Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales’s alternative telecoms company – Ogi – has landed its ultrafast broadband offering at a leading south Wales Leisure Park in rollout first. The Wales-focused full fibre broadband provider has signed a 10-year deal with Fontygary Leisure Park in the Vale of Glamorgan, bringing full fibre connectivity to around 500 holiday homes and the surrounding leisure facilities at the Rhoose site. Worth around £3billion to the Welsh economy, as holidaymakers look for more ways to work, rest and play, the need for reliable connectivity is quickly becoming a getaway essential. This new network gives visitors the best of both worlds,…

A NURSERY owner stepped in to save an after-school club from closure and launched a price freeze to support parents in the cost-of-living crisis. Tony Gibbons made the decision not to increase childcare rates at Kiddies Corner sites in Bryniau Road and Llewelyn Avenue, Llandudno, and Parc Menai in Bangor for existing children and those joining this summer, until they leave to join full-time education. It comes as Tony, who employs up to 45 staff, added the after-school club at Ysgol San Sior in Llandudno to their portfolio following the news it was to shut down. With more than 200…

A rogue trader has received a community order after pleading guilty to defrauding a vulnerable consumer in mid Ceredigion out of £4,600. Peter Billydean Price of Broadmoor Nurseries, Kilgetty, in Pembrokeshire, pleaded guilty to two fraud offences while trading as Priced 2 Improve Property and Landscaping Services, following a case brought by Ceredigion County Council’s Public Protection Service. Aberystwyth magistrates heard how in January 2022, Price dishonestly took payments totalling £4,600 to replace all the ridge tiles on the roof of the victims home after the victim placed an advert online looking for a roofer to contact him about the…

With ransomware attacks on the rise once again, one of the UK’s leading insurance brokers, Towergate Insurance Brokers, is urging businesses to check their cyber insurance to make sure they have adequate cover in case they are targeted. Ransomware attacks have been increasing since the start of 2023, after worldwide figures dropped in 2022, likely due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the large number of attacks generated in that region. Ransomware is a malware designed to deny a user or organisation access to files on their computer system. By encrypting these files and demanding a ransom payment for…

Mermaid Quay is turning up the heat this summer with a series of live music events taking place throughout the month of August. Summer Sessions will see live DJ’s take over the waterfront at sunset, providing the perfect place to relax, enjoy some cold drinks, and soak in the summer atmosphere. The sessions will kick off on Friday 4th August, and will be on every Friday and Saturday through to the 19th August with a fantastic line up of local talent including: Friday 4th Aug 5pm to 9pm – DJ Hilly Saturday 5th August 5pm to 9pm – DJ Craigy…

Aberystwyth University is part of an international collaboration to build the biggest solar telescope ever constructed in Europe. The European Solar Telescope (EST) project aims to provide unparalleled new insights into the phenomena of space weather. The project involves the collaboration of several European countries, including the UK. Aberystwyth University is a member of a consortium of UK universities which will help to develop designs for the construction of the large-aperture solar telescope, which will be located at the world-renowned El Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, at La Palma in Spain. Launched in 2008, the EST project aims to provide valuable…

As the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s flagship accolade, the Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Award is highly coveted every year. The winner of the 2023 award was kept under wraps until the opening day of the Royal Welsh Show (Monday 24 July), creating a sense of excitement and anticipation that befits such a prestigious award. Sir Bryner Jones helped shape the direction of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society for fifty years. He was head of the Department of Agriculture and Aberystwyth College in 1907 and went on to be one of the leading agricultural education figures in Wales. He was a…

Drivers could be hit with fines of up to £1,000 for failing to keep their car clean, a car expert has warned. According to the law, number plates must be fully on show and easy to read at all times. This is because they are used to identify the vehicle by officers of the law and by technology such as automatic number plate recognition. This means that motorists are not allowed to rearrange letters, alter them or change their spacing. Anyone who fails to adhere to these rules could face a fine of up to £1,000 and risk their vehicle…

On Wednesday 9 August from 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Lymphoma Action will be hosting a free webinar about CAR T-cell therapy as a treatment for lymphoma. Readers affected by this type of blood cancer may be interested and can register to join if they go to www.lymphoma-action.org.uk/CARTWebinar. Joining the webinar panel are two healthcare professionals who will explain what this treatment offers, how it works and the process for having it. The panel will also include an individual who has received CAR T-cell therapy and will talk about their lived experience of the treatment. CAR T-cell therapy is a relatively new…

In June 2022, Bridgend County Borough Council’s Cabinet approved the expansion and modernisation of Mynydd Cynffig Primary School. Under the £12.8m project, funded by the council and Welsh Government, the existing split-site arrangement would end, and the current infant and junior sites would be merged and relocated to a new-build primary school on the existing Mynydd Cynffig Primary School junior site at Pwllygath Street, Kenfig Hill, with effect from September 2025. The new school will be able to accommodate 420 pupils as well as offering 75 nursery places, delivering a more positive impact on education provision and standards as well…