Author: Rhys Gregory

80-year-old charity walker takes on 21st Gower Macmarathon challenge to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support Eighty-year-old John Llewellyn is fast approaching a remarkable charity milestone, as he prepares to take on his 21st Gower Macmarathon for Macmillan Cancer Support. When John completes the Gower Macmarathon on Saturday 14 September, he will have walked an incredible 500-miles to raise funds for the charity that provides physical, financial and emotional support to people living with cancer. Born and raised in Swansea, John is the oldest walker to have signed up to take part in the Gower Macmarathon which takes walkers on…

The Swansea public is about to have a ball with a piece of art that hasn’t been exhibited for around 30 years. [aoa id=”1″] In the mid-1980s more than 100 pupils of the former Penlan Comprehensive School created a near-life-size sculpture of Diego Maradona in chicken wire and papier-mâché. He was presented in his vibrant blue, white and black Argentina football kit and became part of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery’s permanent collection. Later that summer, the real Maradona inspired his country to win football’s World Cup. [/aoa] Now the sculpture is about to go on show once again –…

Llysfasi college has been earmarked for a project supporting the Welsh Government’s Prosperity for All vision to provide more education links in towns and villages across the country. [aoa id=”1″] Work is expected to begin next year on the Ruthin Road centre, with facilities and services to include bilingual adult and community family learning resources, meeting rooms, IT and multimedia digital technologies, and development of new partnerships with the private, public and third sectors. Chief Executive David Jones said the new building will further strengthen the relationship between the college and its communities, and their commitment to the Wellbeing of…

The Boneyard shipping container studio development, along with pizza restaurant Dusty Knuckle, are both being moved on from their current locations (between Romilly Road and Llandaff Road) at the end of this month, in order to make way for developers. After spending months since their eviction notice facing an uncertain future, the two businesses have today announced a joint move into a new, larger location. What’s more, it’s less than a mile away – and will be up and running within a few short weeks. A new, bigger home As the first shipping container studio development in Cardiff, The Boneyard…

People across Cardiff are getting essential bus travel advice as 10,000 runners prepare to lace up their shoes for this year’s Cardiff 10k on Sunday 1 September. [aoa id=”1″] Cardiff Bus is alerting customers to city centre service diversions and bus stop changes which will come into place during Sunday’s annual charitable run. The event, which is due to start at Cardiff Civic Centre from 10am, will see runners flood the capital, with roads including Cathedral Road, Castle Street, Wood Street and Westgate Street, all set to close at various times from 8.45am to 12.30pm. The Baycar 6 will depart…

The new owner of Capital Tower, Cardiff’s tallest office building, is introducing new-look office suites designed to appeal to the growing number of creative and technology businesses being attracted to Cardiff. Trinova Real Estate has fitted out two vacant suites in the iconic 25-storey building in Greyfriars Road with exposed ceilings, vinyl floors and a contemporary style popular in the new wave of offices being created in areas such as Shoreditch in London and around the UK regions. Trinova acquired Capital Tower for £25 million last September. The offices are marketed by joint agents Knight Frank and Fletcher Morgan. Mark…

Gambling is one of the world’s oldest pastimes. People have been doing it to have fun for thousands of years – archaeologists have found six-sided dice that they’ve been able to date back to 3000 BC. There’s no reason to believe that people weren’t gambling long before then, and there’s evidence of it going on in the UK for centuries, if not longer. The Beginnings For a long time, there was a vast difference in how the people of the UK would gamble. The lower classes would bet on games of chance or dice games. The nobles and the upper…

South Wales Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Barry. Officers were called at around 5.50am today (Wednesday, August 28) to Barry Intermodal Terminal, Wimborne Road, following the discovery of a body. The deceased man has not yet been officially identified. Significant police enquiries are on-going in the area and a cordon remains in place while investigations continue. Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Mark O’Shea, Major Crime Investigations Team, said: “A murder investigation has been instigated and a major incident room has been set up. “The investigation is very much in its early…

A LEADING architectural practice has laid the foundation for further growth after taking on new staff and unveiling plans for expansion into the north west. [aoa id=”1″] Lawray Architects, which has studios in Wrexham, Cardiff and London, has been at the forefront of advances in the design and construction sector for almost half a century. Directors Keith O’Hanlon and David Hughes lead the North Wales team and have an impressive list of buildings in their portfolio. Among them are the Centre for the Creative Industries at nearby Glyndwr University, the new Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust headquarters in St Asaph,…

The Football Association of Wales in partnership with Literature Wales, have released a poem written by school children supporting Wales’ UEFA Women’s Euro 2021 qualifying campaign. [aoa id=”1″] The inspirational Welsh-language poem, written by Year 6 pupils from Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon in Newport, is the result of a unique partnership between the two organisations, formed through the Bardd Plant Cymru scheme. The Bardd Plant Cymru scheme (Welsh-language Children’s Laureate) introduces literature to children in an energetic, dynamic and exciting way through workshops, performances and activities. Through working in partnership, FAW and Literature Wales have been able to introduce both…