Author: Rhys Gregory

Potter Alex Allpress and artist Blue MacAskill, who run the Alex Allpress Pottery School in Mid Wales, are launching gift and experience packages for the autumn and winter season. The couple, who graduated from Camberwell College of Arts in London in 2008, have realised a dream of owning their own place where they can build a life together and establish a studio. They live in Newbridge-on-Wye, a village nestled in the glorious Wye Valley, where the pottery school and Alex Allpress Ceramics is based. In time for the autumn and winter, they have launched a series of offers for customers.…

RCT Council’s £38m Llys Cadwyn development in Pontypridd is now officially complete with the final building handed over to the Council today – and the keys given to Transport for Wales for its staff to move in next month.  A small handover event took place at 3 Llys Cadwyn on Monday, October 19, to markcontractor Willmott Dixon’s completion of the construction phase. The event, which was fully-compliant with social distancing guidance, saw the Council’s Director of Corporate Estates accept the handover of 3 Llys Cadwyn from Willmot Dixon’s Director Richard Jones – and pass the keys for the building to…

Cardiff Council is considering re-opening Castle Street to buses, taxis and emergency vehicles as a temporary measure while a public consultation is held on the future of the thoroughfare. The proposed re-opening – which may be ready by mid-November – will help buses and taxis cross east to west and west to east. This temporary design will seek to ensure that the pop-up cycleway – which will run from Leckwith Road up Newport Road to the junction with Broadway – will be retained throughout the public consultation. The temporary measure under consideration may include a pavement alongside the shops and…

Last year, no one could expect what this year will bring. The Covid-19 pandemic really took the world by storm. This not only changed the way we do some of the most mundane things but it also brought forth behavioural changes. This was particularly true during the lockdown. Needless to say, since people were no longer able to do things the way they’re used to, they mostly turned to the online world. The majority of everyday activities now shifted to the online realm. This resulted in various brick-and-mortar stores closing down – some of them permanently. It also significantly increased…

Leading food manufacturer and exporter The Abergavenny Fine Food Co. will end its production of flavoured, blended cheeses, to focus on expanding and developing its exports and exciting Value-Added lines.

A short, sharp “fire-break” will be introduced across Wales at the end of this week to help regain control of coronavirus, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced today. The fortnight-long action is needed to save lives and prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed. Speaking to the people of Wales, the First Minister said: “This is the moment to come together; to play our part in a common endeavour to protect the NHS and save lives. This will not be easy, but we will do it together.” The fire-break will start at 6pm on Friday 23 October and end on Monday 9…

The first Demand Response Transport scheme to be piloted in Cardiff is now halfway through its trial period and has welcomed more than 1,251 passengers aboard in that time.

BBI Solutions’ patented Novarum™️ technology transforms a smartphone into a diagnostic test reader, empowering users to read and share the results of rapid tests from the point of care. Their pioneering technology can be used with minimal training, connecting patients and doctors, field workers, lab researchers and primary care clinicians to specialist practices as part of a mobile eco-system. Novarum holds patents in Europe, the US, China, Japan and Russia and BBI is also ISO 13485:2016 certified for Medical Device Quality Management Systems. The technology can play a valuable role in the support of infectious disease diagnosis, tracking and epidemiology.…

Two charities providing vital food to people hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are appealing for people in Wales to help support the UK’s biggest food collection this Christmas. From Thursday, November 19 until Saturday, November 21 charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting food in Tesco stores across the UK and Northern Ireland during the annual pre-Christmas Tesco Food Collection. The need for food to help the food banks and community groups which the two charities support is more vital than ever this year given the pressures caused by Covid-19. FareShare are looking for people to volunteer at…

A Caerphilly county borough tourist attraction has been repurposed to provide community support during the Covid-19 pandemic. Llancaich Fawr Manor is a tourist attraction owned by Caerphilly County Borough Council, located in Nelson, which portrays life in 1645 through live interpretation to around 60,000 visitors and school children each year.  It also boasts conference rooms, an education centre, café, restaurant and gift shop. When Covid-19 restrictions forced the venue to close its doors to visitors, it adapted and used the facility as a hub to provide support to the local community.  Many of its staff volunteered themselves to be redeployed…