Author: Rhys Gregory

THE stunning Vale of Clwyd landscape inspired a school pupil to victory in a college competition. Catrin Wynne was among local children to come up with names for rooms at the £1.2m Hwb Cymunedol (Community Hub) rural education centre at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. Catrin, from Ysgol Pentrecelyn, looked to the fields and farms around Llysfasi and decided upon these four titles – Cricor, Y Gelli, Y Waun and Y Accre. The talented nine year-old said: “I am really happy my names were chosen and honoured that our village and school will always be represented in the new building. “I looked…

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is sponsoring this year’s IRONKIDS Wales event on September 10 as part of its collaborative partnership with IRONMAN Wales. The partnership, which also includes sponsorship of the IRONMAN Wales volunteer programme, will provide opportunities for students and staff to collaborate with IRONMAN on areas related to the University’s portfolio including sports, health and wellbeing, tourism, hospitality, events management as well as film and media.  It will also provide opportunities for applied research including the possibility of undertaking impact studies and reports to inform IRONMAN Wales in its business planning and future strategy.…

The number of electric car charging points for public use went up by 9% from 1 October 2021 to 1 January 2022, according to Department for Transport figures. There are now 2,448 more available charging devices across the country. Publicly accessible rapid charging devices increased by 233, a 5% rise in three months. This brings the total of publicly accessible charging points nationwide to 28,375, of which 5,156 are rapid charging devices. Over the course of 2021, the number of publicly accessible charging points increased by 37%, an additional 7,600 devices. The number of rapid devices increased by 33% adding…

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…