Author: Rhys Gregory

Legendary songwriter and musician Bob Dylan returns to the UK in 2025 for a string of dates, including three unmissable shows at Swansea Building Society Arena this November. The acclaimed Rough and Rowdy Ways tour is just the latest chapter in an unparalleled career, which will see Dylan taking to the stage in Swansea on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th November. The release of new music in 2020 suprised and delighted fans, with the album Rough and Rowdy Waysdominating end-of-year lists and marking another milestone in the career of one of the great artists of modern times. These…

Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, has partnered with Evolt Charging to introduce fast and reliable electric vehicle (EV) charging at nine heritage sites across Wales that are now live and ready for public use. The project, funded by Transport for Wales (TfW), has been delivered as part of TfW’s Sustainable Development Plan to deliver a greener transport network across the country and address gaps in Wales’ EV infrastructure. A series of 22kW public charge points, supplied by Evolt Charging, have been installed across an initial nine Cadw sites – Castell Coch, Castell Rhuddlan, Denbigh Castle, Harlech Castle, Kidwelly Castle,…

Wales’ largest free outdoor arts festival, Big Splash, returns to Newport next weekend! Taking place on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2025, the two-day event will transform Newport city centre into a vibrant hub of live music, street theatre, dance, workshops, crafts, and family-friendly activities. Since its launch in 2010, Big Splash has grown into a flagship event for the outdoor arts sector in South Wales, offering free entertainment for all and the perfect way to kick off the summer holidays. This year’s festival promises an exciting mix of entertainment, including acrobatics, street performers, circus workshops, live music, traditional…

FSB Wales (Federation of Small Businesses) has confirmed that its annual South Wales Small Business Conference will take place on Wednesday September 3rd at the Swansea.com stadium. The Conference, which has become a cornerstone in the business calendar, will feature an exceptional lineup of speakers focusing on small businesses growth. The all-day event, which has been a sell-out over the past few years, will again this year provide powerful, practical guidance for small businesses attending. Sponsored by Welsh Government, the Ministry of Defence and Swansea Bay City Deal, the Conference is this year free to attend and is aimed at…

A four-woman team from Wales – Denise Leonard, Helen Heaton, Heledd Williams, and Liz Collyer – will become the first all-female Welsh crew to compete in the World’s Toughest Row – Atlantic Challenge, a 3,000-mile unaided race across the Atlantic Ocean. The Merched y Môr team, whose name fittingly means ‘Women of the Sea’ in Welsh, will row from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean, enduring up to 60 days of continuous rowing in shifts, navigating unpredictable weather, 20-foot waves, and total physical and mental exhaustion. Their goal is to raise £125,000 to support the costs of the challenge and…

More than 2,250 hikers did something Mighty for Macmillan over the weekend of 5 July, by taking on the charity’s Gower Peninsula Mighty Hike. Tackling challenging terrain, and some wet and windy weather, the Mighty Hikers walked either 13 or 26 miles and have raised over £786,000 so far to help fund vital Macmillan information and support services for people living with cancer. Whether hiking solo or as part of a team, the Mighty Hike brought together a community of people who all went the extra mile to support people living with cancer, either in memory or support of a…

World champion boxer Lauren Price will be swapping her gloves for a Tŷ Hafan volunteer’s badge today, Monday (July 14th). Local hero Lauren, who was brought up in Bargoed, will be joining the staff at Tŷ Hafan’s charity shop in Market Street, Caerphilly to do an hour behind the till to help celebrate the shop’s 30th anniversary in business that day. Lauren, who has held the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, IBO and Ring magazine female welterweight titles since March 7, 2025, will be volunteering on the till from 10am to 11am and says she’s looking forward to serving as many…

Thousands of athletes and spectators were in their element today for the fourth edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea as the event became the UK’s first-ever IRONMAN Pro Series race. The crowd cheered on as Kat Matthews took first place in the Women’s category, with an impressive time of 4:20:37, and in 3:51:18, Harry Palmer won the Men’s category. Athletes took on the one-loop 1.2-mile swim at the Prince of Wales Dock, before they headed onto a 56-mile bike course through Mumbles along roads that hug the Gower’s coastal clifftops, before cycling out through Rural Swansea, and heading back along Swansea…

South Wales Police have confirmed that 13 individuals were arrested during a protest in Cardiff city centre on Saturday, 12 July. The arrests took place in the Central Square area, where officers intervened as part of an ongoing operation. The individuals were detained on suspicion of committing offences under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000, relating to the support of a proscribed organisation. All 13 have since been released on police bail while investigations continue. The inquiry is being led by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) Wales, with support from South Wales Police, and remains ongoing.

The first phase of delivering new secure cycle parking in Cardiff city centre will start on August 1st with the first six secure cycling units installed by Cardiff Castle for public and visitors to use. Funded by the Active Travel Fund, One Planet Cardiff and the Local Places for Nature Programme, a total of 30 units will be delivered in the first month of the scheme. This will be followed by a 5-year programme to install more units across the city centre and in local shopping areas. All the initial units will have living roofs, which will provide significant environmental benefits by…