Author: Rhys Gregory

Denbighshire County Council is reminding residents of changes to traffic enforcement on Bodfor Street and Queen Street in Rhyl. Work is underway on an 18-month trial of town centre improvements after Denbighshire County Council was successful in its bid for Welsh Government funding. The funding, part of the Local Sustainable Transport COVID Response Fund 2020-21, will be used to introduce improvements that facilitate social distancing and make it easier for people to travel actively within town centres. The loading and disabled bays on the east side of Bodfor Street and Queen Street have been suspended to allow the pavements on…

A hospitality business in Devil’s Bridge has been required to make improvements to safeguard the public’s health and well-being as part of the coronavirus regulations. A Premises Improvement Notice has been served to The Hafod, Devil’s Bridge, Aberystwyth by Ceredigion County Council’s Public Protection Officers due to non-compliance with The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2020. As part of the Premises Improvement Notice, the Premises must ensure that a distance of 2 metres is maintained between any persons on the premises, and put measures in place which limit close face to face interaction and maintain hygiene. These…

29 victims were killed and 222 victims were seriously injured on the roads in South Wales in 2019 (DfT, 2019) RoadPeace, the national charity for road crash victims will be working with Hugh James to introduce two new support groups in South Wales for bereaved and injured road crash victims. Support group meetings offer bereaved families and injured victims an opportunity to meet others similarly affected and who truly understand the impact of road crashes on those left behind or those suffering from the awful aftermath of being involved in a crash themselves.  “Gaining support after the awful aftermath of…

Denbighshire County Council has launched its Carers Charter on Carers Rights Day 2020. The charter, produced in consultation with local adult and young carers and Denbighshire Carer’s Strategy Group, sets out the Council’s commitment to carers. It sets out the Council’s pledge for carers to have the right to be treated with courtesy, respect and dignity as well the right to an individual assessment for the needs of the carer to be identified separately from the person for whom they are caring, as well giving carers a voice. Cllr Bobby Feeley, the Council’s Lead Member for Well-being and Independence, said:…

Two Fine Art graduates from University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Swansea College of Art have won places on the Artists Benevolent Fund’s Step Change Fellowship Programme. The programme provides sponsorship funding to help graduates who have experienced disadvantages through social, economic or cultural circumstances to help to launch, sustain and develop their careers as fully committed artists. This is the first year UWTSD has taken part in the programme. It will work in partnership with the Artists Benevolent Fund to support Step Change Fellows Elisha Hughes and Andrew Bowen as they progress throughout the year. They will each…

A SOURDOUGH pizza business launched in lockdown by a former Queen’s Nurse and university lecturer is cooking up a storm with customers. a pesto wood-fired sourdough pizza company has quickly grown to become one of the most popular takeaway venues in North Wales. Based out of a street-food Airstream trailer at the Dolphin Inn, Mold, owner and pizzaiolo (pizza chef) Stephen Thorp opened for the first time in March, as the Coronavirus pandemic took hold in the UK. Stephen is an expert in public health having lectured and published academic texts on the subject, so ensuring the safety of diners and his…

A leading South Wales-based floodlighting and electrical installation and maintenance organisation has won a competitive contract to install Cardiff’s Christmas lights. Pontyclun company Floodlighting and Electrical has been awarded the contract by Cardiff Council to install the city’s Christmas lights for the next four years. Ahead of the most recent contract win, Floodlighting and Electrical had already worked with Cardiff Council for over thirty years on the capital’s festive lighting. Originally using rope lighting with tens of thousands of individual golf-ball lamps which required regular maintenance during the holiday season, the company’s lighting solutions have evolved along with technological advances…

More than 9,000 trees have been planted in and around Llanidloes thanks to one man’s effort to bring the community together to fight climate change. Phil Stallard – who has previously won awards for his campaign work within the community – has guided a collaboration of more than 70 local landowners, resulting in thousands of new trees planted, and the formation of a community orchard. In addition, all three-hundred pupils at Ysgol Gynradd Llanidloes Primary School have planted a tree in the local area. Phil’s desire to plant more trees in and around his hometown of Llanidloes was sparked by…

As COVID-19 continues to limit contact between individuals, one Welsh training company has developed a unique new way of delivering its leadership courses to ensure they continue to be an immersive and challenging experience – even when completed virtually. Call of the Wild has long specialised in delivering training programmes that challenge participants both physically and mentally by using the incredible landscape and geographical features around its headquarters in the Brecon Beacons to create unforgettable learning experiences for clients. With lockdown preventing such physical interactions, the company quickly pivoted its offering into the virtual world, conducting sessions via video link.…

Swansea Council’s award-winning pension fund is on course to cut its carbon footprint to 50% of index levels by next year, Full Council will be told next week. The £2.1bn fund looking after the retirement funds of 47,000 members has already taken major steps to reduce its carbon footprint by cutting the amount of cash invested in oil companies and other organisations with a high carbon intensity. And earlier this year it agreed a £30m investment in green energy production companies around the world. In a special report to Council next week that looks at Swansea’s commitment to tackling climate…