Author: Rhys Gregory

In the coming months the council plans to replace bins in communities around the city which residents will be able to use for any kind of litter, which will either be new replacements for dog bins or worn out or damaged litter bins. Cyril Anderson, Cabinet Member for Community Services, said the new initiative is designed to upgrade bin provision across Swansea and to support residents and dog owners to do the right thing with their litter or pet’s poop. He said: “We’ve already got lots of separate litter and dog waste bins around the city. Our commitment is that…

The Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre in Port Talbot’s Afan Valley is ready to welcome visitors this bank holiday after significant public and private sector investment in new facilities to create an exciting new offer to visitors. As a result of £498,000 investment from Welsh Government via the Valleys Regional Park initiative and Neath Port Talbot Council, the popular tourist destination now has a brand new children’s adventure play area, enhanced car parking, updated shower and public toilet facilities, outdoor lighting in addition to new information panels within the visitor centre. Visitors will also soon benefit from new camper van…

The national recruitment crisis is hitting the local authority across all sectors, but it is the front facing service areas, such as the weekly waste and recycling collections, which are most noticeable for our residents. For some time, as a local authority, we have been struggling to recruit staff and cover absences due to illness and continued cases of covid 19. The depots have been working hard with our recruitment team to have a rolling recruitment programme running for a number of months which includes advertising on local web-based media outlets, utilising social media and using posters in the local…

First Minister Mark Drakeford visited the set of Netflix’s Sex Educationseries to meet apprentices and trainees and to announce Welsh Government backing for the fourth season of the successful show. Sex Education is a comedy-drama series that follows the lives of the students, staff and parents of the fictional Moordale Secondary School. The Welsh Government has financially supported two of the last three series of the popular drama, through Creative Wales. All three previous series were provided with logistical support through the Wales Screen service. Since Creative Wales was established in January 2020, £12.8m of production funding has been successfully…

When first on the hunt for a family lawyer, it’s hard to know what you need to look for to ensure the best outcome for your divorce or child custody case. In this article, we will guide you through the first steps you will need to take to find the best family lawyer, and the questions you will need to ask both yourself and your new legal team before signing on the dotted line for a new legal team. Search online  Searching online encompasses numerous routes. One obvious path is through search engines like Bing! And Google, Another optimum route…

The iconic Red Dragon symbol has been synonymous with Wales for over one thousand years – and some historians even believe that the use of the symbol actually goes all the way back to the days of King Arthur and the fifth century. Ever since, there has been a strong connection between Wales and dragon symbolism. This was strengthened even more in 2016, when fossilised remains of a Dracoraptor (dragon thief) dinosaur was found on a Penarth beach. This legendary dragonesque creature is more than 200 million years old and was closely related to the fearsome T-Rex. However, these days,…

When someone mentions games, we immediately picture kids playing games. On the other hand, when someone says the word „gambling“, we know that it is a pastime designed for adults. However, even if it doesn’t seem so, these two activities are very intertwined. In fact, modern video games often feature some sort of gambling and the other way around. Let’s take a closer look at these two industries and see how they are linked. In-game gambling If you are a genuine gamer and you have played a wide variety of games, you might have noticed that a lot of them…

Learn from the Oxbridge tutor on how to multiply your chances of successful Oxbridge admission Oxford and Cambridge Universities are two of the most prestigious educational institutions on the whole green Earth. Every year, and despite the enormous Oxbridge tuition fee, they attract thousands of promising enrollees from all over the world, and everyone is striving to successfully secure a place at one of their colleges. In a highly competitive environment, this article will provide you with the tips you need to get into Oxbridge and actionable ways to help you stand out from the crowd and greatly increase the…

On Saturday 20th August, Swansea Business Improvement District are hosting an all-new vintage show to celebrate the variety of independent, sustainable traders in Swansea. The event will take place from 10am to 4pm in the city centre, and will include a catwalk at Quadrant Central Square at 12pm hosted by local slow fashion activist, and Instagram influencer, Rachel Boo. The vintage show includes a Retro and Vintage market with some of Swansea’s most popular vintage businesses. The fashion show will include styling sessions lead by Rachel, as she gives makeovers using pieces from local shops. There will also be a…

A mid Wales pub and restaurant located in a village which played a key part in Wales’s history is looking for support to ensure one of its most important community assets is kept alive. The village of Pennal in Machynlleth has a very important part in Welsh history when, in the 15th century, the then Prince of Wales Owain Glyndŵr reached out for help to the King of France Charles VI for military help to save his beloved Wales, the language and culture from English oppression. The letter he sent 6 centuries ago is known as the Pennal Letter and…