Author: Rhys Gregory

Charity fundraiser Alun Roberts, known to some of his friends as Pinky, lost his brave battle against prostate cancer on Christmas Day last year. Now his daughter Sara and a school friend, Duncan Foulkes, are organising a 3.6 mile Pinky’s Walk in his memory on Saturday, May 28 at 10.30am to raise money for the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund, a charity very close to his heart. Sara and Duncan are hoping that many of his friends will join them and their families on the scenic circular walk from Gregynog Hall, Tregynon, near Newtown. Walkers will be asked to donate £5…

Following the results of extensive environmental studies and a review of the feedback from the early engagement in summer 2021, Pennant Walters is carrying out statutory consultation on its detailed proposals for Mynydd Carn-y-Cefn Wind Farm. The site is located to the west of Abertillery in Blaenau Gwent, in a Pre-Assessed Area for the provision of wind farms. The proposals include up to eight wind turbines with a blade height of up to 180m and ancillary development including a substation and transformer housing, temporary construction compound and site offices, crane pads, storage areas and an access track. The design iteration…

Ed Sheeran fans and bus users in Cardiff are being urged to plan their journeys in advance ahead of his concerts in the Principality Stadium. Bus diversions will be in place on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 May from 16:30 until the last bus, and again on Saturday 28 May from 14:00 until the last bus when My Chemical Romance will also play in the capital. Customers are being advised that there will be some changes to normal event day stops, along with route diversions. Services 1 and 2, 5 and 7 will start and end at Canal Street.  Services…

Accident repair specialists 1st Choice Accident Repair expect to create up to 20 new jobs as the business doubles in size having acquired new premises on Ipswich Road in Cardiff. A £975,000 loan from the Development Bank of Wales is being used to part-fund the move from Ipswich Road to a larger 30,204 sq ft unit on the same road that was previously occupied by Sytner. All 31 staff will transfer to the new site in May 2022 with up to 20 new jobs expected to be created across the business including the recruitment of paint and panelling technicians. The…

TWO apprentices have joined Cardiff-based fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium’s estimating department. Apprenticeships combine studying with practical training and gaining valuable workplace experience, allowing participants to earn as they learn. Dudley’s Aluminium has created bespoke apprenticeship opportunities for Izaak Lenney, 20, and Lewis Richards, 18, to help the pair develop their skills as Estimators and Quantity Surveyors. Supporting the fabricator’s estimating team, Izaak and Lewis help prepare estimates, cost plans, rates and bills of quantities for curtain walling, windows, doors and storefronts for customers. Other responsibilities include managing costs of ongoing projects, carrying out construction valuations and ensuring that projects are completed…

Following a two-year hiatus, several key speakers have been confirmed for the first Mental Health Wales conference to be held since the start of the pandemic. Mental Health Wales 2022, which is organised by GovConnect and sponsored by Ludlow Street Healthcare, will feature Alex Slade, Director of Primary Care and Mental Health, Welsh Government, as the keynote speaker The event, which will discuss the new mental health priorities for professionals and government in Wales and consider the progress of the Welsh Government’s current strategic response to mental health, will feature Shane Mills, the National Clinical Lead for Collaborative Commissioning, NHS…

A North Wales dairy farm enterprise is celebrating the centenary of Urdd Gobaith Cymru with the launch of a commemorative glass milk bottle. This year’s Urdd National Eisteddfod will be held in Denbighshire (May 30 – June 4) and will celebrate the iconic youth organisation’s 100th anniversary. To mark the milestone, Rhys Hughes, who last year launched a milk vending business at his family’s dairy farm in Llanrhaeadr, has created specially branded Urdd National Eisteddfod commemorative bottles. The limited-edition Llaethdy Llwyn Banc Dairy bottle incorporates the Urdd Gobaith Cymru logo and reference to the organisation’s centenary. Using milk from the…

Zoe Paterson is on a mission – to make sure school pupils across Newport are safe online. That’s because the 27-year-old, who’s originally from Buxton in Derbyshire but now lives in Newport, is one of five Cyber Skills Inspiration Officers who have been employed across the UK to promote Cyber Explorers in pilot areas, which include Newport, Newry, Inverclyde, Birmingham, and Bradford. Cyber Explorers has been designed to teach 11-14-year-olds essential digital skills to meet the future demand for talent in the cyber security sector. The programme is the latest UK Government-backed initiative to complement the existing CyberFirst programme of…

A world-famous peace festival in Wales is calling on young people to enter their award scheme which celebrates young people who are making a real difference in their community and beyond. The Young Peacemakers’ Award scheme is designed to recognise children and young people who have contributed to a greater understanding of peace, climate justice and equality in their school, youth group, local community or in the wider world. There are also creative categories and organisers are hoping that young people will be inspired to express their ideas about how the world can be a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable…

Liam Gallagher has chosen Cardiff as the final venue of his summer of outdoor concerts with the former Oasis frontman appearing at Alexandra Head on the edge of the Barrage. The ‘Rock and Roll Star’ is set to have a record-breaking summer with his third studio album ‘’C’mon You Know’ soon to be released and two already sold-out Knebworth Park shows, culminating with his show at Cardiff Bay on Thursday, September 15. Tickets go on general sale this Friday at10am via LiveNation.co.uk Following the release of his latest singles “Everything’s Electric’ and ‘Better Days’, his upcoming highly anticipated third solo…