Author: Rhys Gregory

A group of green-fingered youngsters and pensioners have joined forces to give a blooming marvellous makeover to a housing estate in Llandudno. [aoa id=”1″] Members of Llandudno Youth Club were recruited for an intergenerational planting project with older tenants to add a splash of colour in St Andrew’s Avenue. They filled around 30 flower tubs with begonias, marigolds and a host of bedding plants at the estate which is managed by housing association Cartrefi Conwy. The scheme came about as a result of a partnership between Cartrefi Conwy, North Wales Police and the youth club. [/aoa] According to Nerys Veldhuizen,…

A couple from Rhyl, North Wales, cycled 360 miles from London to Amsterdam, to raise over £2,100 for the national disability charity, Sense. 42-year-old Lee Bailey and 44-year-old Natalie Bailey, were inspired to raise money for Sense, who have been supporting their 16-year-old daughter, Megan, who has global developmental delay and is visually impaired. The charity has helped Megan with her educational needs in the last decade, and arranged summer holidays for the family, enabling Megan to take part in activities and make new connections. The couple departed from Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London on Wednesday 29 August and…

The chief executive of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society will be using pedal power to raise money for charity by cycling across the old county of Montgomeryshire on Saturday. [aoa id=”1″] Steve Hughson will be joined by supporters from the Royal Welsh Show’s 2018 Montgomeryshire feature county on a sponsored cycle ride from Machynlleth to Trefeglwys, Newtown, Forden, Welshpool, Llansantffraid and Llanfyllin before finishing in Llanerfyl, the home village of this year’s society president, Tom Tudor. The Chief Executive’s Challenge, labelled the Royal Welsh Le Tour de Maldwyn, aims to cover 82 miles in under 10 hours to raise money…

Swansea-based IT and communications firm SA1 Solutions has vowed to support a charity that supports homeless adults, young people, veterans and those with learning disabilities, with employees at the company signing up to do a skydive to raise money for the organisation.  [aoa id=”1″] Scott Kinsey and Alex Kamil, senior engineers at SA1 Solutions, will be doing the skydive on 10 November in a bid to raise as much money as possible for Alabaré’s Wales Homes for Veterans service. Alabaré run 24 properties throughout the South West of England and Wales, providing a bed for over 100 veterans every night. Since its…

Representatives of Veterans organisations and members of the armed forces have today joined The Deputy Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Rod McKerlich for a flag raising ceremony at the Mansion House to show support for the UK’s merchant seafarers. The flag of the Merchant Navy, The Red Ensign, was raised to mark Merchant Navy Day and honour the seafarers past and present who have served their country with such distinction over the years. The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Dianne Rees said: “Today marks the significance of the Merchant Navy and the key role it performed during…

One of Wales’ leading aluminium fabricators, Dudley’s Aluminium is celebrating after securing two new projects with a combined worth of more than £1million. The first half of 2018 has been successful for Dudley’s Aluminium, which has secured major projects such as Cambridge University’s R&D Campus and the £4million Central Square contract and has invested more than £200,000 in a new storage and offtake facility. Building on its success, the Welsh fabricator has secured two more high profile contracts across the bridge. The two projects, which were awarded by Kier Construction Limited, have a combined worth of more than £1million and…

Stuart Price, Partner and Actuary at Quantum Advisory, has warned that workers today will never see the pension privileges afforded to those retiring this decade.

It’s the oldest fair in Wales and recognised as the fourth largest Chartered Street Trading Fair in the UK. [aoa id=”1″] Now Neath Port Talbot Council is looking for new traders to take up the last remaining places at the 2018 Great Neath September fair which runs from Wednesday, September 12th to Saturday, September 15th. Applications are currently being taken for new stall holders and if you would like to get involved in the fair as a stall holder the authority would love to hear from you – call Kirstie on 01639 686979 for more information. Traders from all around the…

The Prince of Wales has agreed to extend his patronage of Culinary Team Wales – a team of chefs who represent their country in competitions at home and around the globe – for another five years. The Prince of Wales first became patron to the team, which is part of the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), in 2004. Team members have cooked for him and other members of the royal family on numerous occasions over the years, including at the opening of the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. CAW president Arwyn Watkins, OBE, said: [aoa id=”1″] “All the chefs…

New Theatre, Cardiff’s autumn season features a host of big names and opens on the 10 September with the Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Company production of Rain Man. Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey, The Catherine Tate Show) stars as Raymond Babbit opposite Ed Speleers (Downton Abbey, Wolf Hall) as Charlie Babbit. Mathew Horne is best known for playing Gavin in the much-loved, double BAFTA winning comedy series Gavin and Stacey, as well as the BBC series The Catherine Tate Show, and Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education. His most recent West End stage credit was The Miser opposite Griff Rhys Jones…