Author: Rhys Gregory

A Cardiff Safety Bus has helped save the life of a man in cardiac arrest in the city centre. The Safety Bus happened to be nearby when a call came into the control room for assistance during the early hours of Saturday, May 30. A 36-year-old man has been found collapsed and unresponsive on St Mary Street near the Clayton Hotel. A police officer commenced CPR, and two police student volunteers applied a defibrillator which is kept on the bus, until an ambulance arrived. Fortunately, the man became responsive, started talking, and was taken to hospital. The Cardiff Safety Buses…

A day of action targeting drug supply in Anglesey has resulted in three people being arrested. Officers conducted four warrants at properties in the Valley and Holyhead areas on Thursday 4 June as a result of proactive investigation and intelligence gathering by the Neighbourhood Policing Team. The warrants resulted in three arrests being made in connection with drug supply. They have since been interviewed and released under investigation whilst our enquiries continue. Additionally, an amount suspected cocaine and cannabis were seized. PC Andrew Jones said: “These results come after community concerns about the supply of cocaine and ketamine in the…

Transport for Wales (TfW) has revealed how it plans to support passengers needing toilet facilities when its new South Wales Metro tram-trains enter service later this summer. The first of TfW’s brand-new electric tram-trains are due to begin carrying passengers between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay in the coming months as part of the wider South Wales Metro transformation. Unlike traditional trains, the new tram-trains will not have toilets on board. However, TfW says it has made a significant investment in station facilities to ensure passengers are never more than 20 minutes away from a toilet while travelling on the network.…

Transport for Wales (TfW) is entering the final stages of preparation ahead of the introduction of its first brand‑new tram‑trains on Pontypridd to Cardiff Bay services this summer. Training for traincrew is well under way, with test runs taking place most days. TfW continues work to install nine new toilet facilities as well as five refurbished toilet facilities across the Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr lines, helping ensure customers have access to toilets when the tram-trains are rolled out. The South Wales Metro aims to improve connections between Cardiff and the Valleys, with more frequent and faster journeys. TfW’s new fleet of fully electric tram-trains are key to delivering this ambitious Metro timetable. The improved performance of…

Being trapped in a cycle of drug and alcohol abuse can leave a person feeling as though there is no hope. The desire to be drug-free can feel like an unachievable dream. So many addicts try to quit on their own, only to find themselves frustrated by a lack of support and personal willpower. They return to alcohol and drugs because it is all they know. Their experiences make a powerful case for intentional Drug & Alcohol rehabilitation in West Yorkshire. Intentional alcohol rehabilitation goes beyond mere detoxification. Detox is good and necessary. It allows the body to clean itself…

Earned media is more valuable than traditional SEO alone due to the recent rise of AI-driven search. It’s evolving search engine algorithms and serves as the bridge between organic visibility and verified brand authority. Generative AI tools like Perplexity and Google Gemini now bypass the traditional keyword-driven search results by summarising answers with third-party sources rather than brand-owned websites. Google’s search updates place extreme emphasis on high-quality editorial links. A single backlink from a high-authority new site helps to build long-term domain authority that’s better than dozens of self-published blog posts. However, saying all this, earned media don’t happen by…

Walk through any older Welsh town and you can still read the argument in the buildings. A chapel on one corner, its lettering fading. A betting shop a few doors down, lit up and busy. For the better part of two centuries those two institutions sat in open opposition, and the story of gambling in Wales is really the story of which one held the upper hand at any given moment. A nation built around the chapel Through the 1800s and into the 1900s, Welsh life ran on Nonconformist religion. Methodist, Baptist and Independent chapels were not just places of…

Fans of Labubu and collectible designer toys can finally mark their calendars, as POP MART has officially confirmed when it will open its first store in Cardiff. After signage recently appeared at St David’s Cardiff, sparking excitement among shoppers and collectors, POP MART UK has now announced that the new store will officially open on Friday, June 19. St David’s Shopping Centre shared the news on social media, telling fans: “It’s the opening date you’ve been waiting for, Cardiff. POP MART UK is coming 19th June and the Labubus are plotting their takeover.” The arrival of POP MART is expected…

Cardiff Castle’s biggest ever summer concert series got underway in style on Saturday as Dutch house music sensation Chris Stussy headlined the opening night of TK Maxx presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle 2026. Despite wet weather conditions, thousands of music fans packed into the historic city centre venue for an eight-and-a-half-hour celebration of house music, with the acclaimed DJ delivering a headline set that transformed the castle grounds into a giant open-air dancefloor. The event marked the beginning of what organisers describe as the biggest ever summer of live music at Cardiff Castle, featuring a record-breaking 24 headline shows…

Motorists travelling on the M4 eastbound between Junction 47 Penllergaer and Junction 46 Llangyfelach have been warned to take extra care after cows were reported on the hard shoulder.   Traffic Wales issued an alert on Friday afternoon confirming that officers were on their way to the scene to deal with the situation. The incident is affecting the eastbound carriageway approaching Swansea, with drivers urged to remain vigilant while travelling through the area. Animals on or near major roads can pose a significant hazard to both motorists and the animals themselves, particularly on busy stretches of motorway where traffic speeds…