Author: Rhys Gregory

This month, Blaenau Gwent & Caerphilly’s Youth Offending Service (YOS) donated 25 colourful bird boxes to Parc Cwm Darren. The donation came in time for National Nestbox Week which ran from February 14-21 and encourages the public to create homes for nesting birds and promotes the conservation and diversity of wildlife. The 25 bird boxes were made and painted by children who carry out reparation activities with the YOS. The focus of reparation is to repair the harm which has been caused by a child’s behaviour in the community. The time and effort spent in making and painting the bird boxes…

At 6pm on Monday 1st March 2021, choirs from across the Caerphilly borough will come together to sing in a fantastic online event to celebrate St David’s Day. To join in you don’t need any special equipment, you just need to visit www.facebook.com/cwtshcymru at 6pm on the 1st March and you will be able to view the live stream and join in from the comfort of your own home! Throughout the pandemic, many of our local choirs have been staying in touch with each other via online meetings. Nerys Porch of Caerphilly’s Male Voice Choir has been working closely with social…

If you have complexes about hair loss or baldness, you need to take immediate action! Is your baldness making you too shy about taking pictures? It’s not the end of the world! Here you will learn how to hide bald spots. Many women and men around the world face this problem. It lowers a person’s self-esteem, makes him/her feel self-conscious, and makes them feel unattractive. Teenagers also have this problem. It negatively affects their self-perception, generates insecurity and a lot of fears, complexes and doubts. Especially young girls suffer from this problem. First of all, you need to deal with…

Selling houses today is very different to the process of old. In years gone by, there were limited options available to sellers. Now, people have a choice when it comes to how they want to sell their homes. In this guide, we’ll explore steps you can take to successfully sell a house yourself without an estate agent. Why do people choose to sell their houses without an estate agent? In most cases, sellers decide against using an estate agent as a result of cost. Typically, in the UK, estate agents charge up to 3.5%, meaning they can earn thousands of…

For most people with average wages, the question of improving the financial situation is one of the main ones. There are many ways to settle spendings or increase income. Everyone knows about the concept of investment and that it is a guarantee of long-term «earnings». For example, the team https://jkr.co/about helps each of its clients to manage their money correctly and supports them at every step. But this direction doesn’t attract most people, and they just want to stabilize what they already have. Financial planning seems so exhausting that the first desire of the majority is to ask an expert…

Having a diversified investment portfolio is crucial to ensure that you will have security in your retirement. A genuinely diverse retirement portfolio will include many of the traditional assets, including stocks and bonds. The critical thing to remember is that you will need a broad range of investments that do not interact with one another. This is so that, for instance, if the stock market crashes, you will still be secure in your bonds. You should never have all of your proverbial eggs in one basket. Here are a few exciting ways you can diversify your portfolio for retirement. Buy…

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce Friday 24th September 2021 at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff, for the second annual South Wales Law Awards. After the enormous success of the inaugural South Wales Law Awards in 2019, the 2020 awards were on course to be an even bigger and better occasion. However, despite the successful rollout of the vaccine and infections decreasing, it’s still not possible or safe to hold the awards. Sara Edwards, one of Welsh Television and Radio’s most popular presenters, will once again present the awards, at the iconic Hilton Hotel. Wesley Skene –…

Creative industries research is set for a boost at Aberystwyth University with the appointment of a new fellow. Professor Matthew Jarvis has been appointed to the new role of Creative Exchange Fellow at the University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Professor Jarvis will cultivate links with business, the third sector and artists to develop creative arts and humanities projects. This includes strengthening links with companies working in fields such as digital technologies. The appointment is part of the ‘Strengthening the Research Base’ programme funded by the Higher Education Council for Wales. The scheme aims to enhance the research base…

People across Wales are being encouraged to get crafty with paper to contribute to a new art display marking a year since the UK went into lockdown. Community arts organisation Tanio is organising an exhibition at Ysbyty’r Seren field hospital in Bridgend featuring hundreds of origami cranes (or ‘Tsuru’) – considered a symbol of hope and healing in Japanese culture. NHS staff, patients and volunteers are pitching in to make the origami creations. The charity is now asking people across Wales to get involved by creating paper cranes and sending them in to be featured in the exhibition. The exhibition…

Family Housing, a housing association based in Swansea and covering South and West Wales, is providing 13 new homes for people who were previously at risk of homelessness. The residents will also receive psychological and trauma informed support to help them begin a new chapter in their lives. The accommodation has been made available following a series of successful bids made by Family Housing to Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Councils as part of Welsh Government’s homelessness funding. Working in partnership with these local authorities the initiative will significantly increase housing provision in these areas for those who need it…