Author: Rhys Gregory

Aberystwyth University has officially renamed a flagship building in honour of Professor Gwendolen Rees, the first Welsh woman to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Professor F. Gwendolen Rees (1906–1994) was a leading zoologist and a pioneer of parasitology at Aberystwyth. She also featured in British Vogue magazine in 1975 in a celebration of influential women in society. At an official ceremony involving relatives of the late Professor Rees, the new name was unveiled on a plaque on the former Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) building on Penglais campus, now home to the Department of…

Tickets are now on sale for the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, taking place on Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th November 2023. The annual event is just around the corner, and it won’t be long until the showground in Llanelwedd is once again bustling with prize-winning livestock and Christmas shoppers. As one of Europe’s finest prime stock shows, the Winter Fair draws crowds from far and wide to enjoy two days packed full of competitions, festivities, food and drink, and shopping. As well as livestock competitions, the Winter Fair hosts a huge variety of classes and demonstrations, including equine, the hound…

Airbus’ latest Oxford Economics survey outlines its contribution to the UK, as well as its role in supporting direct and indirect employment across the wider aerospace and defence supply chain. With more than 25 sites across the UK, Airbus is the largest civil aerospace company in the country, the biggest civil aerospace exporter, the largest space satellite company, the biggest supplier of large aircraft to the Royal Air Force and responsible for around 50% of the UK’s civil helicopter fleet. In Wales, Airbus remains the country’s second largest private employer, employing over 5,500 people at its Broughton site where its…

More than 50 drug dealers have been arrested and are serving custodial sentences amounting to more than 165 years, as part of Operation Talon – a huge crackdown on Class A drug supply in Cardiff.During an eight-month covert operation, undercover officers were deployed to the streets of Adamsdown, Butetown, Cathays, Canton, Grangetown, Splott and the city centre in response to concerns about visible drug dealing. Up to 300 drug deals were seized along with £53k cash, 125 mobile phones, and a range of weapons. Three men were yesterday (Thursday, September 21) sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court, bringing the total number of people…

By any standards, the year Cllr Graham Hinchey spent as Cardiff’s Lord Mayor could be classed as truly remarkable. His 12-month tenure as the city’s 117th First Citizen included both the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and her death, as well as the 40th anniversary of the Falkland’s Conflict, several royal visits and the proclamation of the new King. Yet for Graham and the Lady Mayoress – his wife Anne – it was the 300-plus other duties he performed, visiting community, military and charity events, schools, care homes and faith groups, and raising more than £85,000 for Guide Dogs Cymru, that they…

Led by Swansea Council, the #EnjoyYourCityCentre campaign is aimed at encouraging  more people to visit the city centre’s shops, restaurants, cafes, pubs, cultural venues, activity providers and other businesses. Traders, shoppers and workers are at the heart of the campaign, with regular posts, photos and videos now being included every week on the council’s Facebook and Instagram social media pages to help raise awareness of everything the city centre offers. Videos forming part of the campaign have already attracted close to 25,000 online views since the campaign launched just over a week ago. As well as a campaign launch video…

Opening just last month, Saltlake Seafood Co. is one of the five local, independent businesses to occupy a prime spot in the newly developed area at Cosy Corner, Porthcawl. The £3.8m Cosy Corner development, which has just completed its first phase, has been made possible by funding from the council and Welsh Government, which includes £1m of EU funding from the Visit Wales Tourism Attractor Destination Programme (TAD). Housed in the new stone and glass building with panoramic views over the channel, the restaurant widens the choice of high-quality eateries available in the area, as well as provides work for…

It’s time to reveal the most magical news of the year! Santa’s Toy Mine returns to A Welsh Coal Mining Experience at Rhondda Heritage Park Museum from 25th November and tickets will go on sale from Tuesday 26th September. Santa’s Toy Miners are already at work planning for this year’s event (and making toys of course) so here’s all you need to know: What’s Santa up to this year? Of course every toy mine ticket includes a guided tour through the toy mine to find Santa in his gorgeous grotto.  The toy miners will take you on a journey all…

Important flood alleviation work will begin next week along the length of Park Street in Tylorstown, requiring a local road closure. This is the first of two significant flood alleviation schemes planned to protect the community. The first scheme will begin from Monday, September 25, to upgrade the infrastructure along Park Street and improve the network’s capacity to cope with heavy rainfall. It is intended to reduce surface water flooding at Park Street, and deliver a knock-on improvement for nearby streets including Arfryn Terrace and Brynheulog Terrace, which contain residential properties. The Council has appointed Peter Simmons Contractors to carry…

Paul Taylor the proprietor of the Rock Pub and Bed and Breakfast, Tredegar Road, Blackwood, Gwent NP12 1DD has been prosecuted for failing to provide allergen information contrary to the Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014. The sentencing follows an investigation by Caerphilly Council Trading Standards Service who were alerted to an incident that took place at the Rock Public House in August 22, where Taylor refused to provide allergen information to a milk hypersensitive member of the public who lives with a severe food allergy. Trading Standards Officers inspected the business and gave Taylor, the Designated Premises Supervisor and Premises…