Author: Rhys Gregory

1,300 native oysters have been returned to waters in River Conwy as part of an ambitious restoration project to bring back these ‘ocean superheroes’ from the brink of extinction. The Wild Oysters Project, a partnership between ZSL (Zoological Society of London), Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) and British Marine aims to help restore healthy, resilient coastal waters around the UK.  Earning themselves the title ‘ocean superheroes’, native oysters (Ostrea edulis) provide huge benefits to coastal waters by helping to clean our seas and acting as an important habitat for marine wildlife. Declining by 95% due to human activities, native oyster populations have continued to decrease since the 1800s,…

Business representatives from the digital, energy, creative and professional services sectors are wanted to help plan the future provision of skills across the Swansea Bay City Region. Industry chairs for clusters representing these sectors are being sought to work closely with the Regional Learning and Skills Partnership (RLSP) for South West and Mid Wales. This work will help the RLSP explore what the specific full-time, part-time and apprenticeship needs are for these sectors and how businesses can be a part of the development of training in the region’s schools and colleges. Other sector cluster groups feeding into the work of…

In this era of cord-cutting, people tend to stream online rather than opting for cable TV. The trend of online streaming has grown so much that people all around the world are turning to it. In this time, the competition between online streaming platforms has risen. Every streaming service is competing to steal the spotlight. Hulu is unarguably one of the most popular streaming service all around the world. Despite limiting its viewership to the USA only, people all around the world are aware of its amazing service and content. Hulu has geo-restricted its content due to the content distribution…

A decade ago, it would have been hard to believe that almost everyone would eventually have the power to trade stocks, forex, commodities and crypto-assets using a smartphone. Crypto-assets were not nearly as popular as they are now and public participation in stock/forex trading was moderate because many people remained skeptical about trading stocks. Fast forward to 2021 and now it is literally impossible to keep up with the economic news. Currencies, commodities and cryptocurrencies are making global headlines numerous times every day, giving traders many opportunities to make money. Global advancement in technology has facilitated exponential growth in the…

Lidl GB has confirmed that its new supermarket on Cardiff Road, Newport, will open for the first time on Thursday 8th April at 8am. The new store will replace the current one at Mendalgief Retail Park, Docks Way, which will now close on Wednesday 7thApril at 9pm. Opening times for the new store will be between 8am – 10pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am – 4pm on Sunday, delivering Lidl’s fresh, quality and great value produce to the local community. Part of the discounter’s £1.3bn investment in its expansion across Great Britain in 2021 and 2022, the new store will…

Wales’ record try scorer and former IRB Player of the Year Shane Williams MBE has cycled a staggering 736.71 miles, climbing 47,491 ft – more than one and a half times the height of Everest – and visited 50 castles around Wales in an attempt to achieve a Guinness World Records™ title for the Most castles visited in one week by bicycle. Shane started out on his epic journey under leaden skies at Carreg Cennen in Carmarthenshire on February 22, and finished one week later by reaching Dinefwr Castle under blue skies on St. David’s Day, March 1, having called…

Ellie Jones, Aoife Edwards, Haf Edwards, Gabby Ransome and Niamh Bennion – all learners at Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham – competed against eight colleges in the Skills Competition Wales Enterprise Challenge. Held online this year due to the pandemic, participants were asked to develop an idea that would help communities reconnect post-lockdown. The quintet – who had previously beaten 26 teams from Cambria to represent the north east Wales institution on the national stage – worked together virtually after initially sharing their ideas with the college’s leadership team, including Chief Executive Yana Williams and Principal Sue Price. The final…

Four people who were all homeless are doing the Couch to 5K challenge to raise money for a local charity that helped them change their lives. Paul, Shaun, Michelle, and Angela are living and working together at homelessness charity Emmaus South Wales and have started the 9-week training programme with three runs each week. Emmaus South Wales helps men and woman who are homeless by offering a home for as long as it is needed, work experience in its social enterprises, daily support, and funded training. It costs Emmaus South Wales approximately £150 per week for each person supported. The…

The world’s first preserved railway, which has been closed by Covid-19 pandemic lockdown rules for most of past 12 months, has come up with a novel solution to reach people in their homes. ‘If you are unable to visit us, we will come to you’ is the message from Talyllyn Railway at Tywyn in Mid Wales, which is now providing live personal virtual tours for enthusiasts needing a ‘railway fix’. The railway, which celebrates its 70th birthday this year, offers tours to suit all needs. There are museum tours, an in depth look at Thomas the Tank Engine creator Rev…

National Trust Cymru rangers have planted 8,500 native saplings at Hafod Garegog in Snowdonia, to store carbon, slow the flow of water and boost plants and wildlife.  As well as being fantastic carbon storage, by planting native thirty tree species like willow, aspen and hornbeam they should help slow the flow of water in an area susceptible to flooding.  The Trust also expects this to bring a much-needed wildlife boost to the reclaimed seabed, which was previously covered in rushes. Planting trees creates a home for wildlife such as warblers, moths, bats and nearby otter, as well as encouraging a diverse range of…