Author: Rhys Gregory

Over 100 vehicles stopped and fines issued for COVID offences during first 24 hours of policing operation Twelve people have been issued with fixed penalty notices since the new policing power was implemented at 9am on Friday, November 27, 2020. A further 15 people were warned and instructed to leave Cardiff. Those travelling in breach of COVID legislation included a couple travelling from Essex who told officers they were headed to the Capital to give family Christmas presents, and a group of nine people who were travelling in convoy to visits friends in University. A total of 110 vehicles were…

Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a single vehicle collision which occurred on Coryton roundabout at approximately 4.40am today (Saturday, 28 November, 2020). Officers investigating the collision have had to put on road closures which are currently preventing access to the roundabout and also a section of the A470 at that location. The closures are likely to remain in place for several hours and motorists are urged to plan their journeys and use alternative routes – diversions are in place. The patience and cooperation of the public is appreciated at this time.

Live Nation has been identified as the preferred bidder to deliver a new 15,000-capacity indoor arena in Cardiff Bay. The planned new venue will cost around £150m to build and will attract more than one million visitors and an estimated £100m into the local economy every year. It will also deliver new jobs for local people, with over 2000 jobs created during its three-year build programme and, once up and running, another 1000 direct jobs and a further 600 jobs supported in the local economy. Since December last year the Council has progressed a procurement process to secure a private-sector partner…

Swansea City could crash the top three of the Championship this weekend if they manage to get a win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. The visitors are currently fourth in the table with 23 points from 13 games, a tally that leaves them four points off the top and one point behind Bristol City in third place. Forest are much further down the table in 20th place with only 12 points from their 13 games. The appointment of Chris Hughton last month resulted in a slight upturn in Forest fortunes with the new boss starting victoriously away to Blackburn Rovers.…

On Friday 28th August 2020, Arran Pipeline Supplies Ltd completed the purchase of the business of Collister and Glover, a leading plumbing and supplies merchant founded in 1977 and based in Deeside, North Wales. The Company had experienced cash-flow difficulties as a result of difficult trading conditions in the sector, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.  As a result, a director took the decision that the company should enter Administration. The business continues to trade under the Collister & Glover name and on a day-to-day basis it is business as usual. All existing employees at the point of takeover have been…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has brought to market a closed day nursery in the village of Pen-y-fai in Bridgend, Wales. Formally operating as The Old School House Day Nursery, this vacant building comprises a large converted former school and substantial four-bedroom owners’ accommodation on the first and second floors. Along the perimeter of the building, all space has been utilised to include a forest school space with various sections for outdoor performances, nature trails and a wildlife area. The site is located on the former grounds of Court Colman Manor in the idyllic, rural village of Pen-y-fai,…

Transport for Wales will use extra staff across its network this weekend following a rise in anti-social behaviour. Passenger numbers have been increasing since the end of the ‘firebreak’ in Wales on Monday 9 November, particularly during evenings and weekends. With shoppers travelling into cities and towns to take advantage of pre-Christmas sales and rugby fans visiting pubs to watch Wales play England on Saturday, footfall is expected to increase. TfW and British Transport Police are urging people to plan ahead, check travel advice and make use of the recently-launched Capacity Checker to avoid busy periods. Minister for Economy, Transport…

The Food Hall is always a ‘must see’ for visitors at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, and this year is no exception as the event goes ‘virtual’. Following in the immensely successful footsteps of its summer sibling, the Winter Fair is being held online and includes a dedicated Food Hall area packed with Welsh food and drink producers. Creating a virtual event has brought a bonus for shoppers, as the Food Hall section of the Winter Fair website has gone live ahead of next week’s main Winter Fair days (November 30th & December 1st). Not only that, but people will…

Swansea’s Christmas shoppers have been given a roads boost as they look to spend their money in city centre shops. Improvements have been made to a road that leads from a key multi-story car park to the main Oystermouth Road. Swansea Council has worked with contractors Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd to make the timely alterations to Albert Row. It used to have one lane of traffic feeding into the main road – now it has two. This means swifter departures from the Quadrant multi-storey and parking spaces there being vacated more quickly for motorists waiting to head into the car…

Building work has begun on the multi-million pound Neath Town Centre redevelopment scheme. The project will deliver a major leisure, wellbeing, shopping and learning zone for Neath’s town centre featuring a swimming pool, gym, health suite, retail floorspace and a modern library. The scheme, being built by construction firm Kier, is designed to have a major beneficial impact on the town centre, increasing sustainability, vitality and footfall. It will also drive the recovery of the town centre post COVID-19, bringing new uses into the centre of Neath to increase vibrancy and visitor numbers helping the delivery of a commercially viable…