Author: Rhys Gregory

A touring exhibition telling the story of Wales’s contribution to the Battle of Britain opened this week (17 October) at Merthyr Tydfil Central Library. The Wales and the Battle of Britain Exhibition, created by the RAF’s Air Historical Branch to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the event in 2020, is touring Wales and will be at the library until Friday (21 October). Admission is free. The exhibition was opened by Mayor Cllr Declan Sammon and attended by Air Commodore Adrian Williams, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan Alyn Owen, High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan Maria Thomas, the Council’s Armed Forces…

A north Powys museum will be holding an event later this month to celebrate the arrival of new treasure acquisitions, the county council has said. As part of the Welsh Museums festival, Y Lanfa, Powysland Museum will be hosting “An evening at Powysland Museum” on Tuesday 25 October, from 6-7pm. The purpose of the event will be to officially unveil a new collection of archaeological treasure acquisitions, made up of, A Medieval silver annular brooch, found in Llandyssil. A gold Memento Mori ring from 1711, found in Caersws. Five Tudor silver coins, discovered in Churchstoke. Three gold coins, discovered in…

New and improved methods of managing Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions such as osteoporosis and arthritis are benefitting people across Wales. Wellness coaches, voucher schemes, group coaching and discounted gym memberships are just a few of the ways health boards are providing support. The transformation across services aims to improve patient outcomes, better support those on waiting lists to manage their condition, and work toward equal access of care across Wales. MSK conditions can cause severe long-term bone and joint pain and include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain and osteoporosis. Currently 18% of people in Wales suffer from Osteoporosis and 974,000 people in…

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Police are continuing to investigate the fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the A48 near the roundabout at Laleston heading towards Stormy Down at around 9.10 on Sunday, 16 October. Officers are now in position to name the cyclist who died following the collision. Lucy John was 35 years old and her family have paid the following tribute to her: “It is with much pain and great sadness that we as a family must announce the loss of the beating heart at the centre of our family universe – Lucy John (nee Chilcott). “Lucy John was painfully taken away…

A man and woman from Swansea have been handed suspended prison sentences after they pleaded guilty for causing unnecessary suffering to their dog by failing to get veterinary treatment for her tumour and weight loss. Terence Patrick Box and Melenie Jane Box, both of Brynawel Crescent, Treboeth, Swansea, were sentenced on Friday October 7 after previously pleading guilty to one offence under the Animal Welfare Act. The offence was that they caused unnecessary suffering to Tilly-May by their failure to ensure that the pet received timely and appropriate veterinary treatment for a tumour and weight loss. At Swansea Magistrates’ Court…

Welsh racer Matt Rees closed out the 2022 GB3 Championship at Donington Park last weekend (October 15/16), showing great speed and promise but also suffering some bad luck which hampered his final results. The 17-year-old was a consistent top-ten runner through testing on Friday, aiming to have a repeat podium finish after taking a race win at Brands Hatch last time out, before the all-important qualifying session on Saturday morning. Heading out on slick tyres with the track damp but drying, Matt opted to wait until the final ten minutes in qualifying before starting to set quick lap times. Once again it…

PLANS to preserve the heritage of a North Wales railway that inspired Thomas the Tank Engine and Brecon’s 1,000-year-old cathedral have taken a step forward. It’s thanks to over £250,000 in developments grants that have been awarded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn is getting a £110,000 award for its ‘Talyllyn Railway: Preserving Our Past Building Our Future’ project. And Brecon Cathedral has secured £158,297 for its ‘People, Passion, Priory: Brecon Cathedral, The Heart and Soul of Community’ project. The grants will allow the Talyllyn Railway Company and Brecon Cathedral to draw up detailed plans…

Swansea Building Society has donated £12,500 to its official staff charity, Maggie’s Swansea, presenting a cheque at the charity’s annual ball, held at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, on Friday October 7, 2022. In total, the event raised almost £70,000 for the cancer charity’s Swansea Centre. This donation adds to the previous sum of £2,500 given earlier in the year at Swansea Building Society’s AGM, where a pound was donated for every vote cast by its members. The cancer support charity was chosen as Swansea Building Society’s official charity for 2022, following a ballot by its staff, with funds being raised…

One of the UK’s leading independent insurance brokers, Towergate Insurance Brokers, has renewed their sponsorship deal with the Cardiff Devils for a further two years. The agreement coincides with the start of the new season and sees Towergate Insurance Brokers’ branding featured across the Devil’s hockey kit, the team’s website, programmes and rink-side at Ice Arena Wales. Towergate Insurance Brokers, which has over 100 offices nationwide, has a strong Welsh presence and a strong relationship with ice hockey, having been one of the Devils’ key sponsors since 2019. Gary Stevens, Area Managing Director for Towergate Insurance Brokers in Wales, said:…