Author: Rhys Gregory

More than 65,000 free meals have been served to children and young people as part of Swansea Council’s support for families during the school summer holidays. The council made £250,000 available to projects that helped feed children and young people during the six weeks they were off school. Groups and charities said it had been lifeline to families and had prevented young people going hungry. All 43 applications for funding were successful and 37 different groups and organisations served up an estimated 66,000 meals or provided food vouchers. Among them was Sketty Lunch Club run by Sketty Mosque and Community…

Final preparations are under way at Margam Country Park which this Sunday (September 10th) hosts the start of the spectacular final stage of the Tour of Britain 2023 cycling race. To watch more than 100 of the world’s finest top professional cyclists set off from Margam to the finishing line in the shadows of Caerphilly Castle, if coming by car, you are advised to pre-book a parking space. After the teams in the long awaited race finale (stage 8) are introduced from the start podium, set against historic Margam Castle, Councillor Cen Phillips, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for…

Next week, Newport City Council’s cabinet will consider a proposal to demolish the current Millbrook Primary School building in Bettws. Parents and staff have already been informed that the intention is to build a new school and an application for match funding will be made to the Welsh Government under the next phase of the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme. In the meantime, the school will remain at its temporary home in the former Adult Training Centre in Brynglas as the priority is to ensure the children’s education continues in a safe environment. The Bettws site was closed after potential…

Whilst the state-of-the-art school, built on the former Vaynor & Penderyn School Site in Cefn Coed, opened its doors to learners in September 2021, the site was officially opened this week by actor and writer Steve Speirs. Since 2021 the school has achieved several accolades, including the Platinum Eco Schools Award, which is supported by the development of their grounds to deliver Forest Schools, the Silver Cymraeg Campus Award and an Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teaching Award. The school is truly a Community Focused School, with its own separate community room on-site where parents and the…

Welshpool Town have officially opened the Cymru Football Foundation (CFF) and UK Government’s latest successful project, the Wayne Evans Playing Fields.  Through the Football Association of Wales’ Grassroots Facilities Investment Fund, the CFF – with support from UK Government – were able to support the installation of three new junior pitches through a grant of just over £65,000, coupled with club’s fundraising efforts. After losing their previous junior pitches to a school build in 2018, Welshpool Town were left with half of their previous pitch access and struggling to cope with the demand of playing and training opportunities for their senior…

Two years on from Barbarian Women beating South Africa Women’s XV 60-5 in front of a then-record crowd of 29,581 at Twickenham Stadium, the club has announced the Women’s side will be embarking on a two-match – and two hemisphere – autumn tour. With 631 caps from eight nations and featuring Rugby World Cup winners as well as Premier 15s champions, the squad of 24 will be coached by Premier 15s-winning Gloucester-Hartpury Sean Lynn, the King of Hartpury, who will prepare Barbarian Women for two fixtures: South Africa and Munster. He will be assisted by former Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap…

As the Rugby World Cup prepares for kick-off in France, Welsh Government and its partners have teamed up with some of Wales’ finest artists, food and drink producers to showcase what Wales has to offer off-pitch. As part of the plans, Welsh legendary music venue Clwb Ifor Bach will take over Stereolux after Wales’ head-to-head with Georgia on 7 October.  A stellar line-up of Welsh and French performances will see Carmarthen rock band and twice winners of Welsh Music Prize, Adwaith, headline the event. Neath based rap-singer and songwriter, Luke RV, will also take to the stage with UKG heavyweight…

Fishers and aquaculture workers in Wales are being encouraged to apply for funding to improve the health and safety aspects of their work. The support is part of the Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme and £600,000 is being made available in this round which opens for applications today. The Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme is a funding scheme to support environmentally and economically sustainable growth in the Welsh seafood industry and encourage Welsh coastal communities to thrive. The aim of this Health and Safety funding round is to improve hygiene, health, safety, wellbeing and working conditions for fishers and aquaculture…

A £45 million investment will more than double Wales’ plastic reprocessing capacity and create over 100 new jobs at the former Toyoda Gosei factory in Swansea. Jayplas, a market leader in plastic reprocessing, will develop an advanced facility capable of processing at least 100,000 tonnes of flexible and rigid plastics a year, boosting the circular economy in Wales. Once fully operational, it will reduce the carbon footprint of Wales by around 150,000 tonnes per year, the equivalent of taking 120,000 cars off the road, making a significant contribution towards zero waste and net zero emissions by 2050. The facility will…

The new season is just starting up for the Cardiff Devils, and with it, an exciting new partnership. Penderyn, the Welsh whisky giant based in Brecon, is the upcoming season’s Man of the Match partner with the Devils – with the brand supporting 80 different awards across the 40 matches to come. Penderyn’s a brand that’s always been passionate about sport – and this latest link-up holds lucrative benefits for both parties. Not only will it help to bring Penderyn’s brand to ice hockey fans across the country, but the Devils,their staff and fans will benefit from some exclusive Penderyn…