Author: Rhys Gregory

A resident of Ty Iscoed Residential Home, Caerphilly has celebrated their 100th birthday. Myrys Joan Dew, who become a resident at Ty Iscoed in October 2011, has celebrated her 100th birthday with local schools, Councillors and the Mayor all wishing her a Happy Birthday. Family also came along to visit Myrys for her birthday, which was marked with a harp performance in the afternoon. When asked about Myrys, social workers from Ty Iscoed said: “Myrys is a very sociable and friendly lady who spends her day talking to the other residents. She often speaks of her family who she is…

A bereaved daughter, training to be a nurse in memory of her late mum, joined Marie’s Light up the Night campaign to turn the shortest day into the brightest night to remember loved ones lost. Sharon Marks was just 51 when she sadly died at home in Barry on December 7 2020, following a terminal diagnosis of cancer of the lymph nodes just 2 weeks earlier.  Her daughter, Jessie, supported her step-dad Kevin Tucker to care for her mother in the final weeks – but praised Marie Curie for their support in allowing her mum to be at home. On…

Swansea man Paul Taylor is retiring at Christmas – after spending more than half of his life working for the local bus company. Paul joined what was then South Wales Transport in 1987 in what he believed was a temporary role as a driver but now – 34 years later – he is still with its successor business as a network planner, co-ordinating bus services across the First Cymru network. Paul, aged 65, will work his last day at the company’s Penlan headquarters on Christmas Eve. “I joined the company during the early expansion of the Mini-Bus concept of fast,…

Lifesaving charity Blood Bikes Wales has received a £13,000 boost towards its “vital work” thanks to the generosity of DVLA staff. The charity, which transports emergency blood supplies to the NHS across Wales, received the donation from DVLA staff after being nominated as their Charity of Choice for the past two years. Staff raised the funds in their own time by undertaking virtual quizzes, walking challenges, choir events, virtual sweepstakes and raffles. Nigel Ward, Blood Bikes Wales Chairman, said: “We have been so grateful to be DVLA’s Charity of Choice for two consecutive years. “It has been wonderful to hear…

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So what to look for when choosing an SEO agency? There can be a lot of selection and assessment criteria, so we advise you to assess the situation comprehensively, and then draw conclusions. Important Criteria for Choosing an SEO Agency Let’s find out what is important when choosing SEO services. Communication Speed The manager disappears at the negotiation stage for 2 days or more, communication is interrupted, you cannot get through to someone during working hours? The company probably does not have well-defined processes for handling leads. Leave a request on the site – if the company promises to answer…

The personal injury litigation system is attracting renewed attention, stimulated first and foremost by compensation. Only a small percentage of cases reach trial, yet court proceedings can be issued if you have three years from the date of the injury to claim compensation, the defendant denies any sort of liability, or it’s impossible to reach an agreement regarding the value of the claim. During this time, your personal injury solicitor will start gathering evidence for compensation. Successfully navigating a case to a favourable settlement or verdict is more difficult than it seems. It’s necessary to prove that you suffered an…

The Sherman Theatre will remain open after Christmas as it prepares to make changes in response to the new Alert Level 2 restrictions. Yesterday, the First Minister for Wales, Mark Drakeford, announced new measures from 6am on Boxing Day to help keep Wales safe. The measures are a revised version of Alert Level 2 to respond to the new omicron variant and are designed to help keep businesses open and trading and protect customers and staff. However, the rule of 6 and 2m distancing has seen a number of theatres close their productions early. In an email sent to customers…

Many of Cardiff’s Christmas attractions will close at end of play on Christmas Eve following Welsh Government’s announcement that Wales is moving to Alert Level 2. Winter Wonderland attractions at City Hall, St John’s Street and the castle; St David’s Hall, the New Theatre and Cardiff Museum will all close. A spokesperson for Cardiff Council said: “Clearly with the rise of Omicron what’s important is that we do all that we can to keep people safe and to help slow transmission of the virus. Following the First Minister’s announcement on Wednesday, Cardiff Castle will close at 8pm on Christmas Eve…

The Welsh Government is making £574,000 of funding available to support four new projects which will help the social enterprise sector in Wales deliver a fairer and greener economic recovery, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has announced today. The funding will help to fulfil the Welsh Government’s Programme for Government commitments and support social enterprises, co-operatives, and employee-owned businesses. The projects being funded include: The Tackling Climate Change project will provide a grant scheme and business support for start-up social enterprises that agree to design, implement and embed independently agreed ‘net zero carbon’ policies. It will build examples of good…