The Football Association of Wales (FAW) and Ryan Giggs have mutually agreed that he will not be involved in the upcoming international camp. Robert Page will take charge for the next three matches against Belgium, Mexico and the Czech Republic and will be supported by Albert Stuivenberg as was the case during the last international window in November. The Cymru squad for these upcoming matches will be announced on Monday 15th March.
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A go-ahead local cricket club is on a mission to get kids in Wrexham playing the game again with an ambitious coaching and playing programme – paid for with cash seized from criminals. Brymbo Cricket Club, one of North Wales’s most successful sides and the place where current Glamorgan captain David Lloyd learned the game, is hoping to unearth the next North Wales star. They are launching a major coaching programme, Brymbo Community Cricket, in May involving 12 local schools thanks to a £2,500 grant from a special fund distributed by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones. The…
Three ex-pupils have played key roles in a £5.2 million scheme to redevelop a former school into specialist housing – creating a major boost for the local economy in the process. The development by housing association Cartrefi Conwy is breathing new life into the site of Ysgol Maelgwn, in Llandudno Junction, which closed nearly four years ago when the pupils moved to a new super school, Ysgol Awel y Mynydd. It is the most complicated project Cartrefi Conwy has worked on to date because the old school, which opened in 1907, is architecturally important and many of the original features…
Apprenticeship providers across Wales have produced a five-year blueprint focussed on delivering an inclusive Apprenticeship Programme which provides equal opportunities to currently under-represented groups of people. The Apprenticeships Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy’s goal is to create a learning environment where everyone has the chance to go as far as their talent and hard work will allow, regardless of background. By July 2026, the strategy aims to increase the number of Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled apprentices, female apprentices in construction and engineering and male apprentices in healthcare and the public sector. Progress towards these goals will…
Two businesses in Ceredigion have been issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of £1,000 for breaching the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No.5) (Wales) Regulations 2020. The Ideal Fitness gym in Aberystwyth was issued with a fixed penalty notice for remaining open when prohibited under the Regulations. Following complaints from members of the public that the gym was open for business, officers from the Public Protection Team visited the premises. Despite the requirement to be closed to members of the public and not carry on the business or service at the premises during Alert Level 4 restrictions, officers found individuals present.…
ExpressTest (a division of Cignpost Diagnostics Ltd) has today announced the opening a private drive-through screening service in partnership with Cardiff City FC. The site, located at Cardiff City Stadium, is the first of its kind in Wales. Located in the Away sector of the Stadium, off Sloper road, the testing facility is close to both Grangetown & Ninian park stations. Offering fast and accurate PCR swab tests, the tests on offer are priced at the discounted rate of £80 per person for travel passengers and £99 per person for the test-only service. The new facility will be of particular use to members of the…
More than 6,300 trees and 600 metres of important wildlife hedge have been planted in the north of Denbighshire in the last four months, with funding from Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government. As part of the PLANT and Well Connected projects the trees have been planted in the area between Kinmel Bay and Gronant, including at a number of schools. The planting was carried out by Denbighshire County Council’s Countryside Ranger Service and officers from Keep Wales Tidy. Cllr Tony Thomas, the Council’s Lead Member for Housing and Communities, said: “These native trees have been planted in clusters and…
South Wales Police can confirm that Chun XU, aged 31, has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Wenjing LIN (alias Wenjing XU), as well as the attempted murder of a 38-year-old man. Chun Xu will appear before Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court on Thursday, 11th March, 2021. A 38 year-old man previously arrested in connection with the incident remains in hospital in a stable condition and is no longer being treated as a suspect in relation to this incident.
People who are or have recently experienced homelessness in Wales are to be offered a Covid vaccination as part of priority group 6, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has confirmed. The prioritisation comes as people who are or have recently experienced homelessness are confirmed to be classed as at increased risk. This is because they are more likely to have an underlying health condition which puts them at high risk from both transmission and the harms of coronavirus. According to ONS data, people with experience of homelessness have a lower than average non-Covid related life expectancy, with mortality at around 31…
CITY schools are set to be the main beneficiaries of a £9m pot of cash for essential maintenance and building upgrades over the coming year. A report to Swansea Council’s Cabinet reveals plans to set aside the cash for improvements ranging from 16 roofing at city schools to upgrades at a number of council social services centres. Pontarddulais Comprehensive is set to see a total of £670,000 spent upgrading its wiring and radiator networks including £200,000 for roofing repairs. Another £100,000 has also been earmarked for the council’s toilet strategy to maintain and upgrade the council’s network of public toilets.…