Author: Rhys Gregory

A team at Swansea has just won an Inspire! Award for learning – and one ‘binie’ has shared an average day on a busy round in the city. Heavy lifting in all weathers, risking injury and facing abuse is all in a day’s work for Swansea’s ‘binies’. Now the team supporting the people who collect and deal with the city’s rubbish every day, have received a national award, for their new scheme that offers staff an industry-recognised qualification. [aoa id=”1″] The Inspire! Awards are hosted each year ahead of Adult Learners’ Week – initiatives coordinated by Learning and Work Institute…

Members of the public are being asked to contribute their memories of the first moon landing for a new exhibition which opens at Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth next month. The museum will welcome visitors through its doors on Saturday, July 20, to the Year of Discovery 2019 exhibition to celebrate the story of human endeavours, with objects selected from the museum collection. [aoa id=”1″]It’s a significant date, as on July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six and a half hours later, Armstrong became the…

A special birthday weekend is planned at King Arthur’s Labyrinth on June 29 and 30 to celebrate 25 years of legendary underground adventures at the popular Mid Wales tourist attraction. Everyone is invited to go along to the attraction, located next door to Corris Craft Centre, near Machynlleth, to have fun taking part in special themed events. [aoa id=”1″]Participants of a Knights School will learn how to be a knight and how to fight a dragon. There’s also Dragon Quests where participants will hunt for clues and learn how to become a dragon hunter and medieval-style street entertainment with a…

Following a recent campaign to encourage UK taxpayers to declare any foreign income or profits on offshore assets, leading accountant Bevan Buckland LLP has been busy assisting clients with this area of concern. The rise in enquiries comes just months after the passing of the deadline set by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) – taxpayers had until 30th September 2018 to come forward. Failure to declare any offshore assets and incomes now will certainly mean higher tax penalties. The UK is just one of more than 100 countries who has introduced new legislation, namely the ‘Requirement to Correct’. The new…

A motorcyclist who died following a collision on Neath Road, Briton Ferry on Friday evening, has been named as local man Andrew Taylor aged 29. His family have issued the following statement: “Andrew was a loving son, brother, uncle and devoted partner to Francesca and a father of three beautiful young children. “He was always willing to help anyone at the drop of a hat and was one of a kind. “His love for vehicles, motorbikes and a bacon and egg sandwich, was clear to all who knew him. “Andrew was adored by his family and will be greatly missed…

‘Men, we are with you.’ This is the message from leading men’s health charity, Prostate Cancer UK, as their March for Men series kicked off in Cardiff’s Bute Park today (June 16). Prostate Cancer UK this week launches its new campaign to celebrate everything great about men and highlight the moments lost when a man dies every 45 minutes from prostate cancer. For the first time, the Cardiff March for Men took place at Bute Park on Father’s Day (16th June). Open to all abilities, families walked in solidarity to celebrate and pay tribute to the special men in their…

A father and son have been jailed for a total of 16 years after keeping a vulnerable man as a ‘slave’ for two years. Anthony Baker, aged 49, previously pleaded guilty to holding a man in servitude and subjecting him to forced or compulsory labour contrary to the Modern Slavery Act as well as four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one count of unlawful wounding, and one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm. Anthony Baker was sentenced to 10 years in prison plus an additional five years on licence. Harvey Baker, aged 19, previously pleaded guilty to six counts…

A man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment for rape. Mohammed Noor Ali, aged 36, of no fixed abode, was charged with rape and was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court today. (June14) He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. The court heard, the offence took place in Maesteg in April, 2019. In a victim personal statement, the woman said every aspect of her life has been affected by what’s happened. The court heard, the woman had no memory of the assault and woke up with injuries. When officers arrested Ali, they seized his mobile phone – on which they…

Cardiff & Vale Health Charity has announced they have agreed to fund the Park and Ride service at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW), helping to improve patient experience by making parking easier for patients, visitors and staff. [aoa id=”1″]In June 2018, the Park and Ride service from Pentwyn to UHW was made free of charge. Since then, it has proved incredibly popular, with an average of 300 to 350 people per day using the service, meaning less cars are being brought on to site and more parking spaces are available for patients, visitors and staff. [/aoa] To keep up with…

GlobalWelsh, Wales’ not-for-profit grassroots diaspora organisation, is to launch the GlobalWelsh Investor Portal at a formal launch event at The Gherkin in the City of London on Monday 1st July. The portal will be the first and only investment platform dedicated to driving Diaspora Direct Investment (DDI) into Wales and connecting entrepreneurs and investors within Wales’ global diaspora community. [aoa id=”1″]The new online portal will enable early stage companies, founded in Wales or by members of the diaspora, to showcase their businesses and attract investment and support from investors within the Welsh diaspora. For investors it will offer a one-stop-shop…