Author: Rhys Gregory

A hospital choir is going from strength to strength after appearing on TV as part of the BBC’s coverage of the first national Covid Memorial Day. Morriston Hospital’s Emergency Department Choir  was formed around three years ago to give  the ED team a social outlet to relax and rebuild their wellbeing, away from the pressures of work. But it really came into its own after the start of the pandemic when members faced the most testing challenges of their careers. One of their first offerings, following the outbreak in March 2020, was a rendition of the Jackson Five hit I’ll…

Rhug Estate has introduced sustainable packaging for the majority of its organic meat products. The introduction of new cardboard meat trays, which can be disposed of in a standard recycling bin, is the latest victory in Rhug’s war against the use of single use plastic. As well as being made of recyclable card, the new meat cardboard trays improve the shelf life of Rhug’s organic meat and gives the consumer an extra two days on the use-by date – that means a Rhug Organic Steak will stay fresh for 12 days. Lord Newborough, owner of Rhug Estate, said, “I have…

An ambassadorial role is nothing new to Urdd Gobaith Cymru apprentice Llio Bryn Jones who loves coaching sports and is proud of her Welsh language and farming background. Llio, 18, from Henllan, near Denbigh, has been appointed an Apprenticeship Ambassador by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (CCC) and the National Training Federation of Wales (NTfW). Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol leads the development of Welsh medium and bilingual education and training in the post-compulsory sector in Wales and the NTfW represents work-based learning providers across Wales. Her role involves promoting bilingual apprenticeships and encouraging more people to speak the Welsh language, especially in the workplace. Llio…

Cardiff Council’s Planning Department have approved plans to build a new primary school at the St Ederyn’s developmentto serve parts of Pontprennau and Old St Mellons, located east of the Pontprennau link road. The new build school will be a 1 form of entry, accommodating 210 pupils including a 48 place part-time nursery, with the opportunity to expand to a 2 form entry (420 place) in the future. There will be a community centre linked to the school with private entrance and interconnecting entrance providing benefits to the wider community. In March 2019, Cardiff Council’s Cabinet agreed a recommendation toput…

The second phase of the community testing programme in Bridgend county borough gets underway tomorrow (Wednesday 7 April). Over the next three weeks, residents will be able to take advantage of the free community testing facilities at three different centres. Anyone who lives, works or studies in the county borough can now get tested at the centres. This also includes anyone visiting the county borough. The community testing, which is designed to identify people who may have coronavirus without knowing it, is aimed at people aged 11 and over who are not already exhibiting symptoms of the virus. It is…

The introduction of a team dedicated to providing centralised ‘triage’ support to vulnerable Caerphilly county borough residents has been welcomed by the council’s Leader. The ‘Caerphilly Cares’ team, a team of established Caerphilly County Borough Council staff, will offer a new centralised coordination and response triage service for those county borough residents in need of support for issues such as food poverty, debt or rent arrears, isolation or loneliness. The COVID pandemic saw residents present themselves to the council for support, often for the very first time. It became apparent that these individuals often required multiple interventions and support from…

From Saturday 27 March, under 18s were given the green light to take part in team sports and outdoor activities. The development has come as part of the Welsh government’s gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions allowing Children and young people aged 18 or under to take part in supervised activities where they are held outdoors. Each National Governing Body has developed a roadmap that supports a return to activity for each sport. The roadmap outlines the number of children who can attend each activity and the steps organisers must take to ensure a safe environment. Social distancing can be harder…

The third Covid-19 vaccine is being rolled-out across Wales from today (Wednesday 7 April) with patients in Carmarthenshire becoming the first in the UK to receive it. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) authorised the Moderna vaccine as safe and effective in January 2021 following stringent clinical trials. Supplies arrived in Wales yesterday (Tuesday 6 April) with 5,000 doses being sent to vaccination centres in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area. The first doses will be administered at the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen today (7 April). The Moderna vaccine is a two dose vaccine given…

Presently, every day technological progress must be made, each person must know how and how cyber currencies vary from paper currencies, in order to understand better how to compete in them and how to make the best profit for the digital exchange rate. This will monitor the stock exchange. For a long time, it was considered as a ‘digital currency,’ something that would foster free commerce and gain worldwide economic prosperity. It helps beginners to better understand the digital currency issue and how people are trying to keep the money in shape and to invest in it to raise sales.…

The cryptocurrencies trade provides several thousand distributors, middlemen and platforms. Nevertheless, no one is forced to continue providing institutional investors with tax returns, though others can do so around their own choice. Coinbase , for example, provides a “current value for taxation” report. Finally, it is up to the user to retain the proper records in relation to their digital currency transactions. They are liable for keeping the documents that you got at the period when they valued, so the net benefit is per money. If these data and documentation are not retained, your properties will be measured at the…