Author: Rhys Gregory

Whilst Welsh Government moves ahead with plans to remove profit from the care of looked-after children, Foster Wales Bridgend highlights the benefits of fostering with a local authority. Wales is in the process of a whole system change for children’s services. The changes proposed in the 2021 co-operation agreement between Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru prioritise services that are locally based, locally designed, and locally accountable. Within these plans there is a clear commitment to ‘eliminate private profit from the care of looked after children.’ This means, by 2027, care of children that are looked after in Wales will be provided…

AMBITIOUS plans to provide hundreds more homes for rent in Swansea are helping city families find affordable places to live. In the last year alone Swansea Council added almost 90 homes to its 13,712 stock of affordable homes for rent with hundreds more planned for the years ahead. The homes included buying back more than 50 council properties which had been sold off as part of the former right-to-buy programme and they are now being let to tenants, providing warm, safe homes for them and their families. The buy-back scheme is just one element of the council’s determination to help…

Rhondda Cynon Taf residents are invited to attend an in-person event on August 22 as part of a wider consultation for the proposed new 3-19 Special School. The event will be hosted by Council officers to provide more information about the proposals. The Council is proposing to create a new special school for Rhondda Cynon Taf, to respond to the current and projected capacity pressures across its special schools. In June 2023, Cabinet agreed for the Council to begin the required consultation with key stakeholders – and for all feedback to then be collated and presented to Members for consideration…

Spirafix Ground Anchoring Ltd are a well-established business that produce and distribute ground anchors, located in Cwmcarn. The local business is directed by Paul Clatworthy and Anthony Morgan. Their current products’ green credentials are a replacement for concrete, as they have expanded the range and use instead of concrete was previously used. All products are fully recyclable and have a 50-year life cycle. Their current sector for sales is the renewable energy industries using brown field sites and tarmac area for the installation of solar production. Current work is being carried out across the UK on solar car stores, car…

The Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach has had new high-efficiency LED floodlights installed to provide enhanced visibility and energy efficiency to the facility. The project, supported by grant funding from Sport Wales, involved replacing the existing metal halide floodlights with Phillips LED floodlights. Both pitches were designed to achieve the specified lighting level of 500 lux to meet the required standards for the Welsh Rugby Union and Football Association of Wales. SmartGEDi, a revolutionary lighting control solution, was also installed to reduce energy bills and consumption whilst also providing different switching options. The team at the Centre for…

A former South Wales Police officer has appeared in court after an investigation by the force’s Professional Standards Department uncovered his corrupt behaviour. Concerns were identified about Richard Helling through the proactive work of the Anti-Corruption Unit which found that he had abused his position as a Police Constable with four victims of crime who he had met through the course of his duties. He initiated personal contact with them on his personal phone and attempted to form a relationship with two victims of crime and formed a sexual relationship with a further two. Following his arrest, Helling contacted one…

The Tourism & Events team at the Vale of Glamorgan Council have announced ‘I’r Môr’ ‘To the Sea’, a visual spectacle featuring wonderful performances and entertainment along Penarth Pier, Esplanade and Penarth town centre. The event which is funded through UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund will take place on Saturday, 16th September. Local community arts company ‘Splatch production’ have been commissioned to deliver a celebration of the arts. The day will consist of multiple immersive circus and dance performances including walkabout characters, street performers and a spectacular tight rope walk across the sea later in the evening. Celebrating the 2023…

If you travel across Wales and want to have some fun playing bingo, you have a wide selection of venues to try. Among them, you can find bingo halls that set differing prices you must pay to be eligible for playing: from literally 10p for one ticket to £20 and more for All-In packages. In this review, you can learn more about £5 venues, which are definitely one of the most popular. Is £5 Enough to Play Bingo? We’ve drifted through all available for Brits 5-pound minimum deposit bingo sites, along with special bingo halls, to complete this article! You…

In this ever-changing world, safeguarding privacy is of utmost importance, particularly for individuals residing in the UK. Every click on a website, each scroll through social media, and every email sent leaves behind a digital trail. Your exact location, browsing patterns, preferences, and even sensitive details like credit cards and passwords can be revealed. To cater to this issue one prompt solution which comes as a savior is to employ a VPN.VPN functions as your guardian in the digital realm. They encrypt and redirect your online traffic through secure servers located in various places. By embracing a VPN, you can…

Everyone who is lucky has the chance to grow old. It’s a blessing – to be able to live a long life until you are older and wiser and able to enjoy your senior days. Unfortunately, it’s not always smooth sailing, as, with more candles on the birthday cake, you may also notice some uncomfortable symptoms. Discover some of the most common symptoms that come with age below and what you can do about them. A Loss of Physical Strength You might have been strong, energetic, and fit in your early days, but you’ll notice that it reduces as the…