Author: Rhys Gregory

The Gwent-wide Nature Isn’t Neat and Gwent Green Grid Partnership (GGGP) have been shortlisted for the Landscape Institute Awards 2022 to be celebrated at the end of November. The Landscape Institute Awards is one of the biggest events in the industry, celebrating people, place and nature, and the many ways that landscape projects can connect them. It celebrates spaces that people can be truly proud of, with there being over 200 entries in total this year, including 53 from international entrants. The Gwent Green Grid Partnership was entered for a Partnership & Collaboration award which recognises exceptional work in landscape. The Gwent Green Grid Partnership…

“Recycling is what we do”. Those were the words of Climate Change Minister Julie James as she set out major steps Wales will take to combat the climate and nature emergencies. The Minister announced plans to increase the quality and level of recycling from businesses, the public and third sectors in Wales, ensuring they separate key recyclable materials in the same way the majority of Wales’ householders already do. They will build on the vast improvements Wales has seen in recycling rates thanks to Welsh Government investment of £1bn since devolution. The results speak for themselves with municipal recycling rates…

Two Dolgellau men have been disqualified from keeping dogs for five years after they caused unnecessary suffering to their pet dogs by failing to provide veterinary treatment. Andrew Lloyd Pugh of Tyn Y Coed, Ganllwyd, Dolgellau, and Dominic John Thomas of Ffordd Heulog, Dolgellau, appeared at Caernarfon Magistrates Court on Wednesday 16 November for sentencing. It follows an earlier hearing on 19 October where each of the men pleaded guilty to one charge each under the Animal Welfare Act following an investigation into suspected wildlife crimes. Pugh pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a dark brown/black female terrier known…

Cardiff shoppers have a new convenience store in town! One Stop is now open at 121 Schooner Way, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 4EQ. The brand-new store opened on Thursday 17th November with a special launch celebration on Saturday 19thNovember attended by members of the local community. Customers joined in with the celebrations, with branded One Stop hessian shopper bags handed out to the first 50 customers. Five lucky customers also got their hands on Golden Tickets that were hidden around the store and walked away with a £20 One Stop voucher each! Customers filled the aisles, delighted to…

Put up your trees and bring your cheer because Christmas in Newtown is back as Focus Newtown Enterprise Hub announces its second Christmas Market after a successful run last year, which saw over 400 people shop and support local businesses. Situated on the 3rd floor of the iconic Pryce Jones Building, the Christmas Market will take place on 4th December between 11:00-17:00, and along with plenty of stalls there will be fun for the whole family including a choir singing all the festive hits, a Santa’s grotto for that perfect photo opportunity, wreath making opportunities, food and drink and so…

Farmers from Montgomeryshire have raised vital funds towards the Bronglais Chemo appeal and recently presented the cheque of £1,270 to Dr Elin Jones, Clinical Lead at the Bronglais Chemotherapy Unit. The Farmers’ Union of Wales Montgomeryshire county executive committee had raised £500 and a raffle at the recent county farming conference raised a further £385. The FUW Group match funded the raffle and added a further £385 in group donations. The appeal was launched to raise £500,000 to make the dream of providing a purpose-built chemotherapy day unit for Bronglais General Hospital a reality – and passed its target in…

As tens of thousands of people start seasonal jobs over the next few weeks, they can use the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) app to save them time to find details they need to pass on to their employer. In the 12 months up to October 2022, HMRC received almost 3 million calls from people asking for information that is now readily available on the app, with more than 340,000 using it to access employment and income information since July 2022. Downloading the free and easy to use HMRC app allows secure access to information about personal tax affairs, avoiding the…

Bron Afon Community Housing and local firm, WK Plasterers, are building brand new, greener homes in Victoria Street in Old Cwmbran. Former offices and an old toilet block were demolished to make way for the development, which will contain two two-bed flats and 11 one-bed flats for rent.  A key feature of the flats will be a move away from fossil fuels to heat them. Instead, each one will have infra-red electric panel heating and an air source hot water cylinder.  Gary Colston, Senior Development Manager, Bron Afon, said: “We’ve been building new homes using modern methods of construction for…

Two Welsh fish and chip shops, Fish Kitchen 1854 and Ship Deck, have today been named as finalists in the top ten, for Takeaway of the Year, at the National Fish and Chip Awards 2023. Fish Kitchen 1854 in Maesycwmmer and Ship Deck in Caerphilly, have been shortlisted from the top twenty to the top ten, following a rigorous judging process, and are the only fish and chip shops in Wales to make the cut. The top ten takeaways from across the UK, will now be judged further by an anonymous panel of industry experts, before announcing the winner at…

Innovation Investment Capital (‘IIC’ or the ‘fund’), a new fund focused on providing innovative Cardiff Capital Region businesses with long-term capital, has been launched at an event at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Over 150 people attended the event to hear a range of speakers including David TC Davies, Secretary of State for Wales, discuss the importance of innovation to the future growth of the Welsh economy and how this new fund can support businesses in the Cardiff Capital Region. IIC is designed to increase the availability of long-term capital in Southeast Wales by encouraging economic growth through investments in…