Author: Rhys Gregory

Lliswerry Pond in Newport, South Wales, is the only Green Flag Community Award winner to make this year’s People’s Choice Top 10. More than 21,000 members of the public cast their vote in this year’s People’s Choice Awards, naming Lliswerry Pond in their top ten Green Flag Award green spaces in the UK. The volunteer run fishery and green space on the outskirts of Newport is the only site with a Green Flag Community Award to make the Top 10 this year. Lliswerry Pond was one of 2,216 UK parks and green spaces which met the standard of the Green…

retired teacher has made a remarkable recovery and was walking unaided less than 48 hours after robotic surgery to replace her knee and is now back doing the school run with her grandchildren. Supergran Janet Carroll’s active life included walking, cycling and swimming as well as taking three of her six grandchildren to primary school and looking after the youngest, 16-month-old Dylan. But an arthritic knee had slowed down the sprightly 66-year-old from Wallasey until she was barely able to walk the half a mile to the school or keep up with little Dylan. She’s back on duty now after…

Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society will once again host one of the county’s biggest festive events next month when the annual Christmas Fair returns on Sunday, 10 December 2023. The Parkhouse building on the Haverfordwest Showground will be transformed into a Christmas paradise. There will be even more stalls this year with a wide variety of quality local businesses exhibiting as well as festive music, Santa in his Grotto and a food court. Judith Roach and Emma Thomas, the event organisers, said, “We are excited to be able to once again hold our Christmas Fair and build on the success of last…

A top food wholesaler that employs ex-service personnel is on a special mission to support the annual Poppy Appeal. Harlech Foodservice are displaying the emblem of the Royal British Legion’s annual appeal on over 40 lorries of their distribution fleet which delivers across Wales, the North West and the Border Counties. The company, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary, is also signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant at a special ceremony at Caernarfon Castle on Thursday, November 30. It’s a special commitment which means a lot to former Welsh Guardsman Daniel Jones, from Llanystumdwy, who spent 14 years…

More businesses are showing their support for a campaign aimed at raising awareness of everything there is to see and do in Swansea city centre. Led by Swansea Council, the Enjoy Your City Centre campaign started in September and will run until the spring of 2024. Videos forming part of the campaign on the council’s Facebook and Instagram pages have already been watched close to 50,000 times. Some of the businesses to have recently featured in the campaign include Founders and Co on Wind Street, Basekamp on Kings Lane, The Entertainer in the Quadrant Shopping Centre, and The Gamers’ Emporium…

National Trust Cymru are seeking a new tenant for the Dolaucothi Arms in the village of Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire. The conservation charity is looking for tenants who are passionate about heritage, people and the local landscape to develop a new business at the centre of a rural Welsh community. The Trust are promoting the vacancy as an open opportunity, which could include continued use as a pub. They are inviting expressions of interest from anyone with a vision that will give the building a bright and sustainable future. The traditional Grade II listed Inn is at the heart of the village…

Age Cymru is launching its winter resilience campaign Spread the Warmth to highlight the ways people can keep warm to stay safer and in better health this winter.   The charity says warmth is a basic need which we all require alongside food, water, and rest, to survive.    The campaign is underpinned by its newly updated guide Winter Wrapped Up that explores what you can do to get yourself and your home ready for winter, as well as where to go for more information and support.   The guide provides recommendations on arranging safety checks on your heating system, and how to…

Six blocks of flats nearing the end of their lives have been transformed using innovative retrofit design and building techniques in a £16 million project. County Flats at Sandfields Port Talbot, owned and managed by Housing Association Tai Tarian, have been given a new lease of life adding 55 new living spaces in an attractive, modern setting.  The transformation has been possible using an imaginative approach which retains the essential structure of the flats, greatly reducing the environmental impact of the work. Architect Dennis Hellyar of DHA Architects explained that the project had delivered the maximum benefit for tenants while…

A new, independent bar and kitchen based in Pontcanna’s Laundry Quarter (Llandaff Road) will open its doors for the first time at midday on Wednesday 8th November. Outpost is an 85 cover, all-day venue which promises to take visitors from their morning coffee right through to working lunch, dinner and drinks. The interior of the brand-spanking new venue draws on the industrial feel of warehouse venues in Brooklyn, New York – combining elements of urban grit, with vintage charm and modern design. Raw materials like exposed brick and concrete floors are mixed with soft furnishings and details – like contrast stitched leather seating…

Young people across Wales are being encouraged to consider green careers to help reach the country’s net zero target by 2050. According to a recent report by WorldSkills UK and the Learning and Work Institute, the majority of young people are strongly motivated to fight climate change and feel inspired to pursue a career that can help the UK reach net zero. But despite this, there’s a lack of awareness of ‘green skills’ and ‘green jobs’ amongst young people and only 13% of companies are fully confident that they have the skills to successfully compete in a sustainable economy. Together,…