Author: Rhys Gregory

From this week, guests at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Bridgend are invited to explore the finest Welsh food and beverage producers by browsing the ‘Deli Cymru’ pop-up which has launched in partnership with Cywain, and open for the next seven weeks. As long-term champions of local small businesses, Bridgend Designer Outlet has joined forces with Welsh Government-funded project Cywain to support local producer and entrepreneurs, using the Centre’s platform and appeal to boost visibility of artisan Welsh brands. Scheduled to run for seven weeks, from August 2nd until September 18th, the Deli Cymru pop-up will see over 25 local producers from…

A Prestatyn-based artisan cheese shop has aided in Welsh translation service Helo Blod’s one million word milestone after using the service to connect with their customers. The Little Cheesemonger shop is a specialist cheese shop stocking Welsh cheese from North to South Wales as well as fine British and European cheeses, and Welsh gin. In an effort to use more of the Welsh language in their business, The Little Cheesemonger sought support from Helo Blod, a free translation and advice service provided by the Welsh Government that helps businesses benefit from using more Welsh. Run by passionate cheese and fine…

The Wales director of a conservation charity is on a mission to bring urban and rural communities closer together through better education and communication about country pursuits and game management. Sue Evans, from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Cymru (GWCT), believes the Welsh countryside has so much to celebrate and share with people who don’t fully understand the country way of life. To foster improved relationships across different groups and to promote the benefits of country pursuits and conservation to a wider audience, the GWCT has teamed up with Stable Events Ltd to organise the first GWCT Welsh Game…

More than a month ahead of the match, Cymru have made history as they will welcome a record attendance for a women’s international match in Wales when they face Slovenia at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday 6 September (KO 19:45). With a surge in ticket sales on the back of a record-breaking UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 tournament, the attendance figure for the Slovenia match has surpassed 5,455, breaking the record which was set against Estonia last October. The FAW has set an ambitious target of an attendance of 10,000 fans at the match on Tuesday 6 September, and the…

Front Runner Events, organisers of the Swansea Half Marathon are delighted to announce Maggie’s Swansea as their Charity of the Year for 2023, having worked together for the last six years. Tash Smith, Event Manager at Front Runner Events said: “We are absolutely thrilled to continue working with Maggie’s into 2023. The service Maggie’s offer patients, families and friends is second to none, our continued partnership will allow the Centre in Swansea to carry on providing a top-quality service for those who need it through the runners who will #RunSwansea in aide of Maggie’s Swansea. “We have a great relationship…

Continuing Milford Waterfront’s annual programme of great value events this summer, the popular Street Food Festival will be back for the third year, after a necessary hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. In partnership with Street Food Warehouse, specialists in hosting food events around Wales and the South West, the event will take place from 5th to 7th August along Mackerel Quay, between Milford Marina and the waterway. Free to attend and open from 11am to 11pm over three days, the event will offer an epic weekend of mouth-watering food from local, regional and national talents in the street food…

Disapproval or even disgust from the general public is one of the reasons why some women are reluctant to breastfeed outside of the home, according to researchers. Swansea and Cardiff University experts, who have studied the experiences of more than 17,000 mums, say attitudes of strangers are having a direct impact on a families’ behaviour when it comes to feeding babies. Dr Aimee Grant, of Swansea University’s  Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research led the study which looked at existing research mostly from the UK, USA and Australia. Her team not only examined 17,700 pregnant women and mothers’…

Today (August 3rd 2022), thousands of children and their families will be out playing in communities and at local events across Wales celebrating Playday, an annual awareness day to emphasise the importance and value of play in youngsters’ lives. New survey findings released to mark the day shows 62% of children said they would like to play more than five times a week, yet nearly one in three – with 35% of parents in agreement – said scrolling on TikTok and watching YouTube videos is stopping them from doing so. But experts are keen to encourage and support parents and…

Only 60 years ago part of the Lower Swansea Valley was a post-industrial wasteland. Generations of heavy industry had scarred the area around the River Tawe with industrial dereliction. Few people had any reason to go there – so change was needed. That’s why Swansea councillors at the time drew up momentous plans to give the area a bright future – and, in partnership with others, began to deliver them. Now, people live there in desirable locations such as the Copper Quarter, watch the Swans, Ospreys and world-class concerts at a state-of-the-art stadium, ride and walk through beautiful woodlands, shop…

Merthyr Tydfil community groups can apply for up to £5,000 from a local funding pot that has awarded more than £8m to a wide range of groups and causes over the past 15 years. The Ffos-y-fran Community Benefit Fund donates £1 for every ton of coal sold from the Ffos-y-fran land reclamation scheme. Its Intermediate Grants Scheme, which opened for applications today (2 August 2022), offers grants for projects that support people in developing new skills and contribute to making Merthyr Tydfil a ‘vibrant, attractive, safe and sustainable place’. The projects must be based in the county borough and benefit…