Author: Rhys Gregory

Almost £1million funding will be made available to progress long-awaited highway improvements on the A469 between Pontlottyn and New Tredegar. The road, at Troedrhiwfuwch, has been impacted by significant ground movement following an initial landslip back in 2014. Single lane traffic restrictions have been in place since 2020, causing disruption and inconvenience to the local community. The council has undertaken a lot of preliminary works over recent years and further investigation and design work is now required. This will culminate in a final design and selection of a contractor to undertake the works necessary to fully re-open the road. This…

Caerphilly County Borough Council is proposing to develop the largest publicly owned solar farm in Wales. The 20MW solar farm at Cwm Ifor Farm in Penyrheol, Caerphilly marks the first time the Council may invest into the energy sector and the Council has submitted a Development of National Significant (DNS) application to the Welsh Government. The development of a publicly owned solar farm will provide an opportunity for the Council to directly tackle carbon emissions by decarbonising electricity, as well as also providing the opportunity to generate an additional income to support local public services. Cllr Jamie Pritchard, the Council’s…

The Cyfarthfa Foundation, the charity set up to transform Cyfarthfa Castle and Park into an international cultural and heritage destination, is asking local residents and community groups to help it decide how to prioritise future plans. Participants in a survey are being offered the opportunity to win a £50 gift voucher, and to also take part in drop-in consultation sessions in four Merthyr Tydfil venues on April 18 and 19. The Foundation has been approached by Welsh Government to enter a competition for the Castle to become the possible ‘anchor site’ of a new National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales.…

An important court of the medieval Princes of Gwynedd – Llys Rhosyr, Anglesey – has been acquired for the nation by Cadw, so that the story of this significant site in Wales’ history is preserved and protected for present and future generations, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden has announced. Situated near Newborough, Llys Rhosyr is the only Court of the Welsh Princes in Wales  with visible remains that can be visited by the public. The cultural significance of the site is reflected in its designation by Cadw as a scheduled monument. It now becomes the 131st monument…

A primary school in Undy was able to give Easter eggs to all its pupils at the end of the spring term thanks to a donation by Bellway. The company, which is building new homes at Greystone Meadows in Undy, donated £200 to Friends of Undy Primary School (FOUPS) to help buy 380 Easter eggs. The eggs were handed out to the children on Friday 31 March, the day after they had taken part in the school’s first-ever Rainbow Rabbit Colour Fun Run, which was organised by FOUPS to raise funds for new interactive white boards at the school. Emma…

A special achievement is being celebrated this week as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Wales become the first organisation in the nation to be awarded as a Gold+ standard FairPlay Employer. Achieving the new Gold+ Award, given by FairPlay Employer, the commercial arm of gender equality charity Chwarae Teg, [LW1] is an exceptional accomplishment. The FairPlay Employer programme has been running for over five years and supported hundreds of businesses, but the FSA in Wales is the first to reach the Gold+ standard to date. The success signifies that the FSA in Wales is committed to ensuring gender equality and diversity…

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