Author: Rhys Gregory

Soft drinks manufacturer Radnor, which produces the UK’s leading school compliant drink’s brands, has made the Anti-Bullying Alliance its Charity of the Year. Radnor Fam consists of the Radnor Fizz, Radnor Fruits and Radnor Splash brands which sell over 55 million units a year to UK school. The company is making a donation to the charity and encouraging its staff to fundraise during the course of the year long partnership, which runs until June 20, 2022. The money raised will support the charity’s vital work to unite against bullying and improve the way schools prevent and respond to bullying taking…

BBC Children in Need has announced that it has awarded new grants totalling £395,242 to five local projects working with disadvantaged children and young people in Swansea. The new funding awards – made possible following BBC Children in Need’s 2020 Appeal in November – will support the delivery of vital services to young people in the area and means that the charity now has more than £1.6million invested locally. One project which has been awarded funding is Surfability UK CIC. It will use a three-year grant of £100,000 to provide surfing-based activities for disabled children and young people in Swansea.…

A husband and wife team of property entrepreneurs have launched a new venture to capitalise on the trend for holidaying in the UK, with support from Lloyds Bank. Bob and Margaret Pownall, who are based in Powys, already have a successful commercial and residential property portfolio, with more than 20 properties in Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Now, inspired by the upturn in the number of Brits choosing to staycation in the UK, they have launched RFP Lettings with the acquisition of an historic 17th century farmhouse in Knockin, Shropshire, along with two cottages. The seven-bedroom, grade two listed Top Farm…

Caerphilly-based indoor air quality and ventilation manufacturing specialist, Nuaire, has announced that it is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in Caerphilly this month. Over the past five decades, Nuaire has introduced many industry-changing products into the market, including its Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) units and the recently launched Haven. Supplying to over 40 countries worldwide, in 2020, the company made headlines for its efforts in the battle against COVID-19, delivering its indoor ventilation products to COVID recovery units and hospitals. The anniversary announcement follows the businesses’ recent expansion, having acquired an additional site in Caerphilly earlier this year to add new scale and capabilities to its operations as it looks to the future. Wayne Glover, managing director for…

New Local Area Coordinators have started work in Swansea and are now out and about getting to know residents and organisations on their patches. The new recruits bring the number on the team to 22 and means even more communities in the city are being served. Local Area Coordinators work with communities and individuals to support those who may be facing challenges so that their position does not escalate to the point where health or social service intervention is needed. They walk alongside individuals and help them identify their strengths and develop their confidence. The team were at the forefront…

COMMUNITY groups and organisations across Swansea are being urged to help make it a summer of fun for children and young people in our communities. Grants of up to £10,000 are on offer to voluntary and community groups, who’ve got bright ideas to help children and young people enjoy their summer break. People organising events for children and young people, or looking to get useful equipment for their club or local community group can apply for the cash on offer from Swansea Council and the Welsh Government. But the deadline for applications is July 9 and all activities, goods or…

People living in Neath Port Talbot will soon be asked for their views on both existing and planned walking and cycling (Active Travel) routes in the county borough. This follows earlier Active Travel consultation which took place from November 27th, 2020 to January 15th, this year with a total of 2,642 contributions received and 1,040 people responding. Active Travel, aimed at giving as many people as possible the ability to choose an alternative to motorised travel, is defined as walking and cycling for everyday purposeful short-distance journeys, not including journeys purely made for recreation or social reasons. The Active Travel…

Work has started on the first of four all-new Welsh medium childcare facilities planned for Bridgend County Borough. A ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction was held earlier today (Friday 25 June) on land off the Isfryn Industrial Estate in Blackmill. Designed to serve the Ogmore Valley by providing places for a total of 34 children aged up to five, the new Welsh-medium childcare hub will operate between 7am-7pm. Once completed, it will feature new play space, quiet rooms, storage facilities, offices and a car parking area with room for up to seven vehicles. With new landscaping to…

A project developed by the South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme in partnership with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has been praised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its best practice. The South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme, working in partnership with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, have developed the Shared Lives for Mental Health Crisis Project.  The Project has piloted the use of Shared Lives as an alternative to admission or to facilitate early discharge from in-patient psychiatric care. This pioneering approach to mental health led to the team being asked to share their approach at a World…

A new grant to enable communities to develop and deliver projects aimed at meeting the needs of residents and local people took a step nearer to approval as it was endorsed at the Caerphilly’s Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee. The Community Empowerment fund grant scheme will enable communities to develop and deliver projects aimed at meeting the needs of their residents. Key to this will be the involvement of local elected members as one of the key contact points in local communities, who will work with and support local community groups to develop project ideas that meet identified need on…