Author: Rhys Gregory

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…

Lidl GB will be opening a new supermarket on Cardiff Bay Retail Park, following delegated approval by Cardiff City Council planning department. The new supermarket marks the ninth for Lidl in Cardiff, serving even more of the local community Lidl’s high quality and affordable produce. The store is set to create up to 40 new roles for the area and will feature facilities including a 1,240m² sales area, an in-store bakery, a customer toilet with baby changing facilities. Works for the new store will commence later this year. Lidl GB’s Regional Head of Property, Paul Hebblethwaite, commented: “We could not…

Breaking down the barriers blocking job opportunities for young, disabled people is the top priority for Merthyr Tydfil-based social enterprise that has just recruited 28 apprentices with Welsh Government support. Legacy International Group, which includes sister companies LIG Enterprise and ENW, has received Welsh Government Employer Incentive Scheme support of £4,500 for each disabled apprentice recruited. The group works to break down barriers preventing young, disabled people from being employed and provide specialist support to employers to help them deliver equality and inclusion in the workplace. Chief executive Sara Flay and business partner Leighton Morris have launched the #IAM1IN21 campaign…

A new unit has been set up to help women in Wales who experience serious mental health problems during pregnancy and following the birth of their child. Uned Gobaith (‘Unit of Hope’) will be the only inpatient unit of its kind in Wales to offer multidisciplinary mental health care to women from 32 weeks of pregnancy until their baby is one year old. Until now, mothers who needed serious mental health care have either been supported in the community, admitted to acute mental health wards without their babies, or have had to travel to one of the specialist mother and…

This year’s Wales Food Fortnight has provided a virtual launch pad for food and drink businesses in Wales as they set their sights on increased global trade in 2021. Wales Food Fortnight is part of Wales Week Worldwide, an annual showcase of activities and events that celebrates and promotes everything that’s great about Wales on an international stage. The festival usually takes place across 20 countries, but due to Coronavirus restrictions, it meant a more virtual focus to this year’s activities, which played host to a series of cookery demonstrations, talks and competitions as the very best of Welsh food…

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is to lead on a £730k project which will promote and widen access for a career in social care nursing. Funding provided by Welsh Government will create three regional Care Home Education Facilitators (CHEFs) who will work within the care home sector in Wales. Similar roles are already firmly embedded within nursing and midwifery services in Health Boards in Wales to support nursing students through their training and placements. They will help to enhance the quality of student clinical education whilst directly supporting health provider staff. It is anticipated that the new CHEF roles…

Yoello, the hospitality order and pay solution, has launched a £30k reopening giveaway to support a UK hospitality business. After one of the most challenging years in the hospitality trade, Yoello has worked with other hospitality professionals to create this support package that will give a massive boost to any hospitality business opening their doors again in the coming weeks. Thanks to support from partners and friends of Yoello, including Square, Touchpoint, Stampede, Flawsome, The Pop Up Bar Hire Co, Cygnet, Aircharge, Flowerhorn, Stint and The Restaurant Collective, this support package is worth more than £30,000. The prize package, which…