Author: Rhys Gregory

Prolific ink illustrator Richey Beckett, who has created artwork for Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Grateful Dead and Foo Fighters is on the line-up for Cardiff’s first Printed Festival, which runs at Chapter Arts Centre this weekend. The inaugural celebration of Cardiff’s print legacy is a creative collaboration between The Printhaus and Print Wagon and will feature focused talks and Q&A sessions will feature none other than independent label makers Yuk Fun and Hay-on-Wye based illustrator and printmaker Aidan Saunders, who is dubbed the ‘Del Boy’ of print by Design Week. He entertains and educates audiences on the magic…

An Aldi colleague in North Wales is celebrating a work anniversary after 20 years with the business. Kirstie Mottram first joined the supermarket as a Store Assistant at the Leek Store in 2003. She has worked in several Stores during her time with the supermarket including Tunstall, Leek and Kidsgrove, before moving to the Rhuddlan store in December 2017 where she now works as a Store Assistant. From taking part in charity events for Aldi’s dedicated charity Teenage Cancer Trust to supporting fellow colleagues, Kirstie is an integral part of Aldi’s Rhuddlan Store Team. A well-known face amongst colleagues, Kirstie…

Excitement is building as the city prepares to welcome athletes from all over the UK and further afield as Wales’ biggest Summer half marathon event returns this weekend. The Swansea University Swansea Half Marathon will take place this Sunday (11th June) from outside Swansea Arena, underneath the iconic Copr Bay bridge. The wheelchair race will start at 8.55 am before the main field of runners, who will take to the streets at 9.00 am, closely followed by the family run at 9.10am The race is expected to host a field of up to 5000 participants that will run from the city to the sea on one of…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of the former Llanyravon Court Nursing Home in Cwmbran, South Wales. Constructed in the late 1980s, Llanyravan Court Nursing Home is a three-storey nursing home with 50 bedrooms, 41 with en suite WC and hand wash basin facilities. The property is located in a residential area just two miles from the centre of Cwmbran. The business closed for trading in November 2022 and, on 31 January 2023, Chris Stevens and Steve Baluchi of FRP Advisory Trading Limited were appointed as Joint Liquidators of Llanyrafon Court Limited. FRP Advisory subsequently…

A selection of Welsh food and drink companies are heading to New York to attend the Speciality Food Association’s 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show later this month. Supported by the Welsh Government, representatives from the companies will be attending the largest speciality food trade event in America from the 25th – 27th June 2023. This is the second year running that the Welsh Government have taken a delegation to the event, which is one of the leading showcases of industry innovation, bringing speciality food’s top manufacturers, buyers and industry professionals together under one roof. Flying the flag for Wales at…

A Caerphilly man has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for the manslaughter of Ben Lloyd. Webster assaulted Ben Lloyd, aged 27, in White Street, Caerphilly on Saturday 1 April. The family of Ben Lloyd have issued this statement following sentencing: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their kind words and gestures. “It has been overwhelming to physically see just how much Ben was loved and appreciated by everyone who knew him and even by people that hadn’t met him but only knew of him. “Ben’s death has left an unfillable void…

A 17-year-old boy has appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court this week (Wednesday June 7) where he has pleaded guilty to five terrorist offences and three other offences. This follows a series of racially offensive and homophobic daubings at various sites across South Wales, as well a further investigation into online activities. The boy, who comes from Port Talbot, was charged with: Three Counts of S2 TACT 2006 – Dissemination of terrorism material; Two counts of S58 TACT 2000 – Possession of material likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism; Two Counts of…

Major plans to breathe new life into the Lower Swansea Valley while celebrating its rich industrial history are set to take another step forward. Cabinet at Swansea Council is being asked to approve the acceptance of a UK Government levelling-up grant worth £20m for a project that will include further preservation works at the Hafod Morfa Copperworks and improvements to The Strand and Swansea Museum. It’s also being recommended the council contributes £8.76m of match-funding to the project, which is estimated at being worth £5.7m a year to Swansea’s economy. Key Lower Swansea Valley Improvement project highlights include: Preserving several…

Residents and businesses within the walled town of Tenby are reminded to apply for access permits for the annual Tenby Pedestrianisation scheme. This year Pedestrianisation runs between Monday 3rd July and Friday 8th September (11am – 5.30pm each day). The scheme will again see the walled town divided into three zones, each of which will have varying degrees of vehicle access. Full details and the application forms can be found on the Council’s website. Please complete the process as soon as possible to ensure that there is sufficient time for the application to be processed and additional checks made if required. Requests for…

A detailed inspection of the rock netting next to the Rhigos Mountain Road will be undertaken this summer following last year’s large wildfire. Additional traffic lights will be used, but no full road closure is required. The fire took place in August 2022 causing significant damage to the hillside, plastic and wire netting, and areas of fencing. The road reopened in early September 2022 following emergency works, and temporary traffic lights have remained in place to direct traffic away from the high-risk area of rock netting. The Council has appointed Alun Griffiths Ltd as the contractor to inspect the large…