Author: Rhys Gregory

Over 800 Scouts, Guides and members of the public gathered at the 66th annual Scout and Guide Fete at Romilly Park, Barry on Saturday 6th July to create a human fleur-de-lis. [aoa id=”1″] The participants put on red ponchos to mark out the fleur-de-lis shape and remained in place for 5 minutes to break the current record of 445 people. They now have to wait for their attempt to be verified to see if they will be placed in the Book of World Records. [/aoa] Tir a Mor district commissioner Chris Parsons said: “The annual fete gives us the chance…

Today, thirty workers from financial services consultancy, Quantum Advisory, will complete an epic charity cycle ride to raise funds for Welsh children’s hospice, Tŷ Hafan. The novice cyclists from across Quantum’s UK offices will join together on 6 July to cycle 52 miles from Brecon in Mid Wales to Cardiff. The route follows the Taff Trail through the heart of the Brecon Beacons along winding roads and mountainous terrain, peaking out at the summit of Torpantau, before ploughing on to Merthyr Tydfil. The intrepid fundraisers will then continue through a string of small towns before meandering their way through Pontypridd.…

A researcher at Swansea University working with AgorIP is the third person in the institution’s history to win funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering. [aoa id=”1″]Dr Jonathan Widdowson, 26, who is also the CEO of company ProColl, won the funding of £60,000 that will aid their mission to supply biomaterials to help researchers create innovations such as artificial skin and organs with their first to market vegan friendly materials. This includes a material based on collagen, a major component of connective tissues in the human body, for medical breakthroughs that will offer the solutions for everything from cancer drug…

A mum from Buckley has opened up about her journey from redundancy to dream career in a bid to inspire those going through a similar experience to seek free support to help change their own story. [aoa id=”1″] Lynsey Green was working in project management and marketing when she accepted voluntary redundancy by her former employer following a restructure. As a mother to two young children and facing an uncertain and worrying time, Lynsey decided to contact Career Wales for help and advice. It was during these conversations that she was first introduced to a redundancy programme called ReAct. [/aoa]…

A Pontypridd man has been jailed for a campaign of online abuse which has been described as unprecedented by online investigators in south Wales. It was what appeared to be an isolated act of indecency in Ferndale in November last year, which unravelled a trail of online abuse which identified victims across the UK and as far as the USA. Owain Thomas was sentenced to 15 years in prison at Merthyr Crown Court on Friday (5 July) after pleading guilty to 158 online sex offences against children. The 29 year-old from Pontypridd used the internet to befriend children and incite…

Cardiff Bay will be home to mythical creatures and more this summer when the BRICKLIVE Fantasy Kingdom heads to Mermaid Quay. From Saturday 3rd August – Sunday 1st September, nine models made with a total of nearly 750,000 LEGO® bricks will take centre stage in Tacoma Square, in the heart of Mermaid Quay. [aoa id=”1″] Free to view, the display will feature an 11ft fire-breathing dragon, a unicorn and two hunting wolves as well as a wizard, princess, knight and huntswoman. Collectively the models took over 2,000 hours to build.  There will also be 10 cute dragon whelps (baby dragons) displayed…

The store which is known to sell handbags and clothes worth thousands of pounds has been targeted yet again. South Wales Police have arrested a 42-year-old man from Riverside, Cardiff, on suspicion of commercial burglary. Police CCTV operators alerted officers to someone smashing the shop window at around 5am this morning and the suspect was arrested in Despenser Street, Riveside, within 15 minutes. He is in custody and a number of designer items have been found. This is the third time so far this year that the Vivienne Westwood store in Cardiff has been targeted by criminals. In May and…

Three Advanced Paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service have passed their university courses to become the UK’s first ever ambulance service prescribing paramedics.  [aoa id=”1″]Following the change in UK legislation in April 2018 and Welsh amendments this year, Advanced Paramedics can now be to be trained to prescribe from a formulary of medications to enhance community-based care, improve patient access to healthcare options and expand patient choice.[/aoa] Advanced Paramedics Berwyn Jones, Georgina Passmore and Elton Green have now successfully completed their training which started in the autumn of 2018, with another two of their colleagues Mike Jenkins and Emma Nurse…

A stunning housing development in Swansea, financed by Principality Commercial and developed by Westacres, will provide an array of high-quality homes to families in the area. [aoa id=”1″] Situated in the heart of Caswell Bay, Summerland housing development will provide 30 luxurious homes to the open market through Westacres, with a further 31 homes being developed on an affordable basis for Pobl Group; 19 of these are 3-bedroom family homes being sold through shared ownership. [/aoa] The detached properties, which will be built to an exceptional standard consist of three to five spacious bedrooms and an open plan kitchen. The…

Hannah Blythyn AM hosted a successful event showcasing the food and drink sector from across North East Wales at the National Assembly for Wales. [aoa id=”1″] As part of the ‘Year of Discovery’ in Wales, the Assembly Member for Delyn held the “Discover North East Wales” event at the Senedd to shine a spotlight on the expanding culinary sector as part of the region’s wider tourism offer. This is the second event in as many years held by Hannah Blythyn AM in a bid to showcase North East Wales to a national audience. [/aoa] She said: “It was fantastic to…