Author: Rhys Gregory

To celebrate the start of the 2024 BetMGM Premier League, BetMGM UK has landed three giant, golden darts in different spots around Cardiff city centre – which is hosting the first night of the tournament this evening. The darts will appear in three locations – on Churchill Way near to the Utilita Arena, next to the Alliance sculpture and at the Wales Millennium Centre below the iconic Celtic lettering.  Following the success of the recent PDC World Championships, BetMGM is taking darts into its new golden era through its headline sponsorship of the PDC Premier League. With the 12-foot darts…

Swansea Building Society is implementing a series of pivotal changes to its lending criteria, effective from February 1, 2024. These strategic adjustments are poised to provide a more nuanced and flexible approach to mortgage lending. In a bid to enhance the self-employed income assessment process, the Society will now consider the last two years of accounts or tax returns, as opposed to the previous three-year period. This forward-looking modification reflects Swansea Building Society’s commitment to aligning its practices with the evolving financial landscape. Investors seeking Limited Company borrowing will now find increased flexibility with a raised maximum Loan to Value…

EPCR has announced that Cardiff and Bilbao have been selected as host cities for the tournament organiser’s prestigious 2025 and 2026 Finals Weekends. Following a highly competitive tender process conducted in conjunction with The Sports Consultancy  that generated impressive bids from 23 stadia across 12 countries, the Board of EPCR awarded the 2025 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup finals to the Welsh capital’s iconic 74,000-capacity Principality Stadium – widely regarded as one of the world’s great sporting venues – and it was also decided that the 2026 showpiece matches would return to the superbly-appointed San Mamés Stadium in…

In November, officers were parked up in a marked police van in Ely, when Corey Whitehead aged 18, wearing a balaclava, drove past them on his Suron E-Bike. He then attempted skid manoeuvres in front of the van but lost control and fell off. As he tried to escape on foot officers detained him and conducted a search. He was then found in possession of 38 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin. Whitehead also had £2500 in cash and a large knife hidden in his waistband. His mobile phone when examined also showed evidence of dealing drugs. Whitehead from Caerau,…

The Gower Golf Course Ltd and owner of Gower Golf Club have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety at work regulations after an employee was injured following an accident on the course in a maintenance buggy. The poorly-maintained buggy crashed into a ditch and the employee suffered head, leg and back injuries after the brakes failed on the Kawasaki Mule he was driving. At Swansea Magistrates court on 24th January 2024 the golf club owner Adrian Richards, who is also the company’s sole director, pleaded guilty on behalf of himself and the company to three health and safety charges…

Exciting plans to bring an historic Swansea observatory back to life have taken a major step forward. A planetarium visitor attraction is being proposed for the equatorial observatory in Penllergaer Valley Woods, which dates back to the mid-19th century. The Penllergaer Trust – which manages the site – has now successfully applied to Swansea Council for project funding through the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Helping with expert-led preparatory work to further inform the project’s detail, the funding will be used to cover the costs of a specialist design team. Working in partnership on the project with Dark Sky…

Welsh Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Miles will today (Thursday 1st February) launch his manifesto for transforming Wales’ future, calling it a “plan to make Wales a more prosperous and compassionate country” and pledging to make sustainable economic growth his government’s top priority. The manifesto – Our Mission for Wales’ Future – sets out his ambitions to give every person and community the chance to thrive, fulfil their potential and live the life they want to live. Speaking about his pledge to make growing the economy sustainably his number one priority, he will say: “There is no route to the more…

Regular rail services between Ebbw Vale and Newport will run for the first time in more than 60 years thanks to a £70m Welsh Government investment. Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters launched the new service today (Thursday, February 1) on a visit to Llanhilleth railway station. Thirty trains a day will now run between Newport and Ebbw Vale thanks to a £70m Welsh Government loan to Blaenau Gwent council to increase infrastructure on the line. Lee Waters, Deputy Climate Change Minister, with a responsibility for transport, said: “I’m so pleased the service between Ebbw Vale and Newport is finally in…

Important work starts next week to develop the former Pontypridd bingo hall site into a vibrant public realm space, and construct bus bays to serve the southern end of the town centre. Here’s all you need to know about the scheme. Construction will start on Monday, February 5, and is due for completion this summer, following previous work to demolish the site and prepare it for development. The project will provide a quality public realm area – acting as a clear arrival point at the southern end of the town centre. The open space will include clear way-finding signs and…

Businesses in Powys are being urged by the county council to make the most of the range of opportunities that will be available to them when the county hosts one of Europe’s biggest youth festivals later this year. Excitement is building in communities across Powys for the Maldwyn 2024 Urdd Eisteddfod, which is being held on the fields of Mathrafal Farm by Meifod between 27 May and 1 June. Powys County Council is looking forward to working with the Urdd, the local organising committee, local communities, businesses and volunteers to make the most of the range of opportunities that hosting…