Author: Rhys Gregory

Two sailing stars at Rydal Penrhos have retained their place in a British youth training squad after another exceptional season. [aoa id=”1″] Ewan Luke and Zac Blomeley, Upper Sixth Form pupils at the school, have once again been named in the Great Britain 29er Youth squad after further enhancing their reputation as one of the brightest pairings anywhere in the country. It has been another memorable campaign on the water for the duo, who have continued to perform to a very high standard across the continent in the face of stern competition and challenging conditions. [/aoa] Their incredible efforts have…

R&M Williams is to partner with the project team at Bristol Airport to develop the site’s new Administration Building. This will be the second Bristol Airport development for R&M Williams this year, having recently provided framework for the airport’s new £4.3million fire station, which is nearing completion. Darryn Parry, managing director of R&M Williams, said: “We are delighted that Bristol Airport has awarded R&M Williams this second major contract in 12 months. We have mobilised quickly to be on site and ready for work to begin, with the main structural steel framework scheduled for erection in early October.” [aoa id=”1″]…

Cardiff Bus is offering advance travel advice to rugby fans and passengers heading into the city for the Autumn Internationals next month. The bus operator is alerting passengers to route diversions and bus stop changes throughout the sporting tournament, which will be taking place every Saturday during November  at the Principality Stadium. [aoa id=”1″] On November 3 and 17, buses will be diverted between 11am and 6.30pm, while on November 10 and 24 November, buses will divert between 1.45pm to 9.30pm. Bus stop changes will see the Baycar 6 starting from Customhouse Street and it will not serve the rear…

Her boundless energy and enthusiasm have seen her crowned a Welsh health hero. [aoa id=”1″] Now the public are being urged to vote for Lindsey Gill to help her win the overall UK title too. Health care support worker Lindsey, who spends time at both Neath Port Talbot and Singleton hospitals, won the Our Health Heroes Regional Clinical Support Worker Award for Wales. The awards are run by not-for-profit workforce development body Skills for Health. [/aoa] They showcase the work done by the huge numbers of healthcare workers who are not doctors and nurses, but whose work is still vital…

Current World Champions and National Champions South Wales Fire and Rescue Service – Bridgend Extrication Team, made the trip to Capetown, South Africa, last week 22 – 26 October, to compete in the prestigious annual event, taking on 30 of the best teams from 17 countries across the globe. The team were challenged to tackle a number of difficult scenarios across three disciplines; a Rapid event 10 minute scenario with one casualty, a Standard event 20 minute scenario with one casualty and a 30 minute Complex scenario with two casualties. It was an opportunity for the team to display the elite skills…

Public Health Wales is urging all pregnant women to have their free flu vaccine as research shows they are seven times more likely to die from flu than a woman who is not pregnant. [aoa id=”1″] A woman who catches flu during pregnancy is at higher risk of delivering her baby early and the risk of stillbirth is also increased. Pregnant women are vulnerable to infection and are not able to fight off viruses such as flu as well as other people. The flu vaccine is the most effective way to prevent flu and offers protection to both the mum-to-be…

Members of the South Wales FUW Academy, a collaboration of the Union’s Gwent, Glamorgan and Brecon and Radnor branches, recently visited Fforch Farm in the Rhondda, explored the first farm shop in the area and visited micro-brewery Cwm Rhondda Ales, to learn about different ways of diversification. [aoa id=”1″] Fforch Farm is a beef and sheep farm with 40 cattle and 500 sheep and has been in the Jones family for 33 years. Lynne and Lorna Jones, who have 6 daughters and 1 son, run the farm and farm shop together with their daughters Grug, Caryl, Aneira and son Arwel.…

New research reveals that Wednesday 31 October will be the day when Wales turns on the central heating for winter.  [aoa id=”1″] The research, commissioned by weflip, the new ‘sign up once, save forever’ automatic energy switching service from Newport-based GoCompare.com Group, found that for many households the central heating was a hotly debated issue, with some (7%) dreading winter because of arguments over the thermostat. Almost one in seven Welsh households (15%) have argued about when to turn the heating on for winter, and ongoing disagreements about the ideal household temperature are a source of friction in 13% of…

Rock of Ages is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Now a global smash-hit show, it has had extensive runs in London’s West End, on Broadway and in Las Vegas, and it’s been made in to a star studded Hollywood movie. [aoa id=”1″] Now, you can lose yourself in a city and a time where the dreams are as big as the hair as Rock of Ages rocks into Cardiff’s New Theatre from 6 – 10 November. The hilarious musical comedy features the songs, including We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Here I Go…

A short animated film by pupils at a north Wales school is the winner of an all-Wales scratch animation coding competition hosted by Aberystwyth University. [aoa id=”1″] Chwedlau Chwareus, Merched y Môr by Cool Cacti Studios at Ysgol Bro Gwydir, Llanrwst, tells the story of an old man and his three daughters, Branwen, Gwenllian and Llio, who live on the shores of Cardigan Bay. Envious of the old man’s happiness, Dylan, God of the Sea, sends a large wave to kidnap the daughters. On seeing how unhappy this made the old man, guilt leads Dylan to turn the daughters into…