Author: Rhys Gregory

Trojan Electronics, the go-to expert for circular solutions in the consumer electronics sector is celebrating a record year with one million customer orders delivered, a 20% increase year on year. Swansea-based, Trojan Electronics has emerged as a £20 million enterprise, with an impressive client base including Melitta, Bosch, Costco and Hotel Chocolat. It also holds an e-commerce partnership with eBay and direct integration with Amazon, Wowcher and TikTok. Following Buy It Direct’s £2 million investment in 2018, the company has thrived under the leadership of James Rigg, overseeing a transformative period of expansion. The team at Trojan, with their creativity…

Coldplay are coming to Cardiff for their Music of the Spheres World Tour Concert at the Principality Stadium and fans and bus users in Cardiff are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of time. Cardiff Bus would like to make customers aware of diversions and road closures which are set to come into force on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th June from 16:00 until the last bus. Services running through Cardiff city centre will be affected, and cross city routes will be split. Services 1 and 2, 5, 7 and C2 (CAVC Rider) will start and end at Canal…

Four Aberystwyth University film and television students will be flying to the United States in June 2023 to attend one of the world’s leading film festivals. Elena Bloomquist, Juliette Daum, Justas Kavaliauskas and Lucy Thomas were selected as part of an annual competition run by the University’s Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies. They will spend four days at New York’s prestigious Tribeca Festival, which was set up by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal in 2001 to help revitalise downtown Manhattan following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The undergraduates’ visit is funded by generous contributions…

AMBITIOUS plans to provide hundreds more homes for rent in Swansea are helping city families find affordable places to live. In the last year the council has bought 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 ease growing pressure on the availability of affordable homes to rent in Swansea. It’s also included in the council’s 10-year More Homes programme that…

A car park closed to the public for many years in Swansea Marina is set to be reopened. Swansea Council is trialling the reopening of part of Pau Square Car Park, located in Swansea Marina. The multi storey car park already provides parking for residents in the marina but has been closed to the general public because of instances of anti-social behaviour and vandalism. The Council has now confirmed plans to reopen one floor of the multi-storey facility on a trial basis from Monday 29 May. Andrew Stevens, Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure, said: “Increasing car parking provision in…

The proposed South Quay Hub is being developed by the award winning Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme. The facility at 7 Northgate Street, Pembroke, will provide South Pembrokeshire residents with disability and long term health conditions with new and exciting opportunities for community engagement, access to services and work opportunities. The hub will include a learning centre for people with a disability, a day centre for older people, an independent living assessment centre (the “Flat”) and a reminiscence centre to support people with dementia. There will be strong emphasis on community inclusion with a gallery on the ground floor for local…

Work to start building the long-awaited cycle and pedestrian bridge across the River Severn in Newtown will begin next month. The local community is invited to attend a public drop-in session on Tuesday 13 June, between 3pm – 7pm, at Newtown Market Hall, to find out more about the new bridge, the construction process, and what will be happening locally while it is being built. Connecting the riverside path and Pool Road in Newtown, the Welsh Government funded bridge will create a safe active travel link between the communities, businesses and amenities on each side of the river. Construction firm,…

The first ever Bridgend Forces Festival has been held at Newbridge Fields to bring together and offer support to Service children from all over the county borough. The festival was organised by the council in partnership with Forces Fitness, YourNorth and SSCE Cymru. The primary school event was held on Wednesday 24 May while secondary school pupils attended on Thursday 25 May. A total of 94 pupils from 17 schools attended across the two days. There were lots of engaging activities on offer which allowed pupils to work on key skills such as team-work, communication and problem solving. The activities…

Enforcement action taken by Newport City Council has led to two restaurant owners and their business pleading guilty to 53 serious food hygiene offences. Afzal Miah, Aktar Miah and Desi Kitchen (NPT) Ltd pled guilty to the offences, which all relate to Jewel Balti, 368 Chepstow Road, Newport at Cwmbran Magistrates Court on 18 May. Officers from the council’s environmental health team visited Jewel Balti in January 2022. The business was open and trading when the officers arrived. The visit was made following complaints of unhygienic conditions at the premises to the council. Upon inspection, officers found evidence of: A…

A Cardiff family whose loved ones were cared for by City Hospice is supporting the charity’s Forever Flowers campaign this summer. Forever Flowers is an award-winning, annual campaign which invites supporters to remember cherished family members, friends, colleagues and loved ones with a unique and lasting tribute. The limited edition flowers will feature in a special display in the grounds of Cardiff Castle from Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 August. This year’s flower is a daisy, which for many symbolises love, hope and new dawns, and the charity is inviting the public to dedicate a daisy to a loved one.…