Author: Rhys Gregory

With over 30 different sports available, there’s plenty in store to keep children and young people active and entertained over half term at this year’s Monmouthshire Games. The week-long event runs from Monday 25th October to Friday 29th October and is hosted across the county’s leisure centres in Caldicot, Chepstow and Monmouth as well as Deri View Primary School in Abergavenny while the town’s leisure centre undergoes refurbishment. Aimed at children between the ages of five and 11, the Monmouthshire Games offer activities to suit a range of different interests and hobbies. The programme is based on learning new skills,…

On Thursday, 21st of October, a new Deputy Youth Mayor Elect for Merthyr Tydfil was elected. Katy Richards, who attends Bishop Hedley High School was selected at the Merthyr Tydfil Borough Wide Youth Forum Youth Cabinet hosted at the Red House and will take on the role of Youth Mayor in 2023. In October every year young people across Merthyr have a democratic vote to choose the next Youth Mayor. This year there were six candidates in the running and Merthyr secondary school and College students used their voice to vote for their candidate. The current Youth Mayor Andrew Millar said: “that the…

With winter just around the corner, Caerphilly County Borough Council would like to assure residents that they are ready for winter. The Council has 13 gritters available to use, all of which can be fitted with a snow plough if needed and around 9,000 tonnes of grit in stock ready to treat roads during the frosty nights. Trained staff monitor weather forecasts plus information from 5 weather stations based at Rhymney, Markham, Hafodyrynys, Caerphilly, and Ystrad Mynach. The decision to grit is based on a number of factors including road temperature, air temperature, rainfall and the possibility of snow and…

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has streamed its first live committee meeting, allowing the public to watch the democratic proceedings live from their chosen location. Viewers were able to see decisions being made by Cabinet as they happened, as well as being able to follow the agenda items, marking a further advancement with public participation. Among the agenda items discussed by Cabinet was RCT Theatres Christmas Offer Screenings; Living Landscapes Project; the Council’s Approach To Tackling Empty Homes, as set out in the Empty Homes Strategy; The Council’s Draft Corporate Performance Report; and Engagement On The Council’s Budget 2022/23. Councillor Maureen Webber, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for Council…

A new multi-use sports pitch is to be installed at Brynteg School for use by pupils and the wider community. The £320,000 sports facility which will include new floodlights to maximise use through the winter months and outside of school hours is being funded equally by the school and Bridgend County Borough Council via the Welsh Government Schools Capital Maintenance Grant. The existing all-weather pitch is often unusable due to its age and condition with drainage issues and an uneven surface. Adam Rosser, assistant headteacher at Brynteg School, said: “The new sports pitch will make a huge difference, enabling more…

Dragons Rubgy have been helping to drive home Welsh Governments major anti hate campaign, Hate Hurts Wales. The winner of a schools competition to design anti-racism posters, sponsored by the club, was announced during their game against the Stormers on Friday. And members of the West Gwent cohesion team were on hand to give out free merchandise promoting support for victims of hate crime. Kieron Porter, Dragons Rugby equality officer, said: “It’s good to be working alongside the local authority and Victim Support to tackle all forms of hate in rugby and the wider community. We want to promote that…

Plans for a Tiny Forest in Caerphilly’s Morgan Jones Park are progressing as plans to plant 600 trees are set. Climate Action Caerffili Gweithredu Hinsawdd (CACGH) are to hold an event, which will take place on Global Day of Action (6th November) and will not only see the planting of 600 trees, but will include open to all, fun-packed activities for the whole family. The event will mark the beginning of Caerphilly’s Tiny Forest, a very small forest created using a method developed by a Japanese botanist, Akira Myawaki which is designed to grow 10 times faster than a conventional…

The third ABP Newport Wales Marathon and 10K will take place on Sunday 24 October. Up to 7,000 runners will take to the streets to run the Marathon, 10K and Family Mile Fun Run events. What time will it start? The ABP Newport Wales Marathon and 10K take place on Sunday 24 October. The marathon begins at 09:00 and the 10K starts at 09:45. What’s the route? The route for the ABP Newport Wales Marathon was devised by double Olympic marathon runner Steve Brace, and follows the same route as the 2018 and 2019 races. The single loop route will…

A mighty red dragon has flown into Cardiff Bay and is making Mermaid Quay its lair until Sunday 7 November 2021. Towering over Tacoma Square, the fearsome dragon is 15-metre-long and 6-metre-tall dragon.  The largest animatronic dragon in the UK, it has arrived in time for half term and is free to view. Featuring a moving head and tail, opening and closing eyes, life-like breathing movements, along with a terrifying roar and smoky breath, visitors to Mermaid Quay will be among the first in the world to see this ‘roarsome’ beast. To celebrate the dragon’s arrival, Mermaid Quay has a…

Many entrepreneurs build incredible small businesses by leveraging their unique skills, professions and years of experience, but a major facet of a great small business is in its organisation. It’s not the most exciting quality of a successful enterprise but your ability to organise and plan are the inner workings that make a business tick on a good day and ride the storm on a bad one. Equally, wherever you choose to do business comes with it a set of regional rules and specifications that you’ll need to know and abide by to avoid breaching any corporate laws. In the UK, and…