Author: Rhys Gregory

From engineering and decorating to flooring and landscaping, new figures show businesses in the Swansea Bay City Region have benefitted from over £34.6 million worth of work thanks to the construction of Copr Bay phase one. As well as Swansea Arena, the Copr Bay phase one development also includes a 1.1-acre coastal park, the new bridge over Oystermouth Road, new apartments and new spaces for leisure and hospitality businesses. The figures also show Swansea-based businesses benefitted from £17.9m of the £34.6m spend. Businesses elsewhere in Wales outside the Swansea Bay City Region benefitted from a further spend of £18.7m. Copr…

Swansea is set to have its first installation of environmentally friendly bus shelters along main public transport routes in the city. Swansea Council is in the process of replacing more than 100 ageing bus shelters across the city, with many having been installed 30 years ago. The new shelters are being provided by Bus Shelters Ltd. Part of the city-wide upgrade will include 10 new ‘green roof’ bus shelters, featuring natural plants on top, which can help filter out dust particles and contribute to better air quality. The ‘green’ bus shelters will be installed along the roadside at Mumbles Road,…

Bridgend County Borough Council has welcomed a Welsh Government decision to award £2.65m of funding to carry out essential remedial work to properties in the Caerau ward. Awarded by the Minister for Climate Change, the funding will redress the failure of wall insulation work installed in 2012 and 2013 which utilised the Community Energy Saving Programme and Arbed schemes. The award is subject to the submission by the local authority, and assessment by Welsh Government, of a satisfactory and detailed business case and project proposal by the end of February 2022. This is very welcome news for those residents in…

As part of its Active Travel programme, the Council is considering plans to improve the footbridge linking Merthyr Leisure Village, Rhydycar to the town centre. The current footbridge is a well-used route across the River Taff to Avenue de Clichy, but has height restrictions and is too narrow for people and cyclist to pass one another. The Council has an opportunity to bid for Active Travel funding from Welsh Government and is seeking the opinions of residents. “We’re taking advantage of Welsh Government support to deliver improvements for pedestrians and cyclists across the town centre,” said Cabinet Member for Regeneration,…

The Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has unveiled a set of ambitious budget proposals for 2022/23. Despite having to find around £17million to meet unavoidable inflationary cost pressures the draft budget includes £10million of investment and protects frontline services from cuts as the authority recovers from the ongoing pandemic. ; The council has developed its budget proposals over recent months and these will be considered at a Cabinet meeting next week (Wednesday 19th Jan). The budget includes a proposed Council Tax increase of 2.5%, which is well below the rate of inflation and the lowest increase for a number…

Newport City Council has committed £100,000 of funding to support local organisations that are helping people affected by food poverty. Councillor Jane Mudd, Leader of the council, said: “We know that families and individuals across Newport continue to feel considerable pressure after a very challenging two years, and the post-Christmas period can be particularly difficult. “Our local food banks provide such an important service – providing essential supplies to those struggling to cover the most basic needs. “We know demand is very high and we want to put money into services that are in the heart of our communities, making…

The First Minister will tomorrow (Friday) set out how Wales plans to move back to alert level zero if the public health situation continues to improve. Mark Drakeford will set out the two-week plan to ease the alert level two restrictions which have been in place since Boxing Day at his press conference. The Welsh Government is able to start removing the protections put in place in response to the omicron wave, thanks to the support of people across Wales and the successful booster campaign – more than 1.75m people have had the extra booster dose. The move to alert…

With a new year come new goals, ambitions and ideas. Like many, you might be feeling inspired to fulfill yours by finally starting the business you’ve been thinking about for so long. If so, we’re here to tell you why Wales might be the best location for your new venture. Working in Wales Over the past two years, many have become accustomed to working from home. In this time, not only have we reaped the rewards of shorter commutes, greater convenience and fewer costly outings, but we have also been afforded the capacity to rethink our priorities and re-establish our…

Playing online games has become one of the favorite pastimes for millions of people across the world. Whether you enjoy playing them on your desktop computer or on a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet, online games are the easiest and fastest way to relax and kill some time while having fun. However, online games aren’t just quality entertainment that you can enjoy during your free time. They have also become a great way to make some additional money, and for some people, playing video games is the main source of income as well as their career. In this…

Wales offers some fantastic bingo halls, ranging from converted theatres to brand-new structures, catering for the older age around lunchtimes to a younger clientele late into the evening. Bingo is a versatile game that dates back to Renaissance Italy. There are games with as low as 30 balls up to the full 90-ball game. Even that can be changed, as evidenced by the huge variety of 90-ball games available at new bingo sites, which demonstrates how the game can be simply tailored to numerous themes. Castle Bingo New Canton (Cardiff) The club is about a mile outside of Cardiff City…