Author: Rhys Gregory

With a view to creating the first green hydrogen supply to a brewery, Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, the UK arm of global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev, and Protium, the leading UK-based green hydrogen energy company, have teamed up to explore the deployment of zero emission green hydrogen at Magor brewery in South Wales, one of the largest breweries in the UK. Bolstering Budweiser Brewing Group’s ambitious sustainability objectives, the project would build the first large-scale hydrogen generation system at a brewery. The hydrogen will fuel the brewery’s production, as well as its key logistics assets including Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and…

Pupils counting down the weeks until they can move into their new school building have created a lasting legacy to let children in the future know what school life is like today. The children at Ysgol Gymraeg Tan-y-lan have worked with staff to gather items for a time capsule that has been buried on the site of the new £9.9m build in Clase. The development is nearing completion and they are due to move from their existing site at Tan-y-lan Terrace in Morriston to their new home in Clase after the Christmas holiday break. Pupils joined Swansea Council Leader Rob Stewart,…

Bridgend County Borough Council has welcomed news that The Senior Open Presented by Rolex will return to the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in the summer of 2023. The event will mark the third time that Porthcawl will have hosted the Senior Open – Europe’s only senior major championship tournament – when it returns between 27-30 July 2023. With its stunning views across Swansea Bay to the Gower Peninsula, the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club has previously hosted numerous championship events including The Amateur and the Walker Cup. Originally founded in 1891 as a nine-hole course before an additional nine holes were…

Recently, Cyfarthfa Park and Aberfan Community Centre hosted the annual Shwmae Su’mae event. As part of the celebrations, Cyfarthfa Park, Troedyrhiw and Abercanaid Primary schools performed a variety of musical items. There was also a solo performance from a Rhydywaun pupil. Children from Ysgol Gynradd Coed y Dderwen also took part on Saturday offering Welsh parachuting games for members of the public. Welsh Language community items included a powerful and enjoyable performance by Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, Ynysowen Male Voice Choir in the Aberfan Community Centre and a stunning instrumental performance by professional harpist Catrin Meek, a former pupil of Ysgol…

If you’re looking for ways to keep the kids entertained this half-term then one of our venues or facilities might have the answer… Here’s an idea of what’s happening  across Cardiff. HUBS & LIBRARIES There’s lots of spooky goings on at our hubs and libraries over the half term holidays but there’s nothing to fear – just brace yourself for lots of fun in our free events including ‘Halloween at the Hub’, treasure hunts, pumpkin carving and many more activities throughout the week. All the usual favourites will be taking place too like story times and rhyme times, Read Along Club, Craft Time and Lego Club.…

The new Cardiff Northern Cemetery, on  Thornhill Road, will officially open on Wednesday, October 20, providing much needed burial space in the north of the city for the next 15+ years. The cemetery design includes lawn graves, traditional graves, cremated remains graves, as well as a natural burial area that will be managed to increase biodiversity within the site. The site has been designed and landscaped with additional tree planting to provide a therapeutic and holistic experience for those who have lost friends and relatives. Councillor Michael Michael,Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment  said: “This new cemetery provides a…

The Creative Industries make a significant contribution to the culture and economy of Wales, with pre-COVID turnover and employment levels of £2.2billion and 56,000 people. As the Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething sets out his vision to move the Welsh economy forward, with an approach geared towards creating an economy where more young people feel confident about planning their future in Wales, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden outlines the value of the creative sector as an accessible and rewarding career choice – and sector which is booming. Wales has recently seen the busiest period of TV and Film…

“Delivering the £1bn Welsh Metro project will be one of the most ambitious and complex programmes we’ve ever undertaken.” Those were the words of Deputy Minister for Climate Change, with a responsibility for transport, Lee Waters as he unveiled new maps showing the enormous scale of the project. Speaking just a week before the Welsh Government publishes its Net Zero plans in the run up to COP26, the Deputy Minister said how the project would deliver on plans set out in Llwybr Newydd, the Wales Transport Strategy, by creating a modern, integrated and sustainable transport network that supports modern lifestyles.…

Calvendo Verlag from Munich uses the blockchain to better organize the production and supply chain. Not in theory, but in real life, and not as a PR gag, but because it makes sense. What do Korean airplane pilots and a publisher’s supply chain have in common? Why do most economic managers misunderstand the usefulness of a blockchain, and why has Ethereum lost some of its focus? Answers to this question can be found at Calvendo Verlag in Munich, which a few months ago was the first German publisher to include a blockchain in its publication and production process. But let’s…

Starting a day with a cup of coffee and a cigarette is a classic daily ritual, though not a healthy one. While breakfast is not considered the most important meal anymore, it certainly is an essential one, so whether you are a smoker or not, you need to follow the right diet and not live on smoking alone. That’s where e-cigarettes enter the stage. Vaping is the new buzzword right now. More and more people choose this option above traditional smoking due to its supposed benefits and a variety of possible flavours. And these flavours become even more of an…