Tŷ Hafan’s “When Your World Stops. We’re There” appeal was to raise £350,000. However this was achieved by 3.15pm on Tuesday afternoon and as donations continued to flow in during the final seven hours the final total raised at 10pm earlier this week (Tuesday 28 Nov) was £523,847. Sara Morris, mum of twins Alfi and Besi, whose story was at the heart of this appeal, said: “Eight years ago we made a promise to a very special boy…

Swansea University is part of a new partnership which has just secured £18.5 million of funding to train social scientists across Wales on a range of issues affecting society today. The Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) is one of 15 new doctoral training partnerships announced by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) following a successful award bid. The doctoral training partnerships (DTPs) will provide a breadth of professional development training opportunities to enhance the capabilities of doctoral candidates and further develop a world-class, highly skilled workforce for the UK. WGSSS is a collaboration between Swansea University, Cardiff University,…

A fantastic and festive few days have been enjoyed by thousands at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, held at the showground in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells on Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th November. First staged in 1990 and originally just a modest one-day event, the Winter Fair has become one of the most popular attractions in the British agricultural calendar.  The annual event continues to maintain its position as one of the finest primestock shows in the UK, this year attracting over 600 exhibitors from Wales, England and Scotland. The 2023 Winter Fair was officially opened by NFU Cymru Deputy President,…

Fareshare Cymru will begin a six-month production trial of healthy, sustainable ready meals made from surplus food after successfully moving into the next phase of a Sustainable Food Challenge. The charity, which isthe biggest redistributor of surplus food from the food industry in Wales, can’t currently use all the food they have access to. Now, having proven the idea is feasible, during phase one of the Challenge, they are partnering with Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) to scale up production during a 12 month ‘demonstrator’ phase. Katie Padfield, Head of Development at FareShare Cymru, said: “The Food Challenge is not…

Swansea is once again pulling out all the stops to bring some festive cheer to people in need at a very special Christmas event. JR Events & Catering, with support from Swansea Council, is throwing open the doors of the Brangwyn Hall on Tuesday (December 5) to dish up a free two-course Christmas dinner for people who are vulnerable, feel isolated or homeless. Lasting from noon until 3pm, the Together at Christmas event will also see representatives from more than a dozen services and charities providing information on assistance available while free transport is available to and from the venue…

A celebration event was held on the site of the new Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Penfro in Pembroke on Tuesday 14th November to mark the reaching of the highest point of the building, traditionally known as the ‘topping-out’ ceremony. The event was hosted by Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd and attended by pupils and staff from Ysgol Gelli Aur, the Executive Headteacher of the new school, governors of the Temporary Governing Body of Ysgol Bro Penfro, Cabinet members, senior Council officers, and a members of the project team. Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education and the Welsh Language, Cllr…

Learners in Beddau are now benefitting from a significant investment in modern classrooms and improved sports facilities, and the Council’s Cabinet Member for Education has recently visited their school to see the fantastic new spaces. Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School has received brand new classrooms which are dedicated for sixth form students, as well as modern facilities for pupils across all age groups. These include spaces for art, maths and numeracy lessons, and two new ICT suites. The school is also benefitting from a new gym, fitness suite and dance studio, while externally there is a new and improved bus pick-up/drop-off…

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