Author: Rhys Gregory

Pupils from Maesteg Comprehensive are among those to have contributed items for a time capsule which is set to be buried beneath Maesteg Town Hall as part of its £8m redevelopment. The capsule, which has been registered with the International Time Capsule Society, will be opened after a hundred years have passed in the year 2122. It will contain a poem called ‘Maesteg: Our Town, Our History’ which has been written by Year 8 students Olivia Waite, Emily Rees, Noah Tanner, Angus Gray and Dylan Norris, and artwork by Year 7 Expressive Arts students Lois Hopkins, Katy John, Shaun Prior…

Bridgend County Borough Council has welcomed news that work has started on a new active travel route which will link Waterton to a new strategic employment site at Brocastle. The £2m route, which is being funded by Welsh Government, runs parallel with the A48 for about two kilometres and incorporates a cycleway, signalised road crossings, replacement traffic signals, street lighting, new kerbing, surfacing works and more. Expected to be complete by early autumn, the new route will mark the completion of the wider infrastructure works at the Brocastle site where £10m has been invested into transforming 116 acres and outline…

With people flocking to the coast amid rising temperatures, the stunning bays and beaches of Porthcawl in Bridgend County Borough are proving to be popular with more than tourists and visitors this summer. The local council and its partners have been receiving a high number of reports about snake sightings, especially in the Rest Bay area. It follows new research published in the Clinical Toxicology journal that reveals more people in the UK than ever before are reporting injuries caused by snakebite. However, most of these have been caused by snakes kept as pets, and Bridgend County Borough Council is…

An important repair scheme will shortly begin to the Gelli Isaf Tramroad Bridge near Trecynon, which is a Scheduled Monument. The scheme will take place over two phases of work, with this year’s work causing no disruption. Gelli Isaf Tramroad Bridge provides a route for pedestrians off the section of the Cynon Trail between Trecynon and Hirwaun. It spans the Afon Cynon at a location to the north-west of the former Mayhew Chicken Factory site. A repair scheme sympathetic to the structure’s Scheduled Monument status will start from Monday, August 1. Centregreat Ltd has been appointed by the Council to…

Young people in Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Youth Forum Project Group have launched a board game to help raise awareness of emergency services. Working with representatives from the emergency services, the Youth Forum Project have created a board game, Siren, which aims to educate young people on what to do in an emergency and raise awareness of emergency services phone numbers such as 101 and the 999-text service in a fun and informative way. The game will be distributed to primary schools, comprehensive schools and youth clubs, projects and groups throughout the borough. Emergency services including the NHS, Fire Service, Gwent Police…

Caerphilly County Borough Council is delighted to announce that work has recently completed on its first new innovative homes; the first its built in 20 years. Homes on two sites in the Trecenydd and Trethomas areas of Caerphilly are not only the first of their kind for Caerphilly Council, but also the first of their kind in Wales; with a unique steel primaframe design used to develop the homes to Passivhaus standards, offering the highest levels of energy efficiency. The homes were completed as part of a pilot programme, with additional funding of £3.1 million provided from Welsh Government’s Innovative…

Following the critically acclaimed smash-hit primetime ITV series ‘Grace’, based on the best-selling novels by the UK’s number one crime author Peter James, producer Joshua Andrews is delighted to announce the world stage premiere of James’ novel ‘Wish You Were Dead’ – featuring DSI Roy Grace.  This will be the sixth stage adaptation of James’ best-selling novels – making it the most successful crime thriller stage franchise since Agatha Christie.   Adapted exclusively for the stage, the world premiere of ‘Wish You Were Dead’ will kick off a major five-month nationwide UK tour in February 2023 at the Churchill Theatre,…

Without mentioning any numbers, it’s already obvious that the number of people who play online casino games is high. Online casino games have grown in popularity thanks to the level of convenience and comfort associated with them. Players no longer have to go to a land-based casino to play their favorite games, instead they can enjoy the classics and the new games from the comfort of their phones! Along with safe transactions and various payment options, it’s no surprise that more and more players are opting for online casinos. Casino Industry With more than 5,300 establishments and more than one…

Mt. Gox, the infamous Bitcoin exchange, collapsed on February 24, 2014, after their 744,000 BTC – amounting to billions at present — were robbed. This year commemorates the eighth anniversary of the demise of Mt. Gox, an online exchange that once accounted for the vast majority of Bitcoin transactions. About Mt. Gox Mt. Gox, founded by McCaleb and based in Tokyo, began functioning as an essential crypto exchange in late 2010. The domain (MtGox.com) was initially purchased in 2007 to conduct a trading site for the enormously popular “Magic: The Gathering” game cards. However, as the business grew in popularity,…

Cryptocurrencies are a form of device that has gained a lot of traction. Unlike the existing centralized banking system, which is regulated, the decentralized financial system blockchain network intends to offer people more influence. Furthermore, the value of cryptos such as bitcoins has risen at times, making it one of the most profitable investment prospects. They are, nevertheless, prone to losing value in response to market fluctuations, making them volatile. Individuals who trade or acquire crypto have increased mainly for two reasons: more people are embracing blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have a chance of increasing in value. The three effective…