Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales will be taking on South Africa on Saturday, November 6that Principality Stadium. With the kick-off taking place at 5.30pm – there will be a full city centre road closure from 1.30pm until 8.30pm to ensure all ticket holders are able to get into the stadium safely. Those attending the rugby match are strongly advised to leave large bags at home and pay attention to the prohibited items listed at principalitystadium.wales before they travel into the city. Road closures From 7am, Scott Road and Park Street will be closed because of the need to prepare Gate 5 and protect queuing fans. The…

Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters has announced an additional £150m to retrofit social homes with new technologies and insulation to help curb Wales’ emissions. Speaking at a press conference the Deputy Minister explained how the Welsh Government’s ‘Optimised Retrofit Programme’ will assess what technologies work best in individual homes to ensure optimum energy efficiency, value for money and top environmental credentials. The programme will see homes become so well insulated that heat would no longer wastefully escape. The funding will also be used for the installation of smart technologies so tenants can best control their energy use and…

New electrical safety standards and legal criteria for the provisions of compliance documentation in the private rental sector will go into effect on July 1st, 2020, under new legislation. As a result, all landlords in England and Wales must now hire a licenced professional to conduct an EICR examination on their rental premises at least once every five years starting this year. Prior to moving into a property, they must also give new tenants with a current EICR certificate. A valid EICR will be required for all renters starting on April 1, 2021, regardless of when their tenancy began previous…

Using a contactless payment method in casino gaming is quite fascinating and thrilling. You can love to enjoy the real gaming and gambling experience that playing games brings with comfort and ease of paying for your bets with the cashless and contactless method. Completing payment with this method is an effective way to pay for your games, only if the venue or casino site approves the use of such an option. Most online and land-based casinos, such as Siirto kasinot, always cater for a large gaming audience. And providing a contactless payment option is the best way to tell the…

Welsh eco pet product start-up Project Blu has secured investment and a strategic partnership with leading U.S. manufacturer and distributor Central Garden & Pet Company (“Central”). The partnership will support the company’s mission to drive sustainable change across the global pet industry. Central had fiscal 2020 net sales of $2.7 billion and operates multiple distribution centres strategically placed across the United States. The partnership will see Central offer Project Blu eco-friendly products to its extensive list of U.S. brick & mortar and online retailers. Project Blu is the first global pet brand to offer a full range of sustainable accessories,…

It was a double medal day for top Welsh athlete Dewi Griffiths on Sunday as he put in an amazing performance at the M&D Care Llanelli Half marathon, winning first place and the Welsh Half Marathon Championship at the event. This came as no surprise to the race organisers since the champ has represented Team GB and is the 2nd fastest Welsh male all time half marathon and marathon runner. David Martin-Jewell, Race Director said: “It was fantastic to see Dewi, all the elites and our runners put in such a fantastic effort at the Llanelli Half Marathon yesterday. It…

Radnorshire Wildlife Trust has completed its purchase of 164-acre Pentwyn Farm in Mid Wales. Pentwyn, a long-established livestock farm near Llanbister Road in Powys, will now be transformed  into a haven for re-establishing wildlife. Finance for the purchase has been loaned by a group of private investors who share a passion for enabling the reinstatement of wildlife on nature-depleted sites.  The group is headed by Julia Davies, the founder of an environmental fund called We Have the POWER. She said: “We are in a climate and biodiversity crisis and myself and the other lenders are investing in our families’ future…

A specialist nurse has been recognised for helping women receive a quicker diagnosis and short-term treatment for cancer until surgery can be performed. Paula Bidder, an advanced nurse hysteroscopist based at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, leads the post-menopausal bleed (PMB) service. This helps reduce the number of clinic appointments and visits for patients with potential endometrial cancer, which affects the womb. The one-stop clinic service provides women with an ultrasound scan and a consultation before they either undergo a hysteroscopy, a procedure used to examine the inside of the womb, or are discharged on the same day. Post-menopausal bleeding makes…

The rugby aces at Monmouth School for Boys are shining nationally after recording five successive wins. Captain, Theo Mayell, is leading the 1st XV who are unbeaten so far this season and gaining momentum in the 2021 SOCS Daily Mail Schools Trophy. Monmouth’s best win has been a 29-3 success over Cheltenham College, while they have also recorded a 20-5 cup victory at RGS Worcester. It’s a winning run matched only this autumn by KCS Wimbledon, Epsom and Kirkham in this national merit table, which has attracted 120 teams. The school will be hoping to rival their 2014 squad who…

Leading British community pubs owner Amber Taverns is gearing up to open new sites in the South West and South Wales continuing its UK expansion, advised by Savills. The business, which operates over 160 pubs in the Midlands, Wales, North of England and Scotland, has opened three sites in the UK this year, all of which have been retail conversions. They are now on the hunt for freehold or long leasehold high street locations in the South West of England and in South Wales. Stuart Stares, Associate Director in the Licensed Leisure team at Savills, says: “With the economy opening…