Author: Rhys Gregory

Jessica Evans, a 35-year-old history teacher from Llangollen, Wales, is campaigning to improve miscarriage services in Wales. Having suffered four miscarriages herself, Jessica has authored a report in partnership with Debbie Shaffer, CEO of FTWW (Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales) and with the support of baby charity Tommy’s. [aoa id=”1″]Members of FTWW also provided a valuable source of service user perspectives in Wales. Making the case for better miscarriage care in Wales’ details the significant difference in the quality of care women receive in Wales and the issues faced by those experiencing miscarriage care. The report sets out…

A group of NatWest staff from West Wales have swapped their calculators for shovels to help the National Botanic Garden of Wales rebuild a forgotten culvert as part of a multi-million pound restoration project. [aoa id=”1″] The team of seven bankers, who work in NatWest’ commercial banking team used special volunteering days to support the local project in Carmarthenshire, which involved rebuilding the stone face of the culvert at the Llyn Mawr Reservoir. As part of its work supporting good causes, NatWest provides its staff with time off from their jobs to volunteer supporting projects in their local community and…

Fairwater’s leisure centre, managed by Better Cardiff, will see major improvements in the coming months. Better Cardiff (the customer brand of leading charitable leisure social enterprise provider GLL) is providing details of a modern new look for one of the eight leisure centres it manages in Cardiff to support its health and fitness offering to customers. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Work will commence next week on creating a new air conditioned dance studio with a sprung floor and a new fitness room and gym which will be double the size of the current facility. Customers will have 48 work stations to train…

Students from Cardiff and Vale College have won first, second and third prizes in the Cowbridge Art Group Annual Student Awards. [aoa id=”1″] The winner was Miri Hughes from Cardiff, who was awarded the prize certificate and £75, for producing a bilingual book design exploring the Welsh folk tale Blodeuwedd from the Mabinogion. This involved both digital and drawn illustration work in a final printed book, and posters of the pages were displayed in the exhibition. Miri has successfully completed her Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at CAVC and has progressed on to BA (Hons) in Illustration at Swansea,…

St David’s Cardiff, Wales’ leading shopping and leisure destination, is set to welcome international fashion brand Bershka to the centre, its first store in Wales. [aoa id=”1″]Established in 1998, Bershka has grown into a multinational brand with 1000 stores in over 70 markets around the world, offering a wide range of fashion forward footwear and accessories for men and women. Fans of the brand enjoy Bershka’s wide spectrum of trends ranging from casual wear to sports and from basic garments to more fashionable items. The store is set to launch soon at St David’s.[/aoa] Steven Madeley, general manager of St…

Families have begun to move into the new homes, many of which are available for affordable rent, at the £100m urban development known as ‘The Mill’ in Cardiff.  The 102 homes will be completed in the spring of 2019.  Of the 800 homes to be developed at The Mill, half will be allocated for affordable rental and owned by Tirion Homes while being managed by Cadwyn Housing Association. The long-term vision of creating an affordable, high quality neighbourhood is now a reality for the new residents. Community facilities, a riverside park and local shop will be developed as part of…

The host for the Powys Business Awards ceremony being held later this month has been announced as BBC Wales Today presenter and former Aberystwyth University student Claire Summers. [aoa id=”1″] A familiar face on BBC Wales Today for more than a decade, Claire was, for many years, a news presenter before becoming the sports presenter on the programme. She has anchored coverage of London Olympics, the Ryder Cup and most recently, Geraint Thomas’s homecoming. Claire is no stranger to awards hosting as she regularly presents BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year. [/aoa] Businesses from across the breadth of Powys…

A brand new production of Fame – the Musical comes to Cardiff’s New Theatre next week from 24 – 29 September.  Keith Jack plays Nick Piazza and is best-known as runner-up on BBC1’s Any Dream Will Do. His extensive theatre credits include: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour) Only The Brave (Edinburgh Festival) Sincerely Mr Toad (Edinburgh/Greenwich) HMS Pinafore (UK Tour) Forever Plaid (St James Theatre, London) and many pantomimes across the UK. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] Keith’s concert appearances include performing for HM The Queen at the Parliament Picnic, Choices for Life, Lauder Live and BBC 2’s Friday Night…

Pupils have been putting their mark on two new schools in Denbighshire, which will see nearly £10million invested in rural education in the county. Students from Ysgol Carreg Emlyn and Ysgol Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd have taken part in panel signing ceremonies as work on both schools progresses. They have had the chance to sign panels which make up the structure for their new school buildings. A new bilingual church school, in partnership with the Diocese of St Asaph, is being built on land opposite Bryn y Clwyd, Llanfair while in Clocaenog a new single site school for Ysgol Carreg Emlyn…

Members of the public in are being encouraged to learn the symptoms of leukaemia during Blood Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) which takes place throughout September. [aoa id=”1″] Leukaemia Care, a national blood cancer charity, is attempting to raise awareness of the disease, as well as its signs and symptoms, as part of their #SpotLeukaemia campaign. The Palmer family are getting involved in the campaign following the diagnosis of son Rufus. [/aoa] Mum Rosie explained: “In February 2017 I noticed an unusual rash on Rufus’s torso whilst giving him a bath. He was well in himself and behaving normally so I…