Author: Rhys Gregory

North Wales’s first ever community car club has been launched in Corwen and its sprightly lean ‘green’ driving machine has been given the thumbs-up by two of the region’s top politicians. Clwyd South Assembly Member Ken Skates and MP Susan Elan Jones were at the launch of the Edeyrnion Community Car Club and took the chance to put its brand new all-electric Nissan Leaf through its paces. The arrival of the Leaf is seen as the final piece in the jigsaw of their ambitious £100,000 rural transport programme by South Denbighshire Community Partnership. It joins the SADCP’s the 16-seater community…

Principality Building Society has teamed up with Welsh international rugby stars to encourage people in Wales to donate their unwanted rugby shirts this Christmas to a charity changing lives through sport. Wales internationals Jonathan Davies, Hallam Amos and Gareth Davies helped Principality launch the campaign for one of the Society’s charity partners School of Hard Knocks (SOHK). Principality is asking people across Wales to drop their previously loved rugby shirts into local Principality branches over the next few weeks.  The shirts will be donated to adults and young people working with SOHK, which uses sport to help tackle unemployment, crime…

Divorce day 2019 lands on 7th January and is traditionally the busiest day for family lawyers. The festive fun which translates as ‘seasonal tension’ is sometimes too much for couples who are already experiencing difficulties. My advice is not to be a statistic. Divorce day is so crude a phrase for what can be the end of a tough and emotionally tortuous journey. If New Year means new you then take your time and start thinking about what your long terms goals are early. In 2017 a total of 102,007 couples (same-sex, opposite-sex) got divorced. No matter what time of year…

Flu is beginning to circulate in Wales and it poses the greatest risk to the most vulnerable in society, including very young children.It can be potentially dangerous for them, which is why mums and dads are being encouraged to have them vaccinated.Children who are two or three – their age on August 31st 2018 – can receive it free at their local GP surgery.The vaccine is delivered in a pain-free nasal spray that protects against four strains of the virus. The strains have been identified as the ones most likely to cause illness this year.Mum Khaireen Khairuddin from Swansea is among…

The consequences of not building Wyfla would be catastrophic for Wales and the UK’s future energy policy says GMB UnionGMB, the energy union, has called for urgent clarification from the government on the future of the Wyfla nuclear power station.Reports suggest Hitachi is considering axing plans for the £16 billion plant in Wales. The 2.9GW nuclear power station on Anglesey is next in line in the UK’s nuclear plans after Hinkley Point C.For the 12 months from 7 March 2017, every one in 5.6 days was a low wind day (65 days in total) when the output of the installed and connected…

Are you aged between 11 and 25 and have some creative ideas on how to give a fresh new look to Aberystwyth promenade?Ceredigion Youth Service and the Ceredigion County Council’s Economy and Regeneration Team have launched a design competition, where the winning designs will be displayed on two large walls facing Aberystwyth seafront. The shelter, which regularly attracts vandalism, will be filled with a large, colourful mural, reflecting the heritage of Aberystwyth, and what the town means to young people.Ceredigion Youth Service will work with renowned graffiti artist, Lloyd, to create a piece of art which is attractive to both…

The construction division of The Premier Group, specialists in retail forecourts and commercial fuel installations, has appointed a new director to its board, strengthening the company’s leadership with a dedicated staff member.Shane Fairburn, new director at the construction division of The Premier Group, has worked with the Swansea-based company since June 2014. He has undertaken various roles during his time with the company including project manager, head of major works and most recently, head of contracts.Fairburn’s promotion to director has been in recognition of the integral part he plays within the business. His outstanding enthusiasm, contribution and commitment to his…

STEREOPHONICS – one of the greatest Welsh bands of all time is set to play Swansea’s Singleton Park next summer, 20 years on from icon gig in the city. Less than 24 hours after singing sensation Jess Glynne announced she was coming to the city, one of Wales’ finest musical exports are returning home with a gig to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Morfa Stadium ‘Performance and Cocktails’ gig. July 13 has been set aside for a concert that is bound to attract many thousands of fans to the park by the sea that was put on an international platform…

A Vale of Clwyd motor mechanic is rebuilding a classic car in memory of his motor racing champion mum. The late Sandie Cooper was North Wales Ladies Autograss Champion several times with many of those races won at the wheel of her beloved 1970s Fiat 127 Abarth which was finally written off in a massive shunt several years ago. Sandie, a district nurse from Nantglyn, near Denbigh, died of cancer three years ago but son Terry has almost completed a restoration of an identical 973cc model, believed to be the only one of its kind in the UK. The car…

The University of South Wales has signed a strategic partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum of Wales with the aim of making a positive difference to society and the lives of people across the region.Both organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration and work towards their common goal of inspiring people’s strong sense of wellbeing and identity.USW and Amgueddfa Cymru want to develop a sustainable, multi-disciplinary partnership to promote collaboration between the parties.Under the terms of the MoU, both parties will commit to supporting the work of PhD students and new collaborative research projects; identifying…