Author: Rhys Gregory

Newport City Council has announced that the first phase of its new three-weekly bin collection schedule will start from Monday 19 June. The new schedule will see household rubbish bins and garden waste bins be collected once every three weeks. Currently these are collected once every two weeks. Around 12,100 households across the city will move to three-weekly collections as part of the first phase. A mix of streets and a mix of households has been selected from across the city. From this week and over the next two weeks, residents whose streets have been selected for the first phase…

Welsh Minister for Education & the Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles MS, has today visited Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg to see remodelling work funded by Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. The school in Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, used funding from the Welsh Government programme to remodel the building, creating both internal and external spaces to improve the teaching and learning environment. Internally, the school repurposed their changing rooms into Sensory and Nurture spaces, along with a STEM room and a Library and Media Suite to support pupil development. Outside, the spaces were transformed into teaching areas with canopies, tarmarced areas…

The Welsh Government will invest up to £30m to deliver more care at home or in the community and reduce the time people spend in hospitals. The Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan and Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan have set out how they will work with local government, NHS and other partners to strengthen local care services in order to help alleviate the kind of pressure on the health and care system seem this winter. Building on the 670 extra community beds delivered this winter, this new investment will improve people’s chances of living at…

Earlier this week, Finance Minister Rebecca Evans met a group of women who have trained as HGV drivers thanks to a pilot project targeting skills shortages in traditionally gendered sectors. In the last two years 19 women have completed their HGV license training through the Welsh Government-funded Personal Learning Account (PLA) programme at Coleg Sir Gȃr in Carmarthenshire. Many of those taking part in the training have retrained from previous roles to now go on and work in the haulage industry. The training is delivered by COTS Training on behalf of Coleg Sir Gar, along with other providers. Sian Morris,…

Cunard’s Queen Victoria made her ever first visit to Wales during a port call to Holyhead over the weekend (Sunday 4 June 2023). During the ship’s first call into Holyhead Port, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden will welcome the ship’s passengers and crew to Wales and will get the opportunity to see first-hand how the ship operates.  This year, Wales is set to welcome the highest number of cruise ship calls to date, with 81 ships expected to call at Welsh ports during the year. The MS Queen Victoria is one of the ships to call…

The Champions League final is just a matter of days away and excitement is starting to grow for the latest edition of football’s most prestigious match. This year’s final will see first-time title hopefuls Manchester City pitted against three-time European Cup winners Inter Milan at Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. Pep Guardiola’s side were last seen in the showpiece match in 2021 when they were stunned on their maiden final outing by Chelsea in Porto, but they are as short as 1/4 to finally achieve Sheik Mansour’s ultimate goal and lift the trophy in Turkey on June 10 according to…

As the exciting horse racing world enters another chapter, the spotlight shines brightly on the prestigious Belmont Stakes. The anticipation is palpable, for this year’s race is expected to be nothing short of extraordinary, featuring a lineup of formidable contenders vying for racing glory and a chance to etch their names into the annals of racing history. With stakes higher than ever, these exceptional equine athletes and their skilled riders are prepared to push the boundaries of speed, endurance, and courage. Each contender will surely give their all, knowing that victory in this prestigious race will solidify their place among…

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ALS Training, a leading provider of training, learning and development solutions in Wales, has appointed Fiona Argent as its new Director of Delivery. ALS designs and delivers training and development solutions to service both employer and employee needs as part of the ACT and Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) Group, supporting 2,300 apprentices on a weekly basis to achieve their goals. Highly experienced in the post-16 education sector, Fiona will support the organisation’s operational delivery team in ensuring the ALS Learning Journey it provides continues offering improved services to learners studying at all levels. From blended learning to 100% online…

An overweight butcher says he’s healing himself after suffering two “near death” experiences thanks to a life-changing TV show. Before taking part in FFIT Cymru on S4C Matthew Rees, 46, tipped the scales at 26 stone and he described his new fitness and eating regime as a “gamechanger”, with his weight dropping to 22 stone 7lbs. His current good health is in stark contrast to his condition four years ago when he had sepsis and had to undergo emergency treatment in hospital. Matthew then had a clot on the lungs following a Covid-19 infection in 2020 and was taken to…