Author: Rhys Gregory

Comedian John Bishop will take to the stage at the new attraction on March 15, with Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse performing on June 24. Other acts already announced for the arena include Alice Cooper and The Cult, Katherine Ryan, Rob Brydon and Diversity. The announcement of the headline opening act for the arena is anticipated in coming weeks. The 3,500-capacity Swansea Arena, to be run by Ambassador Theatre Group, forms part of the £135m Copr Bay phase one district being developed by Swansea Council, working alongside development manager RivingtonHark. Led by Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd, construction of Copr…

Welsh Government has issued a warning that fake vaccine consent forms may be circulating in schools. The bogus forms have reportedly been sent to schools across the UK by anti-vaccine groups after it was announced that all children aged 12-15 would be offered their first dose by the end of the October half-term. Under an ‘NHS Vaccines’ logo, the form falsely claims that the vaccine is a risk for ‘strokes, blindness, deafness, clotting, miscarriages, anaphylaxis and cardiovascular disorders’. We are aware that anti-vaccine groups are trying to circulate fake vaccine consent forms among UK schools in an attempt to spread…

A new initiative which aims to increase physical activity levels for young people across Caerphilly County Borough has been launched. Caerphilly County Borough Council and the leisure services are proud to launch the ‘Year 7 Active’ initiative in collaboration with all comprehensive schools. The new initiative will give Year 7 pupils free access to all ten sport and leisure facilities across the County Borough. This will include free access to swimming, fitness suites, classes and racquet sports. Becoming active and taking care of our physical and mental wellbeing has never been so important. ‘Year 7 Active’ aims to encourage individuals…

RCT Council is consulting residents on its plans for a new £12.5m Welsh Medium primary school in Rhydyfelin, to inform its final planning application – and will host a public event next week as part of the engagement exercise. The school will be built on the current Heol y Celyn Primary School site, welcoming the school’s Welsh Medium pupils and those currently attending Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pont Sion Norton. It will open in September 2024, and is funded as part of a wider £55m investment across Greater Pontypridd from Welsh Government’s 21stCentury Schools and Colleges Programme. The school will contain…

A number of changes to electoral boundary arrangements in Cardiff will take place over the coming months, following a decision announced today by the Welsh Government Minister for Finance and Local Government. The changes seek to ensure that the ratio of local government electors to the number of councillors in a ward is, as nearly as may be, the same in each ward in the city. Following recommendations earlier this year by the Local Democracy Boundary Commission for Wales to make amendments to current arrangements in the city, Minister Rebecca Evans MS has decided to implement the recommendations with modifications.…

As 12 to 15-year-olds across Wales start to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations, the Health Minister today (4 October) confirmed they will all be offered a vaccine by the end of October half-term. All 12 to 15-year-olds will be invited by letter to have the vaccine and the majority being administered at mass vaccination centres. In some areas, vaccination will be carried out at schools. Some of the most vulnerable 12 to 15-year-olds in Wales have already started receiving the vaccine and all health boards will have started rolling out the programme in their areas this week. Health Minister Eluned Morgan…

The new Chief Executive of the NHS in Wales and Director General for Health and Social Services will be Judith Paget, it has been announced. Judith is the Chief Executive of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and will take up her new appointment on 1 November. Judith will succeed Dr Andrew Goodall, who takes up a new role as Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government. The Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan said: “I’m delighted that Judith will be taking up the role of Chief Executive providing a wealth of experience at a crucial time for health and…

Birds are a major problem for farmers. They can quickly decimate an entire crop, leaving the farmer with nothing but empty fields and no income.  Some birds, like pigeons and sparrows, will strip seeds from the ground as they sow themselves.  Other birds eat young plants and buds directly off of the plant. As such, it is important that you protect the crops you worked so hard for from being destroyed by birds. Here’s how you can protect your crops from birds: Bird Netting One of the best methods for protecting your crops from birds is to put up bird…

Cardiff Fire and an award-winning local radio show have announced an exciting new link-up ahead of the 2021/22 ice hockey season. Fire, who play ice hockey in the NIHL South 2 Division, have partnered with Chris O’Brien’s ‘Standing Room Only’ sports and music show on Radio Cardiff 98.7FM. As part of the deal, O’Brien will act as Fire’s arena announcer for home games this season at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay. Fire coverage will also feature on the Radio Cardiff show throughout the season – including player interviews, match reaction and even audio highlights. The show’s ‘Standing Room…

Businesses are being offered a unique venue for their Christmas parties this year as festivities are set to go underground in Mid Wales. Award-winning Corris Mine Explorers at Corris, near Machynlleth is launching Underground Christmas Explorations in an abandoned Welsh slate mine. The explorations will be individually tailored and can include underground, adrenaline-pumping activities with ropes, ladders, climbing and scrambling around or something a little more sedate with a fascinating tour of the abandoned slate mine and its explosive history. The attraction says there will be lots of festive fun thrown in too. Mark Waite, mine guide, said: “Our vast…