Author: Rhys Gregory

Refurbishments are underway to transform the former Chapel at Cardiff Royal Infirmary into a vibrant health and wellbeing facility for the residents in the south and east of Cardiff. The iconic grade II listed building, will become home to health and wellbeing information and advice, a new library, meeting spaces, IT suite and an Aroma Café. Despite the ongoing pandemic, work is progressing at a good pace with the building scheduled to open to the public spring next year. Staff, patients visiting clinics at CRI, along with families, young people and adults in the community, will benefit from a range…

Work has started on a number of new sites, with more set to commence before the end of the year, in the Council’s ambitious housing development partnership with Wates Residential, Cardiff Living. The scheme, which will deliver around 1,700 new homes for the city, including more than 700 affordable properties, is now moving to the next phase of development which has seen the start of work on sites in Penylan, Rumney and Heath. Thelargest single Cardiff Living development to date is underway at the former Eastern High School site in Rumney, comprising more than 200 new low carbon homes incorporating…

The largest and most exciting estate redevelopment proposal in Cardiff Council’s new build housing programme is set to take a major step forward, signalling the creation of up to 400 new homes in Grangetown. The proposed regeneration of the Channel View estate represents an investment of around £60m in this part of the city and will deliver a better connected, more attractive place to live for existing and new residents. The redevelopment masterplan details striking modern architecture for the low-carbon, highly energy-efficient homes on the estate, improved access to public transport, local amenities and public open spaces, as well as…

Dylan Thomas Community School is set to become the latest comprehensive in Swansea to benefit from an all-weather pitch. Swansea Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve plans for the £200,000 sports facility that will also be available for community use. It will replace the school’s existing hard standing sports area. Several community sports clubs have already expressed an interest in using the new pitch when it opens. The project, which also includes a multi-use games area, will be funded by the school and council along with grants from the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Johann Cruyff Foundation. In a…

Plans for a new bridge to provide a direct link from Llanrumney to the A48 at the Pentwyn junction have taken a step forward following private-sector bids to deliver the scheme. A report on the proposals – which form part of the East Cardiff Industrial Strategy – will be taken by Cardiff Council’s Cabinet on Thursday, November 19, where it will be recommended the Council agrees to sell land to help fund the development. The proposal would see a new bridge and road link built over the River Rhymney linking Llanrumney to the Park & Ride site and the A48. This…

Abdonoor Ali, 44, from Pentre Street in Grangetown has been ordered to pay over £1,000 at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on November 5thfor fly-tipping waste on land close to Hamadryad Park in Butetown last year. Following a complaint from a member of the public, photos and mobile phone footage were handed over to the Council’s Waste Enforcement team to investigate the dumping of furniture, cardboard, suitcases and green bags that were dumped in the hours of darkness, late at night on February 24th, 2019 Following an investigation that followed, evidence was found in the green bags that was traced back to…

GP recruitment figures in Wales have reached records numbers for the third year running, with 200 new GP trainees recruited this year, a 7% increase from last year’s figure of 186. North Wales will benefit from 29 new trainees who will join speciality training schemes in Bangor, Dyffryn Clwyd and Wrexham. Achieving 200 new recruits is a substantial increase from the original target of 136 but also the increased allocation agreed last year of 160 training places. The trainees have been recruited by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), who over the last few years has established a number of…

Thousands of people across the city have taken part in the first Good Food Cardiff Autumn Festival.  Community groups, gardens, local businesses and schools organised 45 events and activities in the last two months, which attracted around 4,000 attendees and distributed more than 5,000 vegetable plants grown by Cardiff Council’s Bute Park Nurseries to encourage people to start growing at home. The Festival, a programme of physically-distanced and virtual events about growing, cooking and sharing food, was organised by Food Cardiff to tackle two major issues which have been exacerbated by Covid-19 – food insecurity and isolation. Alongside the growing…

More than 50 attendees at a Cardiff party have been fined for breaching coronavirus restrictions. South Wales Police was alerted to the large gathering at a halls of residence on Friday night (November 6), and on arrival officers found music blaring and dozens of individuals inside. The details of each person were taken on the night, and officers have since worked closely with Cardiff Metropolitan University to retrospectively issue 52 fixed penalty notices. Enquiries are ongoing in relation to another four. Cardiff and Vale Superintendent Jason Rees said: “It is unfortunate that our officers were left with little option but…

The winners of the inaugural Wales STEM Awards were announced on Thursday 12th November at a virtual awards ceremony hosted by Sian Lloyd. The awards were launched last year in a bid to recognise the innovative STEM work being undertaken in Wales, address the diversity gap and skills shortage, and inspire and raise the aspirations of the next generation. The ceremony saw finalists from across all parts of Wales compete for 15 awards in a variety of different categories, ranging from STEM Start-Up of the Year to STEM Leader of the Year. Head judge Dr Louise Bright, founder of the…