Author: Rhys Gregory

Meri Huws, Chair of Aberystwyth University Council and Professor Jon Timmis, Vice Chancellor of Aberystwyth University have congratulated Aberystwyth graduate Vaughan Gething on his election as First Minister. Vaughan Gething graduated in Law from Aberystwyth University in 1999 and served as President of Aberystwyth University Guild of Students and President of the National Union of Students Wales. Elected to the National Assembly of Wales (now the Senedd) in 2011 as the member for Cardiff South and Penarth, he has served in the Welsh Government as Health and Social Services Minister and, more recently, as Economy Minister. In a letter to…

The demolition of the chimney stack at Prosperity Parc, Holyhead, has now been completed following a unique prize draw giving a lucky member of the public the opportunity to bring down the landmark, raising over £10,000 for the RNLI. The winner Geraint Williams, originally from Anglesey and now living in St Asaph, enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the team at Stena Line this Wednesday (20th March) and press the button to signal the bringing down of the Prosperity Parc chimney stack, with behind the scenes access to witness the demolition in real time. The winner was joined on the…

In March 1977, news broke of an undercover police operation. It led to the greatest drug bust in history. In sleepy West Wales…..it was called Operation Julie. Selling out an initial run, and back by popular demand, Operation Julie is taking this unique retelling of one of Wales’ greatest stories to more people in more places than ever across the UK. Almost fifty years ago, a colossal police investigation involving 11 police forces invaded the rural Welsh countryside and resulted in more than a hundred arrests across Europe, over a century of jailtime and the discovery of over half a…

In a significant move towards nurturing economic development and celebrating the Welsh language as a vibrant economic asset, GlobalWelsh, in partnership with creative projects agency Sgema, has announced the launch of the GlobalWelsh Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion Connector Hub. This initiative aims to stimulate economic growth and regeneration across the Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion region by connecting local businesses with a global network of thousands of members of the Welsh diaspora across more than 70 countries and 120 industries with skills, knowledge and networks to share. The GlobalWelsh Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion Connector Hub is a digital space, hosted on GlobalWelsh Connect, its…

A 63-year-old man has been jailed for historical sexual assaults in the Vale of Glamorgan dating back up to 40 years. Following an investigation by South Wales Police, Dennis Yarr was arrested in Margate, Kent, in December 2020. His arrest was the result of a victim bravely coming forward to report being sexually assaulted while she was a young girl. As a result of further enquiries, two more victims were traced. All three were under the age of 12 at the time of the sexual assaults, which occurred in the late 1970s and early 1990s. Yarr, who was originally from…

South Wales Police is aware of three recent reports of malicious communications towards three schools in the Swansea area. A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats. Chief Inspector Lindsey Sweeney said: “We take the communications extremely seriously and as a result of our investigations a 21-year-old man is currently in police custody, having been arrested on suspicion of making threats. “No objects of concern have been located, no-one was harmed, and an investigation is on-going. “All schools are open as normal and our local PCSOs and Schools officers will continue to provide reassurance and support throughout…

The App Support Team at Transport for Wales, all of whom are either deaf or hard of hearing, have won the Best Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Wales (CIPD) awards ceremony. Made up of four people, the team supports the finance department with raising purchasing orders, receipting of invoices, collecting project information, testing systems for upgrades and raising sales invoices. The team communicate with each other using sign language, Microsoft Teams and email. TfW has made their office space more accessible for them and provided vibrating pagers to help with health and…

Imagine a city soundtracked by music. A city where the sound of hip-hop and drum ‘n’ bass rumbles over the walls of a 2,000 year old castle, where gypsy jazz floats from the balcony of Victorian arcades, and shoppers are serenaded by string quartets and blissed-out Americana-tinged folk. That city is Cardiff, this weekend. Local artists including Rona Mac, Pigeon Wigs, Keys Collective, Kitty, Junior Bill and Siglo 6 will all take to pop-up stages across the city centre, along with brass bands, Welsh language folk and classical performers, as part of a ‘City Soundtrack’ event supported by Welsh Government…

Cardiff Council has announced that Kier has been selected as the preferred bidder to construct new accommodation for ‘Ysgol Cynefin’, formerly known asThe Court School. The new £23m project will increase the capacity of the school by relocating and rebuilding it across two sites.  One is to be located on land to the south of Fairwater Primary Schoolon Wellwright Road,the other will besouth of Pen Y Bryn Primary SchoolatDunster Roadin Llanrumney.  This will utilise land at the current St Mellons CiW Primary School, following its relocation to new build accommodationlocated at the St Edeyrns development. Delivered under Cardiff Council and…

Revised plans for Pentywn Leisure Centre will be presented to the local community at two drop-in events next week. The events will take place at Pentwyn Leisure Centre on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March from 10am – 6pm. The plans, which have been revised following Cardiff Rugby’s recent decision to withdraw from the centre, include a 25-metre swimming pool. The pool will feature an adaptable, moving floor which allows the depth of the water to be varied. This feature enables the pool to be used for a wide range of swimming and ‘splash’ activities, as well as reducing the…