Author: Rhys Gregory

South Wales Police has launched the Substance Misuse and Harm Reduction Strategy 2022 – 2025, outlining what the Force is doing to reduce and prevent the harmful effects that drugs have on our communities. No drug use is minor. Drug users build their tolerance and the impact on their lives gets greater. It needs to be stopped early. Research shows that prolonged use can significantly affect overall health and wellbeing, and short-term use can have fatal consequences. The latest national data ranked South Wales Police as 1st out of 43 police forces across the UK for our reduction in drug…

National Trust Cymru and Literature Wales have come together to inspire young people across Wales to take action against climate change by connecting to nature, the outdoors and poetry. Saturday 22 October marks Youth Climate Action Day, a worldwide movement of young people who are concerned about climate change and global injustice. To coincide with this day, the two organisations are launching ‘Lyrical Landscapes’ – a nature inspired poetry project with Casi Wyn, Bardd Plant Cymru and Connor Allen, Children’s Laureate Wales. The project saw 350 children from 12 schools participate in creative workshops at outdoor sites and classrooms from…

A popular service has returned to Swansea city centre to help local householders through the cost of living crisis. The Switched On energy awareness hub has opened in High Street to offer free advice and guidance on keeping fuel bills as low as possible. The service, funded by Swansea Council and operated by Environment Centre Swansea, first operated in nearby Nelson Street in the first half of this year. It has an ongoing programme of community visits that regularly takes practical tips to easily accessible venues in Swansea neighbourhoods. Council joint deputy leader Andrea Lewis said: “Our support to local…

Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that Wales’ performance in delivering life-saving cancer treatments on time is now at its worst since records began. The charity warns that the stark reality is that around 800 cancer patients a month are being left to face heart-breaking delays, making a fiction of Wales’ ambitions to treat 80% of people on time by 2026. In August only 52.5% of cancer patients started their treatment on time – a crisis in which almost 1 in 2 people diagnosed with cancer in Wales will experience delays in their care. The data also reveals significant variation in…

Thousands of people across Cardiff have attended workshops, community feasts, and good food gatherings over the last four weeks, as part of the third annual Good Food Cardiff Autumn Festival – a diverse programme of events across the city. The festival was organised by Food Cardiff, part of the Sustainable Food Places network – a partnership programme led by the Soil Association, Food Matters and Sustain, delivered in Wales by its national partner, Food Sense Wales. Food Cardiff and C3SC provided grants to 20 different schools and community groups to cover the cost of running an event as part of festival – with…

The Startup Academy has supported over 60 young companies in the past 12 months and is now open for a new round of exciting entrepreneurs and start-ups. The free 12-week bi-annual programme is designed to support early-stage start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs in tech, digital and creative industries. The academy provides sequential learning designed to accelerate business growth over a 12-week period, and the next starts 10th November 2022 with registration closing today, Friday 21st October. Week 1: Idea Generation Week 2: Storytelling for Start-ups Week 3: Listening to Users & Product Market Fit Week 4: Building MVP & Launching Again…

The British Business Bank has appointed a new representative to its UK Network team with senior manager Jess Phillips spearheading the Bank’s presence in Wales. Jess takes over from Beth Bannister who has moved to the Bank’s UK Regional Funds team. Joining from Tramshed Tech, where she was enterprise and innovation manager, Jess is well known in Wales’ business community having worked closely with entrepreneurs and start-ups on business development. She also worked with larger organisations on addressing equality and diversity challenges across the tech industry. Representing the British Business Bank in Wales, Jess will work closely with funding delivery…

Cardiff will soon see even more electric buses operating across the city thanks to a £8m grant designed to get cleaner vehicles on our streets. Cardiff Council’s Cabinet at its meeting on Thursday, 20thOctober, has approved a scheme which will allow bus operators to bid for Welsh Government funds to help increase the number of electric buses operating in Cardiff. All bus companies operating in Cardiff could be given the opportunity to bid for the funding. Both Welsh Government and Cardiff Council want all buses operating in Cardiff to produce zero emissions by 2035. Cllr Dan De’Ath, Cabinet Member for…

Plans for a new bridge to provide a direct link from Llanrumney to the A48 at the Pentwyn junction have taken a step forward, with permission given from Cardiff Council’s Cabinet to enter into a legal contract with the developer to build the new infrastructure. A report on the new bridge and link road – which forms part of the East Cardiff Industrial Strategy – was discussed by Cardiff Council’s Cabinet at its meeting on October 20th. The development will see a new bridge and road link built over the Rhymney River linking Llanrumney to the Park & Ride site and…

Stories of a Changing Landscape, a Farmers Perspective is a project which documents and celebrates local farming heritage. Insights into local farming life are set to go on show at a special exhibition in Swansea later this month. Stories of a Changing Landscape in images and sound by documentary filmmaker Florence Browne and photographer Callum Baker, seeks to amplify the voices and experiences of farmers in rural Swansea and Gower. It is hoped the exhibition will create a point of connection for agricultural workers struggling with some of the issues explored, and to give the public a glimpse of what…