Author: Rhys Gregory

Following its multiple West End runs, Heathers the Musical will bring high school humour and horror to Cardiff when it visits Wales Millennium Centre from 22 – 26 August 2023 on its tour of the UK and Ireland. Heathers The Musical is a high octane, black comedy, rock musical based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all-time starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. Jennifer Innes (Les Misérables) will be playing the role of angst-ridden teen Veronica Sawyer. Jason ‘J.D’ Dean will be played by Jacob Fowler (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella). Verity Thompson (Cinderella) will be playing Heather…

A ‘Green Flag’ will fly above two more green spaces managed by Cardiff Council this year, after Parc Tredelerch in Rumney, and Western Cemetery in Ely, were both awarded the coveted international mark of quality for the first time. Sixteen other Cardiff Council managed sites retained their full Green Flag awards, meaning the city now has eighteen Green Flag standard parks and green spaces. The Keep Wales Tidy awards are judged independently against a range of strict criteria, including biodiversity, community involvement, cleanliness and environmental management. The Cardiff Council managed sites to be awarded a full Green Flag this year…

Cardiff Council’s Planning Committee have approved plans for new build accommodation for The Court School. A decisionto rename the school ‘Ysgol Cynefin’has also been agreed. The unanimous planning decision marks the next stage in the development to increase the capacity of the school by relocating and rebuilding it across two sites.  One is to be located on land to the south of Fairwater Primary Schoolon Wellwright Road,the other will besouth of Pen Y Bryn Primary SchoolatDunster Roadin Llanrumney.  This will utilise land at the current St Mellons CiW Primary School, following its relocation to new build accommodationlocated at the St…

Adamsdown Primary School has athoughtful approach to meeting individual pupil’s needs which improves their life chances and raises their aspiration, says Estyn. During a recent inspection the Education Inspectorate for Wales, also found the school to create a warm and welcoming environment where itsdiverse school community thrive. Inspectors noted that pupils are ambitious, respectful and very happy. They settle into school quickly, love learning and benefit greatly from the school’s highly effective approach to language acquisition. With a significant proportion of pupils coming from countries affected by conflict, the school’s School of Sanctuary status is firmly at the heart of…

New drone images show how a key element of the Mumbles coastal defence project is being successfully put in place. The photos show how hard-wearing steel sheet piles have been driven into the seabed close to the sea wall that’s more than a century old. The piles will, in due course, form a key part of the improved wall’s foundations. They’re being driven to a depth of up to around 2m below existing beach level. Once construction is complete, they won’t be visible. Laid end to end, the sheets would stretch around 6km in length. Their total weight is around…

A large number of parks and green spaces across Neath Port Talbot have once again reached the high standards required to fly the coveted Green Flag. Environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy this week (Tuesday, July 18th, 2023) revealed the 280 sites across Wales which have received the internationally renowned Green Flag and Green Flag Community Awards including many in Neath Port Talbot. This means the council’s parks have met high quality standards across categories including environmental efforts, excellent visitor facilities and community involvement. This is all thanks to a great team effort by our dedicated staff and passionate volunteers from…

More than 1500 school pupils across Neath Port Talbot have attended a series of workshops aimed at developing vital safety skills. Crucial Crew, which has been running on an annual basis for more than 25 years, made a face-to-face return this year after two years of virtual sessions due to the COVID pandemic. The event was held over a two week period at Frwdwyllt House in Taibach and comprised of 50 primary schools. The Year 6 pupils rotated between 10 different workshops lasting 10 minutes each, all delivering key messages on topics such as how to tackle dangers, playing safely,…

Are you over 65 and driving regularly? Would you like to brush up on your driving skills in a free one-day refresher course? Pembrokeshire County Council runs regular Mature Driver courses, which aim to help keep older motorists driving safely for longer. The courses are held at Haverfordwest Fire Station and run from 10am to 4pm. Funded by Welsh Government, they consist of: an informal classroom-based session in the morning a practical driving session in the afternoon with an approved driving instructor. Idwal David from Tenby (pictured, left) praised the course, having completed it recently. “You’re never too old to…

The Council’s Cabinet has agreed proposals to introduce subsidised bus travel schemes across Rhondda Cynon Taf during key periods of the 2023/24 financial year. A £1 maximum single bus fare for all travel between July 24 and September 3 (inclusive) has been agreed and, depending on the success of this scheme, a repeat of this subsidy could be implemented between December 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023 (inclusive). In addition, Cabinet also approved the introduction of a 1-year 7-day bus travel pilot scheme for all post-16 school and college students that are in receipt of a public bus season ticket…

Street Food Factory, operating since 2019, have expanded their business with a new bespoke mobile food kitchen to keep up with demand for their products and service.  The company has gone from strength to strength since the pandemic with revenue and sales up over 23%. They regularly provide a range of delicious food for the hungry staff at places such as Unilever, JR Gilbert Engineering, and others around the Oakdale area. 80% of their business now operates through online purchase, at streetfoodfactory.co.uk. They also offer food delivery through the evenings. Street Food Factory received £24,249.00 from the UK Government through…