Author: Rhys Gregory

Sixty-two new dual electric vehicle 22kw fast charging units have been installed at thirty-four sites across Gwent. The project has been delivered in partnership between the five Gwent local authorities: Caerphilly County Borough Council, Torfaen County Borough Council, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Newport City Council and Monmouthshire County Council. A grant of £465,000 was provided for the project from the UK Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), with match funding provided by each local authority.  The installation was undertaken by Welsh company Silverstone Green Energy, who will also manage and maintain the charge points until 2025. Welsh Government…

With so many binge-worthy home renovation series available on streaming services right now, it seems like we’re all taking intensive home & décor classes. A few seasons in and you’re already feeling like a professional ready to take on the most difficult home improvements projects you can think of. It’s no wonder so many people are gearing up for big renovations around the house, confident they’ll do a great job, regardless of the challenges. But the truth is, there’s a big difference between feeling like an expert and actually being one. Revamping your bathroom or giving your kitchen a face-lift…

People from all over the world love gambling, but not all of them pay the same taxes after winning. Different countries have different tax regulations, so it’s not the same whether you play the game and win in Toronto or in London. After all, every government understands that gambling has the potential to become a major source of income and they tend to keep the balance between attracting casino companies with affordable rates and taxing them as much as possible. Now, players who gamble in Canada and plan to visit the UK – or vice versa – are probably wondering…

Wales boasts a proud heritage in architecture and is the home to some iconic traditional designs. In recent times, there have been increasing numbers of new builds, leaving potential buyers with plenty of choice. The variety now available poses an interesting question: are traditional houses more popular in Wales than new builds or vice versa? Let’s compare the two and consider the pros and cons of each housing type. The Importance of Upkeep to Preserve Welsh Property History According to StatsWales, between October 2019 and December 2020, 1,329 total new dwellings emerged across Wales. Of those, 1,059 were houses. Unlike traditional…

Welsh charity City Hospice has relaunched an innovative fundraising campaign to support the day-to-day work of their 14 Clinical Nurse Specialists. Originally introduced in 2019, the ‘Donate a Day’ campaign is inspired by a greater need for palliative care in the community. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an even higher number of patients and their families requiring the charity’s support, with nursing staff continuing to provide vital care on the frontline. City Hospice is Cardiff’s local hospice, looking after people with terminal and life limiting illnesses such as cancer, dementia, motor neurone disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The…

A LEADING businessman has returned to the place he was a teenage apprentice to help a team of volunteers bring a North Wales landmark back to life. Scott Davis, CEO of The Ethikos Group, is supporting the ‘Guardians’ working to preserve the Grade II-listed John Summers Clock Tower site in Deeside. The building opened in 1907 and was home to the general office of Shotton Steelworks – now Tata Steel – on the banks of the River Dee, before closing in 2009 and falling into serious disrepair after being sold by the company. However, memories of its former glories are very much…

Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn, has today (04 March 2021) announced a £15.2m ‘placemaking’ funding package to help Wales’s town centres build back better. It’s all part of a wider £110m investment through Transforming Towns, the Welsh Government’s town centre regeneration programme, which funds projects for the benefit of local communities in town and city centres in Wales. The new funding package, available to all of Wales’s Local Authorities, is designed to be as flexible as possible and will offer support for a wide range of projects, from green infrastructure developments and the creation of active…

THE landmark Copr Bay bridge over Oystermouth Road is set to be eased into place in a painstaking event overnight this weekend. Oystermouth Road will be closed, and diversions put in place on the night of March 6 in an operation that will lift the 150 metric tonne bridge into place over the main road. A new landmark within the city, the bridge will be pivotal in improving access between the city and the Marina to Swansea’s coastline. It will be a number of months before the pedestrian and cyclist bridge linking the £135m arena and coastal park to the…

A group of determined veterans are on a mission to restore a dilapidated war cemetery in honour of 48 fallen First World War heroes with the help of cash confiscated from criminals. Former soldier Keith Jones, 63, teamed up with six other ex-servicemen to give restore the graveyard at St Peblig Church in Caernarfon that’s been blighted with a overgrown shrubbery, graffiti, litter and even broken headstones. The volunteers, whose ages range from 50 through to 80, set to work in the first national lockdown and have been using their own tools and sheer hard work to cut away brambles…

Ceredigion County Council has engaged Sustrans Cymru to support the review of its Active Travel Network. The outcome of the review will provide Ceredigion County Council with a forward plan of routes that it will use to inform where future improvements to walking and cycling can be made within the County. It will help to make journeys on foot or by bike more accessible and safer for everyone, particularly those who don’t currently walk or cycle often and people who may use mobility aids. As part of this second phase of public engagement, the County Council is seeking feedback on…