Author: Rhys Gregory

Street Food Circus is set to return to St Donat’s Castle for Fantastic Fȇte, its largest event of the summer across the weekend of Saturday 2 August and Sunday 3 August. The event brings together street food, circus performance, family entertainment, a lido by the sea and after dark DJ sets into a ‘remixed, 21st century village fȇte’. This year, the entertainment features the Artful Dodgems vintage roller rink, bringing roller skate pros and DJs to the roller disco. They are currently touring the UKs biggest music festivals including Big Feastival and Camp Bestival and arriving in Wales for one…

Local organisations and charities joined Principality Building Society to celebrate the launch of its newly relocated Swansea branch on Oxford Street. The branch’s move from Kingsway to a more central part of Swansea reflects Principality’s continued commitment to offering vital cash and in-person services and maintaining its high-street presence until at least the end of 2030. Principality welcomed local organisations and its charity partners to the Oxford Street launch event, including Swansea Bay Health Board, Team Wales, Future Generation Fund recipients Swansea MAD, and educational support service, 2B Enterprising. First established in 1860, Principality Building Society has been a community…

The FAW has pledged £50,000 in grant funding to support the development of girls’ football clubs. The Amser Ni fund is part of its commitment to building a lasting legacy from Cymru’s participation in UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. The FAW is aiming to double female participation in football by 2026, with current figures showing a record high of over 19,300 women and girls actively involved in the sport across Wales. As outlined in its Grassroots Strategy, the FAW has also set an ambitious target to increase participation among girls aged 5 to11 by 50% by 2030. To help achieve this,…

A 28-year-old man has been jailed after violently assaulting and controlling a woman. Callum Huw Owen O’Marah, of Gwernydd, Bethesda, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Monday 7th July after admitting engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour, two counts of intentional strangulation and threatening to share an intimate photograph. Over several months, O’Marah subjected the woman to a continuous stream of domestic abuse. He controlled the use of her phone and social media and punched, slapped and strangled her on multiple occasions. O’Marah continued to call and message her every day even after he was arrested and given conditions not…

To celebrate its grand opening on Thursday 10th July, the new Queen’s Market in Rhyl will be hosting a packed weekend of free to attend events and entertainment, running from the opening day on Thursday 10th July to Sunday 13th. The Market will be open from 10am-10pm every night for the opening weekend, with vendors showcasing their delicious food and drink all weekend long. Featuring a variety of free entertainment offerings throughout the weekend, opening night will host a night of music, which will feature Mike Andrew as Robbie Williams and spotlight local artists Sarah Price and Marney Bailey from…

An innovative Human Library that aims to create fresh connections in rural areas between school children and older people in their communities is being boosted by a grant from Swansea Council. The Human Library initiative run by Bantani Cymru CIC aims to create new connections where older people and younger children in rural communities can share stories and learn from each other. The project is one of 13 schemes to have benefited from grants worth £200,000 as part of the council’s rural anchor project being funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Hazel Israel, a director…

Cabinet has approved proposals for school improvement in Milford Haven including preferred options for redevelopment and establishing a new 3-11 Welsh medium school. A combined new primary and secondary school building is proposed on the existing secondary school site, with some sharing of services such as kitchen and sports areas, along with a 40 place Flying Start centre and 36 place secondary Learning Resource Centre. This replaces previous options for refurbishment of both Milford Haven School and Milford Haven CP School. A Strategic Outline Case (SOC) will be submitted to Wesh Government for the development of a 3-11 Welsh medium…

An unscrupulous dog breeder who caused suffering by the barbaric “cropping” the ears of puppies was successfully prosecuted by Newport City Council. Moheiz Adam of Newport, pleaded guilty to four offences of carrying out a prohibited procedure, four charges of causing unnecessary suffering and one fraud offence of possessing canine passports. At Cardiff Crown Court, he was given a two-year suspended prison sentence, 240 hours community service and 15 hours rehabilitation. He was banned from owning animals for 15 years and ordered to pay £2,000 costs. At a previous hearing, Adam pleaded not guilty to participating in a fraudulent business,…

The Senedd has this week voted to give councils the choice to introduce a small visitor levy on overnight stays to raise and reinvest vital funding into local tourism. The landmark law – the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill – establishes the first local tax designed and legislated for in Wales. Councils will now have the option to introduce a levy on overnight stays, which will raise money which can be re-invested in tourism-related expenses – such as improving toilets, footpaths, beaches, visitor centres and activities. Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said: “Visitor levies are used successfully all…

Culture Minister Jack Sargeant joined Hollywood actor Rhys Ifans and community groups from across North Wales last weekend to celebrate the redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd, Wales’s largest producing theatre. The £50 million transformation, designed by world-renowned architects Haworth Tompkins, includes £26.5 million of Welsh Government funding and represents one of the most significant recent investments in cultural infrastructure in Wales. The economic impact of the redevelopment for north-east Wales is estimated to reach over £20 million per year, nearly tripling the theatre’s previous economic contribution and creating a minimum of 100 additional permanent jobs. The newly redeveloped building, which remained…