Author: Rhys Gregory

Lansdowne Primary School Headteacher Michelle Jones and her Deputy Head, Catherine Cooper have won first prize in the St David’s Awards, the national awards of Wales. The two senior leaders received the award in the Critical Key Worker category for thesupport they showed to families at their school during the coronavirus pandemic. In an anonymous nomination for the Welsh Government prestigious awards, Michelle and Catherine were describedas being the ‘heart of Lansdowne Primary School, making it the safe, loving, supportive and ambitious community that it is.’ The award recognises thetireless work undertaken by Michelle and Catherine during the Covid-19 pandemic…

It’s a proposal that’s been developed by Swansea Council after earlier public consultation on initial design ideas. The proposals show a new-look Castle Square with features such as an increased amount of greenery, including planting, lawned areas and an increased number of trees. They include a new planters, steps, seating, lighting and paving, and two green-roofed commercial units which could each be divided in two and have uses such as retail and cafes with outside seating. The existing water feature would be removed and replaced by a new water jet feature which can be switched on and off so that…

Voters in electoral wards across Neath Port Talbot County Borough are being reminded to use their vote in the Local Government Elections next week. Whilst the poll for the Port Talbot Ward has been delayed, due to the sad death of the independent candidate Andrew Tutton, the elections for all of the other contested wards in Neath Port Talbot will go ahead as originally planned on Thursday 5 May. Voters will go to the polls to elect County Borough Council seats in 31 electoral wards (two wards are uncontested). In addition there will be contests for certain Town and Community…

Two Rhondda Cynon Taf residents, an employee and a shop owner in Mountain Ash have both been successfully prosecuted by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Trading Standards department for operating a fraudulent business and having counterfeit goods in their possession, for the purpose of selling. The 23-year-old female and 43-year-old male, husband and wife, appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court, where they both pleaded guilty to 24 offences relating to the sale and possession for supply of counterfeit tobacco products, dangerous goods and running a fraudulent business. The successful charges were brought against the defendants by the Council’s Trading Standards Department…

Newport is taking part in a specially designed augmented reality trail to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The trail is an experience where players visit seven characters that have come to life from Buckingham Palace and are visiting locations around Newport on a day out. Players, guided by Sir Barnaby Beacon, visit each character including Charlie Crown and Theadora Throne, learning about a different decade in Her Majesty’s 70-year reign and ‘choose their own adventure’ as they progress around the trail. This innovative experience is completely contactless and free – all you need is a smartphone. It’s so easy to…

Trading Standards Officers in Blaenau Gwent are warning the public to be on their guard for a telephone scam in relation to the cost of living support payment. The scammers claim to be associated with the council and explain a refund is due. They then ask for your bank details in order to pay out the £150 payment. People who have fallen victim to this scam state they have had large sums of money taken from their accounts following the call. There are also variations of this scam being seen via email and text message. The council has made it…

Fifteen polling stations across Powys will not be open next week because of uncontested elections, Powys County Council has announced. Although the council is encouraging electors to head to the polls on Thursday 5 May and use their right to vote, 15 polling stations in the county will not open because of uncontested elections. If your polling station is one of the following, then your County and Community Councillors have been elected unopposed and you will not be voting on Thursday 5 May. List of those that are closed: Brecknockshire 1.    Hay-On-Wye Bowling Club Montgomeryshire 2.    Cemaes Church Room 3.   …

Cycling is a fair sport that brings joy to all people, of all ages and abilities.Modern society has developed transport, aircraft, trains, cars. The movement is expanding in all directions. In addition to those places that we have indicated, you can also visit the walking tour of Istanbul. Amsterdam Amsterdam is considered the friendliest city in the world.Amsterdam has a calm and pleasant culture of cycling, and cycling has become the main way to get around. The city has created a large number of speed limit zones of 30 km/h to ensure traffic safety, allowing residents to enjoy a “slow…

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