Author: Rhys Gregory

When searching for a used motorcycle in the off-season, riders face a dilemma – where do you start? Social media marketplaces? Classified ads? Local dealerships? While it’s possible to get a good deal in any of these places, they all have their own pros and cons. A professional’s advice may be critically important Dealerships usually have a wide selection of used motorcycles and may even offer a warranty for some models. However, used motorcycle businesses mainly focus on newer, more expensive models, which may not be ideal for those looking for a first motorcycle. With that said, beginners often value…

Cwmbran based Comparison Creator has launched a “Protect Your Gadget” insurance policy. The new product has three levels of cover available for policy holders and will be available via price comparison websites, as well as directly through Comparison Creator’s own consumer facing brand, Protect Your Family. “Protect Your Gadget” insurance, offers three degrees of cover with varying excess options, including: Protect – Instant cover, mechanical breakdown and accidental damage – which also offers 60 days Worldwide and £250 accessory cover; Protect Plus – Instant cover, mechanical breakdown, accidental damage and theft, which also offers 90 days worldwide cover, unauthorised usage…

A music programme has been launched in Pontardawe and Briton Ferry to pair professional musicians with parents and babies, to help families build better bonds and support those dealing with perinatal mental health issues. Over seven weeks, the Lullaby Project will give caregivers and their babies the chance to take part in a unique bonding experience that will see them work with professional musicians to create their own unique lullaby. Originally created by Carnegie Hall in New York, the Project is designed to support caregivers who have been identified by Flying Start and Health Visitor teams as being at risk…

Ceredigion County Council and Powys County Council are pleased to announce that organisations in the region can soon submit their applications for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in Mid Wales. From 20 March, projects operating in the Local Authority areas of Ceredigion and Powys can present their outline applications for funding in a series of two open funding calls. Interested parties considering the fund can attend a webinar on 16 March at 10am to find out more and what steps are needed to apply for it. In December 2022, the Mid Wales region’s application for the UKSPF was approved, enabling…

The Ceredigion Coast Path is celebrating 15 years since it’s official opening. It was opened in 2008 and became only the second long distance Coast Path in Wales. It now forms an integral part of the All Wales Coast Path that skirts 871 miles around the stunning Welsh coastline. At 60 miles long and snaking its way from Cardigan and the Teifi Estuary in the south, to Ynyslas and the Dyfi estuary in the north, the path truly does have something to appeal to everyone. Soaring cliffs are home to seabird colonies and offer spectacular views out over Cardigan Bay…

A solar array producing at least a quarter of the electricity required by Aberystwyth University’s Penglais Campus has been officially opened this week (Thursday 9 March 2023) by the Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS. The green electricity development is expected to reduce the University’s carbon emissions by over 500 tonnes a year as well as deliver annual energy cost savings of over £450,000 based on current prices. Covering 3.8 hectares of land belonging to the University on Fferm Penglais, the array includes around 4,500 individual solar panels. Construction on the site has also included work to…

Head coach Warren Gatland has announced his Wales senior men’s XV for the fourth round Guinness Six Nations match against Italy this Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome (11 March, KO 2.15pm GMT live on ITV and S4C). Rhys Webb, named at scrum half, will make his first start for Wales in this year’s Championship. Owen Williams is at fly half. Rio Dyer and Josh Adams are selected on the wings with Liam Williams returning at full back. Mason Grady, who won his first senior international cap against England at Principality Stadium in round three, and Joe Hawkins continue in…

Gemma Grainger’s Cymru will face Portugal in an international challenge match on Tuesday 11 April (KO 17:30) in Guimarães. Portugal, who are ranked 22nd in the world rankings, booked their place in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup last month after beating Cameroon in the intercontinental play-off final. The fixture will take place at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques and will be the first meeting between the two sides since 2018, when they played out a goalless draw in a friendly in Almada. Broadcast details for the match will be confirmed in due course. The game comes five days after Cymru’s…

They say a dog can be your best friend and that’s certainly the case when you are trading standards officers on the hunt for illegal tobacco products. This is Cooper, a specially-trained dog who has been helping Swansea Trading Standards to unearth hiding places for counterfeit and illicit tobacco. In this particular operation officers searched five premises and illegal tobacco and vapes were found in four of them with three arrests made. David Hopkins, Swansea Council’s joint deputy leader and Cabinet Member for Corporate Services and Performance, said: “Cooper has a real nose for finding illegal tobacco. Some of the…

Caerphilly County Borough Council has approved plans to develop a new centre for vulnerable learners on the site of the former Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School. The approved plans will see the Council adapt and refurbish the former Grammar School building at Pontllanfraith to create a bespoke facility for vulnerable learners.  The new facility will include 10 teaching spaces, along with smaller group rooms, a meeting room, staff room, main hall, teaching kitchen and café. A new building on the site will provide a 4 court sports hall with changing facilities, in addition to a planned outdoor multi-use games area with a…