Author: Rhys Gregory

Milford Marina was transformed into a vibrant space for learning, connection, and community collaboration during the Summer Safety Fest 2025 on Thursday July 3rd. Running in the afternoon under the bridge – a location previously identified as a hotspot for anti-social behaviour (ASB) – the event brought together young people, families, and a wide network of partners to promote safety, wellbeing, and positive choices ahead of the summer holidays for young people. Organised as part of Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week (30th June–6th July) by ASB Youth Worker Taylor Trueman, the event responded directly to local concerns about behaviours such as…

Work has started on a local flood alleviation scheme at the Dan Y Cribyn housing estate, to deliver a significant investment for the community. The Welsh Government scheme is being delivered in two phases of work, covering the whole area of the housing estate, which will be completed during August 2025. The scheme will carry out re-lining work across the culverted length of the ordinary watercourse network. It follows a review of the asset surveys undertaken within the area, and the work intends to reduce flood risk to several ordinary watercourses and their associated culvert network. The Council has appointed…

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Sport Caerphilly Sport Awards and we want to hear from you. Celebrate the incredible contributions of local clubs, coaches, and volunteers by submitting your nominations by 10pm on 22nd August. Awards up for nomination include Young Volunteer of the Year (Under 18), Volunteer of the Year, Inclusive Coach of the Year, Community Coach of the Year, Club of the Year, Lifetime Achievement to Sport, Community Club of the Year and Coach of the Year, recognising excellence at every level of sport and physical activity across Caerphilly County Borough. The awards evening will be…

The build of a multi-million-pound High Value Engineering Campus (HiVE) in Blaenau Gwent is complete, ready to welcome STEM learners from across the country in September. Blaenau Gwent Council, who led the project, today officially handed the facility over to Coleg Gwent, who will spend the summer kitting out the space with state-of-the-art robotics, advanced manufacturing technologies, and immersive digital tools. The 21,808-square-foot campus will offer high-tech training and education for young people and businesses in robotics, and advanced manufacturing in fields such as automotive, aerospace, and information technology. The Council secured £10.8million funding from UK Government (£9.3m Levelling Up…

Following two years of extensive conservation and refurbishment, Caerphilly Castle – the biggest castle in Wales – is reopening to visitors this weekend, bringing back to life the Great Hall, inner castle ward and unveiling state-of-the-art digital exhibits. Tracing its beginnings back to 1268, Caerphilly Castle was a fortress for the Marcher Lord Gilbert de Clare who built the formidable castle to protect himself from the rise of the Prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. The iconic Great Hall, built in the 13th century, is just one of many historic buildings within the castle which has benefited from painstaking investigation…

Vernon Everitt has been announced as Transport for Wales’ new Chair. Vernon Everitt is currently Transport Commissioner and Chair of Transport for Greater Manchester and is also an existing Non-Executive Director on the Transport for Wales board. He will take up his post later this month. He brings to the role a wealth of experience having previously worked as a Senior Executive at Transport for London where he was responsible for improving customer service and driving up journeys and revenue on the public transport network. More recently he was involved in work to franchise the bus network in Manchester. Mr…

Swansea Grand announces that Welsh leading lady Celyn Cartwright will join the previously announced Panto legends Joe Pasquale and Kev Johns for a magical carpet ride into pantoland in this year’s family adventure Aladdin from 06 December 2025 to 04 January 2026 Playing the role of Spirit of the Ring, Celyn who hails from North Wales, is an accomplished musical theatre performer. She was the first-ever recipient of the prestigious Catherine Zeta Jones scholarship at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Her recent credits include leading lady in the UK tour of Come What May and principal vocalist…

Oral health is about much more than just a bright smile and fresh breath. It plays a vital role in your overall health and well-being. From heart disease to diabetes, there’s increasing evidence that poor oral hygiene can significantly affect your general health. Understanding this connection is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and preventing long-term issues. How Oral Health Affects the Body The mouth is a gateway to the rest of the body. It harbours bacteria, both good and bad. While most bacteria are harmless, poor oral hygiene can allow harmful bacteria to grow out of control. These bacteria…

William Creighton scorched to victory on the Nicky Grist Stages (Saturday 12 July), when he won the event for the first time in his Castrol MEM Rally Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. Builth Wells Mayor Cllr. Mark Hammond flagged the cars away from the start of the Quinton Motor Club organised event from outside Strand Hall, as 142 crews headed out for the morning loop of four stages in Monument, Route 60, Halfway and Bowlsey (Crychan). Co-driven by Liam Regan, number one seed Creighton had the benefit of a dust-free road – offset by the challenge of trying to find…

Young performers have been showing how important Llangollen Eisteddfod is to them as they shone in its competitions this week. At last year’s festival well-known local actor and singer Shea Ferron was the winner of the Voice of Musical Theatre competition. And now it appears he and his girlfriend Hannah Williams have made a bit of Eisteddfod history after she took the same coveted title earlier this week. A delighted Shea took to social media to say: “So b***** proud of Hannah! She absolutely smashed it out the water today. Just a few weeks ago she told me that she…