Author: Rhys Gregory

A new Swansea University study examining the best way for ambulance services to deal with suspected Covid-19 999 calls just won major funding support. COVID-19 is new and unpredictable, for communities and individuals. The number of emergency ambulance calls related to COVID-19 increased enormously at points during the coronavirus pandemic. In some areas, the volume of calls tripled. If every patient ended up being taken to hospital, Emergency Department and inpatient services would be completely overwhelmed. But if the wrong patients are left at home, consequences could be catastrophic. Now in this 12-month collaborative study, a team led from Swansea…

Sourdough pizza and cider restaurant, The Stable, has announced that its Cardiff restaurant, which reopened last week, will be extending the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out initiative throughout September.    From this week, customers will continue to be given 50% off their bill when they dine at The Cardiff Stable, from Monday to Wednesday. The offer will be available to redeem against food and soft drinks up to a maximum of £10.    “We were delighted to reopen our doors again last week and see many of our extremely loyal and supportive customers”, said The Cardiff Stable’s general manager Rob Tuck. “Having been closed for the majority of August, it only seemed right that we extend the Eat Out to Help offer ourselves to give customers the opportunity to enjoy a meal out with their friends and family again.”    The popular pizza restaurant which is located beside St…

Police in Ely are investigating a report of an assault on a woman in Plymouth Woods on Monday morning. A 27-year-old woman was walking around Archer Road Recreation ground at around 10am on the Bank Holiday when she was grabbed and thrown to the floor by an unknown person. She screamed for help and the individual, believed to be wearing a rain jacket and gloves, ran off. No further description is available at this time. It is believed other members of the public were in the area at the time and we would ask these people to please contact us…

More than 13,000 of the most vulnerable people in communities across Wales and the south west of England are set to benefit after Wales & West Utilities announced successful applicants to its £50,000 Safe and Warm Fund. The gas emergency and pipeline service established the fund in June and put out a call to action to charities and bodies affected by the coronavirus pandemic to apply for support. In a three-week period, the company received over 400 applications and funding has been awarded to a diverse range of organisations across the company’s operating area, with a focus on those which…

Completing a half marathon is a huge challenge by most people’s standards. But Cardiff man Gareth Davies won’t let anything stop him from finishing his 13.1-mile run – including sight loss. Gareth, 46, is taking part in the UK-wide Marathon Mates challenge this September to raise funds for sight loss charity RNIB. He will run a half marathon route around his local neighbourhood in one go. Gareth was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa aged 19 and was registered blind five years ago. As a keen rugby player, he was initially devastated when his condition deteriorated and worried that he would never…

A serial entrepreneur and author from Wales has published a new book designed to help individuals fulfil their potential in business by better understanding what is truly unique about them – and the businesses they have created. ‘Your Business, Your Way’, No 1 on Amazons Hot New Releases list in the HR-Training category, has been written by Bernie Davies, a former lawyer, restaurateur, motivational speaker and owner of the Introbiz West Wales franchise. It will be available on Amazon Kindle at the end of August and in paperback by the end of October. The book builds on Bernie’s previous work…

The Leader of Caerphilly county borough council announced details of her cabinet reshuffle at the Annual General Meeting this week. Cllr Philippa Marsden has reconfigured the Cabinet to provide the organisation with a fresh focus as it begins the recovery process from the coronavirus pandemic. “We are facing unprecedented challenges at the moment and I need to ensure that the Cabinet has the right people with the right responsibilities to ensure that we can focus on supporting the council and the needs of our community,” said Cllr Marsden. “As part of this review I have also agreed to reinstate one…

Cllr Carol Andrews has been announced as the new Mayor of Caerphilly County Borough Council. Carol accepted the position of civic head at the first remote Annual Meeting of Council held on Thursday 3rd September. “It is a huge privilege to undertake the role of Mayor and serve the community of the Caerphilly borough.  I’d like to pay tribute to our outgoing Mayor, Cllr Julian Simmonds, who has experienced unprecedented circumstances during his time in office.” said Carol. “My daughter Megan will be joining me in representing the Caerphilly county borough, taking the place of my mother who very sadly…

Economy Minister Ken Skates has called on employers and workers to do all they can to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the workplace. As more businesses reopen and people who cannot work from home return to work, the Minister has highlighted the importance of following the golden rules to help keep levels of the virus low in Wales. He is urging everyone to wash their hands frequently and, wherever possible, keep a distance of two metres between them and their work colleagues or customers. These are measures, which everyone can follow in their daily life. Economy Minister Ken Skates…

Finola Wilson, a former teacher and director of Impact School Improvement, a Caerphilly-based education company shares her view on the return to school this week. After many months of uncertainty, schools across the UK are reopening for the new term and pupils and their teachers are finally returning to the classroom. And although coronavirus has not gone away, and parents are still rightly concerned for their children’s’ health and safety, ultimately that has to be seen as a good thing. We know that being out of school for long periods is detrimental to young people, not only for their education,…