Author: Rhys Gregory

People in Wales will be able to learn about the benefits of eating wild game, where to find it and how to cook it with the launch of a new guide. The inaugural Welsh Game Guide has been launched at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells on Tuesday. The guide features 50 top venues across the country where you can enjoy game plus a host of game recipes and cooking tips from leading chefs, with the foreword written by Welsh chef Hywel Griffiths from Michelin starred restaurant Beach House, Oxwich. It has been produced by The Chefs Forum in…

Members of the public are invited to share their views on the works associated with the establishment of new build accommodation for Willows High School. The consultation marks the next stage in the development to relocate and rebuild the secondary school on land off Lewis Road, Splott. If plans are progressed, the new school would boast a range of comprehensive facilities which would be available for public use outside of school hours and would be delivered under Cardiff Council and Welsh Governments Band B Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. The Pre-ApplicationConsultation runs until Tuesday 16 August 2022 and allows people…

MORE than 500 volunteers aim to help Swansea’s first IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon event become one of the best in the brand’s glittering global calendar. The event, with over 2,000 registered athletes and thousands of fans and supporters, is due in Swansea and Gower on Sunday, August 7 – boosting the local economy and bringing international attention to the region. The IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea triathlon event – a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run – will also bring a financial boost to local organisations whose members volunteer in groups. The organisers have tasked Swansea triathlete Paul Evans with managing…

RCT Council will undertake the necessary replacement of eight streetlights at Abercynon Road in Glyn-coch – requiring day-time road closures (July 25-29) scheduled for the school summer holiday to minimise disruption. The work needs to be completed as the streetlighting columns have passed their design life. The posts and brackets are showing signs of extensive corrosion, and may become a risk to pedestrians and road users if they aren’t upgraded. The Council will renew eight columns, as well as replacing their LED lanterns. The scheme requires a road closure to ensure the safety of motorists and the workforce, due to…

A group of senior CCBC councillors will visit communities across the Caerphilly county borough to discuss new opportunities and consider key issues affecting local people. The council’s Cabinet are keen to get out on the ground and see for themselves the various opportunities and challenges facing the community. Leader of Council, Cllr Sean Morgan said, “I have pledged to deliver positive change for the residents of the county borough and a key part of this process is to better understand the ‘hot topics’ within our towns and villages.” “We will be making visits to all parts the county borough over…

Blaenau Gwent Council is proposing to renew its Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for the exercising of dogs and clearing up of dog fouling on land throughout the borough. Comments on the proposals are currently welcome from all interested members of the public. The PSPO for Dog Control aims to help owners behave responsibly in areas that are enjoyed by others. It outlines requirements and restrictions for dog owners and ensures that shared spaces are usable for all Blaenau’s residents to enjoy. The existing PSPO was introduced in November 2019 for a period of 3 years and is due to…

Are you – or do you know someone else who might be – interested in helping to protect and maintain access to Merthyr Tydfil’s rights of way and green spaces? The County Borough Council is currently seeking applications and nominations from members of the public for membership of the Merthyr Tydfil Local Access Forum. There are 24 Local Access Forums across Wales, which were created in 2000 to advise the local authority, Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government about public access to land for open air recreation and enjoyment. In providing advice, the forums consider important issues related to land…

More than 400,000 low-income households in Wales will be eligible to benefit from a £200 payment to help keep their homes warm this autumn and winter. The Welsh Government is investing £90m in the Welsh Government’s Fuel Support Scheme in recognition of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on those struggling to pay their energy bills. Previously, around 166,000 households on universal credit, legacy means-tested benefit and working tax credits benefitted from the £200 2021/22 Winter Fuel Payment. The extension of the fuel support scheme will mean nearly 200,000 more households on child tax credits, pension credits, disability benefits, carers…

Businesses and other organisations at an energy park in Neath Port Talbot who faced having their electricity supply cut off after a private power network was placed into liquidation are being successfully connected to a newly installed power grid following Welsh Government intervention. Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething visited Baglan Energy Park to meet businesses who have faced more than a year of uncertainty around their energy supply. Businesses on Baglan Energy Park previously received their electricity supply via a private wire network from an on-site gas-fired power station. In March 2021, the company that owned the private wire network was…

When it comes to working on a construction site, it is important that you always consider the health and safety of the site and do what you can to improve it. There are a lot of potential hazards on a construction site, so you do need to be constantly aware of what those hazards are and what you can do to ensure that people are kept out of danger. As the leader on the construction site, it is your duty to come up with a comprehensive safety plan, so that everyone understands what they need to do to uphold the…