Author: Rhys Gregory

The residents of Lansbury Park approached Caerphilly Council with a desire to organise a mass clean-up of the estate. More than 20 residents have spent the last 10 days litter picking on the estate after they were provided with equipment, funded by Caerphilly Council. Wayne George a local resident who was part of the event, said, “The children of Lansbury deserve the praise for this effort. It is testament to the parents who have raised these responsible youngsters. As a community we are really proud of our young residents who are leading the way and taking pride in their place.”…

Work has now started on an exciting development that will being 12 new one-bedroom apartments to Trethomas, Caerphilly. Caerphilly County Borough Council is delivering the development on Llanfabon Drive as part of an innovative pilot programme that will also see 6 new homes built in Trecenydd. Homes on both sites will be owned and managed by Caerphilly County Borough Council and allocated to eligible applicants from its Common Housing Register.  The homes are expected to be completed in Spring 2022. Homes will be constructed to Passivhaus standard, consisting of very high levels of insulation, extremely high-performance windows with insulated frames,…

A temporary vehicular access road has been created from the A467 Rogerstone by-pass to Forge Mews following the emergency closure of Old Bassaleg Bridge. To ensure safe entry and exit, the A467 has been reduced to one lane northbound and the speed limit reduced to 30mph. Only vehicles needing to enter and exit Forge Mews are allowed to use the left-hand lane of the A467 between the Forge Road roundabout and Chartist Drive roundabout and this is clearly signposted. Drivers travelling northbound on the A467 are asked to take care and be aware of vehicles merging from the left-hand lane.…

Garden waste collections in Cardiff will move from fortnightly collections to monthly collections from Saturday, August 14th, as Cardiff Council works to clear a backlog of garden waste on the city’s streets caused by a UK-wide shortage of HGV drivers and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Council will use the rest of August to collect any outstanding garden waste that remains on the street and residents are asked to leave their garden waste out for collection until it is picked up. The next garden waste collection will take place after the August Bank Holiday weekend, with a further collection…

Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has congratulated software start-up company Aforza on securing a $22 million funding investment which will see it double its number of employees, establish new headquarters in the US and drive significant product innovation that will benefit consumer goods businesses of all shapes and sizes. The rapidly-expanding business, which is backed by key Silicon Valley investors, started at the Tramshed Tech working hub in Cardiff with a Research and Development lab and customer support centre. The Welsh Government supported the company to set up in Wales in 2019, awarding £900,000 from the Economy Futures Fund, with an…

Rural Affairs and North Wales Minister, Lesley Griffiths has visited the Food Technology Centre in Llangefni to hear how their work has helped create hundreds of new jobs in the Welsh food and drink industry. The Centre, which works with a broad range of businesses from start-ups to national companies, is part of Project HELIX in partnership with Wales’ two other food centres based in Cardiff and Ceredigion. The Welsh Government and EU-funded project is delivered by Food Innovation Wales and allows eligible companies to have access to a range of expertise to help them grow and succeed through developing…

Wales is a beautiful country. The rolling countryside and the beautiful coastline entice thousands of visitors every month. Residents living in Wales know this to be home, and the novelty of the location won’t be the same as it is for visitors. There are tons of UK city break destinations, country escapes, and beachside hotels to chose from. Most people are eager to get out of the UK, but with prices of airline tickets soaring and the ever-changing pandemic rules, a UK break is the easier option. If you check out ClickTravelTips.com, you’ll find some great international travel destinations. For…

YouTube is one of the few social platforms that offer their users the opportunity not only to show the positive view on the content, but negative as well. Dislike button is right there beside the like. This function concerns bloggers, especially the ones who have only started their career on YouTube. But let’s discover how dislikes affect YouTube videos actually, and is their impact solely negative? Who knows, maybe after reading this article there will be reasons for you to buy dislikes for your YouTube growth. Let’s see what is the deal about dislikes and should you be afraid of…

When it comes to health issues over the last year or so, we don’t need to tell you that we’ve all had our eye on what’s right in front of us. Making sure that we are taking every possible precaution to protect ourselves against COVID-19 has been a huge part of every single day since at least March 2020. And it hasn’t just been worrying about contracting the virus itself. It’s been trying to make sure that we don’t end up having to go to the hospital with something else and risk catching it there. Our physical health has been…

Gambling is a much loved pass time around the world and in all corners of the globe there are places which offer us plenty of excitement and fun, where you can gamble the night away in the city lights, feeling like the top dog.  The risky pursuit of gambling goes to a whole new level when it is experienced in a casino getaway. And in some metropolises, casinos are at the very beating heart of a thriving economy.  If you have been gambling online, and have had plenty of practice, why not jet away to one of these top gambling…