Author: Rhys Gregory

A police boss has declared war on “despicably heartless” fraudsters after victims in North Wales were tricked out of nearly £9 million. The pledge from the region’s police and crime commissioner, Arfon Jones, came after the North Wales Police and Crime Panel unanimously gave the green light for a 25p a week – increase in the cost of policing. The 4.5 per cent increase – the equivalent of a one minute landline call – will cost Band D householders just an extra £12.51 a year and is believed to be the lowest rise in Wales. As well as setting up…

From the screening of infectious diseases, to early diagnosis of bowel cancer, understanding the environmental impact of wildfires, responding to online terrorist propaganda, developing safety equipment for professional athletes and showcasing Science in the community; the astonishing range of research and innovation carried out at Swansea University was in the spotlight at the Research and Innovation Awards 2020. Researchers from across the University’s seven Colleges were invited to submit entries with over 112 received, spread over the ten award categories. Each application exemplified the quality, relevance and positive global impact of Swansea University’s research and its potential to inspire. Swansea…

Montgomeryshire’s MP Craig Williams and Assembly Member Russell George have pledged their full support for the restoration of the Montgomery Canal. The Conservative politicians are backing a bid by the Montgomery Canal Partnership for the canal restoration to be included in the projects supported by the Mid Wales Growth Deal. The Conservative Government has pledged an initial £55 million for the Growth Deal and it’s hoped the Welsh Government will match that amount. Mr Williams and Mr George discussed the canal restoration at a positive meeting in Welshpool on Friday with Montgomery Canal Partnership chair John Dodwell and Montgomery Waterway…

South Wales Police is currently at the scene of a serious road traffic collision which occurred around 4am this morning on the A4231 Barry Link Road. The road is currently closed from McDonalds to the traffic lights at Coldbrook Road East. Coldbrook Road East can still be used. The road will be closed for several hours so motorists are being asked to please use an alternative route. Two men aged 35 and 26 have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced its full Globe on Tour line-up and it includes a stint at the Hay Festival in May. The company of eight actors will once again offer audiences around the world a trio of plays, which this year explore the relationship between humankind and Mother Nature. Audiences will cast their votes for either A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It or The Tempest, each of which explores the natural world and its great potential for abundance and transformation. A director, actor, and education practitioner, Brendan has directed Globe on Tour for the past three years as well as Tom Stuart’s…

The DEPOT, who have established themselves as one of the biggest entertainment brands in the city, have opened the doors to their new 22,000 sq.ft venue. It has been five years since they first opened as a temporary, eight-week pop-up. The independent warehouse events venue has invested £300,000 into relocating to its new city-centre premises, based in a former Lyndons Scaffolding unit on Williams Way, Curran Embankment. The move has increased the venue’s capacity by 25% and created 10 new jobs, growing the DEPOT’s team of permanent staff to forty, and allowing the venue to put on more live music and entertainment…

They’ve been a familiar sight in the pubs and bars of South Wales for generations but this weekend sees a fresh new look unveiled for Brains brewery’s famous range of cask ales. From now onwards classic beers like the iconic Brains SA, SA Gold, Brains Bitter and the much-loved Brains Dark will be sporting striking new metal badges that are some of the biggest in the industry. The new pump clips, as they are known, have been designed to make sure Brains’ beers get real stand out on crowded bar tops. The clips were designed in Cardiff and consumer tested…

Environment Minister, Lesley Griffiths has awarded Cardiff Council £21m to implement a series of measures to improve air quality after she approved its revised clean air proposals. In February 2018, the Welsh Government instructed Cardiff Council to undertake a feasibility study to identify measures to address illegal nitrogen dioxide exceedances in the shortest possible time. In June 2019, Cardiff Council submitted its final Plan. It proposed a package of measures including: a bus retrofitting programme to lower emissions, taxi mitigation measures, city centre transport improvements and; an active travel package making it easier for people to walk and cycle in…

The National Lottery Community Fund announced nearly £300,000 has been awarded to communities in Wales to tackle climate change, thanks to National Lottery players. 29 groups across Wales have been awarded grants totalling £295,952 from The National Lottery Community Fund to make small improvements in their communities to tackle the climate emergency. The grants are part of a pilot in Wales to support existing National Lottery projects to take action in their communities to tackle the climate emergency. The work that will be undertaken by communities through the pilot will influence how The Fund works more broadly across the UK…

Actor Matthew Rhys, an Into Film Cymru Ambassador, has announced to Olchfa School pupils in Swansea, live from New York, that Wales had achieved a record number of nominations for the prestigious Into Film Awards. Taking place in London’s Leicester Square on 18 March, the Into Film Awards is an annual celebration of young filmmaking talent, with categories designed to highlight the large pool of young creatives in the UK. This year’s nominees who will make up the strong Welsh contingent attending the star-studded, red carpet event will be: Yasmin John, The Hollies School – Teacher of the Year Award Tim Dadds, Cwmrhydyceirw Primary – Teacher…