Author: Rhys Gregory

Welsh homelessness charity, Llamau, have received a donation of £1,000 from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Swansea. Daring to imagine a world without homelessness, Llamau, supports young people, women and children who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Since first established more than 30 years ago, Llamau has supported over 67,000 people to escape homelessness and domestic abuse. The charity run services across Wales, supporting young care leavers, people involved with the criminal justice system and women who’ve experienced domestic abuse. The range of services provided by Llamau aims to prevent homelessness from ever happening but when it does,…

The Football Association of Wales can confirm that Jayne Ludlow has left her post as the Cymru Women’s National Team Manager by mutual consent. Jayne has been at the helm since October 2014 and became the first manager to lead the side for more than 50 games. During that period Cymru reached the top 30 in the FIFA Women’s rankings for the first time and her side narrowly missed out on a place in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. FAW Chief Executive Jonathan Ford said: “Jayne has played a huge part in the progress of the Women’s game in…

A new survey from NatWest has found that over a quarter (28%) of people in Wales don’t feel financially secure or believe they have enough money to live comfortably and afford essential payments (e.g. groceries, utility bills, mortgage and rent payments) in the current Covid-19 climate. Despite this, almost a third (31%) of Welsh respondents admitted that they would be uncomfortable speaking to friends and family about their current financial status and almost a quarter (23%) said they have previously lied to make themselves seem more financially secure than they are. Over half (55%) of Welsh respondents also acknowledged that…

The Moondance Foundation Covid-19 relief fund has earmarked an additional £10 million in 2021 to distribute to Welsh charities and organisations who are supporting those struggling as a direct result of Covid. Diane Engelhardt, Chair of Moondance said, “2020 has been a difficult year for so many people in Wales.  When the pandemic hit, we immediately wanted to help and launched a Covid-19 Relief Fund.  Since March 2020, we have donated £7.5 million to over 800 charities and organisations in Wales but there is still much to be done. “The impact of Covid-19 is set to continue well in 2021…

Man who failed to self-isolate among 90 people fined for Covid breaches over the weekend A budding photographer, guests at a gender reveal party and a man who failed to isolate with his Covid-positive wife are among 90 people who were fined by South Wales Police this weekend. Despite the whole of Wales remaining under Alert Level 4 restrictions, the force received more than 442 reports of possible Covid breaches. While many were well-intentioned but did not amount to breaches, officers were left with little option but to issue fines to a number of people. Among them were: A man…

South Wales Police officers in Barry are warning youths of how they are endangering themselves whilst causing anti-social behaviour in the Holton Road area as well as breaking Coronavirus rules. PC Helen Kihlberg said, “A group of youths have persistently been committing anti-social behaviour on Holton Road in Barry by climbing business roof tops and free-running, which is not only breaking Coronavirus rules at present but is also putting their safety at risk. “It is an accident waiting to happen, which would mean emergency services are stretched even further, at a critical time within the pandemic. “We are concerned about…

A woman who died following a road traffic collision which happened on the M4 in the early hours of Saturday morning has been named as Suzanne Regan, 51, from Neath. Suzanne’s family has paid the following tribute to her:  “As a family we are devastated and heartbroken by the sudden death of our loving mum, partner, sister, daughter and grandmother. “All nieces, nephews and extended family are saddened by her tragic death and as a family we are trying to make sense of what has happened.” Suzanne’s daughter, Amy Preddy, also paid tribute, saying:  “My mum was a very doting…

A student from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has helped to create a new local shopping website for Carmarthen to enable people to support their local businesses during lockdown. The Carmarthen Online website lists dozens of local businesses along with their websites and contact details, enabling potential customers to quickly locate the goods and services they need. The project was initiated by Carmarthen Town Council, and Samuel Rossiter, a student in his second year on the BA Business and Management degree course at UWTSD in Carmarthen, was given the task of creating the site as part of…

RCT Council is inviting residents to have their say on road safety proposals for Llantrisant, which would help address concerns raised by residents about the volume and speed of traffic travelling through the town. The proposed Safe Routes in Communities scheme, utilising funding from Welsh Government, would introduce a 20mph speed limit in residential areas of Llantrisant and reduce the speed limit on Llantrisant Common to 30mph. Additional traffic calming measures are also proposed, along with a 7.5 tonne weight limit for vehicles – aside from those requiring access to local premises. The public notice for the proposals starts on…

Wales may be one of the smaller nations on the planet, but it has a huge heart. Its geography is often wild, with mountainous scenery, rolling hills and tranquil valleys, mystical lakes, and rugged coastline battered by the mighty Atlantic Ocean. But the Welsh people are known for their hospitality. They may have been living in the shadow of their much larger neighbors, the English, for centuries, but they are fiercely proud of their independence. This is personified when the crowd at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium break into their national anthem, ‘Land Of My Fathers,’ (‘Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ in…