Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff Bus is alerting passengers to modified timetables in response to the latest Government travel advice surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak. The operator will be running Saturday timetables across the majority of services on weekdays from Monday, March 23, with weekend services following their regular timetables. These changes have come into effect following the Government’s latest briefing surrounding non-essential travel and will be in place until further notice. All services will follow the Saturday service on weekdays from March 23rd, with the exception of the 12, 15, 64, 65, 65A, 98 and Cardiff MET M1, M2, M3, M4 which will follow…

A social care leader is calling for an urgent and specific support package for struggling care homes and homecare companies in Wales – including an about turn on the decision to refuse to give them swabs to test for coronavirus. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said many of the organisation’s 450 members who provide care for 20,000 vulnerable were striving to cope with the massive and unprecedented pressures caused by the outbreak. According to Mr Kreft, many providers had told him they felt “abandoned” by the Westminster government and called on them to provide Wales with the…

The chairman of a leading visitor attraction is challenging the Welsh Government to make an immediate cash injection into the Welsh tourism industry to prevent job losses of around 100,000. Ashford Price, from the multi-award winning National Showcaves Centre for Wales at Abercraf, near Swansea, has warned that the current crisis caused by the spread of Coronavirus dwarfs all previous tourism disasters in the past 45 years, particularly as it comes just before the traditionally busy Easter period. Unless there is an urgent cash injection by the Welsh Government, he predicts the bankruptcy of many tourism businesses and thousands of…

The 2020 Rallynuts Stages Rally, planned for April 18, is the latest casualty of Coronavirus in Mid Wales. The Builth Wells-based rally, organised by Midland Manor Motor Club, has been postponed following the latest directive from the sport’s governing body, Motorsport UK, which has suspended all organising permits with immediate effect. The provisional new date for the rally is August 8. Organisers have been closely monitoring theCoronavirus pandemic and the implications of running the popular gravel rally, which was set to attract a top quality entry to the Mid Wales forests. Motorsport UK has temporarily suspended all motorsport permits due to the…

Terminal illness charity, Marie Curie, has announced that all of its upcoming public collections in Wales and across the UK as part of its biggest annual appeal will be cancelled due to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.  The Great Daffodil Appeal, which runs throughout March, sees thousands of volunteer collectors across Wales hitting high streets and supermarkets to hand out the charity’s iconic daffodil pins in exchange for donations. The money raised from the Great Daffodil Appeal helps Marie Curie provide much-needed expert care to people with terminal illnesses, as well as support for their loved ones, helping them to…

Following the Government’s advice on Coronavirus, Cardiff Council is introducing the following changes to help delay the spread of COVID-19, and to prioritise services. Bulky Waste Collections and Garden Waste Collections Cardiff Council’s Recycling and Street Scene services are beginning to prioritise services. From today, Wednesday 18th March 2020, the Council will not take any further bookings for bulky waste collections. The local authority will try to honour collections booked for next week (week beginning Monday 23rd March 2020). If any bookings for next week need to be cancelled, customers will be informed and refunded. Any collections arranged for following weeks…

In light of the ongoing situation the United Kingdom faces with Covid-19 and in line with medical advice, Chapter Arts Centre has closed with immediate effect until 19th April 2020.  In a statement on their website, they say they haven’t taken the decision lightly: “This has been a very difficult decision to make but the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is now at heightened levels and the health and safety of our audiences, customers, staff, volunteers, performers, artists and tenants is our number one priority. We believe that to temporarily close to the public is the best decision based…

The Welsh Government has announced plans to close schools from Friday due to coronavirus. In a statement this afternoon, the Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, has said that they plan to bring forward the Easter break for schools in Wales. Schools across Wales will close for statutory provision of education at the latest on 20 March 2020. Kirsty Williams’ statement in full: “We are in an unprecedented period, one that is changing hour-by-hour, and governments around the world are having to make quick decisions. “Firstly, I would like to extend my gratitude to all those working in our education and childcare…

Wales’ biggest science and discovery centre, Techniquest has decided to temporarily close its doors following Mondays Government recommendation- to prepare for self-isolation amid COVID-19 movement across the UK. Techniquest has followed Government protocol since the virus was first confirmed in the UK -providing extra sanitation for visitors and staff, and maintaining a high cleaning standard. However, in current circumstances, the sensible decision has been made to close its doors on a temporary basis to eliminate the chances of the virus spreading further. Techniquest CEO, Lesley Kirkpatrick today commented: “This has been a really difficult decision for us to make, but…

The former Brymbo iron and steel works near Wrexham will be transformed into a new visitor attraction, community hub and business space thanks to a grant of £4,147,200 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The five-year project will deliver new facilities, jobs, training and apprenticeships for the area, as well as protect and open up to visitors the internationally important 300 million year old ‘fossil forest’ that was discovered during open cast coal mining in 2003. Re-working an industrial legacy Nick Amyes, Chair of Brymbo Heritage Trust, said: “Brymbo’s coal was medal winning, its iron fuelled the expansion of steam…