Author: Rhys Gregory

With record growth in entrepreneurship shown in Wales since 2023*, Coleg Gwent is encouraging the people of South Wales to pursue their self-employment dreams in 2025. From part-time academic courses to hobby modules, the college offers numerous skill-building opportunities — to help individuals gain the knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. What’s more, these courses have been designed with flexibility in mind — to balance learning around other things in life, whether that’s childcare, a part time job or other commitments. In 2023, Damiano Argentieri (31) decided to start his journey towards self-employment within the world of fitness, by…

BBC Cymru Wales and Media Cymru have awarded five production companies up to £20,000 each to research and develop ideas which tell innovative stories of the climate crisis. The new fund is designed to support TV production companies to research and develop new, innovative ways to inform audiences about the causes, impact and ways of combatting climate change. While the climate crisis is the most existential problem facing humanity in the 21st century, public understanding of the issue is patchy and sometimes confused. The fund brings together a cohort of Welsh indies to research and develop ambitious ideas for climate…

The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape Countryside Rangers are leading a series of guided walks in the Dee Valley. Crossing parts of south Denbighshire, the Dee Valley is an iconic area of truly outstanding scenic and visual quality, featuring a diverse landscape of heather moorland, limestone crags, ancient woodlands and windswept hilltops, all cut by the sweeping River Dee. The scenic landscapes, dramatic summits and historic towns and villages have inspired folklore, literature, painting and music over many centuries. National Landscape rangers with support from Nature for Health and also Denbighshire Housing put on regular Dee Valley guided…

Signs for Fishguard’s new art trail have been targeted, causing around £400 of damage. Pembrokeshire County Council has contacted Dyfed-Powys Police after five metal fingerpost way-markers appear to have been deliberately cut from signposts in Fishguard recently. The signs direct residents and visitors to the Art Afoot /Celf ar Droed trail, which launched in December and has been a popular attraction in the seaside town, funded by UK Government. A local resident found one of the cut off signs and reported it to Fishguard Town Council. One was vandalised at the start of the Marine Walk, another on the pathway…

An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared across the whole of Wales from midnight. The zone will remain in place until a reduction in risk levels indicates it is no longer required. The requirements within the AIPZ and other measures to reduce the risk of avian influenza transmission will be under ongoing review. This zone introduces strict biosecurity measures for all bird keepers. This includes those who keep pet birds. The measures will help prevent the spread of avian influenza from wild birds or any other source. The AIPZ currently does not include a requirement to house birds.…

Education Cabinet Secretary Lynne Neagle MS has officially opened the new Welsh-medium school for three to 11-year-olds built in Pembroke. The £13.9 million Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Penfro new build represents further investment in Welsh medium primary education in Pembrokeshire and was funded by the Welsh Government through its Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, (Welsh Medium Capital Grant), (Childcare Offer Capital Grant) and Pembrokeshire County Council. Ysgol Bro Penfro opened for pupils last September and currently has 148 children in roll. The development provides a: 33-place year round, full day-care provision 30-place nursery 210-place primary provision The Minister was welcomed to…

Ed Edmunds has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Caerphilly County Borough Council, following a Special Meeting of Council on Thursday 30th January. Ed has over 30 years of experience in local government and has worked for Caerphilly Council for the past 6 years, leading a key part of the organisation as the Corporate Director of Education and Corporate Services. Ed commented, “It’s an absolute privilege to be appointed as the Chief Executive of Caerphilly Council and I am very much looking forward to getting to work. My initial focus will be to raise the standards of service…

The 50-day winter challenge to help more people return home from hospital is showing promising results, Health Secretary Jeremy Miles has said. The challenge was designed to ensure the NHS and local councils worked together to share and learn from the best practice to ensure the right support is available to help people stay well, or to recover at home or in their local community. Health boards and local authorities used a 10-point action plan to reduce the overall numbers of people who experience discharge delays and to reduce the number of days people were delayed overall. It targeted the…

The latest police recorded collision stats, covering July – September 2024, show collisions on Welsh roads at their lowest level for that quarter since records began, including during the pandemic. The figures published today also provide the first year of statistics since the default 20mph speed limit was introduced. They show there were around 100 fewer people killed or seriously injured on roads with 20mph and 30mph road speed limits in the 12 month period after the introduction of the 20mph default speed limit, compared to the same period a year before. The number of casualties on roads with 20…

What makes a good chef? Culinary prowess necessitates more than just a way with food. Cooking is both a science and an art and requires a collection of skills to make it a career. Do you want to know what they are? Here are the nine professional skills you’ll learn in a cooking class. Identifying Which Flavours Work Well Together Professional cooking classes will teach you which flavour combinations typically work well together. And this knowledge will give you the confidence to try unique flavour concoctions of your own. In time, you’ll develop a signature dish. Every master chef has…