Author: Rhys Gregory

Inglis Bridge in Monmouth is expected to reopen to pedestrians at the end of July following the completion of major refurbishment works. Monmouthshire County Council and Monmouth Town Council have welcomed the progress, with the reopening marking an important milestone for the community after the bridge was closed in September 2024 because of safety concerns. The historic pedestrian bridge is an important route for residents, schoolchildren and visitors, providing a key crossing over the River Monnow and reconnecting communities on either side of the river. Although the refurbishment is almost complete, some final work still needs to be carried out,…

The Welsh Government has moved a step closer to delivering Cynnal, its £10 weekly child payment, as the expert group responsible for shaping the scheme met for the first time today. The Cynnal pilot will provide £10 a week to up to 15,000 children in households claiming Universal Credit, across a limited number of local authority areas. Co-chaired by the Deputy First Minister, the expert group brings together a wealth of knowledge from academia, research, frontline services and Welsh Government. The group will advise on the design, implementation and evaluation of the pilot, ensuring it is informed by evidence, professional…

A new £12m bogie drop has been installed at Canton rail depot in Cardiff to help maintain and service Transport for Wales’s fleet of new trains. The new facility — funded by the Welsh Government through Transport for Wales — allows engineers to remove, repair and replace the wheel and underframe equipment beneath train carriages more safely and efficiently than before. Trains that previously had to be sent elsewhere on the network for specialist maintenance can now be serviced on site, meaning they return to service faster. The announcement was made by Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper during a…

A man has been jailed for various sexual offences following a South Wales Police investigation David Pincott, 42 from Pentre was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison following his conviction. The sentencing took place on Thursday July 9 at Cardiff Crown Court when Pincott changed his plea to guilty for attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, engaging in sexual communication with a child, attempt to meet a girl following grooming, three counts of making indecent images and possession of prohibited images of a child. Pincott had been communicating with two girls he believed to…

Around 40 commercial vehicles were stopped and inspected during a multi agency road safety operation in North Wales, with officers uncovering a range of serious offences and defects. The joint operation, carried out on Tuesday in the Ewloe area, involved North Wales Police’s Roads Crime Unit working alongside the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Officers targeted vans and heavy goods vehicles to assess their roadworthiness and ensure drivers were complying with road safety regulations. The inspections uncovered a number of concerning issues, including: One vehicle seized after being driven without insurance Vehicles found with no valid MOT Six overloaded…

Staying hydrated whilst juggling work, exercise, and travel requires a water bottle that can genuinely keep up with your lifestyle. The right reusable bottle saves money, reduces plastic waste, and ensures you always have fresh water within reach. Here are five exceptional options that have proven themselves reliable for people constantly on the go. 1. ION8 Sports Bottles ION8 Sports Bottles have earned their reputation as genuinely leak-proof companions for active lifestyles. The brand’s patented one-touch opening mechanism allows you to hydrate with a single hand, which proves invaluable when you’re cycling, driving, or carrying shopping bags. What sets these…

Tyson Fury brings in millions of dollars. Standing six feet nine inches tall, the heavyweight fighter used his loud personality and natural charm to build a giant mountain of money. Winning fights requires landing punches, but his worth outside of the boxing ring depends entirely on how much people value his brand. After fighting his way through a dark period of deep depression, he rose back up to take over the international boxing market. We want to examine his corporate deals and real world assets to show the exact way he put together this massive financial empire. Understanding the Current…

The Skill That Made You Good at Affiliate Isn’t Optional Later Affiliate managers who expand into full-service marketing tend to make one of two mistakes. They either try to become generalists overnight and lose the specialized edge that made them valuable, or they stay so narrowly focused on affiliate that they cap their own growth and their agency’s revenue. Neither approach works, and the ones who expand successfully do something more deliberate: they keep affiliate as the core discipline they’re known for, and then layer adjacent channels on top through partners rather than retraining themselves from scratch. A performance marketer…

Small Businesses Cannot Win a Hiring Fight They Are Not Built For A small business trying to compete in search against companies with dedicated marketing departments is not going to win that fight by hiring one generalist marketer and hoping they can cover content, technical SEO, and link building at once. That is the trap most owners fall into: they see a competitor ranking well and assume the answer is to build an equivalent internal team, without accounting for the salary, training time, and management overhead that comes with it. A single hire, however talented, cannot simultaneously bring to bear…

Why Payout Transparency and Reseller Pricing Are the Same Problem Performance marketers spend their careers building trust around payout structures, because the moment a partner suspects a cut is being taken off the top, the relationship is functionally over. That same standard rarely applies when the marketer is the one buying services rather than selling clicks. Agencies reselling SEO, PPC, or social management to their own clients face a payout-style trust problem every month, just wearing a different name. If the underlying vendor changes rates mid-quarter or tacks on fees nobody quoted at signup, the agency eats the margin or…