Author: Rhys Gregory

The Welsh Government is now directing animal rescue organisations to new Guidance that has been published by the Animal Welfare Network for Wales . This will allow rescue centres and animal welfare organisations to safely find new homes for animals in their care, or foster them out to temporary carers. It is not permissible to open animal centres in Wales for the public to visit or collect animals, due to restrictions on non-essential travel. As such, the guidance ensures rescue and rehoming centres can safely transport animals to a new home or temporary foster home while adhering to the Welsh…

Recycling Centres are to reopen in Wales Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn has announced. Recycling Centres will slowly begin to reopen in the next week, with the majority of Local Authorities opting to reopen from the 26th May. Recycling centres across Wales had been shut in order to maintain key services, in particular the household collection of waste and recycling. The stay at home message in Wales remains and people wishing to visit a centre are urged to go only if it is essential and the waste and or recycling cannot be picked up by their…

Police are appealing for information following a sexual assault on Thursday evening (14 May, 2020). A woman was inappropriately touched by a man as she sat on a bench in woods near Goat Mill Road, Merthyr Tydfil at approximately 7pm. The suspect has been described as being white, 5ft 8 with short dark hair and ‘light-coloured’ eyes – during a very brief conversation with the victim he said he was 21 years-old. He had what has been described as distinctive ‘scruffy’ facial hair which was thin along his jaw line and thicker on his chin. His top teeth were also…

A traffic light roadmap setting out how Wales could exit the coronavirus lockdown has been unveiled today by the First Minister, Mark Drakeford. The roadmap, Unlocking our society and economy: continuing the conversation, is part of a cautious, coherent approach to easing lockdown and builds on its sister paper, “Leading Wales out of the coronavirus pandemic: a framework for recovery” published on April 24th. Under current lockdown rules, people in Wales have to stay at home and maintain contact only within households, with limited exceptions. The restrictions presently in place are there for the express purpose of protecting people’s health…

The traffic lane next to Cardiff Castle, on Castle Street, will be removed this Sunday, May 17, so that the pavement can be extended into the road for both pedestrians and cyclists to use. This is the first city-centre project that will be installed to keep the public safe and able to socially distance on the highway network. Earlier works were successfully introduced around Roath Park Lake creating a one-way footpath around the lake to aid social distancing as well as the removal of visitor parking baysnearest to the lake,toprovide additional space for cyclists and joggers. This new shared space will…

Community recycling centres will reopen in Bridgend County Borough for essential use only on Tuesday 26 May 2020. The date has been agreed with Welsh Government as part of an all-Wales approach for the safe reopening of recycling sites. The council is working alongside its waste partner Kier to develop procedures, processes and restrictions which will ensure that the sites can be accessed for essential use safely and without exposing staff and users to the Covid-19 coronavirus. It follows recent changes to lockdown requirements in Wales which saw recycling centres temporarily closing as part of the efforts to combat the…

Epic Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto V is this week’s free game that people can download and play at home. Every week, Epic Games has been releasing a free mystery available without charge in its online store. The games are available for PCs and Macs. Originally released in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V is made by Rockstar Games and is one of the all time top selling games. It has an age rating, meaning it is only suitable for those ages 18 and above. The game made available for download, Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition, includes…

As members of the public ‘reach for the bleach’ to rid their homes of germs following the COVID-19 outbreak, an increasing amount of chemical-based products are making their way into the communal water supply, subsequently reducing the overall water quality. Pioneering biosciences research company, Genesis Biosciences, has this week launched a new range of wastewater treatment (WWT) products, specifically designed to combat this issue following more than two years of research into specific micro-organisms. The environmentally responsible technology has been launched in the UK and Italy and will roll out across Europe and America throughout 2020. Available in a variety…

With working from home or remotely set to become the new norm for the foreseeable future, companies are looking at new and innovative ways to keep their workforces engaged. Last week, the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, announced plans to continue the lockdown in Wales for the next three weeks. In a report due out later today on the road out of lockdown, advice is still expected to be that if you can work from home or away from the office that you should do so. One such company looking at how it communicates with workers is Dŵr Cymru…

A plan to breathe new life into the long derelict North Wales Hospital site in Denbigh has reached an important milestone. After a successful consultation period, the planning application has been submitted to Denbighshire County Council to redevelop the site by building 300 new homes as well as facilities for local businesses, shops and leisure activities. This will enable the restoration and conversion of the magnificent central section of the Grade Two Star-listed former psychiatric hospital as part of a 10 year project. If granted the ambitious scheme will provide a £75 million boost to the local economy and create…