Author: Rhys Gregory

Emergency staff are making a zero tolerance stand against violence after a patient spat at and tried to bite them – and grabbed one by the throat. The frightening incident at Morriston Hospital’s Emergency Department resulted in 19-year-old William Kory Mayberry being given a custodial sentence by a district judge this week. Becky Gammon, Head Nurse at Morriston ED, said: “We have a zero tolerance to verbal and physical abuse. “We are working closely with the police to ensure this sort of behaviour gets reported and individuals face the consequences of their actions.” Emergency Department Matron Andrea Bradley, who was involved…

An Aberystwyth University agriculture student is one of the top dairy students in the UK according to the Royal British Dairy Farmers Association – RABDF. [aoa id=”1″] BSc Agriculture student Steffan Rees from Llanarth, Ceredigion, was announced as runner up in the prestigious RABDF Dairy Student for 2019 at the Dairy-Tech conference held in Stoneleigh this week. Sponsored by Mole Valley Farmers, the RABDF Dairy Student competition has been awarded annually since 1991, and draws entries from agricultural colleges and Universities from across the UK and Northern Ireland. The competition reflects the need for modern dairy farmers to understand the…

Welsh rally driver Tom Cave will be competing for honours in this year’s Motorsport UK British Rally Championship. [aoa id=”1″]Tom, whose family owns the award-winning Trefeddian Hotel, Aberdyfi, will contest all six rounds of the championship behind the wheel of a Hyundai i20 R5, supplied and prepared by the PCRS team that ran a similar car for him on the Wales Rally GB last October. The 2019 British Rally Championship season kicks off on Saturday, February 16 with the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, when Tom will be joined by fellow Welshman Dale Bowen as co-driver.[/aoa] “We’ve been working hard behind…

Listening to your favourite music lifts your spirits, whatever your age. That’s why Bangor University and Merched y Wawr are launching an appeal on the Welsh Language Music Day, for people to get in touch and suggest their favourite Welsh language songs from all times. The most popular suggestions will be collated to create a free digital CD and downloadable resource, which will be shared free of charge to care homes and dementia care homes to ensure that Welsh music is available to residents enjoy. Dr Catrin Hedd Jones, a Chartered Psychologist at Bangor University’s School of Healthcare Sciences, who is leading the…

Friday 8th February is Dydd Miwsig Cymru (Welsh Language Music Day), which celebrates all forms of music sung in the Welsh language, from indie to hip hop, and traditional Welsh to rock and everything in between. To mark the occasion, Spotify has taken a look at the top 20 most streamed Welsh language music tracks and compiled them into a new playlist, Cân y Cymry. Dexter Batson, Senior Editor at Spotify, said: ‘Music has no borders, and a great song can come from anywhere, no matter what language it is in. We always want to help support music from minority…

A mum from Caerphilly whose son has Type 1 diabetes is swimming the equivalent of the English Channel to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK Cymru. Ruth Greenaway-Robbins, 39, is taking on the swimming challenge of the year, Swim 22, between 22 February and 22 May. Her son Simeon, 16, was diagnosed in April 2017. Ruth, a professional musician, said, “Looking back I can see how poorly Simeon was before he was diagnosed. He started to go downhill very rapidly and called me to pick him up from school. It was then that I realised how much weight he had…

The Wrexham Enterprise Hub is celebrating an industrious first eight months where it’s held more than thirty events and workshops and supported more than 170 individuals and businesses since launching. In this three part series, we take a look at three enterprising businesses in North Wales that are flourishing with the help and support of The Wrexham Enterprise Hub. Weekly10 Weekly10 is a Wrexham-based software company that has developed a platform that is designed to increase employee engagement in organisations around the world. Focussed around a 10-minute check-in it engages employees and empowers managers to support their staff. Users take…

Detectives investigating a scam where fraudsters purport to be police officers have made an arrest. An 18 year old London man has been arrested in Cardiff yesterday evening on suspicion of Theft and Fraud. The arrest was in connection with a series of scams committed in the Penarth and Cardiff area today in which three elderly victims were conned in to handing over approximately £20,000. He is currently in police custody at Bridgend. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Lewis said: “I cannot stress enough how sophisticated and well-rehearsed these scammers are, and any one of us could fall victim to their…

These are just a few examples of the hurtful and patronising comments often aimed at children who have nasogastric (NG) tubes, and their parents. “What’s wrong with him?” “That’s disgusting!” “You never know what medical science can do.” The special tubes keep children, who are unable to eat normally, alive. They deliver food, fluid and medicine to the stomach via a tube in the nose. Staring, pointing and rude comments from some members of the public can leave parents reluctant to take their children out. But ABMU paediatric nutrition nurse Louise Heywood hopes to change these negative attitudes. Working with…

To mark International Women in Science Day, Swansea University is appealing for female scientists and engineers to hit the streets to share their passion. The University is preparing to host its sixth Soapbox Science event on Saturday, June 22 and is now on the lookout for volunteer speakers to take part. The University is seeking female scientists to step on their soapboxes in the centre of Swansea and talk about their particular field as the city centre buzzes with Saturday afternoon shoppers. Their mission is to raise the profile and challenge the public’s view of women in science, technology, engineering, maths…