Author: Rhys Gregory

Michael Iannucci, aged 20, of Barry, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drug –MDMA and two counts of offering to supply MDMA. At Cardiff Crown Court on Friday (Aug 23), he was sentenced to five years and four months in a young offender institution. Police received a call on April 20, 2019, in relation to concerns for a 16-year-old who was suspected to have taken ecstasy tablets. The teenager was located and taken to hospital for treatment. Officers attended Phyllis Street, Barry, on April 25, after receiving information that Iannucci had supplied a child in the…

Pride Cymru will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and on grounds of public safety, there will be a full city centre road closure for the parade which will take place between 11am and 1.30pm in the city centre. On Saturday, August 24th between 9am and 2pm, a full city centre road closure will be put in place similar to an event at Principality Stadium, but North Road from Boulevard De Nantes to the junction with Column Road will also be closed. Road closures The following roads will close between 9am and 2pm on Saturday August 24th: Kingsway from…

Cardiff Bay’s popular entertainment complex, The Red Dragon Centre, has welcomed thousands of balloons as part of their most recent exciting installation, their Balloon Art Fiesta showcasing spectacular balloon sculptures.  [aoa id=”1″] This summer, The Red Dragon Centre is hosting the immersive experience, a visual installation provided by the award winning and internationally acclaimed Doctor Bob Balloons Unlimited. The display is made up of over 16,000 Qualatex latex balloons, which decompose at the same rate as an oak leaf, and over 2000-man hours have been invested into the installation by Doctor Bob and his team as well as artists from…

South Wales Police is appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision which happened in Cardiff city centre last night (Thursday 22nd August). The incident happened in Wood Street shortly before 11.30pm when a man riding a bicycle was in collision with a dark coloured car. The cyclist suffered serious head injuries and is currently in a critical condition at the University Hospital of Wales. A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is in police custody. Officers investigating the collision are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers…

Phase one of the Welsh Gender Service will be seeing the first patients in September as the Clinic, based in Cardiff, open its doors. The Welsh Gender Team, run by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, has started to contact Welsh patients who are currently on the London Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) waiting list with the first clinic taking place on 20 September 2019. The Welsh Gender Service is commissioned by Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) to provide a gender service for adults in Wales. Patients who meet the criteria for the new service and are currently on the…

Newport City Council has secured £1 million to support the redevelopment of empty or underused city centre properties. [aoa id=”1″] It successfully applied to the Welsh Government’s town centre repayable funding scheme that offers interest-free loans to enable buildings to be brought back into use. Developer and investors with well-developed project plans have until Friday 20 September to submit expressions of interests to the council. These projects must relate to a property within the defined city centre area; reduce vacant or underused premises and encourage more sustainable uses such as offices, residential, leisure or key services. [/aoa] More details of…

The north east Wales college paid for the cost of running all the charity’s UK call centres for 24 hours on GCSE results day Chief Executive David Jones was joined at Deeside Sixth Form Centre by staff from Childline’s Prestatyn base, as thousands of school pupils across the region picked up their GCSE results. Cambria donated £30,000 to the One Unforgettable Day appeal – having raised £115,000 for NSPCC Cymru/Wales last year – and chose the landmark date given its importance to teenagers and their families all over the country. Debs Davis, Childline Services Manager, praised the college for its…

On Thursday 15 August, train passengers between Swansea and Llandrindod Wells on the Heart of Wales line were provided with life-saving CPR and defibrillator training as part of a pan-Wales initiative. Passengers were informed of life-saving techniques to help someone in the event of an emergency as well as being given a chance to practice on a dummy within the carriages. The initiative between Welsh Hearts and Brecon Carreg aims to educate people throughout Wales about CPR training and fundraise for much-needed defibrillators for some of the most rural areas. Sharon Owen, director, Welsh Hearts said: “It’s our mission to…

World Mountain Biking Champion siblings Dan, Gee and Rachel Atherton, have today [Friday 23 August] opened Dyfi Bike Park after securing a £2 million commercial mortgage from HSBC UK. [aoa id=”1″] The 650-acre site falls from the 666m peak at Tarren y Gesail and was originally used as a practice track for the siblings. However, over the last four years, the Atherton’s, who have won eight World Championships and 49 World Cup competitions between them, have built four new tracks where young riders and enthusiasts can train alongside World Cup racers. After realising the huge potential at the site, the…

The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust has completed the training of eight new Community First Responders (CFR) who will carry out their duties while working from their office in central Cardiff. [aoa id=”1″] This initiative was launched by employees and strongly supported by management who see this as the way forward for individual organisations to train its staff with life-saving skills and support the wide NHS workforce. All eight volunteers are employed by the NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) and were trained by the Welsh Ambulance Service CFR trainers directly at their central Cardiff office. The First Responders will always…