Author: Rhys Gregory

Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, Cllr. Philippa Marsden was joined by special guests to mark the official opening of the new community athletics hub at Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School in Oakdale. The impressive site has been operational for a short period as both a school and community facility for countywide clubs and largescale competitions and events. Continuing our successful partnership with Welsh Government, the facility has been installed by securing funding from the Welsh Government Community Hub Grant. The new synthetic athletics track will be the first of its kind in Caerphilly County Borough and will allow residents…

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has agreed to freeze its sports pitch maintenance fees for three years to give clubs a chance to recover from the pandemic. This week, the meeting of the Cabinet voted for the removal of charges – worth around £40,000 per year to the authority – until 2025/26, after members heard that a review of sports facilities revealed ‘significant issues’ with the cost of annual pitch fees, and some clubs experiencing financial hardship or even folding. “Merthyr Tydfil suffers from both obesity and poverty problems and the Council is committed to supporting our future generations in…

Scottish Singer Gerry Cinnamon has announced a huge outdoor show in Swansea’s Singleton Park. His previously announced Welsh show in Cardiff Castle, sold out in minutes. The summer show featuring the Kooks as support takes place on Saturday 4th June 2022 at Swansea’s Singleton Park. Following Gerry’s triumphant penultimate slot at Reading and Leeds Festival attracting one of the biggest crowds of the weekend, the show in Swansea will be one of only a handful of shows his fans will be able to see him outdoors in the UK in Summer of 2022 with the tour also taking in a…

Erica Cassin has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Careers Wales, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has announced today.  The Minister has also appointed James Harvey as a member of the Board. Both appointments run from 1 February 2022, for a three year period. Careers Wales, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government, provides an all- age, impartial, bilingual, careers information, advice and guidance service. Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething said: “The role of the CCDG Board is of great importance, it has a key role in delivering the Careers Wales’ remit and ensuring the service achieves…

ADHD is a mental condition that is most commonly seen in children. An estimated 6.4 million American children ages 4 to 17 live with such conditions. Despite this, many people still have misconceptions about the disorder. Although symptoms of the disease were discussed in the early 1900s, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was not used in medical literature until the 1980s. In the past, the diagnosis was often linked to the child’s family history of psychiatric problems or the child’s parents’ inadequacies as parental figures. A few of these preconceptions are strangely persistent even now. In recent decades, there has been…

Cardiff-based fintech Delio has secured an additional £6.1m in growth funding to cement its position on the international wealth tech scene and expand its offering.   The latest backing of the Welsh fintech comes from Octopus Ventures, one of the most active venture capital investors across Europe. Maven Capital Partners, who led Delio’s Series A round in 2019, is also re-investing in the company, bringing the total equity funding raised to date to over £11m.   The past few years have seen a record level of investment in businesses across Wales, as £129m was invested in Welsh start-ups and scale-ups…

Spirit of Wales Distillery wins two silver medals for their Welsh rums from The Spirit Business, 2022 The Rum & Cachaça Masters, to find excellence within the category. The Welsh distillery walked away with a silver medal for their newly launched luscious Steeltown White Welsh Rum and a second silver medal for their Dragon’s Breath Welsh Spiced Rum, adding to their array of global awards. In February 2022, The Spirits Business hosted The Rum & Cachaça Masters’ competition in search of the finest rum and cachaça brands on the world stage. The panel comprises leading spirits specialists from around the globe who judged the…

Llanelli audiences are in for a treat as Mid Wales Opera and Ensemble Cymru bring Puccini’s majestic masterpiece, La Bohéme, to the Ffwrnes stage on 24th March at 7:30pm. Telling the timeless love story of Rodolfo and Mimi, Puccini’s tour de force celebrates the power of love and friendship. Ensemble Cymru will perform Puccini’s gloriously evocative score, with some of opera’s best loved arias conjuring Parisian cafes as well as the cold reality of the bohemians’ hand to mouth existence. La Bohème concludes MWO’s Puccini in Paris season, delayed for a year by Covid-related theatre closures. The young bohemians in…

Bridges Centre are celebrating the announcement of £99,997 grant made possible thanks to National Lottery players. They will be helping children and young people with additional needs spend quality time with their families through creative and social activities. Another Monmouthshire based community project receiving funding is Usk Town Council with £3,887 to host an event to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Over the next two years, Bridges Centre will spend their £99,997 grant to provide Quest Busters – a series of activities for children and young people with additional needs and their families. This will include activities during holidays, after…

The market town of Machynlleth will sing along with legendary Welsh folk singer Dafydd Iwan when the Amdani, Fachynlleth! Literature & Travel Festival returns from April 1-3. The bilingual festival, translated to Let’s Go! Machynlleth, will yet again be hosting artists, poets, travel writers and musicians across the weekend for a series of events on stage at the Wynnstay Hotel and the Senedd-dy, Glyndŵr Centre. With events costing just £5 per event, there will be something for everyone, from the unveiling of a new portrait by Dan Llywelyn Hall to Rhys Mwyn discussing the psychogeography of Gwynedd. Travel writer Tharik…