Author: Rhys Gregory

Caerphilly Council (CCBC) is warning residents to be vigilant after UK online shoppers buy 80 million ‘disappointing’ items based on rave reviews CCBC are urging residents to be mindful when Christmas Shopping online after National Trading Standards released statistics showing that UK Shoppers have bought almost 80 million items on the back glowing online reviews, only to be bitterly disappointed when they arrive. New data, released by National Trading Standards as the festive season gets underway, shows how our trust in online reviews is fuelling a surge in criminals using fake reviews to make a fast buck by selling poor…

Businesses in Wales impacted by the rapid spread of the Omicron virus will be eligible for emergency financial support under a new Welsh Government support package. The Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced the details of the £120m funding which will be available for retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism business and their supply chains affected by the move to alert level two, as announced by the First Minister on Wednesday 22 December. Under the latest package, retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism business who pay Non Domestic Rates will be entitled to a payment of £2,000, £4,000 or £6,000 depending on their…

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has announced more than £34m of extra funding to support the Welsh Ambulance Service through the coming winter months. It includes £11m to extend military support for ambulances until the end of March – the number of personnel will increase from 100 to 250 early next year. £15m will fund the replacement of 111 emergency vehicles to improve fleet reliability and availability. The new fleet will include 39 replacement emergency ambulances, 12 new emergency ambulances and 23 rapid response vehicles. And more than £8m has been made available to support emergency ambulance services, and non-emergency patient…

History Grounded will be provided to all schools in Wales to give all pupils an insight into Wales’s history. The illustrated book, by Dr Elin Jones, a former teacher, will be provided to schools in both Welsh and English. The book provides a visual history of Wales over 5,000 years, covering Wales’s history from early settlement and society up to the present day, taking in important points throughout our past and across communities, with maps and illustrations. The book explains the way in which the landscape of Wales has been shaped by its history. The book will be provided to…

The reinstatement and maintenance works at Cardigan Leisure Centre, Lampeter Swimming Pool and Plascrug Leisure Centre are nearing completion and all three facilities will be in a position to re-open in the New Year. However, there has been a significant increase in the number coronavirus cases in Ceredigion, with some areas of the county being amongst the highest in Wales. As a result, all Council leisure facilities will close on 23 December 2021. The re-opening date for these facilities will be reviewed in the New Year and will be dependent on the number of coronavirus cases in the County at…

The biggest, most successful companies in the world always choose luxurious, hotels and resorts for their business meetings. New hotels and resorts open almost on a daily basis, so there will be no shortage of elite places for corporate meetings and events. Unfortunately, finding an elite conference room in a short time span is almost impossible. The demand for such places has never been so high, and elite meeting rooms get booked extremely fast. Therefore, it makes sense to look at different meeting hotels and their amenities a couple of months before a corporate event is scheduled. Further, we take…

The New Theatre Cardiff’s annual pantomime has been cancelled following today’s announcement from the First Minister. All performances of Aladdin from 26 December 2021 have been cancelled. This year’s pantomime was due to be at the New Theatre Cardiff until Sunday, 2 January 2022. Earlier today, 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 two to respond to the new omicron variant and are designed to help keep businesses open and trading and protect customers and staff. However, the…

Beauty and the Beast was due to be performed until 15, January 2022 but sadly productions after Christmas Eve will now bw cancelled. Earlier today, 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 two 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 a statement issued this…

This year’s pantomime at Swansea’s Grand Theatre will close following its performances on December 24. In a statement issued this afternoon, a spokesperson for the theatre said: “It will help the venue continue to play its part in helping the city and Wales through the pandemic. “One of the Welsh Government regulations announced today (Dec 22) was to limit the capacities of indoor venues. “This would have made it impractical to continue the run of Snow White from Boxing Day onwards.” Swansea Council runs the theatre and jointly took the decision with producers Crossroads Pantomimes. Customers with tickets for performances…

Following today’s Welsh Government announcement, Cardiff Winter Wonderland has announced that they will be closing the Ice Rink and Ice Walk, along with the Ice Bar this week. They had been taking bookings right up until the first week of January, but they now won’t reopen after Christmas. In a statement released this afternoon, organisers said: “This is in-line with the Welsh Governments recent announcement regarding updated Covid safety announcement.”Those with tickets will be refunded automatically processed within 48 hours including your booking fee with the money paid being returned to the original source of payment. Customers will receive a notification…