Author: Rhys Gregory

Walkies for Autism’ is a 2-mile walk at Cwmcarn Forest to celebrate and raise awareness and funds for Risca Comprehensive School ASC Centre. The walk will start at 10.45am on Sunday 6 April, from the Cwmcarn Forest car park and should take about 45 minutes. After the walk, participants can enjoy a cuppa and a snack at the Raven Café. The ASC Centre supports young people aged 11 to 16 in a mainstream setting, where they are supported by a key worker to attend mainstream lessons and also spend time in the centre to focus upon key skills. The ASC…

Plans to cut school crossing patrols at nine school sites across the Caerphilly county borough have been withdrawn following consideration of feedback from the community. Caerphilly County Borough Council recently consulted on its draft budget proposals for 2025/26, which included the potential removal of nine school crossing patrols that did not meet the National School Crossing Patrol Guidelines assessment criteria. However, the proposal was amongst the most commented-on within the public consultation and the proposal with which most respondents disagreed. After carefully considering all the feedback, the council’s Cabinet agreed to withdraw the nine school crossing sites from the proposed…

The Welsh Government’s Help to Buy Wales scheme is helping people who might otherwise not be able to afford a home to become homeowners. The scheme has already helped more than 14,500 households to purchase their own homes. Since April 2022, 84% of purchasers have been first-time buyers. In December, the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Jayne Bryant, announced an additional £57m to extend the scheme until September 2026, allowing even more people to achieve their dreams of homeownership. The Cabinet Secretary recently visited Locke Gardens, a Lovell Homes development at Glan Llyn in Newport, to meet with new homeowners…

It’s easy to take your car for granted—until something goes wrong. A strange noise, a warning light, a sudden breakdown on the motorway. But what if most of these issues could be caught early, or even prevented altogether? That’s exactly where an MOT service comes in. It’s not just another box to tick each year—it’s a safety net that keeps you, your passengers, and others on the road protected. More Than Just a Legal Requirement Every vehicle over three years old in the UK must pass an annual MOT test. But let’s be clear: this isn’t just red tape. It’s…

Today, household appliances have become a necessary part of our life. As an integral part of the product, their shells (shells) have to not only be strong and durable but also attractive and environmentally friendly. Then, what is the composition of the production cost of household appliance shells? What are the factors that affect the final price? Is it material selection, injection molding processes or the production management costs? The Impact of Material Selection on Costs  There are a wide variety of materials which household appliance shells are made from, the most common being ABS plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), PC…

So, you’ve just hit the jackpot – millions in your bank, dreams of luxury, and a VIP lifestyle at your fingertips. But before you start picking out diamond-encrusted watches and hiring a private chef, you might want to pump the brakes. Image: Taylor Swift on stage Copyright: taylorswift Instagram Living like the rich and famous comes with an eye-watering price tag, and even the biggest lottery windfalls can disappear shockingly fast. In fact, a recent study commissioned by BoyleSports, who offer lotto betting, explored just how quickly lottery winners could burn through their fortune if they tried to keep up…

Referral marketing is proving to be one of the most cost-effective ways to grow your client base and sustainably increase brand loyalty. If you’ve read about the phenomenon but don’t know where to begin, this article will lay out 10 clear ways to employ referral marketing for business success. Provide Irresistible Incentives An effective referral marketing program begins with excellent rewards. Your customers will more willingly refer friends if they have compelling incentives to do so. The idea is to offer something of value that’s relevant to your audience’s interests, which could include things such as: – Cash bonuses or…

A social worker from Blaenau Gwent has created an award-winning app with the potential to revolutionise social services operating in Wales and beyond. Matthew Davies, a Team Manager at Merthyr Tydfil Children’s Service, has applied his 18 years of experience to build an app that addresses the challenges faced by social and support workers as they deliver essential services. While Matthew’s training, personal experience, and technology skills made him uniquely qualified to create the app, he also sought guidance from Business Wales at the early development stage to enhance his approach to building and launching a company. The result was…

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of The Graylyns Residential Home near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Situated in a rural location just outside the town of Haverfordwest, The Graylyns Residential Home is registered to provide residential dementia and respite care to up to 15 residents. The home has been owned and operated by husband and wife, Graham and Lynne Jones, and their son, Andrew. The couple originally opened the home in 1998, and recently decided to sell as part of their retirement planning. Following a confidential sales process with Oliver McCarthy at Christie & Co, and funding…

The romantic story of the Welsh people who settled in Patagonia over a century ago is challenged in a new book, revealing a darker side to the establishment of Y Wladfa. Written by Aberystwyth University academic Dr Lucy Taylor, Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia draws on archival sources in Spanish, Welsh and English to disrupt the myth that the relationship between the Welsh and the Indigenous people was built solely on friendship and harmony. The publication brings in the voices of the Tehuelche and Mapuche people, and foregrounds unfamiliar accounts of the role the Welsh pioneer settlers played in Argentina’s…