Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff City stole a point at The Den with a dramatic 98th-minute equalizer from substitute Yousef Salech in a thrilling 2-2 draw against Millwall. The late goal marked Salech’s first strike for the Welsh club and kept them outside the Championship relegation zone. The odds of Cardiff pulling back from two goals down at The Den stood at 50-1 before kickoff, making this comeback one of the most unexpected results of the Championship season. Ciaran McEneaney, a sports betting expert at Cardplayer.com told us that betting sites were able to offer such long odds because they use sophisticated algorithms and…

Canadian-born Doctor Sanvir Singh has opened a dedicated skincare clinic in Cardiff Bay that has been part-funded by a micro loan from the Development Bank of Wales. Specialising in natural regenerative treatments for skincare, hair loss, and anti-ageing solutions, Regenaderm is a Doctor-run clinic based in Cardiff Bay.  The loan from the Development Bank was used to part-fund the purchase of initial stock and equipment for the clinic. Doctor Singh was born and raised in Canada. He moved to Wales in 2018 to work as a Doctor and now continues to work as an NHS GP while also running Regenaderm.…

Macmillan Mighty Hikes, the cancer charity’s iconic hiking series, is back for 2025 and aiming to raise more than ever before to help fund Macmillan’s vital range of support services for people living with cancer. This year is the 10th anniversary of the series, which began in 2015 and has raised a total of £70 million for people living with cancer. Mighty Hikes are a series of one-day half and full marathon fundraising hikes, running from May through to September in some of the most beautiful parts of the UK.  This year, Macmillan Mighty Hikes will be taking place in…

Storm Éowyn will move across the northwest of the UK on Friday, clearing to the northeast on Friday night. This will bring a spell of very strong west to southwesterly winds, with peak gusts of 60-70 mph fairly widely inland, 70-80 mph in some areas, and 80-90 mph along more exposed coasts and hills (perhaps even higher in a few locations). It should be noted that there may be a slight reduction in wind strength for a time as the centre of Storm Éowyn passes overhead, this most likely in parts of Northern Ireland and western Scotland, before winds rapidly…

Teenagers are being urged to think twice before ‘sexting’ and to pause before they send explicit or naked pictures of themselves to others. The advice comes as part of an awareness-raising drive being rolled out by North Wales Police’ School Police Officers (SPO’s) following an increase in the number of reported incidents in schools. Sexting is a term used for sending or receiving of sexual, naked or semi-naked images or videos which can be taken by a young person of themselves (selfie), or by others. Since September, School Police Officers have dealt with 28 incidents of sexting involving young people.…

A national housing developer has been found guilty of damaging an established badger sett at Churchlands in Lisvane, Cardiff. Redrow Homes admitted their guilt during their development in Churchlands, Cardiff of damaging a large and established active Badger Sett. Redrow Homes secured planning permission to construct more than 1,000 homes, open spaces, and a school at Churchlands in the Lisvane area of north Cardiff. In the heart of the development area was a large, established badger sett, which identified by Redrow in 2012 during initial scoping works at the site.  The sett was fully active and occupied by a badger…

Transport for Wales (TfW) is another step closer to delivering the next phase of the South Wales Metro as it prepares to electrify the Coryton and lower Rhymney lines in the coming weeks. As part of the Metro project, which will deliver 170km of electrified track, 116km is already completed and ‘live’. With the upcoming electrification of the Coryton and lower Rhymney lines (from Caerphilly to Cardiff Queen Street), the total will rise to 155km. Electrifying these lines will enable TfW to introduce new tri-mode trains on the Coryton and Caerphilly to Penarth routes, from Spring 2025. As TfW continue…

A Rhyl nature reserve is opening up brand new views of its wildlife for this year. Over the autumn and winter months, Denbighshire County Council’s Countryside Service has continued to work on developing Brickfield Pond Nature Reserve to support local nature and the surrounding communities. Brickfield Pond Nature Reserve was recently honoured at the Wales in Bloom 2024 awards ceremony, receiving the class ‘Thriving’ under the Wales in Bloom It’s Your Neighbourhood awards. Countryside rangers and volunteers supported by Nature for Health have carried out work that has seen a community orchard and pond opened up, improvements to the walkways,…

Work gets underway to develop a new games and puzzle-themed play area in Splott next week. As part of the Council’s Neighbourhood Renewal Scheme programme and with funding from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund, delivery of the new playground in Splott Park begins on Monday January 27 and is expected to last 14 weeks. The Neighbourhood Renewal Schemes programme is based on regeneration priorities identified by ward councillors, as representatives of their communities and delivers regeneration projects all over the city ranging from new parks and street improvements to community safety improvements. The design of the Splott playground was…

Pembrokeshire County Council’s Road Safety Team have worked in partnership with the family of a young woman killed in a road traffic collision to launch an intervention for young drivers in our County and beyond. Ella Bee’s Story aims to prevent further deaths on the road, particularly among the 17 to 25-year-old age group, and concentrates on the Fatal 5, peer pressure, driver behaviour and how to reduce the risks both as a driver and passenger. Twenty-one year-old Ella Smith was killed in a road traffic collision on the Broad Haven road in 2021 and her family are bravely telling…