Author: Rhys Gregory

North Wales’ most exciting new attraction is coming to Rhyl in 2022, giving thrill seekers everywhere unparalleled views of the coast from the new ‘SkyFlyer’ 400ft in the air. Riders will be taken into the sky on board a gondola set on a 15m platform below the ‘SkyFlyer’. This isn’t a flight for the faint hearted, with 360° views reaching from Moel Famau, to the Great Orme in Llandudno, all the way to Liverpool on a clear day. Nearly twice as high as the Sky Tower in Rhyl, on the site of the old Sun Centre, this attraction will evoke…

The next seven days are critical for the survival of many independent restaurants, cafes and pubs across Wales, says the Welsh Independent Restaurant Collective (WIRC). The financial support measures currently in place will expire on 31st March, and with no word from Welsh Government on further support after that date, businesses are facing an unknown period of continued closure due to a lack of clarity on reopening dates. “Thousands of small independent hospitality businesses are staring into the void with no answer as to when they can begin trading and no indication of if and when they might receive financial…

The world’s first preserved railway celebrated a significant milestone last week when the 70th anniversary of the first two locomotives purchased by Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society was re-enacted. The society was formed in 1950 to take over the railway following the death of its owner, Sir Henry Haydn Jones. The railway had just two locomotives – No 1 (Talyllyn) was not in good running order, leaving No 2 (Dolgoch) to provide a regular service. Therefore Loco 3, later named Sir Haydn and Loco 4, named Edward Thomas after Talyllyn Railway’s former manager, were bought from Corris Railway, which closed in…

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has opened its fourth Mass Vaccination Centre as part of its Mass Vaccination programme to protect its adult population from Covid 19 as quickly as possible. Working in partnership with Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council to increase capacity for vaccinations, the new Bayside MVC will enable additional capacity of up to 3,500 vaccines per day, which will be dependent on vaccine supply. The new centre is located at the former Toys R Us site at the International Sports Village. The location of the site will be accessible for people in Cardiff and…

RCT Council has been notified it was successful in directly securing from Welsh Government more than £13m of funding for Highways and Transportation schemes – and will also benefit from new allocations to the Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority. Confirmation of the following Welsh Government grants for 2021/22 was received on March 19: Local Transport Fund (£1.47m) – Major Economic Infrastructure Schemes across the County Borough, bus corridor enhancements along the Pontypridd-Church Village-Talbot Green-Brynna and the Porth-Tonyrefail-Gilfach Goch corridors, and the design and development of Park and Ride opportunities and further infrastructure schemes. Resilient Roads Fund (£2.75m) – progression of…

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has confirmed that its mobile testing facility for residents who have symptoms of Covid-19 is moving. The drive-through facility currently available at the Halo Swimming Pool on Marshfield Avenue in Pyle will close at 5pm today (Thursday 25 March) before relocating to the Richard Price Centre on Bettws Road, Llangeinor (CF32 8PF) tomorrow (Friday 26 March), where it will be available every day between 9am-5pm. A walk-through testing facility also remains in place between 8am-8pm at the Bowls Hall car park off Bridgend Life Centre (CF31 4AH). Booking for both facilities is essential and…

The 14-mile stretch of the Taff Trail running through Merthyr Tydfil is back to pristine condition after a long year of wear and tear following an intensive clean up and maintenance operation. The Trail is looking at its best after the Council’s Street Cleansing team have been mechanically sweeping every pathway they were able to access, removing over 40 tonnes of stone, debris and green waste – and hand blowing footpaths not accessible to sweeper vehicles. Making their way from as far north as Ffynon Dwyn, Pontsticill to Bryngolau, Aberfan in the south of the county borough, the team have…

Lidl GB’s plans for a new and improved supermarket on St. Davids road in Cwmbran have now been granted with the store, set to replace the existing one on Woodside road. As part of the company’s £1.3bn investment plans across Great Britain in 2021 and 2022, the new supermarket will be retaining all the existing employees from the Woodside store, and will create around five new roles for the area. The store will feature a 1,410m² sales area and boast an instore bakery, customer toilets and 135 car parking spaces, including electric vehicle parking, and ample parking for bicycles. Construction…

Wales’ tourism sector will be able to start re-opening from Saturday March 27 as the stay-local rule is lifted, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The rules will also be changed to enable organised outdoor activities and sports for children and under-18s to take place and up to six people from two different households to meet and exercise outdoors. The relaxations continue the Welsh Government’s planned, step-by-step approach to relaxing the coronavirus restrictions, taking account of the highly-infectious Kent variant, which is now the dominant form of the virus in Wales. These are the final stages of the relaxations in…

It is true that currently, real-life casinos are suffering from a significant blow. However, that does not detract from the fact that a handful of gambling halls have marked entire eras in the gambling industry. On top of that, the United Kingdom is, without a doubt, the most tradition-rich place to gamble. Cardiff casinos & gambling have always stood out for their quality. The capital of Wales boasts several land-based casinos, which are sure to bring a smile to the most enthusiastic gamblers’ faces soon. Here are the 6 greatest Cardiff casinos that you will want to check out sooner…