Author: Rhys Gregory

Meet the award winning Team of Learning Disability Champions in Theatres at Neath Port Talbot Hospital which encapsulates the true spirit of the Swansea Bay UHB’s values. The prospect of facing surgery must be daunting for the vast majority of us but if you have learning difficulties then the whole process may appear to be even more unsettling. Enter Sister Catherine Thomas and her colleagues. Under her leadership Catherine has set up a team of health care practitioners – known as champions – intent on interacting with patients with learning disabilities, along with their families and carers, to ensure their…

Wrapped in the BOAC retro ‘Gold Speedbird’ livery to mark British Airways’ centenary in 2019, the 747, registration G-BYGC, took to the air for the final time from British Airways’ engineering base at Cardiff Airport. The aircraft flew around this scenic area of the Welsh coast before landing at the commercial airfield at Bro Tathan, the Welsh Government’s 1,200 acres business park in the Vale of Glamorgan, where it was met by an audience of invited guests. It will be managed by eCube Solutions, the leading aircraft disassembly and end of life services provider based on the business park, to…

These past few years made vaping so increasingly popular that it’s almost hard to find a person without a vaping device in their hands today. The vaping industry went sky high over the last couple of years. Nowadays, there are so many different concoctions and flavors on the market to choose from that those new to vaping have a tough time choosing the ones they like. However, for those who are ripe vapers, the best option is to mix their own e-liquid at home. Fortunately, with so many different brands on the offer, it’s extremely easy to find all options,…

A report which recommends a public consultation is heldon proposals for the expansion and redevelopment of Cathays High School, will go to Cardiff Council’s Cabinet when it meets on Thursday 17, December 2020. If progressed,the new development would be delivered under Cardiff Council and Welsh Government’sBand B 21stCentury Schools programme as one of its priority schemes. In December 2017, the Cabinet approved plans to address those schools in poor condition, with major defects or nearing the end of their operational life. Cathays High School was identified as a priority school. It was also acknowledged, that the expansion and replacement of…

It’s not every day you see your school homework adorning a real-life rally car, but this dream came true for 16-year-old Alice Goodliffe from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr, a comprehensive secondary school in Plasmawr, close to Cardiff in south Wales. During the spring’s lockdown, Alice entered a special competition to ‘Design a Rally Car Livery’ and her winning submission, which pays tribute to the selfless and essential work undertaken by key workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has now been turned into a wrap for one of Toyota’s latest GR Yaris models. The original plan was to unveil Alice’s stunning…

A public house in Aberaeron has been issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of £1,000 for breaching the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No.4) (Wales) Regulations 2020. The public house was seen by officers from the Public Protection Team to have been supplying alcohol and remaining open when prohibited under the Regulations. The Fixed Penalty Notice was issued on 9 December 2020 by Ceredigion County Council. The licensee may discharge liability to conviction for the offence if the penalty is paid within 28 days. The authority acknowledges the sacrifices made by the majority of Ceredigion licensed premises in order to comply with the…

The FUW says failure by the UK and EU to reach a trade deal in the coming days would be catastrophic for industries and entire communities in Wales and across the UK and must be avoided at all costs. FUW President Glyn Roberts said: “Even if there is a trade deal with the EU, industries are facing major challenges from non-tariff barriers at borders, with additional costs for agricultural exports estimated to be up to 10% not to mention major disruptions and practical obstacles to the flow of goods. “These already worrying impacts will increase many fold if we fail…

A former Paralympic swimmer who set up a company to design and manufacture prosthetic leg covers after he lost his own leg in a cycling accident has won the national Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for 2020 at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Mark Williams, founder of LIMB-art, won the award at this week’s virtual National Final and builds on the same title he won for Wales at the regional final in September. National winners were crowned from a group of 135 founders of 110 businesses who were successful at the regional finals. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the National Final online for…

Following discussion with all of its schools, Denbighshire County Council has taken the decision to close all of its primary schools, special schools and pupil referral units from Wednesday (December 16) for face to face learning. This follows the Welsh Government decision to move all secondary schools and colleges in Wales to online learning from Monday (December 14). Cllr Huw Hilditch-Roberts, the Council’s Lead Member for Education, Children’s Services and Public Engagement, said: “We have reluctantly taken the decision to close our primary schools for face to face learning early. Confirmed cases associated with Denbighshire schools continue to be in…

Wonderwool Wales, the award-winning show that celebrates all that’s great about wool and natural fibres, is planning to return in style in 2021. The two day event became a Covid-19 pandemic casualty when it had to be cancelled this spring. However, buoyed by support from the Wales Cultural Recovery Fund, the organisers are pressing ahead with plans to hold the 16th show on April 24 and 25 next year at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, subject to restrictions at the time. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the show attendance will be limited to 2,000 each day -…