TRIBUTES have been paid at Neath Port Talbot Council’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) to the long serving former Baglan Ward member Cllr Peter Richards who passed away on Wednesday, 9th April, 2025. A funeral service was held for Cllr Richards at St Catharine’s Church, Baglan, on Friday, May 2nd, 2025. Cllr Richards was first elected to Neath Port Talbot Council in June 2004 and served continuously as one of the Baglan ward members until the time of his death. He was originally elected as a representative of the Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers’ Association but joined the Labour Group in 2008…
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A nurse who cared for her late grandmother in her final days says the experience gave her a passion for end of life care. Zoe Evans, 31, from Welshpool, joined leading end of life charity Marie Curie as the Clinical Nurse Manager for North Wales and Powys in January, and says she hopes to be able to guide her team to provide a good death to those they support. “My passion for end-of-life care stems from a personal experience of loss, which has profoundly shaped my understanding of the importance of honouring patient wishes and ensuring their comfort and dignity…
You start with a simple bet. Then the game tightens. A near-miss. A streak of losses. Maybe even a win that vanishes fast. Suddenly, the stakes don’t feel mathematical—they feel personal. Your pride’s on the line. Your emotions rise. And now, you’re not just playing the game—you’re in it. That’s when mistakes happen. This guide is your blueprint for staying calm and collected, even when every spin or hand feels like it’s aimed at your ego. Because in online casinos, emotional control isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s the one thing that keeps the game from owning you. Why Online Casino Play Feels…
FOODIES FESTIVAL will visit Bute Park, Cardiff, from 9th – 11th May, serving up a star-studded line-up of celebrity and award-winning chefs, and chart-topping music stars – including Scouting For Girls, The Wanted 2.0 with Max George and Siva Kaneswaran and Symphonic Ibiza Known as Gastro-Glastonbury, the three-day event will feature live cooking demonstrations from TV celebrities and chefs drawn from the ranks of MasterChef, Great British Bake Off and Great British Menu, plus many of the regions most-highly acclaimed Michelin and award-winning chefs. Star announcments in the live theatres include: Great British Menu chef, Tommy Heaney, from Heaneys Cardiff, MasterChef and Great British Menu star, Larkin Cen, MasterChef champion, Dhruv Baker, MasterChef:…
Four drug smugglers have been sentenced over a plot to smuggle more than a ton of cocaine on a fishing boat off the coast of Cornwall, after a National Crime Agency investigation. The crime group members were found with more than a ton of the Class A drug on board their boat, the Lily Lola, in September last year. Michael Kelly, 45, and Jake Marchant, 27, pleaded guilty before trial. Jon Williams, 46, of Windmill Terrace, St Thomas, Swansea, and Patrick Godfrey, 31, of Danygraig Road, Port Tennant, Swansea, were convicted after a trial in March of smuggling the £100m…
Transport for Wales (TfW) is continuing to deliver the transformation of the Cardiff Bay line, with the development of a new two-platform station in northern Butetown and the redevelopment of Cardiff Bay station. As part of the South Wales Metro, the Bay line will also be electrified to enable enhanced service frequency and to introduce brand-new electric trains. The Cardiff Bay line will close from Saturday 10 May to Sunday 25 May so teams can carry out engineering work for the delivery of the transformation. During this time, no services will run between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay. The…
Three businesses are set to open at Swansea’s former Debenhams unit in early 2026 in a major boost for local jobs and the city centre. Swansea Council is now signing heads of terms agreements with two well-known high street retailers and a leisure operator for the building. The names of the shops and the leisure business will be announced as soon as leasing discussions are completed. Located in the Quadrant Shopping Centre, the ground floor of the former Debenhams building will be subdivided into two units for the well-known retail tenants and the upper floors will be repurposed for the…
Ground works are taking place at the former Ewenny Road Industrial Estate in Maesteg to prepare the site for an ambitious redevelopment and regeneration programme which will seek to transform the area with new homes, shops and facilities. Using Cardiff Capital Region funding, Bridgend County Borough Council and Clowes Developments are working together to remove redundant infrastructure from the derelict site, ensure that previous mine shafts and culverts are filled in, and that unused pipes and cables can be diverted. With planning permission already in place, this work will make the site ready for a developer to carry out new…
The Development Bank of Wales has successfully exited Torfaen-based Freight Logistics Solutions (FLS) just four-years after making a strategic investment of £2.2 million to help the company to become one of the UK’s leading providers of end-to-end supply chain solutions. The exit comes as a result of FLS taking the opportunity to refinance the business with NatWest in preparation for further growth. The value of the return for the Development Bank has not been disclosed. FLS operates primarily within the UK and EU road freight space. FLS is a digital road provider with an extensive network of road freight vehicles…
Two fly-tippers prosecuted by Caerphilly County Borough Council and ordered to pay a total of £960 in fines and costs. Tayona Watson of Edward Street, Ystrad Mynach, appeared before Cwmbran Magistrates Court on the 20th of February 2025, where she pleaded guilty and ordered to pay a fine of £200 prosecution costs £200 and a £80 victim surcharge. Tayona admitted dumping household waste on rear lane of Edward Street, Ystrad Mynach on the 6th of June 2024 in breach of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 34(2a) as the defendant failed to take all such measures available to her to…