Author: Rhys Gregory

New ‘Blue Flag for Private Boat Owners’ initiative launched as part of Volvo Ocean Race celebrations Boat owners in Wales can now fly the iconic Blue Flag following the launch of a brand-new initiative by Keep Wales Tidy at the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race. ‘Blue Flag for Private Boat Owners’ gives individual boat owners the chance to commit to an international code of conduct and make efforts to minimise pollution, care for the environment and encourage others to change their behaviour. Cardiff Bay Yacht Club member Andrew Board became the first boat owner in Wales to be presented with a…

Swansea Building Society is continuing with its support of a local male voice choir as the financial institution pledges sponsorship funds to the group.

Mike Peters of Iconic 80’s Welsh alternative rock band The Alarm is set to perform and meet fans in his native Cardiff at an exclusive HMV event held on Friday 29th June at 5:30 PM. Famed for creating huge ripples in the 1980’s English rock scene having initially carved out a career by opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, lead singer Mike Peters will perform tracks from the band’s new album ‘Equals’. ‘Equals’ is The Alarms first album in eight years and encompasses a strong emphasis on the personal journey Mike has been on in recent years.…

Cardiff and Vale College Electrical Installation apprentice Tom Lewis has been selected for Team UK at the forthcoming EuroSkills 2018 contest in Budapest in September. EuroSkills is the European championship of young professionals, and is the regional version of the WorldSkills competition. Young people from across Europe compete in a range of disciplines from Construction and Building Technology through to Creative Arts and Fashion. “I didn’t expect to be selected but I was very happy – when I got the email I was over the moon,” 21-year-old Tom said. “I’m nervous but at the same time I’m looking forward to…

As the number of botched beauty procedures rises, Watkins and Gunn report on the call for regulations to be enforced to safeguard non-surgical treatments.

Giant tortoise Tiny is more used to chewing on some greens – but now he’s calling on people across the Vale to produce a stunning shell-ection of cakes and bakes to throw a Blooming Great Tea Party this June in aid of Marie Curie.

Poetry and tai chi are among the alternatives to medication being offered to Swansea prisoners under a new health and wellbeing programme.

Young-minded residents at a care home are proving you’re never too old to limber up by taking part in new weekly yoga sessions – in their 90s. The “chair-based” yoga sessions are becoming so popular at St David’s Residential Home in Rhyl that staff are even joining in to fight old age and boost their flexibility. The weekly classes, run by professional yoga teacher Alison Jones, have brought the home to a standstill on a Tuesday afternoon as the elderly residents – the eldest of which is 98 – eagerly “strike a pose” in the lounge. Activities coordinator Joan Mitchell…

New online research from Diabetes UK, to mark the start of Diabetes Week 2018 (11 – 17 June), has revealed that one in three people in Wales (37 per cent) would seek advice online first over talking to a GP about a health concern.

A free one-day conference aimed at motivating people with diabetes to get active is coming to Swansea University.