Author: Rhys Gregory

Over the past two years, Dragon Wales cheese and butter has been served at the home of the Scarlets rugby team in Llanelli for supporters to feast on. Recently, two Scarlets players, Callum Williams and Eddie James, visited the site of the dairy production to renew the partnership between these two stalwarts. Made from only Welsh milk from across Wales, South Caernarfon Creameries produces the branded Dragon cheese and butter range as well as the premium Dragon Handcrafted selection. Rising young stars, Scarlets winger Callum and centre Eddie, were treated to a full tour of the creamery near Pwllheli, and…

Think about it: technology is everywhere, right? And now, it’s making a huge splash in healthcare. We’re talking about ‘digital health’ – this cool concept where tech is used to make healthcare better and more effective. And guess what? It’s opened up a whole new world for healthcare pros, especially the tech-savvy ‘digital nurses’. How Digital Health is Changing the Game for Patients The digital health revolution isn’t just fancy tech – it’s changing lives. Healthcare pros are now like detectives with their digital tools, spotting health risks early and stopping problems before they start.  Also, let’s talk telehealth. It’s…

A world-first interactive art experience, commissioned by FOR Cardiff, has been installed at the recently redeveloped canal in the Welsh capital. The dock feeder, which is located on Churchill Way, just off Queen Street, reopened to the public on November 24 after spending years underground. On Friday, December 8, just weeks after its big reveal, a specially designed light and sound experience opened at the canal. Commissioned by FOR Cardiff and Christmas at Bute Park, Illuminated Reeds Symphony is a seven-metre-long light installation that will float in the heart of the redeveloped canal imitating reeds floating on water. Created by…

Cardiff’s on-street bike hire scheme, known as OVO Bikes, is due to cease operation by the end of the year due to a sustained high level of vandalism. Nextbike by TIER, the service’s operator, and Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan have reached an agreement to close the service as it has become financially unsustainable to continue to replace the bikes which have been damaged, destroyed or stolen. Since the service launched in 2018 users have made close to 2 million journeys. Nearly 3,000 bikes have been stolen, damaged or vandalised during the service’s run, with the rate of vandalism…

Casting has been announced for Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, which will be visiting Wales Millennium Centre from 17 – 21 January 2024 as part of a UK tour. Remarkable – and often forgotten – women from history are lifted from the pages of Kate Pankhurst’s beloved picture book and brought gloriously to life on stage, including Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Mary Seacole, Frida Kahlo, Jane Austen and Pankhurst’s own relative Emmeline. When inquisitive heroine Jade breaks away from her school trip to the local museum to peek at the Gallery of Greatness, she meets iconic…

Aldi store and warehouse colleagues in Wales are to get a pay rise, which will see Aldi become the first supermarket in the UK to guarantee store and warehouse colleagues pay of at least £12 an hour. The move makes Aldi the first supermarket to offer rates in line with the Real Living Wage that was set by the Living Wage Foundation in October this year. Store Assistants’ pay will rise further to £12.95 nationally, and £13.85 within the M25, based on the length of service, as part of Aldi’s £67m investment into colleague pay. Aldi is also the only…

12-year-old tennis ace from Cardiff, Niall Pickerd-Barua, recently claimed back-to-back victories at Tennis Europe’s boys under-14 cup championships in Norway and Finland. These recent wins top off a year of successes for Niall, following the under-14 Championship titles earnt at the Lexus Junior National Championships and the 2023 Scottish Junior Open in the summer — demonstrating his potential as a future star of British tennis. Not only has Niall dominated the singles category, he’s also been successful when paired with fellow tennis talent — taking the doubles crown at the Scottish Junior Open in the summer and reaching the doubles…

Carmarthenshire has invested £1m in rolling out an extensive network of electric vehicle charging points across the county in a bid to ensure the sustainability of the tourism sector. There are now 130 charging stations throughout Carmarthenshire, which run across key rural routes used by visitors exploring the county – 43 of those are rapid charging points, which is more than any other rural Welsh county has available and ensures drivers are able to charge their vehicles at a much faster rate. Carmarthenshire has already surpassed the Welsh Government’s target of introducing an EV charging point every 20 miles across…

Cai and Celyn Llewellyn, a brother and sister from Pembrokeshire, have received prestigious recognition at an award ceremony in London. The pair were awarded a British Heart Foundation Heart Hero Award on 6th December after their father, John, had suffered a cardiac arrest at their home in Fishguard in November last year. John’s life was saved by the quick thinking of his two children who carried out CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). The British Heart Foundation’s Heart Hero Awards is an annual event to honour incredible people who’ve shown remarkable bravery and gone above and beyond to help others while coping with…

Visitors enjoying Wales’ flagship Christmas lights trail were treated to the ‘ulti-mutt’ festive experience when a group of ‘Santa’s little yelpers’ stopped by to wish them a ‘Happy Howl-iday’ after this year’s event opened to the public. Christmas at Bute Park 2023 really is turning out to be a ‘hairy and bright’ one after the volunteer pooches and their owners stopped by to raise vital awareness of their work with Guide Dogs Cymru, wearing festively lit collars and with their own troop of helpers in tow. As one of more than 40 charities that Christmas at Bute Park is set…