Author: Rhys Gregory

Swansea City could crash the top three of the Championship this weekend if they manage to get a win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. The visitors are currently fourth in the table with 23 points from 13 games, a tally that leaves them four points off the top and one point behind Bristol City in third place. Forest are much further down the table in 20th place with only 12 points from their 13 games. The appointment of Chris Hughton last month resulted in a slight upturn in Forest fortunes with the new boss starting victoriously away to Blackburn Rovers.…

On Friday 28th August 2020, Arran Pipeline Supplies Ltd completed the purchase of the business of Collister and Glover, a leading plumbing and supplies merchant founded in 1977 and based in Deeside, North Wales. The Company had experienced cash-flow difficulties as a result of difficult trading conditions in the sector, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.  As a result, a director took the decision that the company should enter Administration. The business continues to trade under the Collister & Glover name and on a day-to-day basis it is business as usual. All existing employees at the point of takeover have been…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has brought to market a closed day nursery in the village of Pen-y-fai in Bridgend, Wales. Formally operating as The Old School House Day Nursery, this vacant building comprises a large converted former school and substantial four-bedroom owners’ accommodation on the first and second floors. Along the perimeter of the building, all space has been utilised to include a forest school space with various sections for outdoor performances, nature trails and a wildlife area. The site is located on the former grounds of Court Colman Manor in the idyllic, rural village of Pen-y-fai,…

Transport for Wales will use extra staff across its network this weekend following a rise in anti-social behaviour. Passenger numbers have been increasing since the end of the ‘firebreak’ in Wales on Monday 9 November, particularly during evenings and weekends. With shoppers travelling into cities and towns to take advantage of pre-Christmas sales and rugby fans visiting pubs to watch Wales play England on Saturday, footfall is expected to increase. TfW and British Transport Police are urging people to plan ahead, check travel advice and make use of the recently-launched Capacity Checker to avoid busy periods. Minister for Economy, Transport…

The Food Hall is always a ‘must see’ for visitors at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, and this year is no exception as the event goes ‘virtual’. Following in the immensely successful footsteps of its summer sibling, the Winter Fair is being held online and includes a dedicated Food Hall area packed with Welsh food and drink producers. Creating a virtual event has brought a bonus for shoppers, as the Food Hall section of the Winter Fair website has gone live ahead of next week’s main Winter Fair days (November 30th & December 1st). Not only that, but people will…

Swansea’s Christmas shoppers have been given a roads boost as they look to spend their money in city centre shops. Improvements have been made to a road that leads from a key multi-story car park to the main Oystermouth Road. Swansea Council has worked with contractors Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd to make the timely alterations to Albert Row. It used to have one lane of traffic feeding into the main road – now it has two. This means swifter departures from the Quadrant multi-storey and parking spaces there being vacated more quickly for motorists waiting to head into the car…

Building work has begun on the multi-million pound Neath Town Centre redevelopment scheme. The project will deliver a major leisure, wellbeing, shopping and learning zone for Neath’s town centre featuring a swimming pool, gym, health suite, retail floorspace and a modern library. The scheme, being built by construction firm Kier, is designed to have a major beneficial impact on the town centre, increasing sustainability, vitality and footfall. It will also drive the recovery of the town centre post COVID-19, bringing new uses into the centre of Neath to increase vibrancy and visitor numbers helping the delivery of a commercially viable…

Low carbon housing, retrofitting to improve energy efficiency and training opportunities for prisoners will feature in projects receiving funding to create affordable homes for the future. The Welsh Government’s Innovative Housing Programme funding is focused on Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) this year, in particular using Welsh timber and supply chains to support our green recovery and move towards a low carbon economy. Housing and Local Government Minister Julie James said: “This £35 million investment will deliver 400 factory-built homes, all of which will be produced by local Welsh companies and their supply chains. “We are committed to building more…

The recycling rate for Wales has reached a record high, with the country as a whole exceeding the latest recycling target and achieving 65.14% for 2019/20, according to statistics published today. 2019/20 is the first year of the 64% statutory recycling target rate, having previously been at 58% since 2015/16. The breakdown by Local Authority shows 18 of the 22 have delivered against the increased target in the very first year. With three local authorities in Wales having achieved a level which exceeds the next target of 70% by 2025. The figures show 1.51 million tonnes of material was generated…

Cardiff’s new Lord Mayor has been confirmed at a meeting of Full Council today (26th November) as Councillor Rod McKerlich. Councillor McKerlich, who will be supported during his time in office by Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Lyn Hudson, has chosen Alzheimer’s Society Cymru as this year’s Lord Mayor’s Charity. Born in Perth in Scotland, Cllr McKerlich moved to Radyr in 1974 to work in the paper and packaging industry. He worked until retirement as Director in charge of a group of companies in what is now a large multinational company and one of the biggest recyclers of paper in the…