Author: Rhys Gregory

Zenobē, the UK’s leading EV fleet and battery storage specialist, has partnered with Cardiff Bus to charge and facilitate the launch of a new fleet of electric buses in the capital city. The newly electrified depot will service routes to the North of the city (Llanishen and Thornhill), as well as the East (Llanrumney and St. Mellons), supporting the wider Cardiff community. Zenobē is project managing the infrastructure and end-to-end software solution implementation to manage the fleet charging, as well as the resulting power requirements. Zenobē’s dynamic charging system actively monitors the capacity and charge of the fleet’s batteries, prioritising vehicles that need charging…

Glaucoma patients in Merthyr Tydfil are the first to trial a new primary care-based assessment service from Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB), the first of its kind in the UK. The health board has launched the pilot service at Specsavers in Merthyr Tydfil’s Market Square, to make it as easy and convenient as possible for local NHS glaucoma patients to be monitored. Supported by funding from the Welsh Government’s Health and Social Services Transformation Fund, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB purchased and installed specialist equipment at the store, and is writing to all eligible patients, with the first…

Ascona Group (‘Ascona’), one of the UK’s fastest-growing forecourt operators, is pleased to announce that its flagship Green Garage Service Station in Pembroke, West Wales, will be officially reopened on Thursday, 8th July 2021. The site, which is already open for trading, has undergone a full knockdown and rebuild of the original forecourt, formally known as Bush Hill Service Station. In line with Ascona’s strategy to develop the next evolution of roadside retail destinations, the upgraded site includes a Nisa Retail proposition and Costa Coffee self-service kiosk and also features the popular Ascona Fish Bar, Instawash launderette and market-leading Jet…

It’s a question asked by many parents and carers who feel they don’t have the right tools to help their children learn more about money and finance. That’s why NatWest has launched Learn, Talk, Do, a new digital workshop that in just two hours aims to help people with children gain the skills they need to give their kids that all important head start in life. Adults with children are certainly feeling more under pressure to help provide a solid financial future for their kids right now. According to the Royal Mint’s 2021 Savings Report, 78% have vowed to improve…

Swansea Council is making it easier than ever for residents to check if they’ve got the Covid-19 virus. Free Lateral Flow Testing kits (LFTs) are available at libraries in Clydach, Brynyfryd, Gorseinon, Killay, Morriston and Pontarddulais. Around one-in-three people who have the virus show no symptoms but can still unwittingly spread it to people they come into contact with. Regular LFT tests are now part of the effort to try to keep the virus at bay, including the new Indian variant that has been found in Swansea Bay. Although the testing kits can be ordered online, the Council wants to ensure…

Neath Port Talbot’s first ever Welsh-medium youth club has been launched for young people living in the Swansea and Amman Valleys. Clwb Ieuenctid Symudol has been launched by Neath Port Talbot Council’s Youth Service to give young people the chance to develop their Welsh language skills and to tackle social isolation. The club will give young people the opportunity to meet new friends, take part in fun activities and learn new skills within a safe environment. The club, which will be conducted in Welsh, will initially be open to 11 to 18 year olds living in Cwmllynfell, Pontardawe, Ystalyfera, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen,…

Businesses in Wales that continue to be affected by Covid restrictions will receive up to £25,000 of additional support from the Welsh Government, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, announced today. The emergency package of support will cover the operating costs for July and August 2021 of businesses required to remain closed and who remain severely impacted as a result of the continuation of the restrictions. Eligible businesses in the hospitality, leisure and tourism sectors and their supply chains who continue to be severely impacted by restrictions, such as travel agents, attractions limited by social distancing and venues for school visits, will…

A new £10m grant will be introduced this month to help people in private rented accommodation who are struggling to pay their rent because of the pandemic. The Tenancy Hardship Grant is designed to support people who have fallen behind on their rent by more than eight weeks between 1 March 2020 and 30 June 2021. The grant is designed to help people stay in their homes and prevent them losing their tenancies. Minister for Climate Change Julie James, who is responsible for housing, said: “Throughout the pandemic, we have taken unprecedented steps to tackle homelessness and support people to…

Smiles are set to spread across faces in every corner of the city, as Cardiff’s Summer of Smiles announces a city-centre festival site is to open in July. As part of the capital’s city-wide programme of events and activities running throughout the summer holidays, the three week festival will take place from Tuesday July 20, located on the lawn in front of Cardiff’s iconic City Hall. The family friendly fiesta will provide Cardiff’s children and young people with something to smile about and visitors can expect to enjoy a range of exciting activities from trying a new sport in Olympic…

Exciting plans have been drawn up to create a Tiny Forest in Caerphilly’s Morgan Jones Park as part of a community led project. The Tiny Forest will be created by using a method developed by a Japanese botanist called Akira Myawaki, later this year, and it is designed to grow 10 times faster than a conventional forest and provides a whole host of benefits to help combat climate change and biodiversity loss. The project is led by Climate Action Caerffili Gweithredu Hinsawdd (CACGH), a local community group set up to raise awareness of environmental issues and campaigns in Caerphilly as…