Author: Rhys Gregory

Caerphilly county borough council’s detailed budget plans for 2023/24 have been finalised. Councillors met on Thursday evening (23/02/23) to consider the final budget proposal following a period of public consultation. CCBC Cabinet Member for Finance, Cllr Eluned Stenner said “I am sure residents will welcome the news that our proposals do not include significant cuts to key services and that we have worked hard to protect the community due to our prudent approach.” “We continue to face huge budget pressures as a result of a number of external factors, but we are managing to successfully navigate our way through some…

The Minister for Education and Welsh language has announced that the Cynllun Pontio, a programme which trains primary school teachers to become secondary school teachers, will continue for the next academic year. The Cynllun Pontio gives qualified Welsh speaking primary school teachers training and support for them to become secondary school teachers in Welsh-medium schools. 20 places are available from September as part of the fourth year of the programme.  It has helped teachers to develop their careers and find permanent positions in secondary schools. The programme helps to increase the number of Welsh-medium secondary teachers. This is essential to…

Visitors to Cardiff Castle can show their love for Welsh food and drink this St David’s Day by sharing snaps of a specially commissioned heart-shaped daffodil installation. Featuring thousands of daffodils, the installation has been created as part of the Welsh Government Food & Drink Wales Trade Development Programme’s #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste campaign. The installation, made from 12,000 daffodils, and donated by Welsh fresh produce brand Blas y Tir, is a tribute to Welsh food and drink producers as well encouraging Welsh consumers to share their pride and passion on St. David’s Day. Visitors to Cardiff Castle are being asked to…

Working together for better jobs, improved health and care services, a greener environment and a more prosperous economy are the missions at the heart of a new innovation strategy for Wales being launched today by the Welsh Government. The new cross-government vision of innovation for a stronger, fairer, greener Wales points the way to a different approach to innovation in the future; one which adopts a “mission-based” attitude and collaboration into the following four missions: Education: This mission helps ensure Wales has an education system that supports the development of innovation skills and knowledge throughout people’s lives in Wales –…

It can be very frustrating if you have problems with your newly laid turf. You don’t want to dig up and replace it on a frequent basis. Thankfully, there are solutions to these problems. Checking, maintaining, and treating your turf before problems arise is the best way to keep it looking great all year round. In this article, we will show you the most common problems you might face and the reasons why you should carefully choose your turfing service provider in London. 1. The edges and the gaps The edges and gaps of the turfing are a very common…

Thackeray Group, working closely with real estate advisors, Savills, and John Wotton Architects, has secured planning permission for a 52 bed apart-hotel, a ground floor café and refurbishment of the Grade II listed Market Chambers at 5-7 St Mary St. Constructed in 1886 by entrepreneur, Solomon Andrews, the building is a notable example of Victorian commercial architecture, with Cadw describing the frontage as ‘one of the most ambitious commercial frontages of mid-Victorian Cardiff, by its most ambitious entrepreneur’. The scheme, which will restore and repurpose an under-utilised building, represents further investment from Thackeray in Cardiff city centre. The site sits…

Automotive Engineering alumni and current students of University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) got together for a conference at the university’s IQ Building in Swansea to discuss careers in the field of Motorsport and Motorcycle Engineering. Alumni who now work at world-leading automotive companies such as McLaren, Gordon Murray, Arc, Bentley, Ford and Toyota Gazoo Racing returned to UWTSD to share their career journeys and successes with the current student cohort. The conference aimed to inspire students by providing insight from industry experts who begun their careers from the same place, highlighting the achievable possibilities and opportunities within reach.…

Taylor Wimpey’s planning application for a new development at North East Cardiff is coming before Cardiff’s planning committee next week – 2nd March. Taylor Wimpey submitted an outline planning application to Cardiff Council in summer 2019 for a new vibrant community for North East Cardiff, situated to the south of the M4, spanning between Llanishen Reservoir and Cardiff Gate Business Park. The plans include up to 2,500 new homes of all sizes and budgets to give everyone an opportunity to be part of this new community which offers sustainable living on the northern edge of Cardiff. Residents will be able…

The new Welsh Butcher of the Year is 18-year-old Adam Jones who says becoming a butcher was the best decision of his life. Adam, who lives in Penyffordd and works for Swans Farm Shop, Treuddyn, near Mold, proved he was a cut above the rest in the contest final on the first day of the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Rhos-on-Sea campus earlier this week (Tuesday) “I’m in shock,” he said. “I left school with the minimum qualifications and now I am one of the best in Wales at my trade. I didn’t know what I…

A rising star in the world of musical theatre will bring the West End to Wales in a charity concert in March. Luke McCall will perform in support of City Hospice at Cornerstone in the city centre on 5 March. Applause Productions, which specialises in producing entertainment for major corporate, charity and private events, is organising and hosting the event which will feature an afternoon tea for guests and musical performances from Luke. A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Luke McCall has starred in a number of musicals in the West End as well as…