Author: Rhys Gregory

Two men from Rhondda were jailed on Thursday, April 9, for supplying class A drugs and cannabis. Coran Davies, 23, of Porth, was arrested after officers used retrospective facial recognition technology on an image he’d sent to his drug dealer friend’s phone. The image was of him on a dentist’s chair, having just had treatment for new teeth in Turkey and further messages referenced supplying cocaine and cannabis. Little did he know, his friend’s phone was already being analysed detectives as part of an ongoing investigation. Back on September 25, officers had carried out a search warrant under the Misuse…

A body has been recovered during the search for a missing 17-year-old near Chirk Castle, police have confirmed. Officers from North Wales Police were called to the area after concerns were raised for the teenager, who was reported to have entered the water in a lake near the castle on Wednesday afternoon. Specialist search and rescue teams carried out extensive searches of the area before recovering a body earlier yesterday. Police have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious, and the coroner has been informed. Detective Chief Superintendent Sian Beck said: “My deepest thoughts and condolences are…

The Institute of Directors Wales (IoD Wales) has today revealed the outstanding business leaders shortlisted for this year’s Wales Director of the Year Awards. The prestigious annual awards, held in collaboration with headline sponsor Cardiff Business School, recognise senior decision-makers who are helping to build a better world through business and have demonstrated leadership excellence in areas including innovation, skills development, and sustainability. 38 directors from the private, public and third sectors have been named as finalists across 10 categories, with directors from Cardiff and Vale College and Flintshire social enterprise Cyd Innovation Ltd leading the nominations with appearances on…

When fuel prices start pushing well beyond £1.50 per litre, it does not take long before many drivers begin asking the same question again. Is now the time to go electric? For years, switching to an EV has sat in the “maybe later” category. Too expensive, not enough range, not enough charging points. But the landscape has shifted quickly. And cars like the Tesla Model Y 2026 are right at the centre of that shift. This is no longer just about being environmentally conscious. It is increasingly about practicality, cost, and everyday usability. Why people are reconsidering EVs right now…

South Wales-based Ilesbus, has been acquired by Minicoach World Limited in a deal facilitated by financial and real estate advisory group BTG, which has seen several jobs saved and the previous orders continued by the purchaser. The company, which supplies minibuses and midibuses manufactured by coachbuilders on its site in Swansea and a facility in Turkey, entered Administration on 23 March 2026, appointing licensed insolvency practitioners Huw Powell, Andrew Hook and Paul Wood, Partners at BTG, as joint administrators. Yorkshire-Based Minicoach World Limited led by Andrew Garratt and Kevin Procter, who are also directors at coach dealer TSUK Ltd, completed…

Barry Dock RNLI volunteer crew were tasked at 4.47pm on Tuesday (8 April 2026) after multiple 999 calls reported a kitesurfer in difficulty off Friars Point. HM Coastguard requested the launch of the station’s D class inshore lifeboat (ILB) to a kitesurfer who had entered the water at Watchtower Bay and was being pulled along the coastline towards Jackson’s Bay, between Nell’s Point and Friars Point. On what was a warm, sunny day, the beach was busy and members of the public could see the casualty in the water signalling for help. Several callers alerted HM Coastguard, enabling a rapid…

Big-hearted hotel staff have set off on a gruelling 200-mile trek for a colleague with incurable cancer who inspired their £10,000 charity challenge. The team of 100 walkers and cyclists from the Everbright Hotels group started the 10-day relay in North Wales and are heading for Cumbria in aid of Breast Cancer Now They began their epic journey at the Belmont Hotel in Llandudno, calling at the nearby Llandudno Bay Hotel, and stopping in Denbigh at the end of the first leg. The challenge is being staged as part of Everbright’s 10th anniversary celebrations The fundraisers will call at sister…

New research from eBay, the UK’s number one online marketplace for vehicle parts and accessories, reveals that four-in-five (81%) drivers are reluctant to buy a vehicle with high mileage. Nearly three quarters (72%) of motorists said they would not buy a car with more than 100,000 miles, while over half (52%) would not consider a car with 50,000 miles or more, meaning Brits could be missing out on used car bargains. According to the research, on average, Brits define a high-mileage car as one with over      96,000 miles on the clock, with the average mileage of their own cars being…

Mentera has launched Cyfle+, a new paid work experience programme designed to support people who have faced barriers to employment to take confident steps towards work. The programme offers 200 hours of paid work experience, alongside training and structured mentoring, focusing on individuals’ potential rather than prior experience or a “perfect CV”. Each Cyfle+ intake offers up to five paid work experience opportunities, allowing for personalised support and meaningful mentoring for every participant. Cyfle+ is specifically aimed at: people aged 20–24 who are not in employment, education or training; people aged over 50; disabled people; individuals from Black, Asian and…

The number of new homes coming onto the housing market in Wales rose again during March, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, but buyers remain cautious amid rising borrowing costs and wider geopolitical uncertainty. A net balance of 13% of Welsh respondents to the survey reported that new instructions to sell were up in March, indicating that more sellers were putting their houses on the market. However, whilst supply is stronger, demand is lower for the second consecutive month, albeit much less negative than other parts of the UK. A net balance of…