Author: Rhys Gregory

Heritage Angels – people who have played a special part in caring for Wales’s heritage – have been honoured at a special awards ceremony, sponsored by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, at Caerphilly Castle on 8 November 2018. Chaired by Baroness Kay Andrews, a panel of distinguished judges gave awards to five projects, recognising the achievements of young people, apprentices, volunteers and historic building restoration work. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Thornhill Primary School won the Best Contribution to a Heritage Project by Young People award for their Armistice Cantata, a musical play based on popular tunes from the First World War. Women’s Archive…

Welsh transport information company Traveline Cymru is celebrating “outstanding” results after delivering over 5m pieces of travel information to people across the country. [aoa id=”1″] According to a recent report, the Welsh Government’s public transport information service delivered 5,660,366 pieces of information to the public in 2017, whilst also achieving an impressive 99% customer satisfaction rate. With a suite of bilingual services including a freephone number, mobile app and website, the company provided the Welsh public with essential information such as delays, disruptions and timetables, keeping people on the move across the country. The news follows the recent announcement of…

The Silver Mountain Experience, one of Mid Wales’ top visitor attractions, is opening for the winter for the first time. [aoa id=”1″] Based in Ponterwyd, on the mountain road between Llanidloes and Aberystwyth, the attraction is open throughout the winter, seven days a week from 10am to 4pm, except for a short spell between December 24 and January 18, 2019. The attraction is normally closed for the winter, except for its special Christmas activities. A selection of surface attractions and the Mining Museum will be open for visitors to explore, but guided tours are not operating through the winter period…

Chefs from Wales, Belgium and Austria will put their culinary skills to the test when they compete in the Battle for the Dragon contest at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) in February, 2019. [aoa id=”1″] Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) president Arwyn Watkins has confirmed that Wales will be represented by a team from the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport led by executive head chef Michael Bates. Belgium will be sending its national junior team, which competes in the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg in November, while Austria will be represented by a regional team. The winners will receive the…

Sainte Adresse – the brand new apartment development currently being constructed in Penarth – will be launching its website tomorrow (14th) to coincide with Monet’s birthday – who the building was named after.

Following mild temperatures this week, the Met Office has warned of a sharp drop next week.

A fake ambulance that has been seen driving around Swansea has been stopped by police. The estate, which closely resembles the high-visibility vehicles used by first responders was seen driving around the Gower area on Monday morning. Police offers in Swansea pulled over the vehicle after spotting it in Penclawdd. The Welsh Ambulance Service has confirmed that the vehicle, nor its driver have any connection to themselves. This is not a Welsh Ambulance Service vehicle. A 19-year-old was arrested for driving whilst disqualified and for having no insurance. [aoa id=”1″] [/aoa]

Technology entrepreneur and CEO of Inspiretec, Simon Powell receives the ‘World Travel Leader’ award at this year’s World Travel Market exhibition in London. The award honours individuals for their outstanding contribution to the travel industry over the last two years. Simon was nominated for and voted for by WTM Media Partners, and an independent voting panel, who recognised his achievements and acknowledged the impact he has personally made, in terms of developing talent and creating jobs in Wales at his company Inspiretec. Commenting on the award, Simon said: “The world travel market is the leading global event within the travel…

The Welsh Government in partnership with Diverse Cymru are holding an event on November 20 to show underrepresented groups how to get into the fast growing Film and TV industry in Wales. The event, run in conjunction with a number of partners including the BBC, S4C and BAFTA Cymru, will showcase the variety of roles available in the industry and help people to get that first foot on the ladder. Speaking ahead of the event, Lord Elis-Thomas said: “This event is an exciting opportunity to show individuals who hadn’t previously considered a career in Film, television or both that anything…

Southerndown beach in the Vale of Glamorgan is one of nine beaches across the UK to be cleaned as part of the “Big Beach Clean”. The competition run by Fairy, Proctor and Gamble and Keep Britain Tidy asked the public to vote online for their favourite beach to receive a cleanup event. Taking place on the 9 November at Southerndown beach, the event included a range of activities showing the importance of clean and healthy beaches and the effects of marine litter. Organised by Keep Wales Tidy, the day involved a litter pick on the beach with members of the…