Author: Rhys Gregory

A jazz legend who played with Ol’ Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra will be teaming up with the voice of Strictly Come Dancing for a night to remember in North Wales. Strictly singer Tommy Blaize will be joining Guy Barker and his Big Band for a “powerhouse performance” in a star-studded concert at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod at 8pm on Friday, July 7. It’s a return to the festival for Guy who has also shared the stage with other superstars including George Michael, Sting, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Phil Collins, Sammy Davis Jr and Liza Minnelli among many others. The first…

RSPCA Cymru has launched an appeal for information after a Shih Tzu was found abandoned on a driveway in Shotton near Deeside. The female dog – estimated to be around a year old – was found on Shotton Lane, in a pet carrier and with heavily matted fur. Luckily she was found by the homeowners who took her to a vet, who subsequently called the RSPCA. The incident took place at around 6.45pm on 22 May and was captured on CCTV, but unfortunately the footage has not been able to assist with RSPCA enquiries. She also wasn’t microchipped – leading…

Later this week, Welsh vineyards and wine producers will be welcoming guests from Wales and beyond to taste what its flourishing wine sector has to offer during the annual Welsh Wine Week. Now in its third year and taking place from the 2nd to 11th June, events, guided tours and promotions will be held to give wine lovers the chance to discover Wales’ picturesque vineyards and sample the wide range of award-winning wines. Welsh Wine Week is organised by the Welsh Drinks Cluster, funded by the Welsh Government, which works in partnership with drinks producers and vineyards to promote the…

Trojan Electronics, the go-to expert for circular solutions in the consumer electronics sector is celebrating a record year with one million customer orders delivered, a 20% increase year on year. Swansea-based, Trojan Electronics has emerged as a £20 million enterprise, with an impressive client base including Melitta, Bosch, Costco and Hotel Chocolat. It also holds an e-commerce partnership with eBay and direct integration with Amazon, Wowcher and TikTok. Following Buy It Direct’s £2 million investment in 2018, the company has thrived under the leadership of James Rigg, overseeing a transformative period of expansion. The team at Trojan, with their creativity…

Coldplay are coming to Cardiff for their Music of the Spheres World Tour Concert at the Principality Stadium and fans and bus users in Cardiff are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of time. Cardiff Bus would like to make customers aware of diversions and road closures which are set to come into force on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th June from 16:00 until the last bus. Services running through Cardiff city centre will be affected, and cross city routes will be split. Services 1 and 2, 5, 7 and C2 (CAVC Rider) will start and end at Canal…

Four Aberystwyth University film and television students will be flying to the United States in June 2023 to attend one of the world’s leading film festivals. Elena Bloomquist, Juliette Daum, Justas Kavaliauskas and Lucy Thomas were selected as part of an annual competition run by the University’s Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies. They will spend four days at New York’s prestigious Tribeca Festival, which was set up by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal in 2001 to help revitalise downtown Manhattan following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The undergraduates’ visit is funded by generous contributions…

AMBITIOUS plans to provide hundreds more homes for rent in Swansea are helping city families find affordable places to live. In the last year the council has bought back more than 50 council properties which had been sold off as part of the former right-to-buy programme and they are now being let to tenants, providing warm, safe homes for them and their families. The buy-back scheme is just one element of the council’s determination to help ease growing pressure on the availability of affordable homes to rent in Swansea. It’s also included in the council’s 10-year More Homes programme that…

A car park closed to the public for many years in Swansea Marina is set to be reopened. Swansea Council is trialling the reopening of part of Pau Square Car Park, located in Swansea Marina. The multi storey car park already provides parking for residents in the marina but has been closed to the general public because of instances of anti-social behaviour and vandalism. The Council has now confirmed plans to reopen one floor of the multi-storey facility on a trial basis from Monday 29 May. Andrew Stevens, Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure, said: “Increasing car parking provision in…

The proposed South Quay Hub is being developed by the award winning Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme. The facility at 7 Northgate Street, Pembroke, will provide South Pembrokeshire residents with disability and long term health conditions with new and exciting opportunities for community engagement, access to services and work opportunities. The hub will include a learning centre for people with a disability, a day centre for older people, an independent living assessment centre (the “Flat”) and a reminiscence centre to support people with dementia. There will be strong emphasis on community inclusion with a gallery on the ground floor for local…

Work to start building the long-awaited cycle and pedestrian bridge across the River Severn in Newtown will begin next month. The local community is invited to attend a public drop-in session on Tuesday 13 June, between 3pm – 7pm, at Newtown Market Hall, to find out more about the new bridge, the construction process, and what will be happening locally while it is being built. Connecting the riverside path and Pool Road in Newtown, the Welsh Government funded bridge will create a safe active travel link between the communities, businesses and amenities on each side of the river. Construction firm,…