Author: Rhys Gregory

A quarter of the homes being built at a new housing development in Cardiff have now been completed, and more than half of the homes have been sold. Bellway is providing a total of 120 new-build homes at Rhiwlas at Plasdŵr, off Llantrisant Road bordering Radyr, where residents have moved into 34 properties. So far, 64 homes have been sold. Launched in August 2020, the project provides a variety of detached, semi-detached and terraced properties for private sale, ranging from two to four-bedroom designs, and also includes 18 homes allocated for those in need of affordable housing. The site presents…

The former Prestatyn library will be demolished and the site will be redeveloped to create new commercial space and apartments available for social rent. Denbighshire County Council cabinet members recently awarded the contract for the works, which are expected to begin in the next few weeks. The Denbighshire Housing development which has been named Llyn Llên to celebrate the site’s previous use as a library, will provide energy efficient apartments designed for older persons including those with limited mobility. Energy in the apartments will be generated by ground source heat pumps and solar panels on the roof to create improved…

A £20MILLION cheese factory development received international recognition ahead of its opening this Spring. Lauded as the cream of sustainability and innovation in the sector, Mona Dairy was visited by Australia’s High Commissioner George Brandis QC and Virginia Crosbie, MP for Ynys Mon. The 25,000 sq ft Anglesey facility will be the most modern anywhere in Europe, capable of producing 7,000 tons of Welsh and continental cheeses every year. Just weeks after the UK signed a historic trade deal with Australia – expected to unlock more than £10bn in contracts annually, and worth a reported £60m to the Welsh economy…

The University of South Wales (USW) has joined the national tree planting initiative, the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC), in celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The scheme invites people from across the UK to ‘Plant a Tree for the Jubilee’, encouraging  communities, schools, universities and corporate organisations to plant trees sustainably during the official planting season, between October and March. Alongside an extensive carbon offset planting scheme, in which USW has planted more than 80 trees of 12 native species across its estate, a hawthorn tree was planted to mark the University’s entry to the GQC initiative. Creative and Therapeutic…

South London’s beloved roots-futurists Alabama 3 have announced ‘STEP 13: THE DIVINE INTERVENTION TOUR’ set to take place in Spring 2022. The group was born at an all-night squat party during the ’90s. Charismatic front man and co-founder Rob Spragg, started singing the lyrics to a Hank Williams song over an acid-house beat. Meanwhile, the other co-founder, the late Jake Black, a diehard Jazz fan, apparently re-joined with some bebop skat stylings. On that unforgettable night, the mutant embryo of the ALABAMA 3 was conceived. Still adored the world over for 1997’s inaugural smash ‘Woke Up This Morning’, whose marriage of Howlin’…

Wales’ two national theatre companies, National Theatre Wales and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, are teaming up to tour Wales in spring 2022 with a brand-new production of Fabrice Melquiot’s extraordinary play. This multilingual adaptation is the brainchild of Director Mathilde Lopez and her Cardiff-based theatre company August012, and features a script translated by celebrated Welsh writer, Daf James, that mixes Welsh, English and even a little French. A dark and surreal comedy adventure, the story follows teenager Pwdin Evans who is pushed to breaking point by his ridiculous parents, step-parents and the weight of his teenage worries. He escapes by launching…

CONSERVATION campaigners are aiming to ‘Raise the Roof’ and carry out emergency work on a North Wales landmark. A series of storms over past weeks accelerated the need for crucial replacement and repairs to the roof of the Grade II-listed John Summers Clock Tower in Deeside. Enbarr Foundation director Vicki Roskams and fellow ‘Guardians’ have set up a CrowdFunding page in a bid to reach their target of £350,000 and are appealing for builders’ merchants, roofing firms and industrial suppliers to help with materials and labour, including felt and wooden beams and batons. More than £600,000 in grants and financial…

Bad Boy Chiller Crew (BBCC) have launched a Fan For Foodbanks’s initiative, encouraging gig goers to bring non-perishable food goods to their upcoming shows for donation to The Trussell Trust approved Manchester Central Foodbank. BBCC launched the initiative on Friday at their Manchester Gorilla show, with plans to roll it out fully during their Spring 2022 tour which kicks off in April. A philanthropic cause close to the boys’ hearts, the band have seen the all-too-real effects of extreme poverty in the UK having grown up on estates in Bradford where food banks are a vital part of the community. The damaging effects of the pandemic have…

The Post-Mortem Live arrives in Cardiff on 06/03/22 for two events offering attendees the chance to solve a murder. Working with award-winning human anatomist Sam Piri in this 4-hour long experience you’ll get into the bowls of CSI, pathology, and forensics to determine how the victim Rachel Harris met her death. In this rare insight into a post-mortem, you will actually dissect the human body to learn about the organ systems including a real kidney, stomach, intestines, lungs and heart.  You will also use forensic entomology, the study of insects to try and work out how long the body has been…

Dragon Signs, a UK leading signage maker, has extended its partnership with Tennis Wales – providing funds to grow and develop the sport until 2024. As part of the partnership, Dragon Signs will continue as the official signage partner to the National Governing Body, supporting tennis clubs, parks and indoor tennis centres across Wales. The partnership also partly funds the annual Tennis Wales Awards by sponsoring the Development Coach of the Year category, supporting those working in grassroots tennis coaching. This year, the partnership extends further to sponsor the Dragon Signs Welsh Local Tour – a national calendar of junior,…