Author: Rhys Gregory

A man from Oldham has been sentenced for selling counterfeit tobacco in Newport. Haval Amin was given an eight-week custodial sentence, suspended for 24 months, and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work. His company, Timisoara Ltd, was also fined £30,000 by Newport magistrates court following an investigation by the council’s trading standards team. Trading standards visited Timisoara on Corporation Road in August 2021, following intelligence gained from previous seizures and a separate illicit tobacco investigation. During the visit, Amin was served with a closure notice for Timisoara. Around 9,500 suspected illicit cigarettes were seized, along with 300g of…

A recent report highlights the efforts made by Caerphilly County Borough Council to ensure that public toilets are accessible to all. During a meeting held on 19th April cabinet members reviewed the Caerphilly County Borough Local Toilets Strategy 2019 and approved the revisions and the updated Strategy for 2023. The 2019 Strategy set out several options for consideration to increase the provision of local toilets, which have been successfully incorporated by the Council. These include The Council working with third parties to successfully re-open the former CCBC public toilet facilities at Bargoed, Risca, Blackwood, and Caerphilly Bus Stations. The Council…

Graig-y-Rhacca Primary School celebrate the opening of their local Caru Cymru Litter Picking Hub. Caru Cymru Litter Picking Hubs, developed with Keep Wales Tidy, enable residents borrow everything they need to carry out a safe litter pick for free. This includes litter pickers, hi-vis vests, rubbish bags and hoops (essential for keeping bags open in breezy conditions). Pupils from Graig-y-Rhacca Primary School were joined by Graig-y-Rhacca Community Association and local councillors, to help litter pick their community in celebration of the new Caru Cymru Litter Picking Hub in Graig-Y-Rhacca Community Centre. Cllr Chris Morgan, Cabinet Member for Waste, Leisure &…

Parks in the Caerphilly county borough are set to benefit from innovative symbol-based communications boards. The boards aim to support interactions, play and fun between children of all ages and abilities, their peers and families during their time at play parks and promote inclusion for all children. Caerphilly is one borough set to receive boards as part of a roll out of 300 communications boards across Wales.  This has been made possible thanks to £26,000 funding from the Welsh Government’s Talk With Me programme, which shares speech, language, and communication skills advice with parents and caregivers for children aged between…

Powys residents have the opportunity to get a glimpse of what life is like on the frontline when a military show takes places later this month. Brecon Military Show will be taking place at Infantry Battle School at Dering Lines on Saturday 27 May between 12-4pm. The show, which is being supported by Powys County Council, will have a range of activities including: Bouncy castle slide Mini obstacle Wheelchair rugby Gurkha cultural show Gurkha Khukuri pattern Smoothie exercise bike Military weapon display Jungle and survival lane Climbing tower. Cllr Matthew Dorrance, Powys County Council’s Deputy Leader and Armed Forces Champion,…

£70 million in funding will support the next stage in the expansion of free school meals in all primary schools in Wales, the Minister for Education has announced this week. The introduction of universal free school meals for primary school pupils is part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. All primary school children and more than 6,000 nursery-age pupils attending a maintained school will be eligible for free school meals by 2024. To date nearly 5 million additional free meals have been served across Wales since September 2022.  The next phase of the expansion to provide…

South Caernarfon Creameries’ flagship Dragon brand launches new TV advert with five delicious recipes to get you through the week With five new delicious recipes, Dragon Cheddar is coming to your screens with a brand new TV advert this week. From a classic cheese on toast, a hearty and comforting jacket potato with cheese and beans, a rich and indulgent vegetable lasagne, a traditional Welsh lamb cawl and a flavour-packed pizza with melted cheese, it is enough to get you from Monday through to Friday. With online cheese sales soaring, and hot on the heels after launching the new and…

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Shooting sports are constantly evolving, which means that new variations are also emerging, such as AIPSC. IPSC is dynamic shooting, andAIPSCis its airsoft version, so as you can probably guess,airsoft guns are used during it. AIPSC has its own rules and regulations, and anyone interested in this topic can familiarize themselves with them. If you’re planning to start your adventure with AIPSC, this text will provide you with basic and most important information about this dynamic shooting category. Basic information about AIPSC. What are thetherules? AIPSC stands for Airsoft International Practical Shooting Competition, which places a great emphasis on practical…