Author: Rhys Gregory

Caerphilly Play is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the National Play Day Small Grants Scheme 2024. Eligible settings can apply for a grant of up to £250 to host events celebrating National Play Day during the week commencing Monday, 5th August, with National Play Day itself on Wednesday, 7th August. This grant opportunity is available to childminders, private and voluntary sector providers, and non-maintained settings offering day care, wrap-around care, holiday play schemes, and out-of-school childcare clubs based within Caerphilly County Borough. If a provider operates multiple registered settings within the borough, individual applications must be…

Almost a quarter (23%) of employees in Wales have experienced workplace conflict over the past year and of those, more than half (56%) chose not to report incidents according to the CIPD Good Work Index 2024. Women in Wales are also more likely to experience conflict at work with 27% reporting incidents compared to just 19% of male employees. In response, the CIPD is calling for Welsh employers to focus on line management training and address the underlying causes of conflict, such as poor management practices and excessive workloads. The CIPD Good Work Index – which surveyed over 500 Welsh…

Work in Bodelwyddan is already boosting support for important pollinators. Denbighshire Countryside Services has installed a number of bee hives in the parkland adjacent to the Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel. The historic park area, a mix of grassland, woods and orchards has been managed and maintained by Countryside Rangers since 2022. Bee hives have now been installed by a local beekeeper on the site to provide benefit to the bees through the rich variety of trees and plantlife on the land. They’ve also been introduced to volunteers through the Nature For Health program that runs in partnership with Denbighshire Countryside Services.…

South-Wales based JCP Solicitors has recently appointed two new Directors, demonstrating the law firm’s commitment to developing future leaders. This double promotion names Lauren Protheroe in Medical Negligence and Ben Davies in Property Litigation as Directors at the award-winning business. Starting her legal career at JCP Solicitors in 2014 on an Undergraduate Placement Scheme with Swansea University, Lauren Protheroe became one of the first candidates at JCP to be offered a training contract whilst only a 2nd year law student. Since then, Lauren’s career has gone from strength to strength, becoming a leading expert in Medical Negligence in the region,…

Daniel Symmons, 31, from Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday, June 26. On Sunday, April 8, 2024, we received information about a white Citroen van with false number plates parked outside the Three Saints Hotel in Llantrisant. As officers were looking for the van, it was seen travelling towards Llantrisant Common. Symmons refused to stop whilst driving over the common and began to break heavily, coming to a stop before reversing into a police car, causing minor injuries to the officer driving. The pursuit continued and Symmons began throwing items out of the van, including…

A series of free Family Volunteering Club are taking place in Abergavenny, this summer. Family Volunteering Club makes it easy for children aged and their grown-ups to help out at important causes on their doorstep – helping create a society in which every child grows up feeling connected to their local community and understands the positive role they can play in helping change issues that matter to them. Sessions taking place in Abergavenny include: Saturday 13th July, 12 – 1.30pm, Bailey Park: Family friendly event volunteering at IYE Festival. Help out on stalls and activities, from giant board games to enormous bubbles.…

Bingo is a prevalent game in the US and the world, with approximately 100 million online players worldwide. Not only is it easy to play, but it’s also a social game that’s great for parties, community events, and making friends online. Are you tired of playing the same old bingo game day in, and day out? If so, it’s high time you give one of its many variations a whirl. There are plenty of bingo variations to choose from if you want to shake things up. Here are the best bingo variations to spice up your gaming experience. 1. 90-Ball…

Swansea City are set to lose defender Nathan Wood this summer, as Russell Martin looks set to raid his former club for one of their prize assets ahead of Southampton’s 2024/25 league campaign, as they look to retain their spot in the Premier League, after clinching promotion via a win over Leeds United in the Championship play-off final last term.  It’ll leave a bitter taste in the mouth for Swansea though, with Martin signing one of the club’s key players, which could see them struggle defensively for the upcoming campaign in the second-tier of English football. Wood made 29 appearances…

Whether you’re brand new to the online casino world or whether you’ve been playing for a few or many years now, there is always an opportunity to sign up at a new casino. It has become such a lucrative market for both small and large casinos that we are seeing new ones enter the market near enough every month. And you don’t necessarily need to be unhappy or dissatisfied with your current choice of casino to try another one, but there are other reasons aside from this that you should try a new one from time to time, and it’s…

Marcell Bridgeman spent £170k on six kilos of cocaine and sold it for profit but his drug dealing came to an end when a warrant was executed in Fairwater, Cardiff. He tried to dispose of his mobile phones, which contained key evidence, by throwing them from an upstairs window while officers forced entry to his house. Bridgeman was arrested in his bedroom, his phones were found, and the following items were seized from his house: £11.5k cash Cannabis valued between £5,900 and £11,780. Designer clothing and accessories including four pairs of Valentino trainers, three Louis Vuitton bags, and two pairs…