Author: Rhys Gregory

On 5th of May this year, the Wales Coast Path will celebrate 10 years since its official launch in 2012. And in the first of a series of celebrations to mark the anniversary during 2022, Wales Coast Path has partnered with Cadw and writer Deiniol Tegid — a self-proclaimed Wales Coast Path walking enthusiast — to create a series of 20 bespoke itineraries. Combining the Path’s 870-mile-long offering with visits to some of the country’s most iconic castles and historic sites, the itineraries will provide the people of Wales — and beyond — with an opportunity to discover the Welsh coast anew,…

A West Wales advocacy charity has hailed the services provided by community interest company RCS, naming it one of the reasons it has been able to retain staff and expand during the pandemic. Advocacy West Wales (AWW) saw an increase in demand for its resources once Covid hit, and due to the additional demand as well as a planned merger, the team has doubled from 12 to 24 over the last 2 years. The organisation, which provides independent advocacy support to those with needs for care and support, including mental health issues, within Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion, faced the challenge…

University of South Wales (USW) is the first University in Wales to register a Spring Clean Cymru clean-up event in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy. USW students helped protect their local environment this Spring with a litter picking event. Keep Wales Tidy held a clean-up event at the Treforest campus on Wednesday 30 March. Student volunteers and staff members gathered to clean up the area surrounding the University campus with nine bags of litter collected. As well as helping to protect the local environment, the litter picking event provided an opportunity for university students to make friends and enjoy being…

Cardiff and Vale College has joined forces with FinTech Wales and leading local financial services employers including Admiral, Deloitte, Hodge Bank and Principality to create a unique, fast-track training programmes designed meet the growing need for skilled people to fill job vacancies in FinTech. FinTech – Financial Technology – involves businesses using technology to enhance or automate financial services. A rapidly growing industry, FinTech has benefits for businesses and customers alike. CAVC has worked with employers including Admiral, Deloitte, Hodge Bank and Principality to develop the innovative fast-track training programmes designed to give people the skills required to fill vacancies…

It’s a sausage, it’s ten feet long, weighs three tons and is probably the biggest banger in Britain. It’s the latest artwork from top chainsaw sculptor Ed Parkes and it now stands proudly speared on a wooden fork outside the Conwy headquarters of Wales’s best known butcher. Edwards the Welsh Butcher commissioned local boy Ed, whose stunning wooden artworks include a Spitfire for the RAF’s 100th anniversary and a pair of snow leopards for Colwyn Bay Mountain Zoo. Chairman Ieuan Edwards, who founded the business in Conwy High Street in 1984, was keen to make use of a dead ash…

The Royal Mint Experience based in Llantrisant, South Wales, has today announced a monthly autism-friendly tour in support of World Autism Acceptance Week. On the first Sunday of every month, starting from May, the award-winning visitor attraction will host autism-friendly tours to accommodate those with autism by reducing sensory triggers. The exhibition volume will be reduced wherever possible and lighting neutralised to make the experience a more comfortable environment. The sessions will also have a reduced capacity to ensure no one feels overcrowded, and tours will be extended to provide additional time to process information in each room of the…

A bereavement charity has pledged to improve accessibility around dementia through new work with a leading end of life organisation.  As part of the wider charity; Cruse Bereavement Support – the UK’s leading bereavement charity that supports people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland – Cruse Cymru helps people in Wales through one of the most painful times in life, with bereavement support, information and campaigning. Making dementia specific resources available in hard copy including larger A4 size, and digitally Increasing accessibility in local Cruse area offices and support venues by making use of guidance by people affected by dementia…

Low Cost Vans, based in Skewen, Neath Port Talbot, have just launched their very own motorhome hire which is now part of the LCV Hire service, enabling customers to hire the motorhome to explore South Wales and across the UK. Conveniently located in Neath just off the M4, Low Cost Vans are a short drive away from Swansea, a bustling city break destination and gateway to the Gower Peninsula, the UK’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a surfer’s paradise dotted with award-winning places to eat and drink. From a relaxing beach break to a cultural getaway, there is…

The Additional Learning Needs Team at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai (GLLM) has been awarded the Autism Wales certification for its support for learners. The Autism Aware scheme is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of autism, and certified organisations are recognised in the Autism Wales directory. Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has a number of autistic learners, with an increasing need for bespoke support. Initatives such as Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Mentors, quiet safe spaces, including designated Pods, and whole organisation training programmes have been put in place to help create autism friendly environments for students at the college campuses. These initiatives are…

Diana Berriman, 53, from Llandrindod Wells, joined Mel Giedroyc to get the Royal Jubilee party planning started at a special Big Jubilee Lunch event in Her Majesty The Queen’s Buckingham Palace Garden. Seasoned organiser, Neelam, shared tips as people across the UK start planning their own Big Jubilee Lunch celebrations from 2-5 June. In just two months’ time, neighbours around the UK will be coming together to mark The Queen’s 70-year reign with Big Lunch street parties and community celebrations. To kick off the festivities, broadcaster, actress and comedian, Mel Giedroyc was joined in the gardens of the iconic Royal…