Author: Rhys Gregory

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges programme at Swansea University has been extended to a further five scholars. The announcement was made during the virtual graduation ceremony of the first cohort of the Global Challenges scholars on Thursday 4 February 2021, which was attended by: Secretary Clinton; Professor Elwen Evans QC, Dean of the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law; Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle, and Jeremy Darroch, Executive Chairman of Sky Group. Launched in 2019, the scholarships programme aims to support the next generation of leaders committed to addressing urgent…

Funding of £270,000 has been secured to deliver a range of green infrastructure schemes in and around Rhyl town centre. The Welsh Government Transforming Towns funding was secured as part of Denbighshire County Council’s commitment to make the authority net carbon zero by 2030, and supports the delivery of the Town Centre Vision. This project will focus on developing and improving Green Infrastructure in and around Rhyl Town Centre, to create new habitats, and provide ‘green corridors’ linking the town centre to biodiversity rich areas such as Brickfields Ponds, Rhyl Cut and Glan Morfa. The schemes include for trees, hedging…

Co-op plans to open a new, larger, convenience store in Rogerstone next week (Friday, 12, February) following a £520,000 investment which will create14 new jobs. The new 2,500 sq ft store on Tregwilym Road will run on 100% renewable electricity, opening between 6am-10pm daily. The store includes customer car parking, a bakery, and Costa coffee express, alongside an improved focus on fresh, healthy produce, ready meals and pizzas, award-winning wines, free-from and vegan products, Fairtrade, food-to-go and, everyday essentials. Students in Rogerstone who are TOTUM cardholders – the new name for NUS extra – can pocket a 10% discount off…

A 29 year old Swansea man has been given a life sentence for the murder of a pensioner. The body of 76-year-old David Phillips was found at his home in Lime Grove in Cimla, Neath, on February 14, 2019. Tom Carney, 29, from the Morriston area was convicted by a jury and was given a life sentence today at Swansea Crown Court with a minimum term of 15 years and 10 days. Detective Inspector Stuart Prendiville, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “Mr Phillips, a 76 year old pensioner was beaten to death in his home, Carney was known to the…

A new chapter is being written in the story of the fight back against Covid with the conversion of a former mobile library into a vaccination clinic on wheels. Believed to be the first of its kind in Wales, the Immbulance is designed to reach those who are unable to travel to vaccination centres or GP surgeries, either because of poor transport links or mobility issues. However, it is not designed for house calls. It will be parked up in a convenient location offering the Oxford vaccination by appointment to around 100 people per day. The Immbulance is the brainchild…

Two rabbits who have spent more than a year in the RSPCA’s care continue to search for forever home happiness. Dynamic duo Tofu and Falafel came into the RSPCA’s care in early 2020 – but have struggled to find adopters, with the centre closed for periods of time amid lockdown restrictions. RSPCA Cymru is currently able to rehome via a Covid-secure remote and delivery process, and have issued an urgent plea to suitable adopters in North Wales to consider adding the pair to their family. Sadly, Tofu has a respiratory issue, meaning she needs to be nebulised twice a day…

Transport for Wales is delighted to confirm that it has hit fleet availability targets every day for more than a year. In what has been one of the most turbulent years on record, the consistent approach in which enough trains have been delivered to fulfil the timetable each day has meant customers have faced fewer cancellations and been able to travel with more capacity and confidence. As availability has increased, so too have the Miles Per Technical Incident (MTIN), thanks to the hard work of TfW’s maintenance teams at Cardiff Canton, Machynlleth and Holyhead, and the train planning and operations…

Police in Aberdare are appealing for information after gun shots were fired into an address in Windsor Street, Trecynon at approximately 9.30pm on Monday, 1st February, 2021. Officers are appealing for anybody who may have been in the area at the time, who may have seen or heard anything, to make contact. They have released an image of a white BMW which has been seized by police and is believed to have been involved in the incident. Detective Inspector Lianne Rees, said: “Thankfully, nobody was hurt during the incident. Crimes involving firearms are extremely rare here, and we appreciate this…

Tourism operators around Swansea are delighted that the area has been praised by one to the world’s most influential media organisations. The renowned New York Times (NYT) reports that South Wales is one of the globe’s must-visit destinations, with Gower attracting warm praise. Its story is being enjoyed online by people around the world – including Swansea business people who operate in the area’s Tourism sector. Welsh Government Alert Level Four restrictions mean that travel here is only allowed when essential. However, it is thought that the exposure will help Swansea lead the way in a post-Covid world. In the…

The Welsh Government have unveiled a £55 Million funding package for Councils to encourage people to take up healthier travel for short local journeys. The record funding boost represents an eleven-fold increase in the dedicated budget for investment in Active Travel in the last five years. “We want to make it easier for people to make everyday journeys in ways that benefits their help and the environment” Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, said. The 2021-22 budget has allocated more than £55m to be spent on active travel, an increase of £20m from last year – up from…