Author: Rhys Gregory

Everybody remembers the time when they bought their first home… it’s not the easiest of things to tackle. And with the average house price in the UK reaching a record high of £266,000, purchasing a property today is incredibly expensive and stressful, raising a ton of questions for first-time buyers. However, stop searching for advice via your search engine, as experts at regulated property buyers, GoodMove.co.uk offers their insider brains to reveal the questions that all first-time buyers should be asking. Plus, how to go about solving them. Can I afford the property? Getting onto the property ladder in today’s…

A COLLECTION of highly anticipated new homes – many with striking views of the coast – is now on sale in Colwyn Bay. Glyn Farm is the latest development by family-run house builder Anwyl Homes and will feature just 39 homes off Valley Road. Already, seven out of the ten homes released for sale have been reserved as eager house hunters act quickly to reserve a prime position. Graeme Gibb, sales director for Anwyl Homes in North Wales, said: “Since we secured planning permission for Glyn Farm earlier this year, we’ve built a strong database of potential purchasers. Home buyers…

A Swansea city centre businessman is praising the on-going transformation of Wind Street into a more family-friendly destination. Bruno Nunes, Chief Executive of the Creative Hospitality Group, says the quality of the outdoor spaces now being created there will soon benefit the city centre as a whole. His company runs three businesses on Wind Street – Peppermint, Bambu and BrewDog – as well as BrewStone in the Uplands area of Swansea. The £3 million Wind Street improvement project being led by Swansea Council includes the introduction of new paving, seating and greenery, with dedicated outdoor spaces for hospitality dining areas.…

Local residents are being urged to help shape the next Well-Being Plan for Pembrokeshire. The Pembrokeshire Public Services Board (PSB) is currently assessing the well-being of local people and communities in the County. This is a requirement under the Well-being of Future Generations Act which encourages people to work together to tackle some of the ‘big long-term issues’ to improve well-being. There are many issues which affect well-being such as inequalities in health and standards of living, population change, air pollution and flood risk, limited resources for social care, lack of housing, poverty, climate change and depletion of natural resources.…

New behind-the-scenes video footage shows even more progress for Swansea’s emerging £135m Copr Bay phase one district. Copr Bay phase one includes the Swansea Arena, the landmark bridge over Oystermouth Road, the 1.1-acre coastal park, new homes, new car parking and new spaces for hospitality and leisure businesses. The new video shows: On-going construction work inside the Swansea Arena auditorium Footage of the new café and restaurant at the coastal park starting to take shape A walkthrough of the bridge Even more progress for the installation of gold-coloured panels around the outside of the arena Each panel will be equipped…

Bridgend County Borough Council is looking into the provision of a new youth hub in Bridgend town centre. Initial plans involve a multi-purpose facility at Evergreen Hall, next to the council’s Civic Offices. Run in partnership between the local authority’s Youth Development, 16 plus and Youth Justice Services, activities offered onsite will range from training and  classes for young people aged 11 to 25 years old, and youth club provision a couple of weekday evenings for all young people in the local community that want to attend. As part of the plans, young people are being invited to have their…

In any commercial business which requires the transportation of goods and equipment, either internally to other locations owned by that company, or external deliveries to customers and clients, there is a need for the management of those logistical services. Having a team dedicated to monitoring your fleet of transport vehicles helps you to ensure profitability, safety, compliance the law, and the overall welfare of your drivers. Finding the best ways to optimise this aspect of your business can feel a bit overwhelming, especially if it’s a secondary part to your business. But you don’t need to be a transportation expert…

In the United Kingdom, there are numerous online casinos including the popular Vegasluck Casino. This is because virtual gambling is legal, and the British love to spend their free time playing video slots on gambling sites that aren’t on GamCare. As a result, there are hundreds of legal casino sites in the United Kingdom. With so many online casinos to choose from, it’s more important than ever to pick the right one to avoid falling victim to scammers. There are a few things to keep in mind, which will be explained later in this article. Online casinos have a good…

On Valentine’s Day 1988, 20-year-old Lynette White was brutally murdered in Cardiff’s Tiger Bay. The prime suspect was a single white male but after a ten month manhunt, police arrested five local black men. No forensic evidence linked the men to the crime scene, they had alibis for the night of the killing and they barely knew each other. Police alleged the five were involved in the ritual killing of the young woman. All of them were innocent and it would be years before the true killer was found. In new landmark true crime series, A Killing in Tiger Bay,…

Accommodation providers across Flintshire are looking to rebound strongly post-pandemic after diversifying their service offerings to give locals as well as those coming into the county something new to experience.   Under previous Welsh Government restrictions, accommodation sites have been forced to open and close intermittently throughout 2020 and into 2021.   But a number of providers within the county have opted to take advantage of the situation by adding to their businesses ahead of a post-pandemic growth in demand for accommodation services.   The Springfield Hotel at Pentre Halkyn is one such establishment, spending around £200,000 to redevelop part…