Author: Rhys Gregory

A magical evening of classic Christmas carols and festivities will be held at St Giles Parish Church, Wrexham in aid of Nightingale House Hospice. Sponsored by DTCC, the event on Saturday 3rd December will feature Aled Wyn Davies, Rhos Male Voice Choir and The Wrexham Salvation Army Band. Tickets cost £18 (no concessions) and include a glass of fizz, or soft drink and a mince pie. Hot drinks will also be on sale during the interval together with a small selection of Hospice Christmas merchandise. A raffle will also be held to raise extra funds for patient care and family support services,…

A Welsh language adaptation of Lee Newbery’s blazing debut novel, The Last Firefox (Y Llwynog Tân Olaf), leads a quartet of titles published this Autumn in a major new move by award-winning Welsh independent publishers Firefly Press. The others are adaptations of Firefly titles The Clockwork Crow (Y Frân Glocwaith) by former Wales Young People’s Laureate Catherine Fisher and non-fiction titles Fantastic Football (Pêl-Droed Penigamp) and Rampaging Rugby (Rygbi Rhempus) by Robin Bennett. Publisher Penny Thomas said: ‘Following ten years of introducing young readers to quality fiction in English we are now at an exciting stage in our journey in…

Do you have a business idea but need some inspiration to get started? Would you like to hear successful businesswoman talk about their journey to success? Focus Newtown Enterprise Hub is bringing you the fourth edition of She Can Start on Friday 11th November from 10:00 – 16:00, in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Following on from the successes of previous She Can Start conferences, this year it’s bigger and better than ever with some of the world’s leading speakers joining the Hub. Aimed at empowering women to take charge of their future and start-up, the Hub has an exciting…

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation (CSSF) today announces the return of the world’s largest annual youth drama festival, that sees thousands of children performing Shakespeare plays live in professional theatres across the UK. The 2022-23 Festival launches on 31 October and will be bigger than ever before, taking place over two school terms for the first time, thereby giving even more children and young people from all backgrounds and communities vital access to the arts. The first school performances take place at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, followed by more than 49 performances across the country throughout November including the Greenwich…

Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid has welcomed TSW Training as its newest Corporate Partner. Based in Bridgend, TSW Training is a learning and development provider with over 50 years’ experience in delivering professional qualifications and in-company training to organisations in Wales and across the United Kingdom. The company specialises in management development and provides leaders and their teams with the skills and knowledge to improve productivity, safety and performance through its bespoke solutions and off-the-shelf qualifications. As a Corporate Partner, TSW Training will work closely with the Chamber and connect with its members to support Welsh businesses…

Small firms from across South Wales will be put on the map by the Small Business Saturday campaign, as it unveils a nationwide roadshow to support and celebrate the nation’s small businesses as they face mounting challenges over the winter. Marking ten years of the campaign in the UK, Small Business Saturday’s Tour will arrive in Cardiff on 18 November and will go on to visit independent businesses across the town, spotlighting local business owners and community leaders through interviews on social media. Local entrepreneurs from across the area are being encouraged to sign up and get involved. Once again supported by BT Skills for Tomorrow,…

Unused spaces here in Wales like the land between buildings, derelict warehouses, or on the sides of roads owned by councils could soon breathe new life as part of a new project focusing on ‘accessing space for food’. The partnership between Monmouthshire County Council, Rhondda Cynon Taff County Council, Linc Cymru Housing Association and Natural Resources Wales, turns publicly owned, unused spaces into gardening havens to grow fruit and vegetables for local communities. Tom Marshall, now Assistant Project Director at Local Partnerships and previously of Natural Resources Wales, is a key member of a cohort taking part in the CEIC…

A Tredegar woman has been banned from keeping dogs for five years after she was found guilty of keeping 90 of the animals in a filthy environment contaminated by faeces and urine. Julie Elizabeth Newcombe of Tredegar, pleaded not guilty to one offence under the Animal Welfare Act and was found guilty at trial at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Friday 15 September. The offence she was found guilty of was that she did not take such steps to ensure that the needs of 90 dogs were met to the extent required by good practice by one or a combination of…

CARDIFF fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has secured a major project in Ebbw Vale, teaming up once again with Jones Brothers (Henllan) Ltd. The fabricator has previously worked with the leading construction, housing and civil engineering company on the TVR Showroom in the town. The new project is a 52,582 square foot industrial unit at the 30-acre Rhyd Y Blew site owned by the Welsh Government. The RYB1 unit, part of the Tech Valleys initiative which aims to capitalise on the opportunities arising from the fourth industrial revolution, will include manufacturing and production space, a two-storey open plan office, a service yard…

Virgin Media O2 is trialling new 5G drone technology with the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre to increase safety for millions of visitors. With record numbers visiting national parks, new research found 35% of Brits would be worried about getting lost on a walking or hiking holiday, while 31% fear being unable to contact anyone. Mountain rescue teams responded to a record 3,629 callouts in England and Wales last year, up 40% from pre-pandemic levels*, as over half (53%) of Brits say they are more likely to consider walking or hiking post pandemic   As 36% of Brits consider visiting national parks to…