Author: Rhys Gregory

Gleeds, the leading construction and property consultants, has appointed Justin Moore as its Project Director for Wales. Justin has worked in construction for nearly 25 years, initially with Carillion as an operations manager and then Bouygues UK, where he worked in numerous roles, including Wales regional operations director. In his role at Bouygues UK, Justin oversaw the building of many of Wales’ most innovative education buildings. These include the award-winning Penarth Learning Community in the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff University’s state of the art Innovation Campus, which will house the world’s first social science research park and start up…

Cardiff Bus are welcoming more of its customers back onboard as Covid19 restrictions are eased. The operator has created a ‘Back to Bus’ guide for employers to distribute to employees who will be returning to work. In anticipation of this increase in people returning to work, the bus operator has worked tirelessly to ensure customers can travel with ease with full Covid19 safety measures in place, increased service frequency, and flexible ticket options. The operator is continuing with its rigorous cleaning regime for all vehicles which includes additional cleaning of touch points during the day with anti-viral cleaning products and…

The Parent Teacher Association at Rhydri Primary School has come up with an innovative way to raise funds for additional resources to support the education and wellbeing of pupils through a challenging year. Gemma Hammacott, whose son attends the school, lives in Rudry and was a pupil at Rhydri Primary herself. She says “Our lovely village school provides a wonderful, supportive learning environment for children from Rudry, Draethen, Waterloo and the surrounding areas. “We are blessed with a fabulous community of staff, friends and family who have always ensured the PTA is able to fund additional items and experiences to…

Viscose Closures, a leading manufacturer of tamper evidence and packaging solutions, has won a leading business award in recognition of its manufacturing capabilities and agility during the pandemic. The Swansea-based manufacturer was among 49 businesses to be named as finalists in this year’s highly anticipated Insider Media Made in Wales awards, celebrating the country’s most innovative and dynamic manufacturers. Viscose Closures has won the ‘Manufacturer of the Year (Under £25m)’ award, recognising the company’s agility and excellent customer service during the pandemic and following the end of the Brexit transition period. The judges also noted Viscose’s success in identifying and…

Gwynedd Council is reminding the public that it would like to hear their views and thoughts on how cycling and walking provision can be improved in your local area as they shape plans to improve towns and villages in Gwynedd, and make them better places to live, work and visit. The Gwynedd Active Travel project focuses on 12 towns in Gwynedd – Bangor, Y Felinheli, Bethesda, Caernarfon, Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Tremadog, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Bala, Dolgellau, Barmouth and Tywyn. These locations were chosen because they contain facilities such as schools, leisure centres, local shopping districts and transport interchanges which people travel short…

Discussions between Bridgend County Borough Council, Bridgend Athletic RFC and Bridgend Sports RFC about working in partnership to assist with maintenance on the pavilions at Newbridge Fields have received the backing of a Welsh rugby star. Essential building works have already been completed by the local authority on the New Pavilion and Bandstand Pavilion, which were in a poor state of repair. New wall cladding and improved shower room facilities, including tiled floors, have been installed at the New Pavilion and the exterior has been decorated. At the Bandstand Pavilion, a new roof has been installed. Because of increasing budget…

Cllr Philippa Marsden, Leader of Caerphilly Council has announced that works to complete a new state of the art athletic track in Oakdale are nearing completion, “We are happy to share that the new athletics track in Oakdale will be completed in the next few months. Although we are unable to provide a date for the opening of the track just yet. We would like to invite applications for track hire for June 2021.This will allow us to provide clarity to clubs/users over their training slots and usage allocate to them once the venue has opened.” Please contact Laura Thomas…

An innovative new scheme to provide affordable homes for people at risk of homelessness can move to the next stage. Newport City Council is leasing part of Hill Street car park to Linc Cymru for a supported housing project. Twelve self-contained flats will provide “move-on” accommodation, for people who have been in temporary accommodation, in a location close to essential services. Linc Cymru will manage the tenancies and support given to residents to enable them to have a more stable and secure life. The aim would be to help them obtain longer-term accommodation where they could live independently. Consultation with…

Six people will be able to meet outdoors in Wales from Saturday 24 April while outdoor hospitality will be allowed to reopen from Monday 26 April as cases of new COVID-19 infections continue to fall, First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed today. The current rule provides for up to six people (not including children under 11 years of age or carers) from a maximum of two households to meet outdoors. The new rules from Saturday will allow six people (not including children under 11 years of age or carers) to meet outdoors. People should observe social distancing from people from…

Local charities in Wales helped Aldi donate more than 54,000 meals to people in need over the Easter school holidays. The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and foodbanks to donate surplus food, prioritising donations to those focused on feeding children. Around 149 tonnes of food were donated throughout the UK, with more than 250,000 meals donated to causes supporting families and children in need. The donation is part of Aldi’s commitment to donate 10 million meals across the country in 2021, in partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly. So far this year, Aldi stores across…