Author: Rhys Gregory

Motorcyclists are invited to sign up to a free enhanced riders training course to help improve their riding skills and the safety of Powys roads. Powys County Council’s Road Safety team are providing these courses free of charge to any motorcyclists who live in Powys or use Powys’ roads, with funding from the Welsh Government. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Enhanced Rider Scheme is suitable for full motorbike licence holders who want to improve their riding skills, for those returning to riding after a break, riders who have just passed their test, people upgrading to a more powerful…

Sessions to provide children and young people with healthy meals and educational activities are back on the menu this summer with the return of Food and Fun. The Welsh Government has provided up to £4.85m for the provision of Food and Fun which is run by the WLGA in schools over the summer holidays. The sessions offer children and young people a healthy breakfast and lunch, physical activity and enrichment sessions, and information on food and nutrition. The scheme is aimed at providing support to those from disadvantaged areas, and this year the funding is expected to provide around 8,000…

Andreas Christou is a 27-year-old award-winning restaurateur with two Italian restaurants in Wales — and later this summer, he will open his latest branch in Merthyr Tydfil. Casa Bianca, which boasts sister restaurants in Abergavenny and Monmouth, is expected to open on the corner of Glebeland Street and High Street Merthyr Tydfil by late summer 2022 — providing a new lease of life for one of the town’s empty historical buildings. The new venture has been made possible by an investment from the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns Placemaking scheme, delivered in conjunction with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Proud winners…

Welsh racer Matthew Rees claimed a trio of top-ten finishes in the GB3 Championship at Silverstone over the weekend (July 30/31), scoring a valuable haul of points as he aims for a strong finish to the season. In a tight qualifying session where just 0.351s separated the BRDC SuperStar from the pole sitter, fine margins made all the difference, with the 17-year-old disappointed not to bank a stronger lap time on the challenging Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. The JHR Developments driver was eager to score good points in the first race of the weekend and that he achieved by scoring…

Work has commenced at a new all-through school in Abergavenny, with Morgan Sindall Construction selected as the main contractor for the £61m development. The rebuild will replace the existing King Henry VIII High School and combine it with the Deri View Primary School to create a single 1,900 place all-through school for three to 19-year-olds. Plans for the school were put before councillors earlier this year when the existing comprehensive school’s building was considered for replacement. The new facility is part of the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme (formerly 21stCentury Schools Programme), a long-term investment to improve buildings…

The Llanelli Rotary Club has raised £7,000 for the Ty Bryngwyn Hospice in Llanelli thanks to generous match-funding from Swansea Building Society. The funds were raised by Llanelli Rotary Club when it hosted a James Bond themed charity ball at the Diplomat Hotel in Llanelli. The amount raised on the night came to just under £3,500. Swansea Building Society, with branch offices in Swansea, Mumbles, Carmarthen and Cowbridge, then more-than match-funded the amount, bringing the total to £7,000. Speaking at the event was the outgoing Llanelli Rotary President and current Chairman of Swansea Building Society, Ieuan Griffiths. During his speech,…

More than half of the homes at Bellway’s Heron’s Mead development in Newport have now been completed. Bellway is building a total of 152 homes on the former Llanwern steelworks site off Queen’s Way, comprising 137 properties for private sale and 15 affordable homes for shared ownership or rent. Residents have now moved into all 99 homes built at the site so far, which includes 87 private houses and 12 affordable homes. A further 22 properties have been reserved off plan ahead of their completion. Heron’s Mead comprises a mix of detached, semi-detached, and terraced properties ranging from two to…

A SKILLS and support project for vulnerable and often disadvantaged young people will be rolled out across North Wales. Aimed at 16 to 25 year olds, the WeMindTheGap WeDiscover programme had a positive impact on participants in Conwy county. As a result, the scheme will now also be available to applicants who are NEET (not in Education, Employment or Training) in Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, and Anglesey. Run in partnership with Conwy Employment Hub – which oversees the successful Communities for Work, Communities for Work Plus, and PaCE initiatives – it is supported by Conwy County Council and other funders. Participants praised mentors…

A 22-year-old young entrepreneur from Bridgend, who has launched her own IT business specialising in repairs for hardware and software, refuses to let her autism diagnosis hold her back. Caitlyn Sheldon has fast become a go-to IT business for tech support and repairs in South Wales following the launch of her company CVS-Technical Ltd, with the help of Welsh Government’s youth entrepreneurship service Big Ideas Wales. Launched in March in a response to the current financial living crisis, founder Caitlyn Sheldon works alongside her customers to tailor the repairs to their personal budget while educating them on every step of…

S4C is a public broadcaster and the only Welsh language television channel in the world. S4C delivers a wide range of programmes including drama, documentaries, news, music, entertainment, live sport, and children programmes. As part of the S4C’s ongoing commitment to deliver a diverse  and vibrant slate of content, which reflects a modern Wales and its relationship with the rest of the world, S4C is delighted to confirm today that applications are open for production companies to tender for the Welsh language version of Channel 4 and Studio Lambert’s award-winning Gogglebox format (under license to S4C by Studio Lambert), to be transmitted late Autumn 2022 in a…