Author: Rhys Gregory

Caerphilly County Borough Council is looking for residents’ feedback on how natural areas within the county borough are managed, as green spaces are being left to grow during spring and summer months to benefit ecosystems as part of the Nature isn’t Neat project. The grassland management approach has been piloted in several locations across the county over the past few years. Now all five Gwent Local authorities are committed to managing more green spaces for nature as part of the Nature isn’t Neat project, helping to combat the biodiversity and climate crisis. By letting areas of grassland grow, more wildflowers…

A health and social care service in which people are actively offered their care in Welsh, is the ambition of a new plan launched by the Health Minister, Eluned Morgan today (2 August). Workforce planning, staff training, digital systems and changing the culture are key elements of the More than just words five-year action plan, working towards the Welsh Government’s aim of ensuring that everyone who wants to can receive their care in the Welsh language. Speaking at the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol in Tregaron today (2 August) the Minister said: “When people are receiving or trying to access care, it is…

Punctuality is one of the most frequent requirements of the employer to the future employee. Still, for some, this quality has long been relegated to the background because it is the time of freelancing, free schedule, and remote work, where time limits are erased. And what about your personal life? Imagine: your beau or lady of the heart is late for a date for a whole hour. Unpleasant, right? Especially when you’re the kind of person who arrives half an hour “before.” What does punctuality mean, how important this quality is in today’s world and how to develop it if…

Everyone is in love with the mid-century modern style. Even though its design is simple, since the 50s, it has been one of the most popular decor styles in the world. Modern man doesn’t look like his counterpart from a decade ago. Instead, he has found his personality and is ready to express it through bold colours, patterns, big and light structures, bright walls, and bold shapes. Read further below if you want to know how to create your own mid-century modern home. Or, if you want immediate assistance, you can check out De Panache for more information. Identify the…

Exciting times lie ahead for the Welsh Hospitality industry as University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) hosts Wales’ inaugural World Young Chef Young Waiter (WYCYW) competition. UWTSD brings this exciting international opportunity to the young people of Wales for the very first time in 2022, and will host the competition for at least the next 3 years. Established in 1979, the World Young Chef Young Waiter competition aims to promote careers in hospitality, and is open to all professional chefs and waiters under the age of 26* who live and work in Wales. Entrants will encounter some of Wales’…

A young mum born with an incurable disease is looking forward to a brighter future after becoming one of the first people in Wales to be given a life-changing new drug. Holly Bevan, from Swansea has a rare genetic condition known as spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA. Determined never to let it hold her back, Holly, now aged 32, is a happily married mother of two, a home-owner with a full-time job. But she has always known her condition would eventually leave her relying on a wheelchair, that she would probably have to move to a bungalow, and that her…

Serah and Jamie Barnes, from Tumble, have raised £4,284 for Hywel Dda Health Charities in loving memory of their daughter, Molly. In January 2019, Serah and Jamie’s daughter Molly was sadly stillborn. Serah and Jamie received incredible care by the Bereavement Midwifery team at Glangwilli Hospital during this difficult time. The team provided constant, around-the-clock care, even after their shifts ended. Over the past three years, Serah and Jamie have been raising funds for the Bereavement Midwifery team through a range of activities such as a 24-hour darts marathon. Serah said: “I’ve set up a Molly’s Memory charity fund to…

Pride Cymru is back for 2022 and is delighted to announce that Boney M will be Sunday’s headline act for the first live Pride event since 2019. Boney M will lead an exciting Sunday line-up at the City Hall Event that includes Victoria Stone, and Britain’s Got Talent stars Welsh of the Westend who will follow an incredible Saturday line-up including Melanie C, Bimini and Mary Mac to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first pride march in the UK. Gates will open on the City Hall event site from 11:30 on Saturday 27 August, and midday on Sunday 28…

Seven brand new portraits have been created especially for the National Eisteddfod of Wales week which is held in Ceredigion this year. The Ceredigion Eisteddfod Literature Committee (y Pwyllgor Llên) decided to ask the artist Malcolm Gwyon from Blaenporth to create original portraits of seven writers from Ceredigion, which are Caryl Lewis, Dic Jones, Hywel Teifi Edwards, Lyn Ebenezer, Lleucu Roberts, Menna Elfyn and T Llew Jones. The artist Malcolm Gwyon specialises in painting portraits, landscapes and Welsh icons and is proud to contribute to this exciting project. The portraits were sponsored by Ceredigion County Council’s Education Department and they…

Bangor University’s School of Natural Sciences has partnered with Kepak Merthyr to offer an MRes Scholarship. The Masters-level research degree will provide a comprehensive insight into one of the most pressing issues and research questions of our time: how to improve the sustainability of food production systems. Working alongside Kepak, ‘Evaluating the potential for greenhouse gas reduction from a commercial beef supply chain’ will enable the student to make a tangible contribution in helping to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with beef production in Wales. Dr Prysor Williams, project supervisor at Bangor University says: “The UK has pledged…