Author: Rhys Gregory

The side wall of the Lion Pub in Treorchy town centre has been transformed last week as part of a climate and nature themed poetry and street art project in the lead-up to Earth Hour. The environmental charity, WWF Cymru, and the national company for the development of literature, Literature Wales, have been working with year 6 pupils at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Ynyswen to write a poem which has been transformed into a work of public art by street artist Bryce Davies of Peaceful Progress. The poetry workshops were facilitated by Bardd Plant Cymru, Gruffudd Owen. The striking piece depicting…

In recent years, online casinos have become all the rage. Industry estimates claim that the global market will almost double in size by 2027 due to increased internet/smartphone penetration and the rise of blockchain technology. While newbies are most attracted to vast game catalogs, veteran gamblers know that proper handling of finances can make-or-break the gaming experience. That entails speedy withdrawals and the ability to deposit and play with the least amount of funds possible. All operators’ main aim is to entice you to place money in your casino account. That is why you see many brands advertising that they…

The ultimate feel good festival in the heart of the stunning Pembrokeshire Coast National Park will return in 2022 with a line-up of excitement, adventure, music and magic in the shape of headliners Toploader, Reef, comedy from the likes of Scummy Mummies, plus wellbeing experts such as Richie Norton and the legendary Mr Motivator. The Big Retreat comes back to help us find our feel good on June 3-6 next year, stimulating the senses and offering an escape into the gorgeous natural surroundings on the site of a former castle, offering a source of restorative energy, soul food for the…

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed the addition of a new, luxury Welsh Lamb product, which will be available in a leading supermarket ready for consumers to celebrate Easter. Asda supermarkets will be stocking a new half Welsh Lamb leg joint in time for Easter celebrations from March 27 – April 5 as part of their ‘Extra Special’ range. The Extra Special Welsh Half Lamb Leg will be available in selected stores across the UK. The new product has been created with celebrations in mind and is described as being ‘Prepared with succulent Welsh Lamb, with a full-flavoured gravy…

For the first time, the competition will see up to ten schools being chosen as semi-finalists, who will each receive an on-farm visit. Finalist schools will then be selected to win an activity-filled weekend at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, North Wales in October. The competition, which is supported by Waitrose, looks to engage young people with farming, food production and the natural environment, and is open to all secondary schools (years 9 – 11) across England and Wales. Teachers enter by explaining why their students and school deserve a place in the competition and the benefits it will bring to their…

teenage sailor who has scooped a major school sport award is looking forward to lockdown ending to get back out on the water and following in the footsteps of an Olympic great. Matthew Stubbins, 15, from St Asaph, a pupil at leading private school Myddelton College, in Denbigh, has just received the Independent Schools Association Sports Award for the Autumn Term. Matthew, who is a member of the Llandudno Sailing Club, is one of Wales’s brightest sailing prospects after three years in Welsh national junior squads. He had just moved up to the single-handed Laser class of dinghy, where sailing…

A food company from North Wales has created a new website to sell directly to the customer as a response to the problems caused by the pandemic. The venture has been so successful that Gwynedd-based Bwydydd Madryn are now planning to continue and expand www.blasus.cymru. The company was set up by agri-food expert Geraint Hughes in 2012 to promote and build routes to market for Welsh produce which he describes as the “best in the world”. The firm, which employs three other people including Geraint’s business partner, James Hughes, has recently opened a new warehouse in Pwllheli to cope with…

A pioneering service has been set up in North Wales to help parents who are abused by their children after a 70% increase in cases during the pandemic. Break 4 Change is a new support project, backed by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, that’s been established with the help of cash confiscated from criminals. The therapeutic support provided by the Domestic Abuse Safety Unit North Wales (DASU) aims  to break the cycle of violence and prevent young people from becoming abusers in adulthood. The new programme offers support to abused parents – and to their young abusers…

A homegrown high-flyer is hungry for more success after landing his “dream job” running Europe’s most modern bakery. Ashley Dawson, 30, has been appointed as the manager of The Village Bakery’s new super bakery on Wrexham Industrial Estate that’s due to open this summer. The promotion comes six years after he joined the Village Bakery as their business sustainability and improvement executive when he masterminded a series of energy and water saving initiatives to make the company more environmentally friendly. Since then Ashley, who comes from Wrexham and is a former pupil of Welsh speaking high school Ysgol Morgan Llwyd,…

Usk, Monmouthshire has been named the best place to live in Wales. It is top of a list of 6 locations in the region chosen by The Sunday Times to represent the best of Britain in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide. The comprehensive guide is released online today and will be available in the paper on Sunday. The Sunday Times’s expert judges behind the guide assess a wide range of factors, from schools, air quality, transport and broadband speeds  to culture, green spaces and the health of the high street. They look for improving towns, villages or city centres, for attractive, well designed…