Author: Rhys Gregory

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Huw David, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Education Councillor, Charles Smith and Cabinet Member for Communities, Councillor Stuart Baldwin, recently visited the re-developed Rest Bay playing fields and pavilion building after a successful community asset transfer (CAT), which allowed Rest Bay Sports (RBS) to develop a community friendly / sports hub. RBS was awarded a 5-year lease by the Council in December 2020. Since then, the outdated pavilion building and Rest Bay playing fields have undergone a major overhaul and been transformed into a welcoming and multi-functional community hub. Building work which has been…

Councillors and special guests recently attended the official opening by the Mayor, Cllr John Spanswick, of a new community garden, created on the site of the old Berwyn Centre Miners Hall in Nantymoel. The Hall was demolished in 2013 after falling into a state of disrepair and closing due to safety issues. In its place, a new community garden space has been created, overlooked by a striking sculpture of a miner and coal dram, reflecting the rich mining history of the area. Famous local sportsman Lynn the Leap’s legendary jump is also commemorated at the site with an art feature…

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Culture, Cllr Peter Rees, has officially opened the £29m Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School in Cimla, Neath. Also at the official opening of the school (Friday, March 18th 2022) were Welsh Government Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles MS, Neath Port Talbot Council Leader Cllr Ted Latham and Deputy Leader Cllr Leanne Jones, Chief Executive Karen Jones and Director of Education and Lifelong Learning Andrew Thomas and the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot, Cllr John Warman. Completed ahead of schedule by contractors Morgan Sindall last year, the new Cefn Saeson…

RCT Council has secured a tenant for two floors of office space at 2 Llys Cadwyn – with Firstsource Solutions UK Ltd the latest company to base itself at the development and join the local community in Pontypridd. Llys Cadwyn is an office-led, mixed-use development totaling 160,000 sq ft which has transformed the derelict former Taff Vale Shopping Centre site with three modern and iconic buildings and a river walkway, connected to Ynysangharad War Memorial Park by a new footbridge. It has already welcomed Transport for Wales, Bradleys Coffee Shop and Gatto Lounge as tenants of 3 Llys Cadwyn (building…

A transformed Newport Market has officially opened its doors to the public after the completion of a multi-million regeneration project. It will have a host of new traders plus some familiar faces, a food court with a diverse offering business and event spaces. A launch event was held last week week for specially invited guests, including Newport City Council leader Councillor Jane Mudd, following the completion of what is believed to be the largest indoor market redevelopment in Europe. “It is fantastic to see how the refurbished building has retained many of the traditional market features while giving it an…

Tenants recently moved into the first new council homes to be built in the Caerphilly county borough in 19 years. The homes, on the Bedwellty Field site in Aberbargoed, are owned and managed by Caerphilly County Borough Council and were secured through a Section 106 agreement with the Llanmoor Homes, the site’s developer. There are 6 social rent homes on the 55-property development owned and managed by the council, as well as 2 low cost home ownership properties, which will offer opportunities for first time buyers to purchase their own home. Leader of Caerphilly Council, Cllr Philippa Marsden, recently visited…

A north Powys library will be hosting an open day for their local community later this month. Machynlleth Library will host an open day on Saturday 26 March between 11am 1pm. Local author Emma Rea will be opening the day and reading from her 2014 children’s novel, Top Dog. The novel, which is for children aged 7+, is set near Machynlleth and features a lad who dreams of building a world class bike track in his father’s fields and makes items to sell at the Wednesday market. As part of the open day, which will be accompanied by music on…

From today [March 21st] physically punishing children will be illegal in Wales as Welsh Government continues to put children’s rights at the heart of its policies. Wales joins more than 60 nations across the world to end the physical punishment of children. This landmark legislation removes the archaic 160-year-old legal defence and provides children the same protection from assault as adults. Under the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020 all types of physical punishment, such as smacking, hitting, slapping and shaking, are illegal. The new law will apply to everybody in Wales, including visitors, from 21…

First Minister Mark Drakeford will meet the Wales Women’s rugby squad today (Monday 21 March) ahead of the start of the 2022 TikTok Women’s Six Nations Championship. During the visit the First Minister will talk about the importance of increasing the numbers of women and girls participating in sport. The First Minister will attend the training session as they prepare for their first game of the tournament; away to Ireland on Saturday 26th of March. Wales have named a 37 strong squad for the campaign led by captain Siwan Lillicrap. The team’s preparations were boosted recently by the awarding of…

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