Author: Rhys Gregory

A two-day festival is coming to Swansea with some big-name chefs, live music and a lot of fun.  Croeso Festival will bring the feel-good factor to the city centre with its varied programme of entertainment. Swansea’s festival celebrating all things Welsh, Croeso will be packing lots of excitement into the city centre when it returns on February 24 and 25. The free event is organised by the council in association with First Cymru and support from Welsh Government’s Food & Drink Wales. Cabinet member Robert Francis-Davies said: “Croeso is a great opportunity to showcase fantastic Welsh food and drink and…

Neath Port Talbot Council has responded to the joint statement issued by the Welsh Government, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), the Confederation of Passenger Transport and Coach and Bus Association Cymru on Friday 10th February 2023. The Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr Steve Hunt said :“I welcome the news that Welsh Government is not to proceed with an immediate withdrawal of the Bus Emergency Scheme Grant as this has been a crucial form of support that has kept bus services running throughout the pandemic.” He continued: “I note that further dialogue will now take place between Welsh…

Hundreds of Pembrokeshire children will take to the streets of Haverfordwest on March 1st for a parade to celebrate St David’s Day. The parade, organised by Pembrokeshire County Council and the Pembrokeshire Language Forum, will start at 10am from the carpark behind the former county library building on Dew Street. Led by the fantastic Samba Doc they will head down High Street, through Bridge Street and across the Old Bridge, back through Quay Street, then finishing at County Hall for an open-air jamboree. There is also a competition for the best Wales and Welsh inspired shop window with a special dragon…

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is continuing to support its Armed Forces Community by launching a new Veterans Support Hub. In conjunction with Woody’s Lodge, the council has announced extra support for the Armed Forces veterans and community. The new Woody’s Lodge Veterans Support Hub will be open at the Bowls Pavilion at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd, every Saturday, from 10am until noon. All members of our Armed Forces community are welcome to attend every Saturday. Councillor Maureen Webber, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Deputy Leader and Armed Forces Champion, said: “We are delighted to welcome Woody’s Lodge to our County…

A pre-planning consultation for the new St Andrew’s Primary School key stage two (junior) block is launched today. The proposed three-storey building will provide an excellent teaching environment where pupils can thrive and enjoy learning. Members of the public and specialist consultees can give their views on the plans which will be included as part of the planning application due to be submitted later this year. Following a further period of consultation, the application will be considered by Newport City Council’s full planning committee. The key stage two building on the St Andrew’s site in Lliswerry was closed because of…

Powys County Council is sharing support with the Brecon Beacons National Park and joining them in celebrating their 10-year anniversary of being an International Dark Sky Reserve. Due to low levels of light pollution, the Brecon Beacons National Park was awarded International Dark Sky Reserve status in 2013, making it one of the best places in the world to stargaze. To celebrate ten years of dark skies, the National Park is hoping to make the stars shine even brighter by asking everyone to join them in switch off all non-essential lights from 19:30 to 20:30 on Friday 17 February, The…

The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, has announced an extra £8m investment to support digital learning in Further Education (FE) colleges over the next three years – with a total investment of over £30m in digital since 2019. The fund calls on FE colleges to be innovative and have digital learning central to their plans. The money will help colleges to continue to invest in digital equipment and infrastructure improvements. The new funding will help to ensure that the FE sector in Wales is at the leading edge of innovation, creativity and collaboration and give learners the…

A community-run broadband scheme in a rural village between Cardiff and Newport has successfully extended faster and more reliable broadband connections to even more members of the local community thanks to £525,000 funding from the Welsh Government. In 2017, the community of Michaelston y Fedw struggled with a barely useable broadband service. The community came together and decided to build their own broadband network. To achieve this, they formed a community interest company (CIC); Michaelston y Fedw Internet CIC (MyFi). Teams of local volunteers helped build the network as well as employing contractors to complete some work. The Welsh Government’s…

Lewis Capaldi is set to delight 30,000 fans with a massive headline show at Chepstow Racecourse this summer. The BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter brings his 2023 World Tour to the Monmouthshire racecourse on Saturday July 1 for what will be his biggest ever gig in Wales. And joining Lewis will be Norwegian singer songwriter and pop powerhouse Sigrid. The Chepstow date is part of Lewis’ Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent World Tour which visits no fewer than 18 countries. Fans went into a frenzy to secure tickets when the tour was initially announced and earlier this month Lewis played…

Welsh food and drink producers will travel to Dubai later this month to attend Gulfood, one of the world’s largest food and drink trade exhibitions that reaches out to key countries within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Gulfood will take place between 20-24 February at the Dubai World Trade Centre, and will feature international brands displaying their latest food and drink products and services. The exhibition attracts more than 5000 companies from more than 120 countries unveiling new business opportunities, providing solutions to new, and evolving global challenges. It also gives exhibitors a chance to meet with…