Author: Rhys Gregory

St Illtyd’s Catholic High School in Cardiff, welcomed the return of St John Cymru, teaching enthusiastic pupils lifesaving skills. St Illtyd’s and St John Cymru have been working together to improve individuals first aid skills since 2012. Each year, the school invites St John Cymru to deliver First Aid Awareness sessions to every Year 7 pupil. Pupils recently took part in a first aid training session from Wales’ leading first aid charity, St John Cymru, where they learnt basic first aid skills including; how to manage an incident, treating an unresponsive casualty, how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and what…

A World War Two Spitfire mechanic is spearheading a call to support this year’s Poppy Appeal in North Wales. Ernest Simmonds, 93, who prepared two of the iconic fighter planes that went over to France on D-Day, lives with his wife of 72 years, Gwyneth, also 93, at Pendine Park’s Hillbury House Care Home in Wrexham. In the run up to Armistice Day, he has joined forces with care practitioner Louise Parry who is crocheting woollen poppies to raise money for the appeal. After the war, Ern, as he is known, worked for many years as a crane driver at Brymbo…

A police boss is calling for a change in the law to allow assisted dying. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is one of 18 PCCs from across the UK to sign a letter to the Ministry of Justice urging reform on the right to die. Mr Jones is supporting the campaign that’s been launched on behalf of Ron Hogg, the Police, Crime and Victims Commissioner for Durham, who has motor neurone disease and wishes for the law to be altered to allow him to end his life It is an incurable condition that eventually leads to muscle wasting…

The winter vomiting bug, also known as norovirus, is continuing to affect hospitals in south Wales. A total of 75 staff and patients currently have or have had symptoms over the last fortnight, with wards closed to new admissions at all three acute hospitals and at Gorseinon Hospital. The whole of Gorseinon Hospital, wards C and D at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, ward B (trauma and orthopaedic) at Morriston and now ward 12 at Singleton Hospital all have confirmed cases of norovirus and have been closed to new admissions. Norovirus has been confirmed in a number of those cases. In…

FOR Cardiff has been recognised by the International Downtown Association (IDA) at its 65th Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD this week with a Downtown Achievement Award of Excellence for its ‘City of Arcades’ campaign. The IDA is the premier organisation for urban place professionals engaged in shaping and activating dynamic city center districts across the world.  The award acknowledges FOR Cardiff’s outstanding work in promoting and celebrating Cardiff’s seven beautiful Victorian arcades and the 100 plus independent businesses who trade within them. Adrian Field, Executive Director of FOR Cardiff said: “The IDA is a global thought leader in the regeneration…

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce Friday 17th April 2020 at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff, for the second annual South Wales Law Awards. After the enormous success of the inaugural South Wales Law Awards in 2019, the iconic Hilton Hotel will play host to the 2020 awards. Sara Edwards, one of Welsh Television and Radio’s most popular presenters, will again present the awards. Wesley Skene – South Wales Law Awards Founder said: “2019 was an opportunity to celebrate the successes and contribution our hugely important legal sector makes to the people, community and businesses of South…

The chair of the National Children of Wales Awards has urged more families, friends and carers to nominate inspirational young people for the event, which will take place at the Celtic Manor on April 3, 2020. The courage and achievements of some 15 children will be recognised at the awards. The categories focus on diversity, bravery, sporting achievements, and will recognise children who help others through championing causes, caring and fundraising. Full details of all the categories and how to enter can be found at the website: www.nationalchildrenofwalesawards.org Nominations will close on December 31, 2019, when the judging process will…

Officers investigating the murder of Sarah Hassall are trying to identify three individuals, and area appealing for them to get in touch. CCTV enquiries in and around Pontypridd town centre have put these individuals in the Sardis Road car park at key times on Sunday, 6 October, 2019. Officers believe they could potentially have information which may assist their investigation. The individuals captured, or anybody who thinks they can identify them, are urged to contact South Wales Police via 101 quoting reference *36943. A 37 year-old man has been charged with Sarah Hassall’s murder and is being held on remand…

Cardiff-based specialist podcast production agency Bengo Media has been shortlisted for South East Business of the Year in The Welsh SME Business Awards. The awards are returning to Wales to celebrate the success of small but mighty businesses over the last year; finalists have been shortlisted after receiving hundreds of nominations and will take part in the award ceremony on Wednesday 30th October at the Exchange Hotel in Cardiff. Bengo Media is an audio production company based in Cardiff, which creates podcasts, radio programmes, audio guides, tours and books; specialising in content which engages listeners from the get-go. Bengo Media’s…

Principality Building Society has launched a range of residential mortgage products which allow parents, step-parents and grandparents to join their child or grandchild on their mortgage. The Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor residential products will accept parents, step-parents and grandparents income in the affordability assessment – without needing to be on the title deeds and jointly owning the property. Available for purchase applications only, the products also offer a loan-to-value of up to 90%, with the lowest interest rate at 2.65%. Up to four applicants can be accepted on the mortgage, utilising all four incomes on the affordability assessment. There isn’t…