Author: Rhys Gregory

A south Wales valleys boxing club established in 1965 has seen a surge in new members following the refurbishment of its Dan-y-Gaer Road gym in Gelligaer, which it first occupied in 1991. Gelligaer and District Amateur Boxing Club was able to install new jigsaw safety matting thanks to a £1,984 grant from the Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The club has been refurbishing its gym with new equipment, roof repairs and redecoration, leading to its membership growing to more than 100 people of all ages. The Club has been part of…

Productivity has apparently been on the rise ever since employees were sent to work from their homes. But despite this, many things in the house are killing employees’ productivity, including technology, house members, and more. According to a recent study that surveyed 670 of those who worked from home in 2021 around the world, many things are fighting for their attention at the same time during working hours. From video games, phone calls, social media, to Netflix, and children, employees working from home are doing so many things at once. Mobile phones are the biggest distraction when WFHing One of…

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and Cricket Wales are delighted to announce an exciting partnership to improve cricketing facilities in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.  The collaboration between both organisations will include the installation of a three bay cricket net at the University Carmarthen campus Sports Centre. The nets will provide a much-needed focal point for cricket in the area, facilitating opportunities for the University’s students as well as young people in the community to get involved in cricket through club, college, NGB and other recreational activity. Most notably the Cricket Wales regional programme will utilise the facility as…

Community focused development trust, Open Newtown is inviting bids to lease, run and maintain a food franchise, at the new riverside development in Newtown.  The new ‘Riverside Venue’, situated alongside the River Severn in Back Lane carpark, will act as a gateway to Newtown’s green spaces and is scheduled to be completed in the spring. The development will house tourist information, a small retail area, exhibition spaces, a café, fully accessible toilets, and an adult changing space. The Riverside Venue development is well situated, at the head of the largest town centre car park, close to the bus interchange, and…

Pembrokeshire County Council is looking for people to get involved in the Newgale Coastal Adaptation scheme through a number of ‘Task and Finish Groups’. Task and Finish Groups (TFGs) will provide an opportunity for people to be actively involved in the ideas and discussions about particular issues. Members of TFGs will need to be able to attend meetings, discuss ideas, work with other people on the group and with other TFGs to make sure all the different aspects of the project can fit together and work. Members of TFGs will need to think about the wishes and needs of others,…

With over 1 million light bulbs, 120,000 visitors and 5 marriage proposals,the electrifying Christmas at Bute Park lit up the city centre in itsinaugural year as a festive illumination experience in Cardiff. As we approach the end of the first month of 2022, Christmas may seem a long time ago but memories from the magical light trail live on for many of Cardiff’s citizens and visitors. Despite the huge demand for tickets, the event curators, From the Fields, committed to ensuring the enjoyment of the event was shared as widely as possible. They donated over 1,450 tickets to communities, families…

Swansea has a new tall crane on the cityscape, showing that progress is being made on the transformation of the historic Palace Theatre building. The temporary new landmark is part of work by South Wales-based contractor R&M Williams Ltd on behalf of Swansea Council. The 134-year-old grade two listed building is being transformed sensitively into a home to tech, start-up and creative businesses. The six-storey flatiron-shaped structure was acquired by the council from private owners around two years ago; it had fallen into disrepair and was in danger of being lost. Work began on site in the autumn and the…

Wild Lakes Wales, which recently rebranded from Pembrokeshire Wake Park, has opened a new bouldering wall, boosting local employment and further expanding the range of activities available at the centre. The addition of the wall and a new yoga studio in the same building is enabling the centre to stay open through the winter for the first time since it launched. A family business, Wild Lakes Wales is run by siblings Sarah Harris, Mark Harris and Stephanie Harris. The trio grew up in Pembrokeshire and decided to create their own Wake park after moving back to the area and always…

A Gwynedd care home group has opened the doors to a new training centre as part of bold plans to increase high-quality dementia support within North Wales. Meddyg Care, which has two homes in Criccieth and Porthmadog, has completed work on the dedicated space next door to the company’s head office along Bank Place in Porthmadog. The facility, which occupies the former Cambrian News office in the town, has been renovated from the ground up to allow for staff development and specialised courses focused on the care sector. However, it won’t just be Meddyg employees which will be able to…

Reports of scam HMRC phone calls have fallen by 97% over the last 12 months, latest HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures show, which display a downward trend in reports overall throughout the past year. Reports of scammers impersonating HMRC in phone calls peaked at 79,477 in March 2021 and fell to just 2,491 in December 2021. The fall in scam call reports to HMRC has also been seen elsewhere with an 92% drop in phishing email reports and a 97% drop in scam text reports over the last year. These significant results are testament to some of the work…