Author: Rhys Gregory

Anwyl Homes Partner Projects has achieved its first major planning success, with approval granted for 130 new affordable homes in Oakenholt, Flintshire. The newly established arm of Anwyl Homes, which is focused solely on affordable housing, will develop a 13-acre site, off Ffordd Dewi, to deliver a mix of social rent and low-cost home ownership properties in partnership with Wales & West Housing Association. The venture will be the first in a series of dedicated affordable developments planned by Anwyl across North Wales and the North West of England. Comprising 90% homes for social rent and 10% for low-cost ownership,…

Leading UK ingredients manufacturer Beacon Foods has boosted its sachet packing capability by investing in new machinery to meet growing demand for larger orders. The Brecon-based business has purchased an upgraded, fully automated, six-lane, stick pack machine from Viking Masek, which joins two, smaller sachet packing machines at the modern production facility. The investment, which gives the company greater flexibility to meet orders of all sizes, also includes an associated Markem 9750 continuous inkjet printer to code sachets. New Beacon Foods products available in sachets include Habanero wildflower honey, soya caramel sauce, olive oregano Provencal sauce, Tzatziki, garlic oil, chilli…

The weekend is set to start on a frosty note across Wales, as a yellow warning for ice has been issued by the Met Office for the north-west and south-west regions for Friday morning. With wintry showers early on, untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths could become icy and treacherous, there is a real risk of slips and falls. Today 40° 33° Chilly with sun through high clouds Saturday 47° 39° Cloudy in the morning; clouds and sun in the afternoon Sunday 46° 38° Mostly cloudy and windy; rain and drizzle in the morning followed by a brief shower or…

Hazlewoods has consolidated its position as having one of the UK’s leading Corporate Finance teams in a newly released report. Based on the number of M&A deals completed in the first nine months of 2025, Experian MarketIQ’s Q3 report ranks Hazlewoods the fifth most active financial adviser in the UK. This cements the firm’s reputation for delivering expert end-to-end deal advisory services and demonstrates its growing national presence, with over 600 professionals across offices in Cheltenham, Bristol and Cardiff, and a dedicated team of more than 50 corporate finance specialists. In October, Hazlewoods marked one year of operations in Cardiff,…

A man has been jailed for one year and six weeks after threatening a man with a knife in the middle of a street. Mark McCarthy, 33, of Rhiw’r Ddar, Taff’s Well, pleaded guilty on Friday November 14 to threatening with a bladed article after an incident on Brook Street in Riverside. At around 8.00pm on Sunday, August 10, 2024, officers received a 999-call reporting a disturbance in the street, where a man was brandishing a large knife towards another man before leaving the area. Officers attended, including firearms, and the man – now known to be McCarthy – was…

Residents of Porthcawl are invited to take part in a final round of public consultation over plans that could transform the seafront of Porthcawl and deliver a mix of fresh housing, new leisure and business opportunities, and a huge range of community facilities. Organised by Bridgend County Borough Council and Welsh Government, the consultation is offering people a final opportunity to have their say on the proposals before the draft Porthcawl Waterfront Regeneration masterplan is submitted as a formal planning application. Taking place between 19 November 2025 – 5 January 2026, the consultation is offering people an opportunity to study…

An opening date has been set for the public opening of Swansea city centre’s flagship community services hub Y Storfa. Swansea Council – which is transforming the former BHS building at the junction of Oxford Street and Princess Way – plans to open the doors at 9am on Monday, December 1. Y Storfa is a cornerstone of the council’s £1bn regeneration programme. It brings together a wide range of services under one roof, creating a modern, welcoming environment. Council leader Rob Stewart said: “It’s fantastic that we now have a firm opening date for Y Storfa – and that it’ll be before…

A man who dumped food, a bread basket, carboard boxes and other waste in a Port Talbot street has ended up paying more than £700 after failing to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN). At Swansea Magistrates Court on Thursday, November 13th, 2025, 36-year-old Shaun Robert James of Woodland Road, Crynant, Neath, admitted illegally depositing controlled waste at Edward Street, Port Talbot, contrary to Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act,1990. The magistrates heard Neath Port Talbot Council Waste Enforcement Officers were alerted to the waste on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024, and after investigation work they found evidence linking the…

Thousands of premises have been targeted in the second iteration of Operation Machinize, a national initiative targeting the criminal exploitation of high street businesses. Operation Machinize 2, led by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and conducted in cooperation with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), ran throughout October and involved every UK police force and Regional Organised Crime Unit, Home Office Immigration Enforcement, Trading Standards, HM Revenue & Customs and Companies House. During the operation, the partnership delivered: 2734 premises visited and raided ​924 individuals arrested Over £10.7m of suspected criminal proceeds seized Over £2.7m worth of illicit commodities destroyed…

Mae’r stori hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg – cliciwch yma i’w darllen. Yn sgil newidiadau i amserlen fis Rhagfyr (o 14eg), bydd mwy o wasanaethau ar gael ar draws rhwydwaith Cymru a’r Gororau. Bydd yr amserlen newydd yn cynnwys mwy o gysylltiadau â chymunedau, yn rhoi hwb i economi gyda’r nos, yn darparu mwy o gyfleoedd i deithio a mwy o gysylltiadau ledled Cymru. Mae’r rhain yn newidiadau pellach fel rhan o datblygiadau Rwydwaith Gogledd Cymru a Metro De Cymru. Dyma rai o’r newidiadau allweddol: Cyflwyno gwasanaeth newydd bob awr rhwng Caer a Wrecsam, gan ddyblu amlder i 2 drên yr awr. Trên canol dydd newydd i bob cyfeiriad ar hyd lein Calon Cymru rhwng yr Amwythig ac Abertawe drwy Landrindod, sy’n golygu…