Author: Rhys Gregory

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is collaborating with industry leading AV providers to install two innovative, state-of-the-art immersive rooms, providing its students and partners with world leading learning spaces which transform education. Working with AV partner, IDNS, and part funded by the Higher Education Council Funding Wales (HEFCW), work is underway to install the first new learning spaces of their kind in Wales at the University’s  Carmarthen and Swansea campuses.  The Immersive Rooms will utilise the latest Samsung LED screens across three walls creating a fully immersive virtual and augmented reality user experience. Once complete, these learning…

Plans to erect a statue of three legendary Welsh ‘Rugby Codebreakers‘ in Cardiff Bay have been approved. Billy Boston Clive Sullivan Gus Risman The statue celebrating Billy Boston, Clive Sullivan, and Gus Risman will be erected in Landsea Square in Mermaid Quay. All three players grew up within a three-mile radius of the Cardiff Bay area and went on to become some of the country’s greatest sporting heroes. Established in 2020, the ‘One Team. One Race: Honouring the Cardiff Bay Rugby Codebreakers’ project behind the statue was inspired to begin fundraising for a statue following calls from the Butetown and…

A business from Cwmbran has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs after being found guilty of repeated fly-posting offences. Mabe’s Guttering and Cleaning Services was prosecuted by the council after committing 28 fly-posting offences over a five-month period. The offences took place across Newport and came despite the council issuing several warnings to the business. The owner of the business, Kyle Mabe, 35, was found guilty in his absence at Newport magistrates court of 28 counts of breaching the Highways Act 1980, by leaving an unauthorised mark on a highway. Mr Mabe was handed a £2,500…

Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee has endorsed a strategy which sets out how empty private homes will be dealt with. The ‘Private Sector Empty Homes Strategy 2023 – 28’ sets out the Council’s plans to tackle the issue of high number of empty homes in the county borough.  It also sets out a range of initiatives available to the Council to help owners bring their empty homes back into use. A 6 week public consultation exercise was undertaken where residents were asked to give their views on proposals contained within the draft strategy.  Of those who…

Twelve members of staff from Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargod have come together to support Dylan Williams, a Year 2 pupil who has been diagnosed with Leukaemia. Staff worked together to climb Pen y Fan enough times so that the total amount climbed adds up to the height of climbing Mount Everest. As Mount Everest is 8848m, and Pen y Fan, when climbing from Pont ar Daf car park, is 446m, Pen y Fan needed to be climbed 20 times between the group. The idea was developed during a staff meeting. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) had raised money for the…

A Merthyr Tydfil shopping centre built in 1970 is set for a 21st century transformation after being purchased by the County Borough Council. As part of the authority’s 15-year town centre ‘Masterplan’, St Tydfil Shopping Centre will get a new look – and residents, businesses and shoppers are being asked how they would like to see it change. The redevelopment will also include a revamp of the original bus station site at Glebeland, next to the shopping centre, which was demolished with the opening of the new Merthyr Tydfil Transport Interchange. “Based on proposals in the Town Centre Masterplan, we’re…

A young man with additional learning needs who is particularly passionate about ice hockey, is helping community sport clubs in north-east Wales boost the number of people taking part in sport by becoming an apprentice sports coach, thanks to the support of the Welsh Government’s shared apprenticeship scheme. As the annual National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething is encouraging more firms to consider how an apprentice can help them boost their businesses. Taking place between 6-12 February 2023, National Apprenticeship Week is an annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships and the value they bring to employers and learners…

The Minister for Economy Vaughan Gething and the Minister for Climate Change Julie James have announced a consultation into proposals to require housing developers to ensure all new build houses be equipped with gigabit broadband capability. Digital connectivity is increasingly important to people across Wales to keep in touch with friends and family, work from home or access public services. When new homes are built, we want to make sure that connectivity is consistent and future proof. The Welsh Government has therefore committed, through its Programme for Government and the Digital Strategy for Wales, to upgrade our digital and communications…

The Vale of Glamorgan Council will shortly begin the latest improvement work at Penarth Pier Pavilion – with new decking and lighting set to be installed. Extensive repair and maintenance has taken place since the Council took over responsibility for the building two years ago. The Council-operated Big Fresh Café and Bar offers locally-sourced food and drink, with all profits invested back into Vale schools to enhance the meals service and support other initiatives. Events and classes, including concerts and lectures, are staged there, a boardroom is available to local businesses, while the building itself can be hired out as…

It can appear to be a difficult task, but you can make your home office a place where you look forward to working. After all, how is it possible to design anything that is both pleasant and functional? It’s easier than you may think! You can build a stylish and functional workspace by selecting the appropriate items and accessories to decorate it. This is the ideal situation for getting work done. The following are some suggestions on how to design an excellent workspace for a home office: 1. Choose the Right Desk Picking the perfect desk should be the first…