Author: Rhys Gregory

The family of 21-year-old Lauren Griffiths, whose body was found at a property in Cathays, have described her as a “beautiful bubbly girl”. Emergency services were called to Lauren’s flat in Glynrhondda Street at around 6.10pm on Tuesday, April 30. Lauren’s family, who live in the Oswestry area and who are being supported by specially trained liaison officers, have issued the following statement: “Lauren was a beautiful bubbly girl. She loved being part of a large family and was a real people person. Lauren’s fun and unique dress sense always made her stand out in a crowd and she was…

One of the Great Little Trains of Wales has gone green after harnessing the power of the sun to help run the historic 154-year-old railway. [aoa id=”1″] The historic engines of the Talyllyn Railway, founded in 1951 and the oldest heritage railway in the world, still puff their way from Tywyn to Abergynolwyn and back on a diet of Welsh steam coal but solar power now helps out with the railway’s hefty electricity bills. That’s thanks to a £15,000 array of 40 solar panels Denbigh-based Hafod Renewables have installed on the roof of Wharf Station and which generates 12,000 kilowatt…

TWENTY-THREE of Wales’ most impressive and community beneficial property schemes battled it out for top honours at the RICS Awards 2019, Wales, last night (Wednesday 1st May), where Llwyn Celyn, Abergavenny – one of the earliest surviving domestic buildings in Wales – took the overall ‘RICS Project of the Year, Wales’ title. [aoa id=”1″] The annual RICS Awards, Wales – held at the Exchange Hotel, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff on Wednesday night – celebrate inspirational built initiatives in Wales, and the skills of the teams behind them, across eight categories. A remarkably little-altered medieval hall house built in 1421, Llwyn…

Global business Intelligence specialist Creditsafe has announced that it wants to bring business etiquette back to the boardroom and that starts with a group wide ban on mobile phones, tablets and computers in meetings.  2016, saw Creditsafe clamp down on mobile phone use in meetings and three years on the policy has shown such an increase in productivity and creativity that the business with sixteen offices across fourteen countries has pledged to bring etiquette back to business with a commitment to banning not only phones but all digital technology from meetings, and that’s just for starters! [aoa id=”1″]The business has issued guidelines…

TUI, the UK’s largest holiday company, has this week celebrated its first flights for summer to three new destinations for 2019 from Cardiff Airport. [aoa id=”1″] Holidaymakers from Wales boarded the first flight to Naples (Italy) today with Dubrovnik (Croatia) and Hurghada (Egypt) flights taking off later in the week, so customers can also now enjoy the popular destination of Croatia, plus the resurgence of Egypt with these new flights from Cardiff Airport. Flights to Naples have been added to support the new homeport for the cruise ship Marella Explorer 2 which will sail to some of the finest European…

South Wales Police is appealing for information on the whereabouts of 42-year-old Michael Patrick O’Brien who we want to speak to in connection with a serious sexual assault which happened in Gelli Street, Swansea on April 25. Anyone with information should call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence 1900147346

A team of researchers from Swansea University and The University of Queensland is seeking to gain a better understanding of how best to tackle harmful viruses that shift between wildlife and humans and go on to cause global epidemics. [aoa id=”1″]The number of animal species that a pathogen – a bacterium or virus that causes disease – infects is widely considered an indicator of its risk to shift host species. Pathogens that infect more animal species should be more likely to jump to a new host. But how infected animals are related to one another is also important. If a…

Traveline Cymru is “delighted” to have been nominated for two prestigious business awards recognising its “pioneering” campaigns and dedicated director. [aoa id=”1″] The Welsh Government’s public transport information service has been shortlisted for two Arts & Business Cymru Awards (A&B Cymru Awards) with its Managing Director Jo Foxall being shortlisted for an Institute of Directors Wales Award. The A&B Cymru Awards aim to recognise “creativity and excellence” in partnerships between business and the arts. [/aoa] The business was nominated in the Arts, Business & Brand Identity category for its work with Hijinx. It commissioned the award-winning “inclusive” theatre and film…

South Wales Police’s Specialist Crime Review Unit has been investigating the murder of 12 year-old Muriel Drinkwater whose body was found in Penllergaer Woods, Swansea in 1946. As part of the investigation forensic evidence has been re-examined and officers have considered theories that convicted murderer Harold Jones was responsible for the death of Muriel. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Lewis, head of the Specialist Crime Review Unit said: “The results of the forensic examination categorically confirm that Jones was not responsible for the murder of Muriel Drinkwater. “Due to advances in forensic technology we have been able to look again at…

A family-owned dairy farm in the South Wales Valleys has seen an increased milk yield from happier cows, thanks to investment in a new rotary milking parlour, which received Welsh Government funding support. [aoa id=”1″]Price & Co Farming at Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm in Caerphilly has seen milking times reduced by more than half – from 6-7 hours to just 3 hours because the new parlour maintains a steady flow of animals throughout each of the three daily milkings and, crucially, can milk twice as many cows at a time – 64 animals, up from 32. The herd is now producing…