Author: Rhys Gregory

Bridgend County Borough Council’s Cabinet has approved the early transfer of land to Bridgend College to secure the new town centre campus. As part of a ‘master’ planning programme which aims to regenerate Bridgend town centre over the next ten years, the proposed college development will be built on the former South Wales Police Station and Brackla One multi storey car park at Cheapside. The demolition of the police station took place in June, and the removal of the multi storey car park is set to be completed by April 2024, with tenders just being issued. The demolition of the…

Do you want to create a fairer world for every child? Are you passionate about equality for girls and young women? Do you have a plan to put your idealism into action? Child Friendly Cardiff, which is driving the city’s ambition to be recognised as a UNICEF Child Friendly City, has joined forces with Plan UK (Wales) to fund new projects aimed at doing just that. The Young Changemaker Grants are worth up to £1,000 and are offered to young people aged 13-24 and organisations working with young people. The new Cardiff grants aims to provide opportunities for young people…

Significant repairs to the flood walls at two locations along the Rhondda River in Treorchy will get underway next week. Residents will notice site activity at Swn-yr-Afon, with the first works starting in the week commencing Monday, August 7 – followed by works at Glynrhondda Street later this summer. The Council has appointed Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd to carry out the work, which is anticipated to cause minimal disruption to the community. The respective schemes will carry out scour repairs beneath the flood walls, to future-proof the structures. The work represents a significant investment, funded through Welsh Government’s programme for…

Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet recently approved those roads that will be ‘exceptions’ to the new legislation from Welsh Government reducing the default national speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on restricted roads. The legislation will come into force across Wales on 17th September 2023. From that date, the maximum speed you can legally travel on restricted roads will be 20mph. On some roads, a 20mph speed limit would not be appropriate. These roads will be known as exceptions, and the 30mph speed limit will remain. The majority of roads identified as exceptions will go ahead as planned, apart from…

Monmouthshire County Council has officially confirmed the details about the resurfacing of the Wye Bridge in Monmouth. The work has now been put out to tender and a contractor will be appointed by mid-August. The plan is for a closure of the bridge for up to five weeks from an expected date on 16th October, 2023. The bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic for 24 hours a day to enable major resurfacing work to be undertaken. The essential work will involve the removal of 10cm of the road surface from the bridge, which was built c.1615 and widened 1878-80.…

MonLife’s recent School Swimming Festival welcomed over 345 primary school children to participate in inclusive aquatic activities across Monmouthshire. Festivals in Abergavenny, Caldicot, Chepstow and Monmouth leisure centres allowed pupils to participate in a series of non-competitive fun events, including floats, strokes and woggle races. The events that saw 23 primary schools participate, were supported by Swim Wales and 24 MonLife Leadership Academy students. The MonLife Leadership Academy provides support for young people in Monmouthshire to achieve their full potential. Participants gain valuable skills through sport that can be transferred into everyday life. Cllr Sara Burch, Cabinet Member for Inclusive…

A Welsh international footballer has received an award from the Chair of Powys County Council for her achievements in the women’s game at the age of just 19. Carrie Jones, from Newtown, was presented with a Gold Kite award by Cllr Beverley Baynham during a ceremony at the Royal Welsh Show on Wednesday 26 July. She began her sporting journey at the age of seven, playing for Newtown White Stars, before switching to play boys’ football as soon as she was allowed to due to rule restrictions, with Berriew Juniors. She has since gone on to captain Wales Under 15s,…

A successful, community-owned renewable energy company was the perfect location for Climate Change Minister Julie James and Plaid Cymru’s Designated Member Siân Gwenllian to launch Ynni Cymru – a new, a publicly-owned energy company for Wales. Ynni Cymru, based at M-SParc, Ynys Mon, is being established to expand community-owned renewable energy generation across Wales as part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. Early scoping work has indicated that a strong opportunity exists for Ynni Cymru to position Wales at the forefront of developing and delivering smarter local energy projects. On the visit to the Anafon…

A new campaign is encouraging parents to get their children’s eyes tested this summer at their local opticians. The Help Us Help You optometry campaign is designed to help everyone in Wales – but especially children – to get their eyes checked to help prevent future problems. Research shows around 20% of school-aged children have an undiagnosed vision problem. Regular eye health checks, for both adults and children, can help prevent or detect a range of eye issues, including glaucoma, diabetes and myopia, earlier. Optometrists are eye specialists and who can test children’s eyesight and diagnose a range of eye…

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