Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff Bus customers are being advised of a road closure and bus diversions which are set to come into effect at the weekend. [aoa id=”1″] Llanedeyrn Drive in Llanedeyrn will be closed while a pedestrian footbridge is being demolished at Maelfa. The road will be closed from 08:00 on Friday 2 August until 18:00 on Sunday 4 August and services 57 & 58 will divert between Queenswood and Glyn Coch Road via Circle Way West in both directions. Gareth Stevens, Acting Operations and Commercial Director at Cardiff Bus reminded customers to check road closure details and plan their journeys…

Principality Building Society has appointed a business development manager for the South and West Wales regions to support its continued growth strategy. [aoa id=”1″]Zoe Jones, a former mortgage advisor at Principality, will be providing valuable support to the broker network in Wales. Zoe will ensure brokers continue to receive a positive and supportive experience working with Principality. The appointment marks the Society’s continued growth in mortgage products in the South and West Wales regions.[/aoa] Zoe Jones said: “I’m delighted to be starting my new role as business development manager for Principality. Having worked at Principality for over six years, I…

Nick Mayer and Molly Cadle, who work as client administrators at criminal record checks company Disclosure Services in Wrexham, both did a tandem skydive to raise money for Hope House. They jumped out of a speeding plane 10,000 ft above the Tilstock Airfield, just outside Whitchurch in Shropshire. Between them they raised £1,000 for Hope House which has hospices in Morda, near Oswestry, and in the Conwy Valley. It provides care and support to life-limited children, young people and their families from Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales. Hope House is one of the three charities which the staff at…

Recruitment will soon start for an independent programme director to oversee delivery of the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal. The search for top quality candidates follows the City Deal’s decision-making Joint Committee approving a job description and salary for the new role. [aoa id=”1″] A job advert will be published in coming weeks as part of an extensive recruitment drive. The appointment of an independent programme director is one of the recommendations of reviews into the City Deal earlier this year, which were aimed at speeding up its delivery. A starting salary of £88,474 has been agreed to attract…

Lauren Griffiths, 21, was found at a flat in Glynrhondda Street at around 6.30pm on Tuesday, April 30. A 22-year-old man, known to Lauren, was arrested that evening in connection with her death and later released on police bail pending further enquiries. Following new information, he has been re-arrested at his home address in Wrexham on suspicion of Lauren’s murder. Detective Inspector Stuart Wales, from South Wales Police Major Crime Investigation Team, said:  “It is three months today since Lauren’s body was sadly found at her flat in Cathays and since that time we have been conducting an extensive and…

A Newport woman who was diagnosed with a hereditary kidney disease in 2017 is set to run at this year’s Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff 10K, to raise money for race organisers Kidney Wales. Kathryn Benson was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a year after her mum received the same diagnosis. Because of the disease, Kathryn’s mum was on dialysis until just 7 weeks ago, when she underwent a successful kidney transplant. PKD is a genetic disease that over time causes multiple cysts to develop on the kidneys, making them enlarge. This causes a wide range of health problems from…

Part of the Homeless World Cup legacy will be a waterproof pocket book for people rough sleeping, produced by leading homelessness and rough sleeping charity The Wallich. The information inside was curated by Marky Quinn, a former rough sleeper who sadly passed away this year. Marky’s Rough Guide to Rough Sleeping in Cardiff includes a map of Cardiff, advice based on his personal experiences, phone numbers and a list of where food, clothes and advice can be obtained on each day of the week. The curator, Marky Quinn, was a former chef who found himself homeless at the age of 35. Mr Quinn, who slept…

The bus interchange, to be operated by Transport for Wales, will have bays for 14 buses and coaches on the north side of Cardiff Central railway station, and there are plans for future developments to the south, which will see the creation of an additional 4 bays within the Cardiff Central station complex. [aoa id=”1″]As part of the development, on street bus stands for local services which do not terminate at Cardiff Central, and which would otherwise have their journey times extended by entering the station, will also be upgraded so that they have the same look and feel as…

Detectives investigating the death of 49-year-old Richard Andrews have today confirmed a murder investigation has been launched. Mr Andrews, who was from the Melyn area of Neath, was reported missing to South Wales Police in January 2018, although the last confirmed sighting of him alive was Saturday 16thSeptember 2017. His body was discovered by a member of the public on Saturday 29th September 2018 on the banks of the River Neath. Detective Chief Inspector Darren George, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “The circumstances surrounding Richard’s death have been thoroughly investigated and we now suspect he was murdered. “Richard…

The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland and Wales Millennium Centre have announced that Disney’s The Lion King will return to the Centre’s Donald Gordon Theatre in summer 2020. ­­­ [aoa id=”1″] The iconic musical will come to Cardiff for seven weeks from 9 July to 29 August 2020. Tickets go on sale in September 2019. The UK cities of The Lion King tour are exclusively supported by VeryMe Rewards from Vodafone UK. Vodafone customers will be able to access the pre-sale tickets through the My Vodafone app 24 hours before they become available elsewhere, on Thursday 5 September 2019.…