Author: Rhys Gregory

The 70th anniversary of the birth of heritage railways was celebrated at a ceremony in Mid Wales earlier this month. On May 14, 1951, the first ever train in railway preservation left Wharf Station in Tywyn for the short trip to Rhydyronen, establishing Talyllyn Railway as the world’s first volunteer run railway. To celebrate the 70th anniversary, five of the original members of Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society – Phil Sayers, John Smallwood, Olwyn Bate, John Bate and David Mitchell – boarded a commemorative train at Tywyn. The same ribbon cut by society chairman Bill Trinder for the first train in…

Staff and pupils have signed their names into the annals of one of Mold’s primary schools, as a major stage of the new extension is completed and part of the redevelopment starts to take shape.  Pupils and staff at Ysgol Glanrafon, along with members of Flintshire County Council, have written their names onto a number of the structured insulated panels (SIPs) which will make up the £4m extension and remodelling scheme being built by Wynne Construction. The Bodelwyddan-based company, which was appointed by Flintshire County Council, has been on site since December.  The completion of the SIP installation marks a…

Regardless of where you live, it’s important to know how things run. One of the most important things you need to understand is perhaps the law applicable to your area. Unfortunately, law is a broad field of study that includes personal injury law.  When it comes to personal injury law, you need to know that it deals with the compensation you are entitled to after you sustain injuries caused by someone else’s carelessness or intentional conduct. This article explains everything you need to know about a personal injury attorney. Personal injury law involves many things It’s important to understand that…

Three more men aged 18, 21, and 23 have been arrested in connection with violent disorder in Mayhill on Thursday, May 20. This bring the total number of arrests to seven and further arrests are expected over the coming days. Of the seven who have been arrested, two – aged 21 and 23 – remain in police custody and five have been released on bail with a number of strict conditions including a night-time curfew. There is a continued, enhanced police presence in the area and there have been no further incidents of violence or disorder since Thursday. Detective Superintendent…

Indoor and outdoor group activities will start to take place again at hubs and libraries across the city from next week. Covid-safe face-to-face events and activities will be reintroduced from Monday, May 24 on a phased basis, in line with Welsh Government guidance. The increase of services will include outdoor and indoor community events, recreational activities and groups for children.  Events to support residents’ health and wellbeing, such as Dementia Cafes, gardening groups, social coffee mornings & sporting memories sessions will also recommence. Information about all the activities and sessions will be available on the Hub Events website at www.cardiffhubs.co.uk…

South Wales Police is investigating the scenes of violent disorder which happened in the Mayhill area of Swansea last night (Thursday 20th May). The police response to the incident was immediate and officers trained to deal with public order incidents were deployed to the scene. Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Gilmer said: “These are scenes we do not expect to see in our communities and our officers should not expect to have to confront situations like this when they go to work at the start of their shift. “I want to reassure the residents of Mayhill that we shall be maintaining…

A temporary plan for Swansea’s St David’s Shopping Centre site including a pop-up park has been given the green light. Swansea Council’s Cabinet has approved a two-year scheme for the site, pending its regeneration in the longer term. Work on the pop-up park will start this summer ahead of its completion in the autumn. Developed by the council in partnership with Natural Resources Wales and Urban Foundry, it will include a rain garden and a mixture of planting, living roofs, seating and bike shelters. Other temporary plan features include two food and drink container units for start-up businesses. A community container…

Horse-mad pupils can now bring their ponies with them to a top North Wales private school after its equestrian centre re-opened this month. The right royal £30,000 renovation comes 15 years after Olympic eventing gold medallist Princess Anne opened the facilities at what is now Myddelton College in Denbigh. It is the latest addition to the amenities at the fast-growing co-educational school, one of the newest in the UK, which took over the premises of the former Howell’s School in 2016. The school’s 37 acres of grounds already have extensive sporting facilities including tennis and squash courts, a gym and…

A leading bakery has launched a £3,000-a-year scholarship programme to help raise standards in the food industry. The first recipient of the Jones Village Bakery’s bursary is Jo Flower, 21, a food technology and product development student at Harper Adams University in Newport in Shropshire. Part of the prize will be spending the next year on placement with the multi-award winning Wrexham-based company. By the time she starts, the family firm’s new state-of-the-art super bakery will be up and running. At 140,000 sq ft, it’s four times the size of the bakery it’s replacing and will also be the home…

Compass Cymru has announced a new surplus food partnership with Cardiff-based food charity, FareShare Cymru. This partnership will encourage Compass’ sites across Wales to donate surplus food to communities in need. Projects which receive food from FareShare Cymru include community centres, foodbanks and homeless shelters. The food FareShare Cymru distributes – such as fresh fruit, veg, meat and non-perishable items including pasta and tins – is surplus, but still good to eat and would otherwise go to waste. Launched as a distinct business in April 2021, Compass Cymru is part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, the UK’s largest food…