Author: Rhys Gregory

More patients than ever across Swansea Bay are benefiting from a service which provides care in their own homes rather than in hospital. Virtual wards provide wraparound support in the community to people with complex health and social needs. Rather than a ward being made up of hospital beds, the patients’ own beds become part of a virtual ward, meaning they still receive face-to-face care but in the comfort of their homes instead of a hospital. A multi-disciplinary team made up of health and care professionals, such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and therapists, discuss how to plan and manage each…

Over 1,000 school children from across Pembrokeshire, aged from five to 16, attended the BBQ ‘Food Story / Stori Bwyd’ event, held by the Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society recently to celebrate Welsh Farming Week. During the event arable, dairy, beef, pig, sheep, poultry and turkey farmers, from all over the county, volunteered their time to talk to the children and demonstrate local food production. They explained to the children where their food comes from, how they farm sustainably and how to care for the countryside. The event was held on the Pembrokeshire County Showground where there was farm machinery and live…

A man from Merseyside was stopped by West Mercia police on the 12th of June 2023 as part of a joint operation run by Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit for Southern Wales, and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU). The 45-year-old man from Liverpool was carrying 105kgs of Amphetamine with a street value of over £1 million pounds in the boot of his car. Thanks to the collaborative work of Tarian, the NWROCU, Merseyside Police and West Mercia Police, the drugs were prevented from reaching their destination in South Wales and the man was charged and remanded.…

Wales’ premier festive lights trail, Christmas at Bute Park, is back and it’s bigger than ever – with an all-new layout and a longer trail of illuminations on offer in 2023. The award-winning event – which is currently the most popular light trail in the UK outside of London – is extending its route and completely revising its layout and range of light installations on offer, creating a never-before seen experience for all those visiting this year. Ahead of its third annual outing, Christmas at Bute Park is also introducing a new Christmas Village to its 2023 event, which can be…

A talented young conductor with an amazing 55 world premieres already under his belt has been honoured with a top award. Robert Guy, 35, from Wrexham, was  “surprised beyond belief and overjoyed” to have received the award named after one of his musical heroines, the late great Welsh-born composer Hilary Tann. The prestigious accolade from the Welsh Music Guild recognised his outstanding contribution to Welsh classical music. The award was presented by another of his heroes, royal composer Paul Mealor, a patron of the Welsh Music Guild. Prof Mealor, who was born in St Asaph and brought up in Connah’s…

A collaboration between Wrexham superstar strike  Paul Mullin and a fanzine has raised more than £3,500 for an autism charity. The popular Fearless in Devotion (FiD fanzine produced a set of A4 and A3 prints capturing the hotshot  celebrating Wrexham’s promotion from the National League in front of the adoring Racecourse masses following the 3-1 home win over Boreham Wood. Working alongside Jordan Birchall, the fan who took the original photo, the initial run of 300 unsigned prints saw the equivalent percentage of Paul Mullin’s league goals this season, 38%,  donated to Wrexham’s Your Space. Nearly £1,500 was raised for…

Members of the Senedd joined animal welfare campaigners from the League Against Cruel Sports yesterday evening to celebrate a historic vote to ban snares in Wales. It followed the unanimous passing of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill in the Senedd earlier today which contained measures to outlaw these cruel and indiscriminate wildlife traps. Will Morton, head of public affairs at the League Against Cruel Sports, said: “The Welsh Government deserves huge credit for banning snares, inherently inhumane traps, which are completely incompatible with high animal welfare standards. “Wales is leading the way in protecting wildlife from cruelty and we’re calling on…

A company at the forefront of the British clean energy industry has secured almost £4 million in government funding to make its biomass and waste-to-hydrogen plants even greener by using carbon capture. Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS) has won £3,979,113 from the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (H2BECCS) Innovation Programme, run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). CSS, based in Deeside, Wales, previously won a first round of funding of £246,568. CSS have developed an advanced gasification process that generates hydrogen gas from waste products, including biomass like waste wood and other selected non-recyclable materials. This…

A South Wales international car and vehicle shipping company has been put on the market by its founders, who wish to reduce their commitments and embark on semi-retirement. Alec and Nicola Laycy have appointed Blacks Business Brokers to find a new owner for Ship Cars Limited, with a guide price of £499,995. Mr and Mrs Laycy, both of whom have long pedigrees in the shipping and freight forwarding sector, established Ship Cars Limited in 2019. The business, which currently operates from the couple’s home in Llanhilleth in Blaenau Gwent, ships cars, vans, motorbikes, trucks, caravans, motorhomes and trailers worldwide, providing…

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society is immensely proud of the Welsh Shearing and Woolhandling Team for taking three out of the six world titles at the 2023 Golden Shears World Championships held at The Royal Highland Show in Scotland last weekend. The Golden Shears Sheep Shearing & Woolhandling World Championships showcases the art, skill and techniques it takes to be a world champion. This year The Royal Highland Show hosted the competition. Shearing teams from 30 nations flocked to Edinburgh to compete at the event, which is held in a different location around the globe every three years. In what…