Author: Rhys Gregory

With a sell-out crowd, Wales will be taking on France on Saturday February 22nd at the Principality Stadium. With the kick off taking place at 4.45pm, there will be a full city centre road closure from 1.15pm until 7.45pm on grounds of public safety. The gates to the stadium will open at 1.45pm and all supporters are advised to get into the stadium early, to avoid missing kick-off. Those attending the rugby match are strongly advised toleave large bags at home and pay attention to the prohibited items listed at  principalitystadium.wales   before they travel into the city. Road closures From early in…

Plans are on track to remove an old footbridge over a key Swansea road this weekend. The operation – from Sunday afternoon into the early hours of Monday – is due to see the removal of the 40-year-old grey span 6m above Oystermouth Road, near the LC. It will be replaced in the coming months by an eye-catching gold-coloured covered steel span ranging in width from 6m to 12m an standing up to 6m tall. This will accommodate the many thousands set to attend events at the indoor arena being developed now by Swansea Council on the former LC car…

The Dolgellau-based North Wales Rally Services – Rally North Wales is open for entries and has announced a brand new route for the March 28 event which was rejuvenated in 2015. Sponsored again by leading motorsport build and preparation experts, North Wales Rally Services, the event is organised by Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club. This year’s event will see a change to the traditional forests as it introduces the legendary Pantperthog test to the route. This little used stage will be added to the now traditional blast through the Dyfi Forest complex, offering 45 miles of top-quality stages just…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been dealt a further blow to their future plans. It has been announced that the couple will stop using the SussexRoyal brand from spring 2020. Harry and Meghan were hoping to use it following their departure from royal duties, which they publicly revealed to the nation, and seemingly to an unaware royal family in January. Since then, a day hasn’t passed when there hasn’t been speculation on what the future holds for them both. They want to work towards being financially independent, but how? On the face of it, the SussexRoyal brand seems…

Quartix, the internationally recognised vehicle tracking supplier, officially opened its new headquarters in Newtown with Montgomeryshire AM Russell George this week. The company, which employs 166 staff nationwide, will move into Ladywell Centre, which has undergone a £750,000 refurbishment project by property owner EvaBuild Developments. Quartix will lease the building from EvaBuild Developments to accommodate its 120 employees currently based in Newtown and allow for further growth. The collaboration between the two companies began more than a year ago when Quartix was seeking a building big enough to house all its staff under one roof, with room for future expansion.…

A nurse who developed a new service to help families with inherited cardiac conditions has been shortlisted for a national award. Cardiogenetic nurse specialist Louise Norgrove is one of five medical professionals in the running for the 2020 National Cardiac Benchmarking Collective award for service improvement and good practice. Since September 2018, Louise has been working with families who may have genetic heart conditions, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome. As these conditions are caused by DNA mutations and can be inherited, there is a 50-50 chance that someone who is related to a person with…

International transport operator Keolis has today officially opened its new UK HQ in Cardiff, becoming one of the biggest companies to move to Wales in recent years. The mobility giant currently operates some of the world’s busiest transportation systems in 21 major cities worldwide, with its UK business carrying over half the UK’s tram passengers and delivering a third of all UK rail journeys through its subsidiaries. The revenue generated by their UK operations was over £2.5 billion over the past financial year. The move reaffirms Keolis’ commitment to Wales, where it is currently the majority partner in a joint…

As Shrove Tuesday – or Martedì Grasso in Italy – approaches, Bella Italia is on hand to make sure you can feast on some delicious treats this February – completely free! Simply head to your nearest Bella Italia and quote the ‘secret password’, Big Bella Pancake Giveaway, for your ‘flipping’ good pancakes. For one day only, enjoy two free pancakes (per person) in restaurants nationwide as part of the The Big Bella Pancake Giveaway 2020 – allowing the whole family to enjoy feasting on a mountain of sweet treats and their choice of strawberry or chocolate sauce. Participating restaurants include…

This week, the Bank of England’s new £20 note comes into circulation with tactile markings to help make it easy for blind and partially sighted people to decipher it from existing £5 and £10 notes. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has been working with the Bank of England for many years to make money accessible for people with sight loss, with the new polymer note featuring acclaimed artist JMW Turner. The new note has tactile markings on it with three separate clusters of dots along the short edge to differentiate it from the £10 note, which has…

Swansea food and drink venues are being inspired to serve up more local produce. People behind the city’s cafes, bars and restaurants gathered at a special showcase event. They were joined by tourism businesses eager to increase their local food offer – and met food producers and farmers from around Swansea. Producers who attended included Gower Cottage Brownies, Coco Bean Wales, Gower Coffee, Farm Co, Little Valley Bakery, Gluten Free Baking, Gower Gin, Pop Cycle, Gower Fudge and Good For You Ferments. The event, at Ocean View, was organised by the Swansea Bay Tourism and Swansea Rural Development Partnership which…