Author: Rhys Gregory

Residents who have downloaded the Cardiff Gov app on their mobile devices can now report issues with street lighting in the city. The latest release of the app, available to download on the Google Play Store or Apple’s App store, allows residents to quickly and conveniently tell the Council about a street lighting fault, pinpointing its exact location on in-app map. The new function is the latest to be added to the app, which has now been downloaded almost 77,000 times since its launch, with almost 1,400 downloads last month alone. The street lighting reporting joins a host of other…

A unique project in Pembroke Dock ‘Tackling Loneliness’ is bringing the local community together with veterans. An Enhancing Pembrokeshire grant of £20,000, in collaboration with the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, has funded a Peer Mentor, who supports many people, not just veterans, at its former Catholic school site. The funding also allowed the continuation of weekday Naafi breaks where participants can chat and enjoy the company of other veterans. There is a focus on older veterans living in the local area, but all ages and people from all walks of life are now involved. Peer mentor Kevin Stanley, a…

Llanilltud Faerdref Primary School welcomed the Welsh Government Minister for Education and Council Cabinet Member on a recent visit – as pupils and staff celebrated the progress towards constructing their new school building. Jeremy Miles MS, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, visited the school in Church Village on Thursday, July 6, for a ‘steel signing’ ceremony with staff, pupils, Councillor Rhys Lewis, delivery partner WEPco, construction contractor Morgan Sindall and Facilities Management contractor Robertsons. The investment is being jointly funded by the Council and Welsh Government via the Mutual Investment Model (MIM), which is the revenue funding stream…

A mother and two daughters from Fochriw who bred dogs without a licence rearing at least 27 litters over a 2 year period have been sentenced for unlicensed dog breeding under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Julie Pearce (aged 57), Rosalie Pearce (aged 33) and Kaylie Adams (aged 24) of Glyn Terrace, Fochriw, Bargoed pled guilty on 24th April 23 and were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on 10th July 2023 for unlicensed dog breeding and failing to indicate in adverts that puppies were being advertised by a dog breeder contrary to The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.…

Blaenau Gwent Council’s commitment to increasing the number of Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points is throughout the borough is well underway. EV’s considerably reduce exhaust emissions compared to those of diesel and petrol vehicles. In early years, the borough experienced slow growth to ultra-low emission vehicles but now the pace of change is increasing, and we are seeing a steady increase in ultra-low emission vehicles licensed across Blaenau Gwent. Funding from the Welsh Government, Cardiff Capital Region and the UK Government On-street Residential Charge point Scheme (ORCS) has previously been secured and has already seen the completion of a Phase…

A new Digital Community Hub has been launched at a mid-Powys library, the county council has said. Knighton and District Community Centre & Library have developed a new service to support residents to become more confident online, improve their general ICT skills, and develop the skills necessary to navigate digital life in the 21st Century. The centre hosted an open day on 23 May where they showcased the services that are on offer, which include, Fully equipped co-working and collaborative spaces Solo pod for online or private calls Digital meeting equipment for fully online or hybrid meetings Digital information screen,…

The Welsh Government will co-fund a third round of investment in greener and cleaner innovation through the Ford Low Carbon Vehicle Transformation Fund as part of its response to the climate emergency, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, announced this week. Set up by the Ford Motor Company in 2020, the Welsh Government-administered fund addresses strategic industrial technical challenges associated with low-carbon vehicles, including electrical energy storage, electric motors, power electronics and powertrains. Collaboration and building new future supply chains are key elements of the Fund. One of the first projects to be funded is a project being led by Caerphilly-based advanced…

The time has finally come, Aberystwyth Street Food Festival is returning to Aberystwyth Marina for three days of food-filled fun this August! General entry tickets are FREE, so all you have to do is secure your ticket online and arrive with an empty stomach. The festival opens at 11am and finishes at 11pm each day. From Friday 18th to Sunday 20th August, over 15 of the best street food traders from across Wales and the UK will be heading to Aberystwyth Marina (SY23 1AS) to cook up a flavour feast. With each trader cooking up a different cuisine, you’ll be…

Due to severe weather including high winds forecast for Saturday 15 July 2023, Tŷ Hafan event organisers have taken the decision to reschedule the charity’s Family Fun Day.  Jenna Lewis, Director of Income Generation for Tŷ Hafan said: “The severe weather forecast includes high winds throughout the day on Saturday and as a result we simply cannot guarantee that we will be able to run this event safely. “The safety of attendees, vendors, suppliers and volunteers must always come first. We hope that everyone will accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience our decision to postpone this event may cause.” Tŷ Hafan’s Family Fun Day will now take place on…

Jacob Goodwin has won the ‘Top Performing Student’ award on the Tilhill Level 3 Extended Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture.  Jacob, from Wrexham, received a specially carved wooden trophy along with £250 prize money. The award was presented by Simon Miller, Tilhill Senior Forest Manager and Assistant Forest Manager, Simon Smith at the Coleg Cambria Llysfasi awards ceremony. Jacob, first started on a Level 1 course in Land-Based Studies without any clear idea of what he wanted to do for the future. The course was broad and gave him a taste of different areas of work, including agriculture and machinery,…