Author: Rhys Gregory

A rare opportunity has arisen to purchase a substantial, renowned, upland livestock farm, near Glyn Ceiriog, Llangollen in north Wales which offers a wealth of opportunities for the buyer. Caedicws farm is on the market for £1,800,000 with leading rural agents, Roger Parry & Partners. The farm comprises a three-bedroom detached dwelling, a range of stone traditional buildings as well as more modern agricultural buildings and approximately 235 acres (95 ha) of agricultural land. Tudor Watkins, Partner with Roger Parry & Partners said, “We are proudly favoured to market this exciting sale which offers a unique opportunity for buyers to…

BOLESWORTH Castle is preparing to light up Cheshire and North Wales with a sensational festive celebration. The 6,000-acre estate, based in Tattenhall near Wrexham and Chester, will welcome thousands of visitors for its biggest ever Christmas spectacular. Running from Friday December 1 to Sunday December 31, the packed winter programme includes an iconic enchanted lights trail – complete with seasonal effects, projections, lasers, and interactive installations – and an incredible 240 sqm ice rink. There’s a fairground all the family can enjoy, a breathtaking Alpine Lodge, and most importantly, the chance to visit Santa – a close friend of the…

The Dock Feeder on Churchill Way – which runs from the top of Churchill Way to North Edward Street – has opened to the public. The opening of the Dock Feeder is the first phase of a wider regeneration project, with plans to extend the canal along Churchill Way to connect to the Dock Feeder south of Tyndall Street. This new development could open the potential to deliver a new urban district including the regeneration of Bridge Street, David Street, Charles Street, Tredegar Street, Guildford Crescent, and Barrack Lane. The re-emergence of the Dock Feeder will also deliver a new…

Unite’s current industrial action ends on Sunday, 26 November, so from Tuesday, 28 November, waste collections in Cardiff will return to normal operations. Recycling collections (green bags) will be collected weekly Food waste will continue to be collected weekly General (black bag) waste will continue to be collected fortnightly Scheduled hygiene collections will be collected fortnightly Bulky waste collections will be reinstated Each household will have two scheduled garden waste collections before Christmas. Residents will be able to report missed collections on the Cardiff Gov App. Residents are being encouraged to check their arrangements through the Council’s website or through…

RCT Cabinet has agreed the details of a supplementary programme of highways, structures and flood alleviation schemes – to be carried out in the remainder of 2023/24 using funding that was recently allocated to the service. In September 2023, Cabinet agreed a wider, one-off £7.73m investment for Council priority areas – which also included parks and green spaces, town centres, leisure centres and accommodation for older people. A £4.75m allocation was agreed across highways (£1.5m), flood alleviation (£200,000), structures (£2.5m) and the Making Better Use Programme (£550,000). A report to the Cabinet meeting on Monday, November 20, set out how…

This December sees Transport for Wales (TfW) deliver additional services and trains across north and south Wales and into England. With the next timetable period running from 10 December to 1 June next year, there are exciting plans to almost double the number of services on the Ebbw Vale line thanks to a £70million investment. Brand new services will start running between Newport and Ebbw Vale Town during the timetable period as a result of the investment. TfW is also planning to run daytime services every 45 minutes on the Wrexham Central to Bidston line, an increase from every hour.…

Transport for Wales is encouraging people to save money and enjoy the festive season by offering half price day tickets on TrawsCymru routes T1, T1C, T2, T3, T3C, T6, T8 and T10 on Fridays in the run up to Christmas, when purchased on the TrawsCymru app. Day tickets* bought on the TrawsCymru app for any of the above routes on 24 November, 1, 8, 15 and 22 December will automatically be discounted at the checkout and can be used to hop on and off that service as many times as you like in a day. One half price day ticket for…

Work to repair and strengthen one of Wales’ most historic buildings is to start next week, Powys County Council has said. Powys County Council has been overseeing repair works on the Grade I listed Old Market Hall building in Llanidloes. The first phase of the works were completed earlier this year. Further structural repairs, which will include the use of new technology to strengthen the stability of the building, will now be carried out after the council received listed building consent. The application for listed building consent was submitted by Hughes Architects on behalf of the council. The work, which…

The Winter Fair is an important event to showcase the best of rural Wales and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the agriculture sector especially in responding to the climate and nature emergencies, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has said. The Minister will be at the showground in Llanelwedd today and has reiterated the climate and nature emergencies are the biggest threat to the agriculture sector and has emphasised the important role farmers have to play. The Minister said: “It is great to be back in Llanelwedd after a very enjoyable Royal Welsh Show in the summer. “The Winter Fair…

Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Lynne Neagle, and Chair of the Food Standards Agency, Professor Susan Jebb, welcome the significant improvement in hygiene ratings for Welsh food businesses on the 10th anniversary of mandatory display of food hygiene ratings. 71% of Welsh food businesses now have the top hygiene rating of 5 – a jump from 44% from 10 years ago – making it the highest on record in Wales. In 2013, Wales became the first country in the UK to make it a legal requirement to display hygiene rating stickers in prominent places, like front doors and…