Author: Rhys Gregory

Welsh veterans in Cardiff will soon be able to get some Green Headspace at a new community gardening project for ex-servicemen and women, based at an allotment site in Grangetown. The Welsh Veterans Partnership has been working with Cardiff Council to bring uncultivated allotment land at Leckwith Droves back in to use, as an accessible growing project that will support and enable veterans and their families to integrate with the local allotment community through growing fruit and vegetables. Thirty-six tonnes of rubble have already been cleared from the site and more than 2000 sandbags filled as part of work to…

Dogs looked after at Cardiff Dogs Home are £40,000 closer to new kennels, following the award of two grants, applied for in partnership with local charity The Rescue Hotel. A £10,000 grant from the Kennel Club Charitable Trust has been successfully secured, in addition to a £30,000 grant from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London. Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Michael Michael, said: “Together, these two grants represent a huge boost to plans to refurbish the Dogs Home so we can provide the dogs who find themselves in our care the kind of comfortable, stress-free surroundings that will allow…

Cardiff Council is delighted to be a member of the media.cymru Consortium which has won a £50m bid to develop a world-leading cluster for media innovation in the Cardiff Capital Region. Led by Cardiff University, media.cymru brings together 24 organisations from across the Cardiff Capital Region and includes partners working in education, broadcasting, technology, media production and local leadership to drive inclusive, sustainable economic growth and an additional £236m in Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2026. £22m funding is provided through UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) flagship Strength in Places Fund and match-funded by £3m from Cardiff Capital Region and…

Christopher May, 32, from Kewstoke Avenue, Llanrumney, Cardiff, has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison today at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court for illegal dog breeding, animal mutilation, causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and illegal importation of dogs. As well as the immediate custodial sentence, Mr May was fined £1,200; ordered to pay £9,775 in costs; disqualified from owning animals for eight years, and a legal order was imposed against him that eight puppies and eight dogs could be legally confiscated and re-homed. The case came to light through an anonymous email from a member of the public to the…

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has agreed a 3% pay rise for all NHS staff, as she today accepted the recommendations of the pay review bodies in full. The recommendations from the NHS Pay Review Body and the Doctors and Dentist Review Body apply to staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions, which includes employed nurses, cleaners, porters and health support workers. It also applies to consultants, doctors in training, pre-2021 speciality and associate specialist (SAS) doctor contracts, salaried GPs and dentists. The pay rise will apply retrospectively from April 2021. Health Minister Eluned Morgan said: “Once again, I want…

Visits from friends and family to care home residents are more important now than ever, the Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan announced whilst speaking to care home residents at Cardiff care home Ty Enfys. As Wales moves to alert level one, Welsh Government have updated the guidance on care home visitation, with the latest easing of restrictions coming into effect on Monday [19th July]. Whilst some measures such as visitor testing for indoor visits and risk assessments for visits remain in place, other restrictions have been eased further. Residents no longer need to isolate on return from an…

The First Minister has today announced her Majesty the Queen has accepted the recommendation that Owen Evans should become the new HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales. Owen Evans will replace the current Chief Inspector Meilyr Rowlands. Meilyr retires at the end of August 2021 and Owen will take up the post in January 2022. Claire Morgan, Estyn’s strategic director will act as the interim Chief Inspector until January. The First Minister said: “I offer my congratulations to Owen Evans on his appointment and my sincere thanks to Meilyr Rowlands for his hard work and diligence during…

The Boom in private aviation will continue exponentially over the next few years. Business aviation activity is rising towards 85% of normal levels, according to WINGX’s latest Global Market Tracker data, with a strong recovery in North America. There were 445,000 business aviation sectors in North America in the first two months of 2021, down only 7% from the same period last year. Only 1% fewer departures were recorded in the charter sector while flying hours increased by 4%. In comparison to other industries, business aviation is in somewhat good shape in the US. According to WINGX, worldwide fixed-wing activity…

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When you look good, you tend to feel good. Having a little flirt can breed confidence, and when it is reciprocated, it can give you a huge self-esteem boost. So, are flirting and online dating directly linked to happiness and well-being? Online flirting is the first step for personal life and boosting self-esteem The beauty of online dating is that you won’t freeze and be stuck for words in front of your crush, nor will the first thing that comes to your mind get spat out inappropriately and embarrass you. You can sit comfortably behind your device (laptop/phone/tablet) and think…