Author: Rhys Gregory

Aberystwyth Street Food Festival will be setting up camp at Aberystwyth Marina for the second year running to kick off their Summer of street food tour, and with a brand new sponsor joining for the ride! Jubel Beer will be on hand fully loaded with refreshing fruity beers to serve all weekend long. Cooking up a storm from 14th to 16th August, Noon – 10pm, the festival is split into three mouth-watering portions and is the only way to get you in the mood for summer and of course, fill you up to the brim on all of your favourite…

The Welsh Government has confirmed driving lessons will be able to take place in Wales from 27 July. Theory tests will restart on Monday 3 August, along with vocational, motorcycle, car and trailer tests, and tractor driving tests. Driving tests will start from Monday 17 August, as well as the restarting of driving instructor testing and standards checks. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will update guidance shortly to facilitate the safe return. Ken Skates, Minister for Economy and Transport, said: “Driving lessons and tests are vital in helping people get to work and visit loved ones, and provide…

The family of a man who died after he is believed to have fallen from a moving vehicle in Grangetown have paid tribute to him. James Davies was seriously injured during the incident involving a green Skoda Citigo car on Avondale Road at around 8.30pm on Tuesday, June 23. He died in hospital the following day. Paying tribute to the 28-year-old, his family said: “James was a much loved son and brother, he was loved unconditionally by all. “James, a talented singer, motorbike enthusiast and a keen fisherman, had a heart of gold. “James loved life and taking holidays with his…

Despite the on-going situation surrounding the Covid-19 crisis, the management team at what will be the new Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill in Swansea have started looking to recruit staff to work in the new restaurant. Located in J Shed, in the SA1 area of the city, the plan is to open the new venue later in the year once the lockdown restrictions have been eased. And as work to continues to convert the building into a Steakhouse, the search is now on to find the best staff that that will make diners and drinkers’ experience second-to-none while…

Smoking could be banned outsides pubs, cafes and restaurants, if new Welsh Government proposals get the go-ahead. ASH Wales has welcomed the plans which would see tough new anti-smoking laws extended to the outdoor seating areas of pubs, cafes, bars and restaurants to protect non-smokers from the effects of second hand smoke. The move follows concerns that smoking and exposure to second hand smoke, puts people at higher risk of suffering more severe symptoms if they catch Covid-19. The ban on smoking in the outdoor seating areas of pubs, cafes and restaurants could come into force during the next Senedd…

Despite the unprecedented economic crisis, Business Butler, thanks to its SMART Partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University, has continued to thrive under the lockdown restrictions. Working remotely has not fazed this innovative digital company and has in fact used it as an opportunity to make great advancements in developing an intelligent business chatbot as part of its SMART Partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University. SMART Partnerships are funded by the Welsh Government and they offer financial support to innovative collaboration projects that need a range of expertise to succeed. This support is instrumental in helping to increase the capacity and capabilities of…

There were tears of joy at an emotional reunion between a 92-year-old ex-soldier and his daughter after nearly three months of lockdown at the care home in the Swansea Valley where he lives. Until then Stanley Crawley, originally from Resolven, who has Parkinson’s Disease, had only seen his daughter, Susan Clement, fleetingly through the windows at the Cwm Cartref Care Home in Commercial Road, Pontardawe. Staff at Cwm Cartref, part of the Caron Group which has 14 care home across South and Mid-Wales, have created a novel outdoor visiting area in the garden so residents can finally meet their loved…

A personal trainer whose parents both died of cancer has turned the hall of her historic 15th century home into a fitness studio to raise cash for the North Wales NHS charity with a series of online exercise videos. Elaine Pritchard, 57, an NHS management consultant who lost her dad when she was 13 and was 28 when her mum died, is recording the live sessions four times a week at her traditional Welsh hall house near Llandyrnog, in the Vale of Clwyd. She puts them out on Facebook to be enjoyed live or on recording, on Monday morning and…

The world’s first preserved railway in Mid Wales was delighted to welcome back visitors this week (Monday) as its café opened for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in March. Talyllyn Railway’s general manager Stuart Williams said visitors were able to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and snack or meal in a picnic train that doesn’t move off the platform. He arranged for three open carriages to be brought to the Wharf Station in Tywyn where visitors can sit and enjoy their refreshments. The station also has an outdoor seating area under a platform canopy. “We’ve had a…

A special flower display is helping Swansea to mark 10 years as a City of Sanctuary. The new feature has been planted outside the Civic Centre using a design by Swansea City of Sanctuary committee member Thanuja Hettiarachchi. Thousands of road users and pedestrians will see it over the coming months. It was officially unveiled by Swansea’s Lord Mayor Cllr Mark Child. Swansea became the UK’s second official City of Sanctuary – and Wales’ first – in May 2010, highlighting the area as having a culture of hospitality and welcome, especially for refugees seeking sanctuary from war and persecution. Alyson…