Author: Rhys Gregory

People across Neath Port Talbot are getting ready to play their part in marking the historic royal milestone of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Organisations, community groups and residents are planning to hold a whole host of events to honour the monarch’s 70-year reign. As part of the chain of beacons being lit across the UK (one of the official royal events of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration), LED Jubilee Beacons will be lit at 9.45pm on Thursday June 2nd in Pontardawe, Neath and Port Talbot. As well as parties being planned by residents in streets, parks and community centres, other…

Pembrokeshire libraries will this week hold a series of events to recognise and celebrate the incredible work of unpaid carers. The Down Memory Lane events will be run across four sessions in Fishguard, Milford Haven, Tenby and Pembroke Dock libraries. If you look after a friend, neighbour or family member and would like to socialise, share memories and experiences and find out about the support available to you, please go along to one of the sessions. Tea and coffee will be provided. The events take place at: Fishguard Library (01437 776638) o   Tuesday May 24th 2pm – 4pm Milford Haven…

Members of the team behind Caerphilly Keys, a pioneering private sector leasing scheme, joined forces recently to raise over £1,450 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Eight members from across the Caerphilly Keys team, including officers and landlords, took part this year’s Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10k on Sunday 15th May.  The team selected the Motor Neurone Disease Association as its chosen charity following one of the scheme’s first landlords being recently diagnosed with the condition. The initiative is led by the Housing Solutions team at Caerphilly County Borough Council and is the first of its kind in Wales.  Caerphilly Keys…

Welsh Government investment in universities collaborating in data science and artificial intelligence is changing lives and helping Wales become an international leader in the field. As part of the Digital Strategy for Wales, £500,000 of funding is being shared between 22 innovative projects. Wales Data Nation Accelerator (WDNA) is a collaboration between Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Bangor universities to help Wales secure long-term data science and AI success. As data science and AI become more widespread, university research teams are helping people across Wales by ensuring projects are being taken forward with industry so the outcomes can be adopted to…

A new all-Wales digital system is helping people with chronic kidney disease manage their care through technology and cutting hospital visits. Developed by the renal unit at Swansea Bay University Health Board and receiving £1.874million in funding from Welsh Government’s Transformational Fund, the tools have transformed service delivery, enabling those living with the disease to access their blood results and dosing instructions through a patient portal. People with chronic kidney disease often face a lifetime of health challenges; most require specialist medicines, and some require dialysis or a transplant. The digital platform allows those living with the disease to manage…

Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has announced £2.9m from the Welsh Government’s Brilliant Basics capital fund will be shared among 18 projects that will help deliver small-scale infrastructure improvements in strategically important tourism locations across Wales. The fund, which is supporting local authorities and national parks to deliver the improvements which will benefit both communities and visitors, will support projects to help alleviate pressure in areas that are seeing increased visitor numbers. Brilliant Basics will also support projects to improve accessibility to sites and projects that make their destinations more environmentally sustainable. Funding will enable the completion of the Porthcawl Cycle…

After Welshman Ethan Ampadu moved from his hometown team of Exeter City to Chelsea four years ago, at just 16 years old, and several seasons on loan at different clubs, where does his career look to be going next? Season on Loan Although there was much admiration for Ampadu when he first arrived at the club back in the summer of 2019, he was sent to RB Leipzig for a season on loan. There, he still got very little playtime, with just 78 minutes played across 2019/20. His time in Germany did lead to him playing in the UEFA Champions…

If the casino accepts cryptocurrencies, then most likely, it accepts deposits in Bitcoin. This rule applies to all popular crypto gaming portals – exceptions can be counted on the fingers. If you need to quickly choose a place where it will be convenient to play for bitcoins, the following portals with cryptocurrency games are perfect for this. Why is it profitable to play in a casino for bitcoins Cryptocurrency offers the player clear and significant advantages in online crypto casino games. Try to play for BTC for the first time – thoughts about playing for fiat money will surely go…

Circus Extreme has arrived in Cardiff and is currently dazzling audiences with its death defying stunts until Saturday, 4 June 2022. The world famous circus has returned to the UK as part of its world tour, promising ‘a one-of-a-kind performance’ with its highly talented performers. And the fact that the circus hasn’t beckoned on the city since 2019, makes it extra special. If like me, you’ve been to the circus before, perhaps as a child, you’ll know the excitement of entering the big top, with its electric atmosphere as you wait for the show to start. There is no designated…

In front of 416 guests, IoD Wales crowned its Director of the Year award winners. With a shortlist featuring leaders representing a wide spectrum of organisations and sectors across Wales, winners were announced during a ceremony at ICC Wales, Newport on 20 May 2022. The awards celebrate leadership talent, success, and highlights business excellence and significant contributions leaders can make to the social and economic prosperity in the community. In partnership with Cardiff Business School, the following winners were announced. 1. Young Director of the Year – sponsored by Sony Technology Centre Phoebe Brown – Repair Café Wales 2. Director of the Year…