Author: Rhys Gregory

Drivers are reminded that work by Highways England to create a toll-free journey into Wales will start on Friday. Both bridges over the Severn river in to Wales will undergo changes to create a route that means drivers will no longer have to stop to pay the toll. From 9am on Friday, 14 December three lanes at the toll plaza will be closed on the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge to allow work to start with the remaining lanes open as usual. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The M48 bridge will operate as usual. At 8pm on Friday the Prince of Wales Bridge will…

There is something magical about going to the New Theatre at this time of year; Oh Yes It Is, Oh No It Isn’t, Oh Yes It Is…  If you’re like me and love going to the theatre all year round, you’ll know that going to a pantomime at Christmas is extra special. Over the years it starts to become a family tradition and is enjoyed by all ages in our family. So, when we were invited to experience this year’s pantomime at the New Theatre, we jumped at the chance. After the record-breaking success of last year’s Snow White &…

Economy Secretary, Ken Skates and Rural Affairs Secretary, Lesley Griffiths have pledged ongoing support for Wales’ food sector following a visit to one of its most iconic and well-loved brands. The visit to Peter’s Foods in Bedwas comes exactly one year on from the launch of the Economic Action Plan which focuses on growing Wales’ regional economies and spreading wealth and well being across Wales and identifies food as one of four foundation sectors where the Welsh Government wants to work proactively with businesses to improve sustainability, quality and long term prospects. The other three Foundation Sectors identified in the…

A North Wales hill farmer is keeping his 16,000 hens happy and laying thanks to underfloor heating from ‘green’ energy stored in the earth. Llyr Jones, who farms 1600 acres 1,000 feet up in the hills near Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, is harnessing the power of the ground to keep his hens warm. Under half an acre of grass on which Llyr’s sheep now graze at Derwydd Farm, Denbigh-based Hafod Renewables have laid over 2,000 metres of pipe to carry water heated by the soil to warm a giant henhouse to 18C. Hens perform best when they’re toasty and even when…

North Wales’s first ever community car club has been launched in Corwen and its sprightly lean ‘green’ driving machine has been given the thumbs-up by two of the region’s top politicians. Clwyd South Assembly Member Ken Skates and MP Susan Elan Jones were at the launch of the Edeyrnion Community Car Club and took the chance to put its brand new all-electric Nissan Leaf through its paces. The arrival of the Leaf is seen as the final piece in the jigsaw of their ambitious £100,000 rural transport programme by South Denbighshire Community Partnership. It joins the SADCP’s the 16-seater community…

Principality Building Society has teamed up with Welsh international rugby stars to encourage people in Wales to donate their unwanted rugby shirts this Christmas to a charity changing lives through sport. Wales internationals Jonathan Davies, Hallam Amos and Gareth Davies helped Principality launch the campaign for one of the Society’s charity partners School of Hard Knocks (SOHK). Principality is asking people across Wales to drop their previously loved rugby shirts into local Principality branches over the next few weeks.  The shirts will be donated to adults and young people working with SOHK, which uses sport to help tackle unemployment, crime…

Divorce day 2019 lands on 7th January and is traditionally the busiest day for family lawyers. The festive fun which translates as ‘seasonal tension’ is sometimes too much for couples who are already experiencing difficulties. My advice is not to be a statistic. Divorce day is so crude a phrase for what can be the end of a tough and emotionally tortuous journey. If New Year means new you then take your time and start thinking about what your long terms goals are early. In 2017 a total of 102,007 couples (same-sex, opposite-sex) got divorced. No matter what time of year…

Flu is beginning to circulate in Wales and it poses the greatest risk to the most vulnerable in society, including very young children.It can be potentially dangerous for them, which is why mums and dads are being encouraged to have them vaccinated.Children who are two or three – their age on August 31st 2018 – can receive it free at their local GP surgery.The vaccine is delivered in a pain-free nasal spray that protects against four strains of the virus. The strains have been identified as the ones most likely to cause illness this year.Mum Khaireen Khairuddin from Swansea is among…

The consequences of not building Wyfla would be catastrophic for Wales and the UK’s future energy policy says GMB UnionGMB, the energy union, has called for urgent clarification from the government on the future of the Wyfla nuclear power station.Reports suggest Hitachi is considering axing plans for the £16 billion plant in Wales. The 2.9GW nuclear power station on Anglesey is next in line in the UK’s nuclear plans after Hinkley Point C.For the 12 months from 7 March 2017, every one in 5.6 days was a low wind day (65 days in total) when the output of the installed and connected…

Are you aged between 11 and 25 and have some creative ideas on how to give a fresh new look to Aberystwyth promenade?Ceredigion Youth Service and the Ceredigion County Council’s Economy and Regeneration Team have launched a design competition, where the winning designs will be displayed on two large walls facing Aberystwyth seafront. The shelter, which regularly attracts vandalism, will be filled with a large, colourful mural, reflecting the heritage of Aberystwyth, and what the town means to young people.Ceredigion Youth Service will work with renowned graffiti artist, Lloyd, to create a piece of art which is attractive to both…