Author: Rhys Gregory

Leading heart charity, Welsh Hearts/Calonnau Cyrmu celebrates its 7th Birthday this year and is sharing a birthday wish to make all hearts in Wales safe with a new initiative. Welsh Hearts will be launching their City of Hearts Appeal on November 14. As part of this appeal the charity will be working alongside business owners and communities to place 500 public access defibrillators throughout Cardiff as well as continuing to provide free CPR training. To celebrate the launch of the City of Hearts Appeal Welsh Hearts will be hosting a race night at The City Arms in Cardiff. The event is…

PUPILS at leading independent school Christ College Brecon have established an initiative to make the school more sustainable in a campaign to reuse, reduce and recycle. Sixth form students at Christ College Brecon have launched an initiative to ensure the school is working towards being more sustainable. The initiative includes a recycling program, distribution of reusable drinks bottles, and raising awareness of the environmental impacts of the school and how it can become more sustainable. The pupils have introduced a recycling programme that includes recycling bins in all common rooms, houses at the school and main areas as well as…

It will all be occurrin’ in Barry this Christmas, with Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones set to switch on the town’s festive lights.  Nessa Shanessa Jenkins will return to the seaside town for the annual Christmas lights ceremony in King Square, Holton Road, on November 23, ahead of the hotly awaited Christmas special of the much-loved show. The switch-on will mark the end of a two-day festive market in Barry on Friday, November 22 and Saturday 23, and will be followed by a free open air showing of Home Alone in Barry’s Central Park. Barry was well and truly…

The family of a man who died in hospital following a road traffic collision have paid tribute to a “loveable and colourful character”. Jose Fernandez-Castro died at the Princess of Wales Hospital on October 31, following the collision on Sunday, October 20 on Tremains Road in Bridgend. The 85-year-old was originally from Spain but had been a long-term resident of Bridgend. Paying tribute, his family said: “Dad was a loveable and colourful character who moved to Bridgend from Cardiff almost two decades ago. “After spending 39 years as a head chef in some of Cardiff’s best loved restaurants such as…

The Curious Muchness of Stuff and Nonsense: 5 December 7pm, 6 December 7pm (audio description) and 7 December 3pm & 7pm This Christmas join Hijinx Odyssey as they follow Alys, her cat Dinah and the white rabbit on their adventures in a whole new wonderland adventure. Hijinx Odyssey, the community theatre arm of professional theatre company Hijinx, will perform ‘The Curious Muchness of Stuff and Nonsense’ in Weston Studio of the Wales Millennium Centre this December. Written by Hefin Robinson, ‘The Curious Muchness of Stuff and Nonsense’ features a large cast of disabled and non-disabled performers from Hijinx Odyssey, pupils…

Rain is expected to become heavy and persistent across parts of north Wales on Thursday, with many places seeing 20-30 mm of rain. Strong northeasterly winds are expected to bring large amounts of rain to north facing hills with the potential for 50-70mm of rain which may lead to some flooding. What to expect There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train…

The Welsh construction sector remained more resilient than elsewhere in the UK despite pressures linked to financial constraints, planning challenges, and Brexit uncertainty, according to figures from the Q3 RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Construction & Infrastructure Market Survey. 18% more respondents in Wales reported an increase in construction workloads in Q3, up from a 14% net balance the previous quarter. Of all the UK regions, only Scotland recorded a higher net balance. Relative to other sectors of the Welsh construction industry, workloads in public housing grew at the fastest pace, followed by infrastructure and other public works. Meanwhile,…

A restaurant run by prisoners in Cardiff, a 100% plant-based eatery in Bath and a medieval friary in Newcastle have been announced as being among the best restaurants in the UK right now, according to Time Out. The Clink can be found at HMP Cardiff, where prisoners training to work in the hospitality industry turn top quality local Welsh produce into fine dining dishes. Run by The Clink Charity, this isn’t just a place to eat great food, it is a place that is doing great things too. The EAT List by Time Out ranks the best restaurants in more…

Abertillery-based Insurgo Media Services scooped the ‘Innovation of the Year’ award at the 2019 Storage Awards for its industry-disrupting ‘KIT’ tape media disposal technology, helping to keep large organisations’ data secure and reduce plastic waste. At an awards ceremony hosted in London and attended by leaders of the data storage sector from across the globe, Wales-based Insurgo Media beat a shortlist of industry heavyweights to take home the title of innovators of the year for their KIT data disposal invention. The company was shortlisted in six categories on the evening. KIT – or Kills Information on Tape – is a…

Colliers International has today announced a leadership succession plan for its South West and South Wales region. Tim Davies has decided to step down from his role as Head of the South West and South Wales, effective from 1st January 2020, and will be succeeded by Jo Edwards who will assume overall leadership responsibility for the region, driving the strategic direction and growth of this important part of Colliers’ business in the UK. “Tim has grown our team in the South West and South Wales to more than 50 people, doubling turnover to make Bristol one of our most successful…