Author: Rhys Gregory

RSPCA Cymru is appealing for information to try and track the owner of a cat with an injured eye found in Treorchy. The ginger and white cat was found by a member of the public in the Dilys Street area who called the RSPCA due to concerns about his eye. The cat has been taken into the care of the RSPCA for treatment with the animal welfare charity now hoping to track his owner. Unfortunately the unneutered cat has no microchip or collar. RSPCA animal collection officer Fiona Thomas said: “This cat is currently at our Merthyr Tydfil Veterinary Clinic…

The Royal Mint has launched an interactive ‘Kid’s Hub’ to help entertain and educate children at home –  with the help of coins you’d find in your pocket The free resource is available on The Royal Mint’s website and provides a host of quizzes, games and educational tools – brought to life through iconic coins, and popular children’s characters such as The Gruffalo and Wallace & Gromit. Each week The Royal Mint will introduce new free downloadable packs to support families and children.  The first subject will be Maths, encouraging children to count with coins, learn more about the circumference…

The sun is out, the country is in lockdown and many people will be using the time to tackle gardening and DIY projects at home. While keeping busy is a good idea, specialists at Morriston Hospital in Swansea are concerned this could put the NHS under further and unnecessary strain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Springtime and the improving weather usually lead to a rise in avoidable injuries caused by equipment like power tools, left, and lawn mowers coming to The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery. But consultants are concerned the large numbers of people now at home will…

A leading care organisation is appealing for former nurses and other staff to volunteer to help them beat the coronavirus epidemic threatening the residential care sector. Pendine Park looks after 450 residents at its eight homes in Wrexham and Caernarfon, employs over 800 staff and has been in business for over 30 years but director Gill Hughes believes even its resilience could be tested by the disease. She said|: “We are running a big organisation but the fact is no-one knows how many of our own staff will fall ill but we do know there are already issues in some…

Following the rise of coronavirus and the closure of schools across the UK, international stationery brand, STAEDTLER, has pledged its support of parents as they prepare to educate their children from home. For the first time ever, parents of children between the ages of 4 – 11 years will be able to access STAEDTLER’s huge bank of curriculum-linked teaching resources — made available through the brand’s completely free Teachers’ Club. With more than 16,000 live members, STAEDTLER Teachers’ Club UK is an online membership platform, normally reserved for the use of primary school teachers. But, from this week until further…

Cardiff Dogs Home provides a vital service to the city; not only provide a re-homing service, but also carrying out neutering and micro-chipping and volunteering opportunities. From 24th March, the home brought in a new fostering scheme to help place as many dogs as possible into foster homes for 3 weeks. Cardiff Dogs Home have recruited 80 foster carers and have been overwhelmed with the response to help them in the event that the kennels fill up as the situation becomes more limited. They can’t allow anyone into the kennels at this time due to the coronavirus outbreak, but you…

Key Workers will no longer have to pay to park their vehicle on-street or in Cardiff Council-owned car parks under new measures released this week to help in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak.  Key workers are carrying out vital jobs to ensure that society can continue to operate during the ongoing emergency. The council-owned car parks which are free for key workers are: Canton car parks (Wellington Street; Leckwith Road; Severn Road; Grey Street and Harvey Street car parks) Havana Street car park The Barrage car park Sophia Gardens car park North Road car park Castle Mews car park Llandaff…

New emergency childcare arrangements for essential workers will come into effect from Monday, March 30 – and Rhondda Cynon Taf residents and employees must re-apply by Friday to take advantage of it.  All schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf remain closed for statutory education, in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, and since March 23 the Council has offered emergency ‘last-resort’ childcare for ‘essential workers’ (as defined by UK Government). This arrangement has been operating in all schools for 3-14 year-olds, during core school hours. However from Monday, March 30, this provision for 3-14 year-olds will be held in 11 emergency centres…

Cardiff restaurant owner Giovanni Malacrino is giving away pizza and pasta to the most vulnerable people hit by the Coronavirus. Giovanni, who runs three Italian restaurants in Cardiff, is asking people to get in touch if they are or if they know of anyone who would benefit from a free meal being delivered over the next few weeks. The businessman is also reducing the price of his delivery dishes and helping people to create meals at home. Giovanni’s Cardiff Bay restaurant is doing deliveries, and the 59-year-old said he wanted to help NHS workers, the elderly and anyone else who…

The Welsh Government has announced a support package for businesses listed on the business rates register to help them through the Coronavirus crisis. The new package includes a year-long business rates holiday for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses in Wales for example shops, pubs and restaurants, gyms, performance venues and hotels. The scheme will apply to all eligible business ratepayers with a rateable value of £500,000 or less. Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, said: “This is really good news for small business struggling at this difficult time. The council is taking rapid steps to put all the measures associated…