Author: Rhys Gregory

Bridgend County Borough Council will receive £50,000 from Welsh Government for repairs to the Rest Bay boardwalk in Porthcawl after it was damaged during Storm Dennis last year. It’s part of a package of more than £21.5m announced by Welsh Government to help local authorities across the country fix flood damage to roads, bridges and boardwalks. During Storm Dennis in February 2020, strong winds and rain in the area eroded a section of ground from underneath the boardwalk at Rest Bay in Porthcawl. The boardwalk has been safe to walk over but contractors are currently carrying out works nearby and…

RCT Council has given an update on the scheme to rectify river wall damage at Blaen-y-Cwm Road – with a significant length of the structure previously repaired and a contractor for the final works in the process of being appointed. Significant sections of the structure, which supports the road, were damaged by the unprecedented weather of Storm Dennis in February 2020. Damaged sections have been cordoned off and monitored closely, and traffic lights have remained in place with Blaen-y-Cwm Road operating with one lane at this location. The road is the only access for motorists into and out of Blaencwm.…

More accurate waiting time figures showing the real time it takes from suspicion of cancer through to treatment have been published. This is the first time the Suspected Cancer Pathway (SCP) figures are being reported from a new system which collects patient level data. As the SCP provides more accurate patient waits the old measures of Urgent Suspected Cancer (USC) and Non-Urgent Suspected Cancer (NUSC) are being retired. Wales is the first UK nation to report on cancer waiting times in this way. The pathway has been designed to cut waiting times for cancer diagnosis and treatment with the aim…

tay-at-home restrictions will remain in place in Wales for a further three weeks as the youngest children start returning to school from Monday, First Minister Mark Drakeford will announce today. The First Minister is expected to say thanks to Wales’ team effort, cases of coronavirus are at their lowest level since the end of September, while one in three adults in Wales has had a coronavirus vaccine. The First Minister will talk about encouraging green shoots of recovery and look ahead to the next review when the Welsh Government will be considering if all primary pupils and some older students…

If someone had declared fifty years ago that marijuana would be legal in 2021 and would have transformed into a lucrative commercial product that is highly popular, nobody would have believed them. Fast forward to the present day, and the cannabis industry is growing from strength to strength. Legalization has swept across large parts of North America, and industry lobbies have their sights firmly set on the untapped European market. Many people are surprised at how large and profitable the sector has become. As the plant’s medical benefits continue to gain scientific backing, it looks like this trend is set…

Everyone loves a good deal; who doesn’t? If you are a business competing for customers in the online marketplace, you definitely know how tough it can be. You have to develop ingenious ways to attract and keep customers. Promo codes are a great way of engaging with potential and existing customers and increasing conversion rates., but you must understand how to use them correctly. Shoppers are always looking for ways to save money or get more for less. Many shoppers visit sites such as Vouchertoday in the hope of getting exclusive voucher codes and promo codes. This shows just how…

Swansea University is looking for volunteers from South Wales to be part of vital research into how an over-the-counter nasal spray could help protect against Covid-19. Scientists at Swansea University are investigating if Carragelose, which contains a form of seaweed, could prevent the Covid-19 illness or reduce severity of symptoms. They are expanding the research and now want to hear from either key workers, such as teachers, police or local authority staff or anyone who continues to interact with members outside their household for work, study or volunteering, who would like to be part of this important project. Dr Zita…

A CARDIFF mum who discovered she had breast cancer following a routine mammogram appointment is supporting Cancer Research UK’s latest fundraising campaign, Walk All Over Cancer. Lucia Pavia Mardon was 53 when she attended her third annual breast cancer screening test at Breast Test Wales in Cardiff. She didn’t think there would be a problem as she regularly checked her breasts and couldn’t feel a lump. But after attending the appointment, she received a letter inviting her for further tests. A biopsy revealed the mum of two from Splott had breast cancer. As a result, she had two lumpectomy surgeries followed by 15 sessions…

The Green Giraffe Day Nursery Ltd is expanding in Cardiff thanks to additional funding from Development Bank of Wales. The popular childcare company which already had two nurseries in the city, has opened an additional two. As an existing customer of the Development Bank, the business received a £100,000 follow-on loan to meet growing demand for their services. The new daycare settings are based at the Parade in Roath and Radnor Road in Canton. They join the two original nurseries in Cardiff Bay and Cathedral Road. Green Giraffe offers fully organic food to all children attending and uses a blend…

The RSPCA and the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have teamed up to come to the aid of a sheep stuck on cliffs at Blaenllechau in the Rhondda Fach valley. Officers from the animal welfare charity were alerted after the sheep was spotted stranded on the steep cliff edge by concerned onlookers. RSPCA Cymru enlisted the support of the firefighters from the Ebbw Vale and Barry Green Watch rescue teams, who deployed their rope rescue specialists and abseiled down the cliff face amid rescue efforts. Fortunately, the sheep is now off the cliff rocks. The sheep’s eventful day took…