Author: Rhys Gregory

A police boss is launching a new campaign to cut crimes against women in Wrexham and make the town a safer place for them. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin has secured an extra £339,000 in funding to reduce the number of offences involving violence against women and girls by 10 per cent. The new Safer Streets initiative will include improving CCTV coverage, creating safer spaces for woman and girls as well as providing training and education. Earlier this year Mr Dunbobbin succeeded in getting and additional £500,000 to fund a high tech blitz on crime hotspots in…

German Doner Kebab has been shortlisted as one of the finalists for Deliveroo’s ‘Most-Loved Chain’ in the upcoming Restaurant Awards. The gourmet kebab chain has been recognised as one of the top contenders for the third annual Restaurant Awards celebrating the best restaurants and grocers available on Deliveroo. Voting has re-opened until the 18th of October where the public will have one final chance to vote for German Doner Kebab as ‘Most-Loved Chain’. Winners will be announced online on November 15th during the virtual Deliveroo Restaurant Awards 2021 held on Deliveroo’s Instagram and Twitter channels. German Doner Kebab is revolutionising…

Digital agency Spindogs has strengthened its Board with the appointment of Andy Crisp as Client Services Director. With a background in marketing and communications, Andy first joined Spindogs in November 2020 having previously worked for specialist tech agency Cohesive Communications. As Client Services Director with Spindogs, he assumes responsibility for all aspects of client delivery and management. He’ll work alongside Managing Director Liam Giles and fellow Board Directors David Morgan, Claire Swindell, Daniel Lewis and Claire Farren plus Non-Executive Director Gareth Lynn. Employing 68 in offices across Cardiff, Oxford and London, Spindogs recorded strong financial performance in 2020/21 with turnover…

Corris Railway Society volunteers are continuing to work on the revival of the Mid Wales narrow gauge line and looking forward to a major winter project. The Mid Wales railway, which has only a few weeks left of the 2021 operating season remaining – apart from a planned weekend of Santa Trains in December – will be working on a new track layout and station platform at Corris. A traverser is being constructed by Statfold Engineering which, together with a new point being installed to complete a loop, means that locomotives will be able to run around their trains at…

A walk to showcase Denbighshire’s section of a national walking route has taken place to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) held a walk on Prestatyn hillside along Offa’s Dyke Path, led by Rob Dingle, a national trails officer for the path. The Offa’s Dyke Path is a 177 mile walking trail which includes portions of the Dyke King Offa ordered to be constructed in the 8th century. It was opened in the summer of 1971 and links Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow with Prestatyn. More than 40 walkers attended the…

Trigwell Cosmetics is opening a pop-up shop at John Lewis, Cardiff. The brand is putting up shop in Cardiff’s John Lewis from October 18 to October 24. The space will feature next to world-renowned brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Bobbi Brown and Benefit Cosmetics and marks the start of Christmas at the department store. Founded in May 2020, Newport-based Trigwell Cosmetics was created to offer premium products without the expensive price tag. Zoe Trigwell, Founder of Trigwell Cosmetics, has worked as an award-winning professional makeup artist for years. She adored the way that makeup was able to transform people’s confidence…

Visitors to Swansea city centre may have recently noticed a new gold-coloured pathway taking shape in the area of the former St David’s Shopping Centre. Forming part of the £135m Copr Bay phase one district, the pathway will lead from close to the New Look store down to the new bridge over Oystermouth Road that connects the city centre with the Swansea Arena and coastal park development. Currently under construction, the gold-coloured pathway will pass through a new temporary area being introduced at the former St David’s Shopping Centre site to introduce more vibrancy there, pending its longer-term regeneration. A…

A new delivery team has been given conditional planning approval to take forward the transformational Afan Valley leisure resort project which could create hundreds of jobs and provide significant social and environmental benefits for communities in the area. The new team led by the Salamanca Group, a privately-held merchant banking business and home to experienced investors with a proven track record in delivery, were granted permission to progress the project to its next stages by members of Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday (October 12th). Now named the Wildfox Resort Afan Valley, the adventure resort will encompass a…

At yesterday evening’s (Tuesday 12 October) special meeting of the Council to discuss applying for city status, councillors voted 21-10 against pressing ahead with the bid. Members were told in a chief officers’ report that a three-week survey run on the Council’s website and social media platforms resulted in a combined overall 42.56% (758 votes) of participants in favour and 57.44% (1,023 votes) against. The total number of votes cast was 1,781. Based on the population of Merthyr Tydfil being 59,100, just over 3% (3.01%) took part in the survey. Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Transformation and Commercialisation Cllr Geraint Thomas…

Enthusiastic social care and early years staff from Rhondda Cynon Taf Council are part of a national network of WeCare Ambassadors, championing the people working in the sector whilst encouraging others to consider a rewarding career in care. Ambassadors in Rhondda Cynon Taf started their social care careers in a wide variety of ways and love their roles and the difference they make in people’s lives daily. In Rhondda Cynon Taf, Ambassadors will work with schools and colleges to introduce students to the opportunities that are available in the sector and highlight the career paths available to those who want…