Author: Rhys Gregory

Jack Liam Carroll has been sentenced to 11 years in prison plus an extended licence period of four years after being found guilty of 9 charges including assault and rape. The 27-year-old from Caerau, Cardiff, denied the charges but was found guilty of one count of rape, three counts of assault by penetration, and five counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was described in court as a high-risk to women. During the sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court, on Wednesday, November 29 the judge commended the victim for her bravery during the trial and when she read her victim…

Ten projects that will help Powys play its part in tackling the climate crisis have received nearly £2 million in funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The grants – a key part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up programme – have been awarded by the Powys Shared Prosperity Fund Local Partnership, which is supported by Powys County Council’s Regeneration Team. The projects that have received funding include one that will help to protect homes and businesses from flood damage (£825,000), another that will help companies cut their fuel bills and CO2 emissions (£403,392), and a third that will…

Plans are in place to regain pre-pandemic progress in reading, maths and science, says Education Minister Jeremy Miles as PISA results are published. Of the 73 countries who took part in the Programme for International Student assessment (PISA) in 2018 and 2022, all but ten saw a decline in at least one area this year. Wales is alongside countries such as the United States and Norway in our reading, maths and science scores in 2022, following an improving picture in the 2019 PISA results. The Minister has committed to bring together education leaders across Wales to drive a system-wide response…

Eagle-eyed viewers may spot locations very familiar to them in the recently released teaser trailer for the much-anticipated second season of House of the Dragon, as support from Creative Wales has seen North Wales used as a filming base for the second series of the hit show. In a boost to the local economy, HBO used eight locations across Ynys Môn and Gwynedd earlier this year. Creative Wales support helped to ensure that the five-week shoot saw over 250 local people employed to work as crew members facilitated through CrewHQ, a Warner Bros. Discovery training initiative. In addition, Creative Wales…

Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip Jane Hutt has reaffirmed the Welsh Government’s commitment to reaching targets aiming to improve the lives of disabled people living in Wales. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out an ambitious agenda for transforming the world for people, planet, and prosperity by 2030. Wales is the only nation – so far – to have translated the UN Sustainable Development Goals into law. The theme of this year’s International Day of Disabled People (December 3) is: “United in action to rescue and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for, with and by persons with disabilities”.…

Wales’s already impressive recycling record is set to improve thanks to a new law that was passed in the Senedd last week. The Workplace Recycling Regulations will require all business, public and third sector workplaces to separate key recyclable materials in the way that householders already do across most of Wales. The law will come into force on 6th April 2024 and will increase recycling and reduce the amount of waste sent for incineration and to landfill. It will also improve the quality and quantity of recyclable materials collected from workplaces, which will in turn capture important materials to be…

The swimming pools at Plascrug Leisure Centre will temporarily close to undergo essential upgrades to improve the facilities offered to the public. Work will be carried out between 11 and 15 December 2023 to upgrade the swimming pool’s pipework. In order to carry out this work safely, both pools will need to be closed for a short period of time. The works have been scheduled to minimise the disruption to users, with the aim of reopening before the Christmas holidays. Councillor Catrin M S Davies, Ceredigion Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Customer Services, said: “The swimming pools at Plascrug…

A Neath Port Talbot primary school which has created a positive environment for the children of armed forces personnel has received a prestigious award. Baglan Primary School has become one of the first schools in Wales to achieve SSCE Cymru (Supporting Service Children in Education Wales) Armed Forces Friendly Schools Bronze Status. Eve Wilson, the school’s SSCE Cymru Champion, said:  “Working towards Bronze Status has allowed us to find out more about the different experiences of the service families in the school. It has also been a great opportunity to highlight the needs and difficulties some of the children are…

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