Author: Rhys Gregory

Those who attend this Friday’s show will be able to escape into the open-air with fairytale Rapunzel, the story of a girl’s longing to break free from her imposed lockdown and explore the world outside. With wicked witches, lovable trolls, a fairytale prince and miles of golden hair, the show will feature slapstick humour, puppetry and much more. It’s being presented at the Swansea Council-run venue by theatre company IKP. Council cabinet member Robert Francis-Davies said: “This should be a lovely, fun and exciting event for everybody. “We’d encourage all those attending the event to bring a camping chair, blanket and picnic…

Double-Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee will be among the elite athletes taking to the water and the roads across the city and Gower this Sunday in the first IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea event. Welsh paratriathlete Rhys Jones will be taking part in the Volvo 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea the day before – fresh from his fifth place at the Commonwealth Games at the weekend. Around 2,000 athletes will be participating in the IRONMAN 70.3 event, 700 from the Swansea area alone, with around 10,000 spectators expected to line the route. Top IRONMAN professionals will include Britain’s Kat Matthews. She…

Ten young people from across Cardiff have been invited to the Microsoft Centre in London. The group, aged 13-17, have been involved in developing the online services for Cardiff Youth Services and have taken part in coding and programming workshops arranged by the Cardiff Commitment. During the experience the group learnt more about coding, Minecraft and the type of jobs within the industry. They also visited iconic London landmarks such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. For many of the group, this was the first time they had visited London and for one it was the first time they had…

Since the announcement that the UK would be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on behalf of Ukraine, there has been much speculation on whether or not Cardiff would be putting itself forward to host the event. However, it has now been confirmed by Cardiff Council that the city’s bid to host the music competition won’t go ahead. In a joint statement released this week, it said it would not feasible for the Principality Stadium to host the event due to the busy schedule of events already planned for next year. To host the Eurovision Song Contest, it would mean cancelling…

Progress continues on the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Maesteg Town Hall with the steel frame for the new glass extension recently erected and installed by contractors Knox and Wells. New floor levels in the extension have been formed and from the Talbot Street entrance, a new series of stairs provides access to what will be the lower ground library and café area. Decorators have recently arrived on site preparing to paint the ceiling of the new library. As well as a new series of stairs to the ground floor, access to the first floor will be provided by a new staircase…

A £16m project to transform the Newport Transporter Bridge into a major tourist attraction got underway earlier this week. Councillor Jane Mudd, leader of the council, led the celebrations at a sod-cutting ceremony at the bridge site this morning to mark the start of work to build a new visitor centre. The project will also see extensive restoration work carried out on the bridge, which will ensure its preservation for future generations. The new centre, which will be linked to the bridge via a walkway, will allow us to bring the history of the bridge to life through showcasing the…

Merthyr Tydfil has this week played host to a variety of activities across the county borough to celebrate national play day as part of the ‘summer of fun’. The theme for this year’s Playday is ‘all to play for’ – building play opportunities for all children and aims to highlight that play is for everyone. The activities today have all been funded by the Welsh government’s ‘Summer of Fun’ 2022 initiative, and celebrates this fantastic day. Providers have organised music, art, dance, physical activity, sport, and pool playing activities up and down Merthyr Tydfil to celebrate the day. ‘Summer of…

The Minister for Education and Welsh Language will today provide a preview of the actions which are part of the Welsh Government’s plans to safeguard communities where Welsh is the main language and where there are large numbers of second homes. The interventions include encouraging homeowners to give local people a fair chance when selling their property. The Minister will also announce a new Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities, Comisiwn Cymunedau Cymraeg, which will bring together experts to make policy recommendations to protect and strengthen Cymraeg as a community language. The Minister will discuss these actions today at the National Eisteddfod…

If you’re looking for a mid-afternoon indulgence this August, look no further than The Ivy Cardiff new Laurent Perrier Summer Afternoon Tea, available every day from 3pm – 4:45pm. The quintessentially British restaurant has partnered with Laurent Perrier to offer a glass of Rosé Champagne with its afternoon tea experience, which includes a delicious array of sandwiches, including Ivy Cure smoked salmon and cream cheese fingers, grilled chicken and truffle mayonnaise brioche and pickled cucumber, courgette and basil double decker rolls. Freshly baked fruit scones are served with clotted cream, fresh strawberries and strawberry preserve, while the sweets include a…

Many people still don’t fully understand what coding is, let alone what it can be used for. Here we will discuss how learning programming can positively impact your professional and personal growth and how you can learn to code in Wales. Endless Possibilities Most people think that coding is about learning a programming language and then being able to write lines of code. But it is more than just code, and it means breaking the problem down into the parts you need to solve before arriving at a final resolution is much easier. By means of what are called algorithms:…