Author: Rhys Gregory

Porthcawl’s tourist land train is welcoming the Steelworks Santa on board for a magical festive event for families to enjoy. The special three-day event will provide a festive family experience during the Christmas period. Once safely onboard Lucie the Porthcawl Land Train, the 40-minute ‘Santa Express’ ride will offer carol singing, a meet and greet with Santa, a chance to take photos with him, and a festive treat to take home. Children will also receive a gift, free activity pack, and certificate from Santa. The Family Claus will be joining steelworks Santa, with Mrs Claus leading some traditional carol singing…

A nurse of fourteen years has advanced her career with a master’s degree at Swansea University, all while being a single mother to two young children and working on the frontline. Bethany Kelly, 34, from Southampton, worked as a diabetes specialist nurse for several years. After a personal experience with the condition, Bethany successfully applied to study for a part-time degree in MSc Diabetes Practice at Swansea University Medical School. “During my first pregnancy, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and as a result, I’ve had first-hand knowledge of how it can affect people’s lives,” said Bethany. “I was already…

GlobalWelsh, the global diaspora organisation focused on connecting Wales to the Welsh diaspora around the world, has launched a new hub in the Middle East. GlobalWelsh Middle East joins a network of other hubs in economically vibrant cities around the world including London, Beijing, Tokyo and Dublin. The hub will be officially launched with an event on 15th December at the British Embassy in Dubai with guest speaker, Welsh Government Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething MS, joining virtually from Wales. The virtual hub will represent GlobalWelsh and facilitate activities on the ground in the region focusing on Gulf Cooperation Council…

Budweiser Brewing Group, a proud part of AB InBev, has announced that its UK breweries are aiming to have net zero operations in 2026, as part of a new global ambition to achieve net zero across its value chain by 2040. An ambition that fits within Budweiser Brewing Group’s new global purpose: “We dream big to create a future with more cheers.” AB InBev aims to brew the world’s most sustainable beers and the brewer has already made significant progress towards its global 2025 Sustainability Goals. Between 2017 and 2020, absolute GHG emissions in its operations (Scopes 1 and 2)…

Critically acclaimed international stage sensation Whitney – Queen of the Night is back with its biggest ever UK tour. The electrifying show – which has wowed audiences and critics in the West End and around the world – is a stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of all time. And this unmissable show now has a new date at St David’s Hall in Cardiff on Sunday, November 13 2022.  Whitney – Queen Of The Night stars the sensational Elesha Paul Moses (What’s Love Got To Do With It?, The Voice, The X Factor)…

A new school, Eastward House School, has opened its doors at the former Cardiff Academy sixth form centre in Roath. A sister school to successful Westward House School in West Wales, Eastward House educates children from 7 to 16 years using a different and more individualised approach than is seen in mainstream schools. Its founder Harriet Harrison said: “In a calm and nurturing environment, pupils are offered a bespoke programme to suit their needs, learning styles, abilities and ambitions. Eastward House School offers a great opportunity for pupils who suffer with anxiety, for those who find mainstream overwhelming, for learners with…

School pupils have helped give a boost to a local Wildflower site to help it bloom with health for next season. Following Denbighshire County Council’s declaration of a climate and ecological emergency in 2019, this project is part of the council’s ongoing commitment to enhancing biodiversity across the county, with nearly 60 sites, including highway verges, footpath edges, cycleways and amenity grasslands, now being managed to create wildflower meadows. These sites, along with the 11 roadside nature reserves, equate to about 30 football pitches worth of Denbighshire grassland managed as native wildflower meadows. As well as protecting wildflowers, the meadows…

Bridgend County Borough Council is looking into the next steps to address a fire-damaged building in Bridgend town centre. The vacant three-storey commercial property on Nolton Street was damaged in a fire in April 2020. Known locally as ‘The Ranch’, the building, which is privately-owned and not maintained by the council, was inspected after the blaze by local authority structural engineers and made safe by removing loose roofing tiles, damaged guttering and other debris that could have potentially fallen to the street below. Prior to the fire, the owner was served with a Section 215 maintenance notice by the council…

Library members in Pembrokeshire who have been exploring their family history using the Ancestry Library Edition at home during the pandemic are being notified that it will be reverting back to library access only from January 2022. The online service has been provided courtesy of Proquest but it will be coming to an end on 31stDecember 2021. However, there is still some time left before the deadline to explore your family history at home. To access Ancestry Library Edition, please go to the Library Service’s online catalogue at: https://libraries.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/iguana/www.main.cls?p=*&v=*&language=eng# Log in using your library card number and password, and click…

A new Post Office branch is set to open in Bettws over three years after it was closed. Opening on 24 January 2022, the new branch is located in a new site on Tyn-y-Bettws Close, just half a mile from Y Wern where the old branch closed in November 2018. Situated within a Premier Store, the branch will offer a wide range of Post Office products and services over longer opening hours. Katimay John, Post Office network lead, said: “We are keen to restore services to this community as soon as possible so are now progressing with these plans. “However,…