Author: Rhys Gregory

Residents and road users are advised that a road closure is required on the A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road – which has been scheduled for Thursday and Friday nights this week in order to minimise disruption. The busy commuter route, between Hirwaun and Treherbert, will be closed to all road users from 7pm to 5am on both Thursday, March 25, and Friday, March 26 – with the second closure ending at 5am on Saturday morning. This emergency road closure has been put in place to address an issue which has developed to a small section of the carriageway surface in the…

Newport City Council has successfully secured £7 million Welsh Government Transforming Towns funding towards a new city centre leisure and well-being centre. Located on a riverfront site, the new purpose-built centre will provide state-of-the-art facilities for residents. It will also pave the way for the redevelopment of the existing Newport Centre site to provide a brand new further education facility for Coleg Gwent delivered under the 21stCentury Schools and Colleges Programme. Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government Hannah Blythyn said: “This is an exciting project which will create a fantastic new leisure facility for Newport. “It’s part of our…

Members of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet have unanimously agreed to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with private green energy company RWE to explore options for the Council to invest, through a shared ownership model in a proposed wind farm development. This Memorandum of Understanding between the Council and RWE is a non-legally binding agreement that will enable both parties to work in partnership to explore possibilities to develop a shared ownership model for the proposed wind farm development on private land at Pen March Farm, to the north of Rhymney. If the initiative is developed, the Council would contribute…

The outstanding works associated with the experimental one way with cycling provision on High Street and Lewis Street Ystrad Mynach are scheduled for completion next week. The works will be implemented under two road closures; Saturday 27th March until Thursday 1st April and Tuesday 6th April until Sunday 11th April respectively. Please be aware, for the High Street closure (27 March – 1st April), there will be a temporary reversal of the one way (traffic to proceed east – west), a suspension of the weight limit on Lewis Street and a prohibition of left turn out of Lewis Street onto…

Your car tyres are one of the most important components in the entire vehicle, the only component that is in touch with the road. Therefore, its care and maintenance are of utmost importance. If you are someone who is looking for some simple yet helpful tips to increase tyres’ overall longevity, then you’ve landed on the right page! 1. Look Out for Tyre Pressure Tyre Pressure plays a huge role in increasing tyres’ longevity. Your car tyres need to be properly inflated to be able to perform their best on road. Both under or over inflated tyres car result in…

After preparing for the job and completing at least 576 hours of studying, an aspiring electrician needs to spend at least 8,000 hours (four years) working as an apprentice. Only then can they take an exam to obtain their license. This only goes to show how intricate this line of work is. If you’re still wondering why electrical maintenance requires a pro, there’s a whole list of reasons. Here’s exactly what you’ll be getting in return. Cost-Efficiency Hiring a pro to do your electrical maintenance for you is cost-efficient for two reasons. At first glance, you might think it’s cheaper…

Currently, there is a shift towards student-centered education known as personalized learning. As challenging as it might appear, focusing on the individual student looks promising. The educational process during a pandemic has its share of challenges. Students have spent long periods away from the classroom. As schools reopen in 2021, it is clear that customized learning is necessary. People have different studying abilities. This forms the basis of personalized education models. Lessons that cater to all learners’ levels bring better outcomes. In 2020, learners all over the world had to take online lessons under varying challenges. Now that classes are…

A marine engineering firm in Caerphilly has expanded its site with the support of a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank. Edwards Diving Services has purchased a new 9,000 sq ft property next door to its current premises to support its ongoing growth. It will also provide headroom for the business to diversify into new areas, including development of eco-friendly microhydroelectric technology, which uses flowing water to generate electricity. Additionally, the firm has invested in new equipment to perform sonar inspections. The cutting-edge technology means it can take measurements underwater and identify problems from hundreds of metres away, compared to just…

From chauffeurs to candle makers, the Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t diminished entrepreneurial spirit in Wales with the new way of living having inspired record numbers to start their own lifestyle business in 2020. Figures released by the Development Bank of Wales today, 5 March 2021, show that micro loans of up to £50,000 totalling nearly £1.8 million were awarded to business start-ups in 2020 compared to £1.1 million in 2019. Representing an increase of 60%, the average deal value was £23,000 across 77 investments seeing many entrepreneurs taking the opportunity to pursue long held dreams, take control or lead a different…

A 21 year old studying at Bangor University has built on her love of public speaking to launch a business which helps children to develop confidence skills from a young age. Olaitan Olawande, who is completing her Masters in Applied Behaviour Analysis, set up Practice What You Speak, to provide public speaking workshops to young people across the UK. The workshops are targeted at three age ranges, 7-11 years, 12-17 years and ages 18-24, with Olaitan having already run workshops for over 30 young people. Practice What you Speak is aimed at children who are already comfortable with speaking in…