Author: Rhys Gregory

South Wales Police have charged three people with the murder of Cardiff man Anthony Winter. James Jones, 19, from St Mellons, a 17-year-old girl from Trowbridge and a 16-year-old boy from Llanedeyrn, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have all been charged with murder. John Junior Phillips, 27, from Bettws, Newport, has been charged with section 18 assault and Lauren Hutchinson, 19, from Maindee, Newport, has been charged with perverting the course of justice. All five will appear before Cardiff Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Tuesday, November 27). The body of 32–year-old Anthony Winter was found near Brookfield Drive in St…

Christmas is coming, the mad dash to the shops has begun and piles of presents have started accumulating. As well as gifts for family and friends, many of us will also be having the annual debate about what we are going to buy for our office Secret Santa present, whilst looking forward to the works party.  Employees may also be hoping for some additional generosity from their employer by way of a Christmas gift, whether it is a turkey, a special malt whisky or box of chocolates. Christmas is a time of giving and most employers do want to show…

A very unsettled spell of weather is expected, with strong winds, combined with widespread and in places heavy rain. Winds are expected to increase from the far southwest early on Wednesday, spreading northeast, with areas adjacent to the Irish Sea most exposed to the south to southeasterly wind. Wind gusts of 60 mph are expected, with a few, more exposed, locations seeing 70 mph gusts. Winds will also turn northwesterly across Northern Ireland later, transferring the main focus to northern areas here. The strong winds will also bring some rough seas and large waves, with some coastal impacts possible. What…

The Welsh chefs, who are competing against the world’s best culinary teams, worked through the night to prepare their cold table buffet display for the international judging panel. [aoa id=”1″] The cold table is traditionally the weaker of the two competition elements for the Welsh chefs who are now busy preparing for the hot kitchen today (Tuesday) evening when they will be going for gold. The chefs would love to repeat the gold medal won by Wales in the hot kitchen at the Culinary World Cup eight years ago, particularly as it could be team manager and pastry chef Toby…

This is the struggle that many of us face when trying to choose a Christmas gift for that special someone. It is said that experiences last an entire lifetime, and personally I couldn’t agree more. With the help of MWT Cymru, a social enterprise company that represents around 600 tourism and hospitality businesses,  we’ve picked out some of the more unusual experience days that you can book in Wales. Here are a dozen suggestions for the perfect Christmas and birthday gift ideas: 1. Take control of a Welsh narrow-gauge railway The biggest train set that anyone could hope for in…

Struggling to come up with an unusual Christmas gift for the special person in your life? Then what about taking over a Welsh narrow-gauge railway for the day in 2019? [aoa id=”1″] The gift can either be for one person or can be shared with a group of up to six friends. They will get to drive not one but five locomotives – one electric, three diesel and one steam. They can even wave the guard’s flag and pull the levers in the signal box. In effect, they will be running the railway for the day, under the supervision of…

Anna Kessel MBE, one of the UK’s leading football journalists is coming to Cardiff to give the Keynote Lecture as part of a one day “Women in Sports Journalism” conference being organised by NUJ Training Wales, Chwarae Teg and Cardiff Met University. Football journalism was once a male dominated field but the industry is rapidly changing and journalists like Anna Kessel, a vocal campaigner for gender equality in sport, have led the way. Kessel, who writes for the Observer and Guardian, co-founded the Women in Football Organisation and received her MBE for services to journalism and women in sport. Cerys…

Swansea city centre traders are being given an extra boost ahead of Small Business Saturday, on Saturday 1 December, thanks to a free parking offer at The Quadrant car park and St David’s Multi Storey car park, aimed at bringing more shoppers and visitors onto the city centre. [aoa id=”1″] The free parking scheme, from 10am to 4pm, is funded by construction company Dawnus and by Swansea BID (Business Improvement District), to make the city centre an even more attractive option for shoppers and visitors on Small Business Saturday. They are working in partnership on the scheme with Swansea Council.…

Community recycling groups across Wales have welcomed a £5.4m ‘shot in the arm’ from Welsh Government. [aoa id=”1″] Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn announced that the multi-million capital investment would be spread across eight community projects, from refurbishing and repairing unwanted items through to a a Zero Waste School pilot project will provide new recycling facilities at 24 schools in Pembrokeshire. Eifion Williams CEO of Circular Economy Wales (CEW) CIC welcomed the investment and said the schools programme in particular could be a ‘game changer’ in Wales quest to become a Zero Waste nation by 2050. Eifion said: “Social Enterprises working…

Travel-Technology specialist, Inspiretec continues to expand by creating career opportunities for talented graduates from across Wales, to join their growing team of 140 staff members. [aoa id=”1″] During 2018, Inspiretec employed seven high calibre university graduates, in Junior Software Engineering and Trainee Business Analyst roles. These opportunities have enabled graduates to develop their software skills within a commercial environment directly after graduating. The graduate job market is immensely competitive and being able to secure a good position before graduating is extremely valuable and a relief for many graduates. After great success, Inspiretec is looking to recruit students who are graduating…