Author: Rhys Gregory

Monmouthshire County Council will celebrate the work of those who encourage and promote pollinators at a networking event from 1pm to 5pm on Tuesday 17th July at Usk’s Incredible Edible garden near County Hall. The occasion will bring together beekeepers involved in the Vale of Usk Rural Development Programme’s BEES project and organisations like the Monmouth-based charity Bees for Development and Bee Friendly Monmouthshire. The BEES project raises awareness of beekeeping and its importance to biological systems and diversity with organisations, schools and the general public, working co-operatively to share skills, ideas and best practice. A measure of the project’s…

Children from schools in the Llynfi Valley have been learning about the exciting Caerau mine-water scheme which will use the heat beneath their feet to warm 150 homes. Bridgend County Borough Council has been awarded £6.5m of EU funds to develop the trailblazing project which involves using water that has filled Caerau’s old underground mine workings as a geo-thermal source of energy. The water has been warmed naturally by the Earth’s core so has an average temperature of around 20 Degrees Celsius. The idea is to pump the water to a heat exchanger at the surface which will extract the…

As excitement builds ahead of this year’s Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix, watch the Speedway riders have a go at speaking Welsh ahead of this weekend’s showdown. Multiple World Champions will be competing against each other, including Great Britain’s double series winner, Tai Woffinden, as they take each other on at the Speedway Grand Prix at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday July 21st. In what is set to be one of the closest seasons to date, Scunthorpe-born Tai will be eager to secure his first ever home win at Cardiff and claw back the trophy. The referee at the…

New research by Macmillan Cancer Support and the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit of Public Health Wales shows the stage at which cancer is diagnosed differs depending on where people live. For the first time, this research gives us information by groups of local doctors’ practices called GP Cluster Networks showing that between 2011 and 2015, almost one in five people (19 per cent) with cancer in these clusters in Cwm Taf were diagnosed at its most advanced stage – stage 4 – compared to 13 per cent of people in Powys clusters. Cancer tends to be the most…

More than 400 women from across North Wales and beyond have taken part in an initiative aimed at encouraging more women and girls to enjoy a healthier, more active lifestyle. Surf Snowdonia’s Girls on Board campaign ran throughout June 2018 and was supported by diverse organisations including Our Squad, Cricket Wales, Swim Wales, Run Wales, The Outdoor Partnership, Wales Rugby Union, Girl Guiding Cymru and North Wales business organisation Network She. As well as encouraging women and girls to try a taster session with local teams and clubs, the initiative saw close to 300 women pulling on a wetsuit and…

A young businessman from Cardiff has launched a range of swimming shorts specifically for men with large thighs and regular sized waists. Jordan Bishop, 23, a rugby and children’s sports coach, developed the idea behind Stridez when shopping for swimming trunks for a holiday. But due to the limited choice available in stores and online for men his shape and size, Jordan was forced to buy large, ill-fitting shorts that would fit over his legs but were far too big around the waist. Concluding that he couldn’t be the only person out there struggling to find a pair of shorts…

Brexit and its implications for agriculture will continue to be the hot topic at this year’s Royal Welsh Show. With this in mind, the FUW is hosting its ‘Brexit: What does the future hold for agriculture ?’ seminar, which will start at 2pm on Monday July 23 at the FUW’s pavilion. The event promises to be a thought-stimulating seminar as keynote speakers FUW Head of Policy Dr Nick Fenwick, Farmers Guardian Chief Reporter Abi Kay and Dr Jo Hunt, Reader in Law at Cardiff University School of Law and Politics will be exploring different aspects of Brexit and the future…

A consultation is being launched over plans to build apartments in Prestatyn which will be suitable for tenants with limited mobility. Denbighshire County Council is consulting with residents before submitting an application for 15 apartments on Council-owned land at the Dell, Prestatyn. Cllr Tony Thomas, lead member for Housing, Regulation and the Environment, said: “We know from the waiting list for housing in Denbighshire that there is a need for apartments in Prestatyn which are suitable for older people. “The Council owns this piece of land which we believe would make a suitable location for such a development because it…

The Council has secured significant Welsh Government funding towards a £136,600 project to renovate Tonypandy Library, representing the latest investment in the Town Centre. The Local Authority has secured a Transformation Capital Grant of £120,000 from the Welsh Government’s Museums, Archives and Libraries division – with the remaining £16,600 funding provided through #RCTinvest. This scheme follows a £65,000 refurbishment to the Library’s exterior in 2017/18. The additional scheme, to be delivered in 2018/19, will see the complete renovation of the building’s interior, to improve the current facilities and deliver more services from a range of partner organisations. It will include:…

A PROJECT in Rhyl which has helped deter children as young as six from falling into the trap of anti-social behaviour and low level crime has been recognised by North Wales’s policing czar. West Rhyl Marshals, which is now in its 10th year and has worked with up to 70 young people at high risk of offending, have won the Young People’s prize in the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Awards. PC Steve Edwards, a community beat manager who has organised and run the scheme since 2008, and some of his young marshalls were presented with the award…