Author: Rhys Gregory

A Ceredigion premises has been closed down over breach of coronavirus regulations. A closure notice has been served on The Mill Inn, Mill Street, Aberystwyth by licensing officers. The Mill Inn will remain closed until they can demonstrate that they have made improvements and meet the requirements of the coronavirus regulations. Ceredigion County Council, supported by Dyfed-Powys Police, have stepped up their enforcement of businesses that are failing to keep their customers safe and to ensure that Covid-19 cases do not increase in the County. There is growing evidence across the country that where there are insufficient controls pubs, clubs…

Beech Developments have teamed up with North Wales’ largest social and affordable housing provider Adra to build 29 new homes to help towards the local housing need.  The properties will provide a mix tenure of homes such as Rent to Own properties together with rental homes both market and affordable.  The project will also see Beech build and occupy four commercial light industrial units for their business. The new development on Narrow Lane, Llandudno Junction will have the same character, appearance as the existing community and properties built at Gwel y Mynydd. All house types will be built with high…

One of the leading accident repair centres in Cardiff, SMART Bodyshop Solutions, has continued to grow and deliver services in a controlled manner throughout the pandemic lockdown. Continued service delivery at the business has paid off with steady growth and an opportunity to move to larger new premises in Ocean Park. SMART, which is aligned to a number of logistic companies and vehicle hire providers, has invested almost £1 million in the new premises and plans to create at least 10 new jobs there in the coming months. The company has moved into the 18,896 sq ft industrial unit and…

An innovative new Welsh Kombucha brand has scooped gold in this year’s prestigious Great Taste Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of the food world. Blighty Booch Organic Ginger Kombucha has won three Gold Stars, the highest accolade possible, in the world’s largest blind-tasted food awards. Judges called it “an utterly delightful and refreshing drink” and “a fine example of what a Kombucha should be”. Established in 1994, The Great Taste is the largest and most trusted accreditation scheme for speciality and find food and drink. This year 12,777 products were blind-tasted by panels of specialists including top chefs, cookery writers, food critics,…

A Caerphilly woman with sight loss has been nominated as a Rising Star at the prestigious 2020 Womenspire Awards. Kirsty James, 31, is a Campaigns Officer for sight loss charity RNIB Cymru and has been shortlisted for the award because of her passion, determination and dedication to breaking down the barriers faced by blind and partially sighted people across Wales. As a teenager Kirsty developed Stargardt disease, an inherited eye condition that leads to progressive vision loss. For a while she hid her condition from those around her but one day, whilst at university, she woke up to find that…

People across Wales are being urged to access all the latest coronavirus travel information, updates, and news via Traveline Cymru as local lockdowns continue to be enforced.  The public transport information service is reminding travellers to access its four dedicated coronavirus information pages, as pandemic restrictions take effect this month and service timetables continue to change.   Traveline’s pages, which provide up-to-date safety advice, lockdown and travel information, and answer vital questions, are available through  www.traveline.cymru.    Traveline’s pages include its Local Lockdown page, which keeps travellers up to date on all the latest local lockdowns and any related travel restrictions and safety measures.   Its  Coronavirus Transport Service Updates page, which provides details…

The family of Tony Hillard, 70, from Saron, Ammanford who died following a road traffic collision which happened on the M4 motorway between junctions 43 and 44 on the 21st of September 2020 has paid the following tribute to him. “We are beyond heartbroken with the sudden loss of Tony. He was such a huge part of the family that we just don’t know how we are going to continue without him. “We can only describe him as a first rate, loving, caring family man and was always the first to offer his help and support. “He could be a bit of…

Five Barry residents have been chosen as the inaugural Pencoedtre High School Community Ambassadors for the construction project. The Ambassadors will play an important role in liaising with the local community and neighbourhoods surrounding the school, keeping them up to date on the different stages of the build, the project progress, as well as any issues or concerns arising during the build. The Community Ambassadors will have become a pivotal part of the project, contributing to newsletters, liaising with community groups and having special insight into the project so they can stay fully informed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EBgxJmr9Ps The five Pencoedtre High School…

At its latest meeting on September 17th 2020, the Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority (RTA), which comprises elected transport portfolio leads from the ten local authorities in South-East Wales, has announced a series of updates on the Metro Central, Metro Plus and ULEV Schemes. Metro Central The investment in Metro Central aims to create a sustainable, integrated transport hub that significantly enhances access to central Cardiff as well as being a positive catalyst further across the region. Development and funding of the programme involves a partnership between the public and private sector organisations. The Welsh Government (WG), Cardiff Capital Region,…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding customers that time is running out to register for Self Assessment. Anyone submitting a Self Assessment (SA) return for the first time – including High Income Child Benefit Charge customers – will need to register for SA by 5 October so that they can complete their return by 31 January. If customers aren’t sure if they need to do Self Assessment they should go to www.gov.uk/check-if-you-need-tax-return Those who are new to the process can visit HMRC for online webchats, live webinars, YouTube videos and social media support which can be accessed at any…