Author: Rhys Gregory

Finboot is thrilled to announce today it has been awarded the coveted Smart Solution Award as part of the 2023 Supply Chain Management Awards, sponsored by PwC Germany; Logistik Heute and Strategy&. Since 2006, the Supply Chain Awards have celebrated innovations to improve industrial value chains.  The Smart Solution Award was first presented in 2018.  The Smart Solution Award specifically highlights supply chain solutions in the early stage of implementation. The judges are looking for innovations which have the potential to fundamentally improve supply chains. The Supply Chain Management Awards are renowned for a very rigorous assessment and judging process. …

Applications for primary school places to start in September 2024 are now open and parents are encouraged to make use of all five preferences to get the best chance of securing a school they want. Cardiff Council is also appealing to families to apply on time and to remember that a child is not automatically entitled to a reception place at a primary school where they attend the nursery. A new application must be made for a reception class place at primary school. Every area of Cardiff is served by a Welsh-medium community primary school, an English-medium community primary school,…

​​​​​​​The installation of a boating pontoon at a key site of Swansea regeneration has been welcomed by groups that use the city’s River Tawe. Copper Jack cruises, the City of Swansea Rowing Club and Swansea University Rowing Club all plan to use the new facility under licence from Swansea Council. The licence fees will help the council maintain the pontoon which has just opened at a Landore riverbank location around 1.5 miles upstream from the Tawe Barrage. Council cabinet member Robert Francis-Davies said: “We’re delighted to welcome these fantastic local non-profit groups to be the first to use this excellent new…

A SERIES of major school building and refurbishment projects could be under way in Neath Port Talbot including a new-build replacement for the evacuated Godre’rgraig Primary School and a new build special school to replace Ysgol Hendrefelin. On November 20th, 2023, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet will be recommended, via education officials, to seek permission for ambitious new school project submissions to be included in the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning funding programme (formerly known as 21st Century Schools). The proposed new submissions are:  A new-build, English medium, £17m replacement for Godre’rgraig Primary School at Gnoll Road, Godre’rgraig, providing…

A community drop-in will be hosted by Transport for Wales this Saturday, 18th November to discuss plans for the new South Wales Metro services. They will be joined by Councillors William Hennessy and Gillian Bruce at Rhoose Community Centre. The meeting will give members of the public a chance to ask any questions relating to the project and the benefits that it will bring to the Vale of Glamorgan. Representatives from Transport for Wales will share the progress to date and answer any questions or concerns. The Metro is an integrated network of bus, rail and active travel (walking and cycling) that is…

Members of Pembrokeshire’s Beavers, Cubs and Scout groups got the chance to meet decision makers at Pembrokeshire County Council as well as a special guest recently. A special event during UK Parliament Week was held at County Hall to focus on democracy and how it works with more than 35 young people and 15 Leaders attending. Questions were put to First Minister Mark Drakeford MS who attended the event virtually and further discussion was had with Cabinet Members and Councillors, along with the Council Chairman and the Chief Executive. Supported by the Children and Young People’s Rights Office and their…

‘2023 has seen good progress of the Mid Wales Growth Deal and it is now nearing the delivery phase’ is the update shared between UK and Welsh Government ministers and Powys and Ceredigion County Council Leaders at a virtual meeting held on 09th November. This year the Deal has received £4m of funding, the first allocation of funding from both governments as part of an agreement made early 2022. The current Mid Wales Growth Deal portfolio currently consists of a mixture of Programmes and Projects that aim to boost the following Strategic Growth Priority areas: Applied Research & Innovation Agriculture,…

The number of disused coal tips in Wales has been made publicly available today with interactive maps showing the locations of the 350 that are inspected more frequently. The publication of the data comes after the Coal Tip Safety Taskforce was established following the landslide in Tylorstown in February 2020. A key objective from the taskforce was to address the gap in information around disused coal tips and, as a result, the Coal Authority were commissioned to lead on a data collection project by Minister for Climate Change, Julie James. In October 2021, the Welsh Government published a breakdown of…

The Chief Medical Officer for Wales has called on people with clinical vulnerabilities to come forward for their winter vaccinations to protect themselves and the health service. With just over a third of all those eligible having received their COVID-19 booster vaccination, Dr Frank Atherton said it was vital those most at risk of winter illnesses took up the offer of a COVID or flu vaccine when they are invited. The most recent data from Public Health Wales shows that while uptake has been steady amongst those aged 65 and over, those in clinical risk groups have been slow to…

Rougemont School in Newport has marked remembrance with a poignant art installation created by pupils and staff called “The Missing”. Inspired by the Thiepval Memorial in France which honours over 75,000 men and boys missing in action, the sculpture was created by Caerleon-based Tim Webb who works at the school as a DT Technician. Created from scrap metal including donations from parents of used helium canisters, the sculpture signifies a hand moving up from the ground surrounded by ceramic poppies made by the children. The poignant sculpture was unveiled during the school’s whole school remembrance assembly today where over 800…