Author: Rhys Gregory

Caerphilly County Borough Council has revealed regeneration proposals for the Newbridge to Risca area. The draft Newbridge to Risca Corridor Masterplan was considered by members of the council’s Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee during a recent remote meeting.  The proposals will now be presented to Cabinet and, if approved, a 6 week public consultation process will be carried out. Proposals included within the draft Masterplan are to build upon the existing employment and tourist strengths in this locality and further promote the area as a major base for employment, tourism, and recreation. Cllr Eluned Stenner, the council’s Cabinet Member for…

Following a recent monitoring inspection visit, St Julian’s School has been removed from special measures. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales, Estyn has confirmed that the school has made sufficient progress and no longer requires this level of intervention. Councillor Jane Mudd, leader of the council, said: “This is excellent news for the school and its students. A considerable amount of work has been done in partnership with the school – well done to staff, governors, pupils and the wider school community for their continued support and for making such positive progress.” Estyn’s inspectors had previously placed…

RCT Council has provided grant funding to a local enterprise which has exciting plans to restart manufacturing at the former Polikoff and Burberry factory in Ynyswen, with highly-skilled former workers set to return to the site. The former Burberry factory closed in 2007, ending all manufacturing at the site which had first started in the 1940s and brought huge employment to the area for generations. However, the newly-formed Treorchy Sewing Enterprise is progressing its ambition of restarting garment manufacturing operations, using invaluable experience of local factory workers who once worked there. The group approached the Council and Welsh Government for…

A new £1 bus fare to incentivise off-peak bus travel is coming to Cardiff in the run up to Christmas. Running from Friday, December 3rd, up to and including Thursday, December 16th, the offer – which will run from Monday to Friday each week – will be available through all bus companies that operate services in the citythat are participating in the Bus Promotion Scheme.It will see all single fares after 9.30am – that leave and arrive within the Cardiff boundary – reduced to £1. Cardiff Bus, Stagecoach, Adventure Travel, Edwards Coaches and First Cymru have all signed up to…

A fund to tackle loneliness and social isolation will help grass root organisations bring communities together across Wales. The three year Loneliness and Social Isolation Fund will support front-line, local, grass-roots organisations, which bring people of all ages together, helping them to build social connections in and across communities. £1.5 million has been split across Welsh local authorities, working in partnership with County Voluntary Councils, over the next three years and will help organisations run face-to-face activities safely and securely or continue online activities if access to venues is difficult or to reach people who are not ready to attend…

Chelsea are finding out first-hand just how tough it is at the top considering they’re still priced out as underdogs to win the Premier League title despite leading after 14 games. Bet365 offers 3/1 odds on Thomas Tuchel’s pace-setters steering their way to a seventh top-flight crown come May, a signal there’s a lack of faith in the Blues’ staying power. Second-place Manchester City reside as 4/6 favourites to finish first despite sitting a point off the peak, with Pep Guardiola well-fancied to secure a fourth Premier League gong in five seasons. Liverpool complete a front three at 7/2 another…

The Christmas lights have been switched on. The temperature is definitely starting to drop. Now it’s time to start thinking about starting, or finishing, your Christmas shopping. Luckily, you’ll find everything you need at our new pop-up shop on St Catherine’s Walk. Now open, Pop-Up Caerfyrddin will be showcasing 21 local businesses over a five-week period. You’ll find a wide range of gift options and you can even book a visit to Santa’s Grotto. Based in the Shared Spaces building, the pop-up shop will give start-ups and established businesses the chance to test their products and offers a real commission-based…

Genesis Biosciences is celebrating after triumphing at this year’s Cardiff Business Awards, winning two award categories as well as the coveted Cardiff Business of the Year. The company, which ferments Bacillus bacteria, creates natural microbial and antimicrobial products for a range of industries, secured Green Business of the Year, Technology Business of the Year alongside the Cardiff Business of the Year award. Genesis has been at the forefront of the fight against the spread of coronavirus supplying tonnes of its natural anti-microbial sanitisers across the UK and much of Europe since the beginning of pandemic. Replacing the need for traditional…

A new era of transformed train travel in Wales is being heralded with the arrival of brand-new trains that will provide more capacity and improved services for Transport for Wales passengers. TfW is investing £800 million in new trains for the Wales and borders network – with the first two brand new trains from leading train manufacturer Stadler being delivered to the TfW depot at Canton, in Cardiff, for testing. The new Class 231 FLIRT trains arrived in Wales from Switzerland and are the first of 35 to be delivered over the next 24 months from Stadler. The FLIRTs will…

On Wednesday 1 December, Careers Wales will open the doors to its new Queensferry centre for the first time. The Station Road-located centre will be open every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am to 4.30pm for those seeking advice on all things careers and employability, from starting apprenticeships and upskilling through training or education, to complete career changes and redundancy support. Cut this para in 2 sentences? The space includes one large meeting room and four interview rooms to ensure complete confidentiality and privacy during sessions. There will be six careers advisers and two employability coaches on site. Currently, up…