Author: Rhys Gregory

Customers urged to check before they travel and allow extra time for their journey following flood damage to key routes caused by Storm Dennis. Transport for Wales’ Customer Delivery Director, Bethan Jelfs said: “As a result of rail infrastructure damage and continued flooding caused by Storm Dennis, Transport for Wales are still strongly advising all customers to check their journey arrangements prior to travel on Tuesday (18 February) and allow plenty of time. “There has been significant damage to the rail network and limited replacement road transport available, it is inevitable that some services on Tuesday morning will be subject…

A new high tech policing unit has been set up to clamp down on organised crime and drug gangs in North Wales. The 16-strong Intercept Team will be using Automatic Number Plate Technology (ANPR)  to identify the vehicles of gang members and make the region a hostile environment for crime groups to operate in. It comes as County Lines gang activity continues to make headlines, which police have labelled as an “on-going threat” and Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones says is one of the biggest problems facing North Wales. The team consists of two sergeants and 14 constables and…

No further police action is being taken following the death of a man in the Neath area last year. Wayne Pugh, 66, died at an address in Cimla on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Officers were called to assist ambulance colleagues at the property on Talbot Road at approximately 10.30pm. A 55-year-old who was arrested at the time, and subsequently released under investigation, will not face any further action. Following extensive investigations, Mr Pugh’s death is no longer being treated as suspicious, and nobody else is being sought in relation to the incident.

Chefs from the Culinary Association of Wales, including two based in Shropshire, have launched their bid for glory at the prestigious IKA Culinary Olympics in Germany by winning a silver medal. The Junior Culinary Team Wales, which has an average age of 19, competed in the Restaurant of Nations in Stuttgart yesterday (Saturday) when they impressed the judges with their teamwork and hygiene. Team manager Michael Kirkham-Evans, a lecturer at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, Rhos-on-Sea, said the judges rated the team’s dessert, developed by coach Danny Burke, from Olive Tree Catering, Runcorn and delivered by pastry chef Alys Evans, as the…

The RSPCA is searching for information after a skinny and lethargic cat was found in Chepstow. Officers from the charity responded to reports of a black and white cat, spotted on Heather Close in the Monmouthshire town. The female cat was microchipped – however, the residents reported to the RSPCA that they had given up ownership of the cat many years ago. An appeal for information has been launched – seeking either an owner of the cat, or anyone with information about what may have happened to the feline. The cat was sporting a blue collar, and sadly she has…

Innovative use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), satellite imagery and drone technology will have a significant impact on climate change research, according to a scientist at Aberystwyth University. Dr Joseph Cook from the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) and an international team of scientists are monitoring microscopic organisms that live on glaciers and ice sheets in the Arctic. The research is helping to establish whether there is a relationship between the speed at which glaciers melt, and the microscopic life prevalent on them. Using drones, Dr Cook has been able to map the algae covering 200m x 200m…

Elfyn Evans leads the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship after rewriting the sporting history books with an outstanding victory on this weekend’s Rally Sweden (13-16 February).  The Welshman not only becomes the first-ever British driver to win the wintry Scandinavian classic but also is the first Briton to top the WRC points table since the heady days of Colin McRae and Richard Burns nearly 20 years ago at the start of the century. On only his second outing for the Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team, Evans overcame the odds to lead the notorious tricky winter fixture from start to…

Customers urged to check before they travel and allow extra time for their journey today following flood damage to key routes caused by Storm Dennis. Transport for Wales’ Customer Delivery Director, Bethan Jelfs and Chris Pearce, Head of Operations, Network Rail Wales and Borders said: “As a result of flooding caused by Storm Dennis over the past 48 hours, Transport for Wales and Network Rail are strongly advising all customers to check their journey arrangements prior to travel today (Monday 17 February) and allow plenty of time to their journey. “Customers are also advised to expect significant delays on certain…

The situation is changing all the time and therefore services are likely to be disrupted across the network throughout Sunday with last minute alterations. Transport for Wales’ Operations Director, Martyn Brennan and Chris Pearce, Head of Operations, Network Rail Wales and Borders said: “As a result of flooding caused by Storm Dennis in the past 24 hours, Transport for Wales and Network Rail are strongly advising all customers to check their journey arrangements prior to travel on Sunday (16 February) and allow plenty of time to their journey. “Following very heavy rain and high winds on Saturday a number of…

Emergency Services are continuing to deal with incidents linked to the adverse weather conditions overnight and throughout this morning across south Wales. Police and fire and rescue officers, and many more skilled workers from a raft of partner organisations, have been and will continue to work together to ensure the safety of those directly affected by flooding and landslides. Hundreds of houses have been checked and searched by fire and rescue officers, and hundreds of people have been rescued from their homes. They have been looked after at one of seven rescue centres which have been set up by local…