Author: Rhys Gregory

Popular Welsh barbecue guru, Chris Roberts, cooked Rhug Estate Organic Welsh Lamb last night at the ‘Fix Food, Fix the Plant’ festival, being held at Silas Yard East London. The festival was held to help promote sustainable methods of farming. With the support of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), Caernarfon’s Chris Roberts brought his unique brand of PGI Welsh Lamb cuisine to the last night of the food festival last night which was the brainchild of ‘Wildfarmed’, an organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable integrated farming. Chris Roberts’ presence at the London event was part of HCC’s 2021…

Green Man is thrilled to announce that Teddy Hunter is their Green Man Rising winner for 2021, and will bag a slot on its Mountain Stage this August. The Cardiff native beat off competition from 3,000 hopeful and over 30,000 votes to claim the annual award after she was announced as the judges favourite at a virtual ceremony held last Thursday (July 29th). The audio-visual artist’s personal brand of instrumental and synthesized sounds won over a panel of industry experts including Shannon Kurlander of Terrorbird Media, Tash Cutts of Hoof Music Management, Candy Artists, Sophie Roberts from United Talent Agency…

Acclaimed Michelin Star chef, Gareth Ward, of Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms has been unveiled as Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ new PGI Welsh Lamb ambassador for 2021-22.  Regularly cited as one of the most exciting chefs cooking in the UK today, his Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms is the most highly-awarded in the whole of Wales, boasting a Michelin star, five AA rosettes and being named in the top 5 of the Good Food Guide (as well as being named their chef of the year for 2019). Gareth takes pride in the fact that for him there are “no…

The Cardiff-based Orchard Media & Events Group is getting spades in the ground to back its company sustainability policy by making a ‘Guarantree’ to clients and stakeholders – planting a tree each time a new piece of work lands. Orchard has partnered with Coed Hills Rural Artspace, an eco-friendly sustainable community set in an idyllic forest in the nearby Vale of Glamorgan, to create its own ‘Orchard’ on a hill overlooking the sea. Orchard’s Business Development Director Jim Carpenter said: “In the face of climate change, we wanted to find a sustainable initiative that was realistic, attainable, scalable and local,…

Cardiff Bus customers are being alerted to route changes as a result of the continuing Tudor Street and Riverside regeneration works. From 09:30 on Monday 2 August, Tudor Street will become a one-way system in a westerly direction, outbound from Wood Street Bridge towards Ninian Park Road, for 11 months. As a result, inbound services 4, 95, 95A, S, 8S, 8, 9, 9C, 92, 93 94, X45, Dead route from the depot to Royal Hotel & Wyndham Arcade, Dead route from the depot to Philharmonic, Customhouse Street & Hayes Bridge Road, Dead route from the depot to Park Street &…

People living in Neath Port Talbot will be asked for their views on both existing and planned walking and cycling (Active Travel) routes in the county borough during a 12-week consultation period beginning July 30th 2021 When the consultation begins, the council will also launch an active travel video competition with the opportunity to win one of ten Fitbits –so keep an eye on the council’s social media accounts for further information! The consultation follows earlier walking and cycling consultation which took place from November 27th, 2020 to January 15th this year with a total of 2,642 contributions received and…

Contract cheating in higher education has been creating a buzz in recent years. In Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, governments are working to curb the issue by passing laws that make contract cheating illegal. These laws followed after never-ending reports surrounding essay mills, which many universities in the UK have already blocked access to. But tackling this issue isn’t as simple as shutting down essay mills. Sadly, this solution only helps in the short term but won’t make the problem go away. The full scope of contract cheating is vast yet opaque, especially since students won’t admit to taking…

South Wales Police can confirm that following reports of concerns for a missing 5 year old boy in Sarn, Bridgend, and the subsequent finding of the body in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park, three people have been arrested. A 39 year male, 30 year female and 13 year old male, all from the Bridgend area, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in police custody.  We are not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident. Anyone who has any information in relation to the incident can contact the Major Crime Team directly via this…

Pembrokeshire County Council is supporting Operation Dawns Glaw, a multi-agency taskforce of specialists from key agencies which aims to reduce, and where possible eliminate the impact of grass fires across Wales. Due to many more people than ever before spending their holidays in Wales, the taskforce is keen to make sure that we all do so safely, protecting our precious countryside, its wildlife and habitats, which we are so proud to have on our doorsteps. Initially established in 2016 to tackle deliberately set grass fires across Wales, the taskforce is now also turning its attention to the increase in accidental…

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has confirmed that an additional mobile testing facility opened at Nantymoel on Friday 30 July. Based at Nantymoel Primary School in Gwendoline Street (CF32 7PL), the centre will be available between 9am-4pm every day for walk-in appointments with no prior booking required. This is in addition to the testing unit which remains available at the site of the former Revlon (Cosi) factory at Oakwood Drive in Maesteg (CF34 9TS) where it is operating as a drive-through facility between 9am-6pm. A walk-through testing centre is also available at the Bowls Hall car park in Angel…