Author: Rhys Gregory

Wales Millennium Centre have announced their partnership with street food connoisseurs, Street Food Warehouse, to launch an epic new foodie venture in the heart of Cardiff Bay. Launching at the end of May, the Street Food Teras will host some of Cardiff’s best independent traders in an all new outdoor seating space. Cooking up a storm from Friday 28th May, 12pm – late, the Teras will be open daily for your lunchtime bites and fuelling your summer evenings with drinks and local foodie favourites. Located directly to the right of Wales Millennium Centre, the Teras will be rotating street food…

A Flintshire historian is motivating residents to dive into the local past of the region as part of Local and Community History Month. With May being the month to celebrate regional history, there is no better time to learn more about the rich and varied stories of the towns and villages which make up part of the county. With five heritage trails which weave their way through localities across Flintshire, learners can have their pick of historical sites to visit. Flintshire-based historian Dr Miranda Kaufmann said: “Learning about our local history is so important because we cannot know who we…

WELSH Ambulance Service crews in Cardigan Bay are preparing to move to a state-of-the-art new permanent home. Crews previously based in a Portakabin at New Quay Fire Station will move to a new facility in nearby Aberaeron in November. A full refurbishment of a 1,700 square foot building on the grounds of Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Minaeron complex is now underway. The facility will include a garage and two-bay ambulance area as well as a kitchen, rest room and showers. Catrin Convery, the Welsh Ambulance Service’s Locality Manager in Ceredigion, said: “Until recently, our New Quay crews were based…

Leading timber company, Newport-based Premier Forest Group is celebrating its most successful year to date, despite the unprecedented national and international challenges facing their industry. Established in 1993, Premier Forest Group’s turnover has increased by £31M to £170M over 12 months, in spite of constraints imposed by nationwide lockdowns, operating restrictions at their sites in UK and Ireland and significant supply chain disruption. As well as the growth in turnover, combined EBITDA profit for the two halves of the Premier Group came in at £16M, up £7M on the group’s previous best year. Terry Edgell, CEO and co-founder of Premier…

With Swans supporters hoping for promotion to the Premier League and others backing Chelsea or Manchester City in the Champions League final, there’s a lot to play for. A great prize this weekend will be for local communities to stay safe from Covid-19 – and the Swans, police and council are united in a desire to see the city stay safe. There’ll be no organised event at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday so fans are asked to stay away, and the city’s hospitality businesses will continue to work hard to keep staff and customers safe. Also to keep people safe…

Some of the most exciting planes and airborne stunt shows are set to be flying high over Swansea next summer after the pandemic forced this year’s Wales Airshow to be grounded. It means what promises to be the biggest and best Wales Airshow ever will be back on July 2 and 3, 2022. The move comes after a string of airshows around Britain have been cancelled due to continuing uncertainty about UK and Welsh Government’s ability to give the green light for very large spectator events this summer. Events at Rhyl, Blackpool, Weston-super-Mare and Southport have already been called off…

Work on a major new high-tech office development that will provide space for 600 jobs is set to begin in Swansea city centre this summer. Swansea Council’s Cabinet has agreed to commit funding to the scheme, which is planned for the former Oceana nightclub site at 71/72 The Kingsway. Worth about £32.6 million a year to Swansea’s economy once operational, a five-storey, carbon zero development with state-of-the-art digital connectivity is planned. It will also feature a roof terrace, greenery and balconies overlooking the city centre and Swansea Bay. Set for completion in early 2023, the scheme will include 114,000 square…

Bridgend County Borough Council has received confirmation that Sunnyside House in Bridgend town centre is no longer being considered as a potential site for a women’s offender centre. The Ministry of Justice has informed the council that it is still seeking to establish the Wales Residential Women’s Centre somewhere in the South Wales region. It follows a series of discussions between Bridgend County Borough Council and the HM Prison and Probation Service in Wales and Public Protection Group, during which the local authority has consistently argued that from within a planning context, Bridgend County Borough is not a suitable location…

Following two rounds of consultation, residents of Merthyr Vale and Mount Pleasant have agreed on the installation of average speed cameras on the section of the A4054 Cardiff Road that runs through the villages. In phase one of the consultation, 98% of those surveyed – which included residents and the wider public – agreed there was an issue with speeding traffic along the road, with 80% agreeing that traffic calming measures were necessary. In phase two, 78% agreed with the installation of average speed cameras. Ward Councillors, Darren Roberts and Scott Thomas, said: “Following several accidents and complaints about speeding…

Caerphilly County Borough Council is pleased to announce, in partnership with Welsh Government, the completion of Whitebeam Court; a major construction scheme which brings new business premises to the Ty Du site in Nelson. Ty Du, which lies immediately south of the A472 Nelson bypass, has secured significant public sector and EU funds for a sustainable mixed-use development; including new highways and access infrastructure, provision for 200 homes and 3.8HA of land designed for quality employment floor space. The most recent phase of the scheme has seen 4 high quality employment buildings constructed, comprising a total of 1300 square metres…