Author: Rhys Gregory

A Swansea man who is on a mission to lose over 21 stone has taken on a challenge to swim 130km before the end of the month to raise money for dementia research. Chris Larkin, who weighs around 27 stone having been more than 36 stone two years ago, has taken on the swimming challenge to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK in honour of his parents who both died with vascular dementia. The 59-year-old is taking part in the charity’s Running Down Dementia campaign, which challenges people to run 100km during the summer. However, as the grandfather-of-three cannot run…

The locations of Cardiff’s new nextbike stations have finally been revealed ahead of the scheme doubling in size next month.  The 27 bike-share stations will start to be installed across the city from September 3rd, taking the city-wide docking network up from 25 to 52.  New docking stations will be installed in Llandaff, Grangetown, Heath, and Ely, as well as several around Cardiff University.  [accordions] [accordion title=”The full list of new nextbike locations” load=”hide”]Cardiff University – The Queen’s Buildings (The Parade) Cardiff University – Aberconway Hall (Colum Road) Llandaff – Western Avenue (Cardiff Met) Cardiff University – Roy Jenkins Hall (Crwys Road) Wales Millennium Centre – Cardiff Bay…

Two brand-new family attractions — Gilbert’s Maze and the Dragons’ Lair — have today (23 August) been unveiled at Caerphilly Castle. Designed as part of Cadw’s Castles Alive! campaign, the much-anticipated attractions are now officially open to the public, marking the completion of a project to transform the site into a major UK tourist destination. Gilbert’s Maze, which was designed by the specialists behind interpretation at The London Dungeon and Madame Tussauds, invites daring knights to conquer the Castle’s unique defensive system by navigating hidden passageways and challenging obstacles — all without getting caught by its 13th century owner, Gilbert…

St David’s Cardiff, Wales’ leading shopping and leisure destination, is set to welcome Puro Fit Food, a South Wales based healthy fast food brand, to the centre today (Friday 24th August).  [aoa id=”1″] The launch marks the first store for the Welsh brand, which began in 2017 when its founders spotted a gap in the market for fast food that supported a clean and healthy diet. Puro Fit Food, which started out supplying pre-prepared meals and meal plans for top Welsh athletes, including undefeated professional boxer Kody Davies, offers customers tons of guilt free options, like the famous protein rich Rainbow…

Bank holiday bus users and extreme sailing enthusiasts are getting vital travel advice from Cardiff Bus. [aoa id=”1″] The operator is alerting customers to changes to bus services over the forthcoming three-day weekend, with many set to attend the much-loved Cardiff Harbour Festival. Services on Saturday and Sunday will remain the same over the weekend, however a Sunday service will run throughout bank holiday Monday. Customers can access more information online at www.cardiffbus.com or visit the operator’s Facebook and Twitter channels for information and updates over the weekend. The operator is also running its Baycar service to the Cardiff Harbour…

Burns Pet Nutrition has announced a £1 million charity donation to celebrate its 25th year of trading. The leading pet food producer will be donating a quarter of its annual profits to a number of charitable organisations of part of its continued efforts to support community projects and animal charities. [aoa id=”1″] Burns Pet Nutrition, a family-run business, has been producing natural pet food for dogs, cats and rabbits since 1993. The Carmarthenshire-based company is led by Veterinary Surgeon, John Burns, who pioneered chemical free pet food when he used Vitamin E as a preservative over industry-norm chemicals. Today, the…

The Welsh Government’s announcement that the basic payment date will not be brought forward and emergency loans will not be made available until December suggests the Welsh Government is out of touch with the implications for farmers of the severe weather experienced over the past 12 months. [aoa id=”1″] That was the view of the FUW after the Welsh Government released a written statement on Thursday (August 24),  confirming it would not follow the Scottish Government’s lead and make loans available from early October. Instead, it plans to make no change to the usual December basic payment date, and only…

Rhug Estate has, this week, launched its new and exclusive Japanese Sika Venison, six months after introducing a small herd of Japanese Sika Deer to Rhug farm. Ham Yard, one of eight award-winning Firmdale hotels in London is one of the first to offer its customers Rhug Estate Sika Venison. Head Chef, Robin Read, said the venison sold out within 45 minutes of them offering it on their lunch menu. Lord Newborough, owner of Rhug Estate, said: “The demand for venison meat is growing year on year. Its popularity is due to the fact that it is a very healthy…

Commenting on the publication of the first tranche of UK Government technical notices aimed at giving businesses and consumers advice on the implications of a ‘no deal’ exit from the European Union, Harri Lloyd-Davies, President of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce said: “The technical notices published by the UK Government today are a good start to helping Welsh businesses prepare for Brexit, but we still need more detailed information to be able to trade as smoothly as possible across borders if we end up with no UK-EU deal on 30 March next year. “There are several issues that are…

With A-level results done and dusted, the next big thing on student’s mind is which university they will be going to. This seems to be the natural route for most students who are fresh out of sixth form or college but what about those who are unsure?  [aoa id=”1″] Training contracts and apprenticeships are fast becoming a great alternative for those who do not want to go to university and get saddled down with more than £20,000 worth of student debt. One of the benefits about training contracts or apprenticeships is that those who choose to go down this route…