Author: Rhys Gregory

A trio of Welsh celebrities has signed up to perform at a Christmas concert with a difference that is being hosted this year by Cerebral Palsy Cymru – Wales’ only specialist therapy centre for children and families living with cerebral palsy. The charity will be hosting their ‘Very Merry Christmas Concert’ on Friday 11th December and has announced today that the virtual event will include music from West End singer Sophie Evans as well as a host of festive readings from BBC Wales newsreader Lucy Owen, Welsh music legend Max Boyce and  Hollywood star Matthew Rhys. The fundraising concert will…

South Wales Police Detectives have charged a 37-year-old man with Causing Grievous Bodily Harm (Sec18 GBH) after a serious assault in the Mayhill area of Swansea on December 1. Jonathan Campbell, of Mayhill, has been remanded into custody and will appear at Swansea Magistrates court today. The 48-year-old woman who was the victim of the assault remains in a critical condition in hospital. We would like to thank the members of the public who have assisted us with our investigation. We are also reminding people of the importance of not posting anything on social media which could prejudice future court…

Denbighshire Leisure Ltd is excited to reveal that a star-studded cast will be filming an exclusive online pantomime at Rhyl Pavilion that will be broadcast UK-wide this festive season. The stars will all be heading to the Rhyl Pavilion over a few weeks to ensure social distancing and will film at an undisclosed time and date to create this exciting digital production. 21 Celebrities from across the industry will be heading to Rhyl, including XFactor star Sam Bailey, ITV The Chase’s Mark Labbett  And Anne Hegerty, Britain’s Got Talent Winners dog act Ashley and Sulley, I’m a Celeb winner and…

CARDIFF is set to welcome a new, contemporary serviced workspace, as flexible workplace operator Clockwise expands its portfolio with the opening of its newest space in the Welsh capital. Clockwise’s arrival into Cardiff coincides with the biggest shift in working patterns since the industrial revolution. Comprising shared workspace, private offices and meeting rooms, Clockwise spans over 5,000sqft of Cardiff’s landmark building, Brunel House, located in the city centre. Flexible working has become more than just a buzz phrase this year, with businesses understanding that many employees neither want to work from home permanently, nor retreat back to the pre-Covid model…

A Merthyr Tydfil social club has been forced to close for two weeks after officers from the Cwm Taf Joint Enforcement Team ‘could not believe the lack of control’ of customers who had their arms around each other and borrowed other people’s facemasks to enter the premises. Merthyr Labour Club & Institute Court House has been shut down under the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 for failing to take ‘reasonable measures to minimise risk of exposure to coronavirus or the spread of coronavirus by those who have been at the premises’. The Joint Enforcement Team comprises officers from…

In the year Elaine Sommers started work at Penyrheol Primary School, Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States, Abba were top of the charts and viewers across the world tuned in to the soap opera Dallas to discover who shot JR. A lot has changed since 1980 but Senior Dinner Supervisor Mrs Sommers is still at Penyrheol and pupils and staff have just celebrated and thanked her for her amazing 40 years of service. Every day Mrs Sommers, now aged 78, walks from her home in Grovesend to the school for her one hour lunchtime shift. And all…

Margam Country Park has been voted among the top ten most popular parks and green spaces in the UK after a month long public vote. The accolade comes after a UK-wide “People’s Vote” organised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy to find the country’s ten best Green Flag Award-winning parks and green spaces. The Green Flag Award scheme is the international quality standard for parks and green spaces, and this year a record-breaking 2,061 achieved the award. And later, the British public were invited to take part in the “People’s Vote” for their favourite park with tens of thousands joining…

Neath Port Talbot Council has issued an improvement notice to a pub in the Upper Afan Valley after checks by council staff found non-compliance with Covid-19 safety guidelines. Council licensing staff found The Refreshment Rooms at The Old Station, Cymmer, failed to take reasonable measures to ensure: • There was a person controlling entry to the premises and allocating a limited time period during which customers could stay in the premises. • That face coverings were worn by customers other than when seated. • That customers were seated when ordering food or drink, being served with food or drink and when consuming food…

Work on the community athletics hub at Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School in Oakdale is nearing completion, with the facility expected to be fully open by spring 2021. The new synthetic athletics track will be the first of its kind in Caerphilly County Borough and will allow residents to train all year round on the durable surface. As well as featuring a six-lane, 300 metre floodlit running track – the facility will also include additional area for off field athletic events such as long jump, high jump, shotput and javelin. The area inside of the track will remain grassed to…

The RSPCA received more than 300 reports of abandoned animals across Wales last winter* and is worried a surge in pet ownership could result in more unwanted animals this year. Last winter*, the charity received 4,650 reports of abandoned animals including 316 in Wales. The highest number of reports coming from Cardiff (38), Swansea (28) and Rhonnda Cynon Taff (26) – full table below. Of these reports were six rabbits abandoned in a box in Cardiff in February and Eggnog the hamster who was dumped in Swansea in December last year. Already this November, there have been 985 reports of…