Author: Rhys Gregory

Angelo Starr & the Team also known as The Edwinn Starr band has been confirmed as the headline act at this year’s free Christmas Pops concert in Rhyl. The concert is widely known to kick off Christmas in the county, and this year will take place at Rhyl Pavilion Theatre on Sunday 28th November. Tickets are free to book from 10am today, Wednesday 10th November, by calling the Rhyl Pavilion Box Office and will be limited to four tickets per household. Concert goers are advised to set their alarms to book their tickets as the Box Office hotline is expected…

A long term ambition to restore the Montgomery Canal to Newtown is to be the subject of a feasibility study following a meeting held in the town on Friday. The meeting was arranged by Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust and Montgomery Canal Partnership at the request of Montgomeryshire MP Craig Williams. More than 30 invited representatives of agencies, authorities and charities with an interest in the canal, including four Powys County Council portfolio holders, attended. This year is the 200th anniversary of the final opening to the Montgomery Canal to Newtown. The canal, which starts in Frankton Junction near Ellesmere and…

For many families with young children, Christmas is the most magical time of the year. But for some, the prospect of mixing a curious toddler with a delicately decorated Christmas tree is a recipe for a festive disaster. This year Habitat is coming to the rescue of parents around the country with a half-height parasol tree, that keeps precious baubles away from prying hands! The six foot half parasol tree is proving a hit with families with young kids, curious toddlers and feisty felines that might be intent on Christmas tree destruction. The faux stems are handily positioned to stay out…

MOLD continues to go from strength to strength and buck national retail trends. The town centre has seen more than 50 businesses open or expand in the last two years. And as the area readies itself for the Christmas shopping season, town councillors are proudly reflecting on a vacancy rate of just 5.8% – far below the 14.5% British average. Mayor Cllr Sarah Taylor pointed to initiatives including the relaunched Totally Mold voucher scheme – 88 traders have signed up so far – and upcoming events such as NovemberFest and the popular Frost Fair as drivers in boosting footfall and…

A syndicate of 24 business angels has completed a £500,000 investment in Concentric Health, a Cardiff-based health technology start-up transforming how decisions are made about our health with a new market-leading digital consent to treatment application. Led by lead technology investor Ed Parkinson, the syndicate has invested £345,000, along with £72,500 match-funding from the Development Bank of Wales’ Wales Angel Co-investment Fund and £82,500 from other private investors. The equity investment will accelerate the delivery of recent six-figure contracts and help fund the recruitment of three new roles. Founded by clinicians Dafydd Loughran and Edward St John, and Chief Technology…

A teacher at Coychurch Primary School has taken part in the Office for Climate Education’s first ever “Teachers COP” event, presenting to a global audience on the eco-work of the school. Melanie Treadwell was one of only three UK-based teachers chosen to make a presentation on leading the way in Climate Education at the event, and the only primary school teacher to do so. The event in Glasgow, which preceded the COP26 climate change conference, involved teachers from around the world and provided an opportunity to vote on adopting a statement with concrete propositions to improve climate change education. Built…

Homegrown Love Island winner Liam Reardon is very much looking forward to being part of this year’s Merthyr Tydfil ‘virtual’ Christmas lights switch-on radio broadcast. Our popular local resident said he wished he could carry out a real switch-on on Saturday 13 November, but understood the need to prevent crowds gathering in the town centre. The County Borough Council and partners Big Heart of Merthyr Tydfil Business Improvement District and St Tydfil Shopping Centre have decided not to have a live event again this year due to Covid-19 infections still being at a high rate across the UK. As in…

RCT Council has announced plans for a further 3G facility to be constructed in the northern Rhondda Fawr area, sited at the Baglan Field in Penyrenglyn, Treherbert. Once completed, it will mean that Rhondda Cynon Taf will be home to 14 3G facilities spread across the County Borough, and crucially means that the ambition to ensure that residents have access to such a facility within a 3-mile radius of wherever they live will be achieved. The facility will be situated adjacent to Penyrenglyn Primary School and will provide a full-size 3G football pitch, as well as three 5-a-side pitches.  The…

Persimmon Homes has resubmitted plans for a new primary school to serve the future Llanilid housing development, working with the Council towards its delivery – and residents can now view and comment upon the proposals. The housing developer has previously received outline planning permission for 1,850 homes at the former Llanilid Opencast Site, and this is considered to be the first phase of what is likely to be a larger development at this location – with the potential for at least 3,000 further homes to be built. In order to serve this expanding community, new local education provision is being…

Wales will be taking on Fiji on Sunday November 14that Principality Stadium. With the kick-off taking place at 3.15pm – there will be a full city centre road closure from 11.15am until 6.15pm to ensure all ticket holders are able to get into the stadium safely. Those attending the rugby match are strongly advised to leave large bags at home and pay attention to the prohibited items listed at principalitystadium.wales before they travel into the city. Road closures From 7am, Scott Road and Park Street will be closed because of the need to prepare Gate 5 and protect queuing fans. The following…