Author: Rhys Gregory

Three community facilities across Caerphilly County Borough are set to be transferred to local organisations as part of plans to support long-term community use and sustainable management. Caerphilly Council’s Cabinet has approved three Community Asset Transfer proposals, which will see Bargoed Park playing fields and facilities handed to Bargoed Rugby Football Club, Lewis Street Allotments in Blackwood transferred to a newly formed charitable organisation, and the Morgan Jones Bowling Green and clubhouse passed to the Morgan Jones Bowling Association CIO. Community Asset Transfer enables local groups to take on the management of public assets, helping to protect services while opening…

Road closures have been confirmed for the Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10K, which will take place on Sunday 10th May 2026. The event will see runners take on a new and improved route through Caerphilly town centre and surrounding areas, starting and finishing on Crescent Road. Alongside the 10K race, the popular 2K event will also return, welcoming hundreds of young runners and families. To ensure the safety of participants and spectators, a number of temporary road closures and traffic restrictions will be in place throughout the morning: Crescent Road, closed from 6:00am to 1:00pm Piccadilly Square (including Eastview and Southern…

GCSE exams represent a major milestone for students across the country. It is a time filled with big emotions and long hours of study. Parents often feel the weight of this period just as much as their children. Finding ways to offer support without adding extra pressure is a delicate task. You want to help them succeed without causing more friction at home. This guide focuses on helpful strategies to navigate this challenging period together. Your calm presence makes a massive difference as the final test dates get closer. The Growing Scale of Exam Stress Exam season is becoming a…

Over the years crypto has been evolving and becoming extremely popular. Many years ago, not many people would have heard of crypto, but just like AI, more people know what it is now. And with this in mind, more people are turning to it from a business point of view and as consumers.  When done right, crypto is extremely positive and something you can make a lot of money from using. It can give you access to new customers, it can help you future proof and it’s faster & cheaper than other options. Once you get your head around it,…

Scale buildup in pipes is one of the most common effects of hard water in both homes and commercial buildings. It develops gradually, often without immediate warning, but over time it can affect plumbing performance, reduce flow, and increase maintenance needs. That is why hard water treatment, including the use of water softeners, is often not only a comfort upgrade, but also a practical form of pipe protection from scale. What causes scale buildup in household and commercial pipes Scale forms when hard water contains elevated levels of calcium and magnesium. As water is heated or repeatedly passes through plumbing…

Hay Festival has announced the participants of Writers at Work 2026, a creative development programme for Welsh writers at Hay Festival this spring (21–31 May) with the support of Literature Wales and Folding Rock, funded by Arts Council of Wales. Offering a fullyprogrammed ten days of creative development opportunities, Hay Festival Writers at Work allows the selected writers to engage in Festival events, attend workshops with publishers, agents and, crucially, with established international artists. Open to writers working in English and Welsh across genres – fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry – this year’s 10 successful applicants are: Sophie Calon Ben…

Following a licence review hearing on Tuesday 7th April 2026 Ceredigion County Council has revoked the Premises Licence for Rominos, Cardigan. The licence review was called by the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Team, who carried out four separate visits to the premises. Across these visits, officers identified a total of eight illegal workers employed at the business. The review was supported by Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, who conducted fire safety inspections at the premises. These inspections uncovered multiple serious breaches of fire safety regulations, posing significant risk to staff, customers, and the public. As a result,…

Pensioners are being warned to be on high alert for scams as the recovery of Winter Fuel Payments begins this month. Almost two million people are expected to repay their winter 2025 payment due to their annual income being more than £35,000 – for most, an automatic process. HMRC saw more than 25,000 Winter Fuel Payment scam referrals over the last 12 months and is warning that scammers may now use the recovery process as a hook to use texts, emails and phone calls to target this group. For most, the payment will be recovered through a change to their…

Wales Rugby League Wheelchair Squad is on the brink of a historic World Cup campaign – but without urgent financial backing, some of the nation’s top athletes could be forced to miss out simply because they cannot afford to play. The team needs to raise thousands of pounds to ensure every selected player can compete, starting with the Celtic Cup in Edinburgh this May, their only competitive preparation before the global tournament, which takes place in Wollongong, Australia, this autumn. Players and staff are currently being asked to self-fund their places at a cost of around £250 each. Team manager…

Welsh cinemas are celebrating a significant anniversary this spring, with the first known film screenings taking place in Cardiff 130-years ago, in April 1896. Wales’ big screens have been home to the pioneering Welsh films of William Haggar and Arthur Cheetham from the early 1900s, right through to the latest anticipated releases of 2026, such as Effi o Blaenau and Madfabulous. To mark the occasion, Film Hub Wales is running activity throughout the year, including sharing the results of an industry wide survey which lays out the Welsh screen industries’ hopes for the future of Welsh film and a similarly…