Author: Rhys Gregory

The Aldi store on Treseder Way in Cardiff reopened following a significant refurbishment and extension. Cardiff shoppers can now benefit from a larger retail space of 1,415 sqm, offering an enhanced, convenient and varied shopping experience, with a large range of award-winning Welsh products at unbeatable prices to choose from. The new format has been created to make shopping even easier for Cardiff customers, with the store now having more space and clearer signs to make shopping effortless. Fresh bread and cakes have been moved to the last aisle, preventing them from getting squashed under customers’ shopping, and the store…

Arable and beef farmer, Adam Thorne, has been unanimously elected to become the new President of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society for the year ahead. Adam is the third generation of his family to hold the position. During the Annual General Meeting of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society, held last week on the Pembrokeshire Showground, Mr Tim John and his wife Margaret John were also voted in as Presidents elect. Adam Thorne has had a long association with Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society. After visiting the show as a toddler, then helping show the family’s pedigree Herefords, his uncle got him into helping him with stewarding…

Bridgend County Borough Council have teamed up with well-known charity Crimestoppers and Valleys to Coast Housing to introduce the first ever Crimestoppers Zone in Wales. The zone, located in Wildmill, Bridgend has been introduced to encourage communities to give crime information anonymously and empower everyone to play a role in keeping Bridgend neighbourhoods safe. Residents in the new Crimestoppers Zone, will be encouraged to speak up about criminal activity through the charity’s unique reporting service, safe in the knowledge that the information they have provided will remain a hundred per cent confidential. The charity guarantees total anonymity when capturing crime…

Cardiff Council is once again inviting applications from community groups and third sector organisations across the city for grant funding available to help build cohesive and resilient communities.  Small grants of up to £2,000 are available to support projects and initiatives that highlight and celebrate the diversity of communities in the city.  Funding can be used for a range of purposes, including holding events and activities, producing supportive literature, or building capacity within a community. Applications must meet at least one of the following objectives: –  Celebrating diversity Hate crime awareness Countering harmful / hateful narratives Reducing community tensions Community…

​​​​​​​The RAF’s world-famous Typhoon jet is set to delight crowds at Swansea’s Wales Airshow this summer. It’s the second big name to be confirmed for the two-day spectacular due to take place over Swansea Bay on July 6 and 7. The annual show is being organised by the council – and the Typhoon, with a top speed of almost twice the speed of sound, is due to appear on both days. The Red Arrows are due to attend on the Saturday – and there’ll be many other stars of the skies and a wide range of family fun on the ground…

Residents are advised that a revised bus network will operate across the County Borough from Monday, April 1 – however, public transport users should experience minimal change to their regular bus journeys. In preparation for the new Welsh Government Bus Network Grant for the 2024/25 financial year, the Council has re-tendered all of its supported bus service contracts. This included tendering any bus services that are socially necessary for communities, that could no longer operate commercially. The re-tender exercise has concluded, and due to the continued Welsh Government and Council funding that is allocated to support bus services, residents should…

There will be a road closure in Church Village this week in order to deliver improvement work as part of the Safe Routes in Communities scheme. The scheme got underway earlier this year, using Welsh Government funding to upgrade pedestrian facilities on streets near Llanilltud Faerdref Primary School. A road closure (April 2-5, 9am-5pm) is needed at the pictured location on St Illtyds Road (at the junction leading to the primary school) – scheduled during the school Easter holiday to minimise disruption. Access to the car park will be provided by reopening the old access off St Illtyds Road. Access…

A number of changes to local bus services will be introduced in the coming weeks as a result of a shake up to bus funding. From April 2024, the funding which has been provided directly to bus operators by the Welsh Government to keep services going in the wake of the Covid pandemic will cease. Additional funding will instead be provided to Local Authorities to support their local bus network. In total, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Government will provide over £3million in support for bus services in Pembrokeshire during the coming year. As part of this process, all…

Ffos Caerffili – Caerphilly town centre’s much-anticipated container style market – will open its doors to the public on Friday 5th April. Construction problems caused by recent periods of heavy rain led to the delay of the planned opening in mid-March, but much work has been done over recent weeks to get the project back on track. Cllr Jamie Pritchard, CCBC’s Deputy Leader, visited the impressive facility today to view progress and was delighted with the results. “Ffos Caerffili has encountered a number of challenges, which have now been overcome. The facility is nearly ready to open and there is…

Steven Felix, 36, from Brackla, Bridgend, sexually abused a child under the age of 13, from the summer of 2019 to late 2020. Officers received a report of the abuse in May 2021. Following an investigation, he was charged with 24 charges of rape and sexual activity with a child. On Friday, March 22, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison, an additional six-year license order, and a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). Detective Sergeant Jo Williams-Smith said: “Steven Felix is a predatory individual who took advantage of a child and abused them in a horrific way. “The victim in…