Author: Rhys Gregory

Paul Scanlon, 53 was diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer in April 2022. He was told he would have to have an operation where they would remove his large bowel and that he would have to live with a stoma. As he hadn’t heard of a stoma before, he went to see a nurse who explained, and he says he was ‘thoroughly repulsed’ and over the next few weeks he had made his mind up not to have the operation. He visited Maggie’s Cardiff and saw the clinical psychologist, Sarah, who helped to change his mind. Paul said Sarah never…

Hozier has announced his highly anticipated live return with news of his first UK tour in four years. The Grammy-nominated, award-winning multi-platinum singer and songwriter and his band will perform headline dates across the UK this summer, which includes a headline date at Cardiff Castle on Thursday 6th July. In honour of his birthday today and St. Patrick’s Day, Hozier has also released his new EP “Eat Your Young”. The record includes all new material and features three songs – the title track, “All Things End,” and “Through Me (The Flood).” Working on further music, his third album “Unreal Unearth” is…

BBC Radio 4’s Today is looking for communities of listeners from across the UK to get together in teams and submit their ideas for special editions of the programme, set to be broadcast in the summer. Those wanting to take part are being invited to submit as a group an idea for their programme, along with an outline as to why they would make good guest editors. Owenna Griffiths, editor of the Today programme, says: “For 20 years the guest editors have brought original ideas and a wide range of perspectives to the Today programme. This summer, we are asking…

The MP for Ynys Môn Virginia Crosbie visited Mona Lifting’s HQ at Llangefni on Friday along with the project team from Busnes@LlandrilloMenai’s Green Digital Academy to learn more about the company’s new £50,000 investment in Photovoltaic (PV) solar power. The Green Digital Academy, funded through the UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund (UKCRF), works closely with SMEs to provide an evaluation report and consultancy support and advice to help them adapt and reduce their carbon footprint. Mona Group was amongst the first to benefit from the project which has enabled companies to work with an energy and sustainability consultant, each consultation…

A Cardiff-based training company is going from strength to strength after securing contracts to provide services to some major organisations. Ajuda Training Academy, which operates out of its education centre in Cardiff Bay, is a multi-award-winning company which delivers fully accredited vocational courses and qualifications to private companies and public sector organisations across the UK. Ajuda’s suite of training courses includes, amongst others, first aid and mental health training, manual handling, health and safety, food hygiene, fire safety, and safeguarding. The company’s latest client wins have seen it become the official first aid training provider for the Welsh Government, while also winning competitive tenders to provide first…

Talented students from Stagecoach Performing Arts in Swansea, Pontypridd & the Valleys, Bridgend & Cowbridge, Cardiff, Cwmbran & Monmouth, Carmarthen and Caerphilly took to the stage at the New Theatre Cardiff for a glamorous showcase on Sunday, 12th March 2023.  The students made the most of the fantastic opportunity to perform fan favourites from films such as ‘Wizard of Oz’, ‘Mary Poppins’, alongside heart-warming renditions of world-famous artists, from the likes of Queen, Elvis, and Tim Minchin to name a few. It really made for a night and experience that the students, their families and friends will never forget. Coming just before Stagecoach take over the illustrious Shaftesbury Theatre at the…

New Swansea University research has looked at the long-term environmental impact of different methods to control Japanese knotweed. The invasive species has been calculated to cost more than £165 million to manage every year in the UK alone. Its presence can blight property purchases for households across the country. This has led to the development of different ways of trying to control it but with sustainability becoming increasingly important, understanding the effect of these management methods is vital. A new study, led by biosciences lecturer Dr Sophie Hocking and looking at the entire life cycle and long term impacts of…

People with head and neck lumps that could signify cancer will be spared weeks of avoidable waiting and worrying before getting a diagnosis. Some of these patients require a form of biopsy known as an ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). This uses ultrasound pictures to guide a needle to take a small sample to be analysed by a cytologist, who evaluates cell samples and can accurately detect cancer as opposed to benign conditions. Sometimes, though, the sample is not adequate for the cytologist to make an assessment. So the patient has to be brought back for the biopsy to be…

A unique Good Friday event will again take place on Talyllyn Railway in Mid Wales this year. Called ‘Stations at Stations’, a special train will stop at each station along the line exploring the story of the first Good Friday with readings, prayers and reflections. This year, the Rev. Phil Jump, North West Area Baptist Association regional minister, will be leading the reflections focused on eight of the ‘Stations of the Cross’. The event, which is supported by churches and chapels in Tywyn and surrounding area, started in 2009 and continued every year up to the outbreak of the Covid…

One of Wales’s best known law firms JCP Solicitors, which has offices across south and west Wales, has announced the appointment of a new head of its industry-leading Rural Practice team. Rhys Evans, who specialises in supporting clients nationwide across a range of rural legal matters, has been named the new Head of Rural Practice at the firm. Having joined JCP Solicitors as a Director in 2021, he has continued to develop an impressive reputation for his extensive agricultural litigation knowledge and offers advice on all aspects of agricultural law. Rhys acts for farmers on landlord and tenant disputes, partnership…