Author: Rhys Gregory

A 34-year-old man who brutally murdered an elderly woman after breaking into her home as she lay in bed has been jailed. Dean Mears smashed through the window of 69-year-old Cathy Flynn’s home on 24thOctober last year and violently attacked her. Mears admitted manslaughter but denied murder. However, a jury saw through his lies and convicted him of murder following a nine-day trial at Caernarfon Crown Court. He appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday 20th June where he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He must serve a minimum term of 28 years. Cathy Flynn lived alone on Cefndy Road in…

Transport for Wales will be carrying out major upgrades to Ty Glas station and its level crossing, allowing for the introduction of brand-new trains onto the Coryton line. To deliver these upgrades, the station and level crossing will be closed from Saturday 19 July. The level crossing will reopen following the completion of necessary safety upgrades, which TfW aim to complete as soon as possible as the crossing is well used by the local community. Ty Glas station will be closed for a duration of 10 months and is planned to reopen in Spring 2026. Upgrades will include a 16-meter…

Wales is set for increased economic growth, billions in investment and tens of thousands of new jobs supported over the next decade as a result of the UK Government’s modern Industrial Strategy, which is published today (Monday 23 June). The Strategy contains measures to forge a new relationship between business and government, making Wales and the UK the best place to start and scale up a business. It will unlock growth across Wales, targeting areas of strength from the country’s strengths in aerospace in North Wales to the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster in South Wales. More than 7,000 UK…

A&D Carbon Solutions, a fast-growing renewable energy company based in Swansea, has been acquired by EARNZ PLC in a landmark deal worth £2.8 million. With legal support from leading law firm Peter Lynn and Partners, the strategic move marks a major milestone in South Wales’ green economy, opening the door to fresh investment, job security, and future growth. The acquisition, finalised on 12th June, sees A&D Carbon Solutions – specialists in low-carbon technology such as air source heat pumps and solar panel installations – become part of the EARNZ PLC Group, a publicly listed company focused on delivering energy efficiency…

The entry deadline for the highly anticipated Wales Technology Awards 2025 has officially been extended to Friday, 18 July 2025, giving more time for Wales’ most innovative companies, rising stars, and standout leaders to enter the nation’s most prestigious celebration of tech excellence. Now in its 10th year, the Wales Technology Awards, created by Technology Connected and taking place on 26 November, mark a decade of championing the businesses and individuals powering Wales’ dynamic and world-class tech industry. And in a first for the event, this year’s Awards will be held as the ultimate grand finale to Wales Tech Week…

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) warmly welcomes Emma Jones CBE as the new Small Business Commissioner (OSBC). ACCA has been a constant and vocal supporter of the OSBC ever since it was established by the Enterprise Act 2016 to tackle late payment and unfavourable payment practices in the private sector. Emma has a tough job in dealing with ongoing and systemic late payment practices. ACCA members running businesses and advising firms know that poor payment practices continue to have a detrimental – and sometimes fatal – impact on the small and growing business sector. Yet this is a…

Superbugs Pop-Up Science Shop will open at St David’s Cardiff this summer offering free, hands-on activities for families. Transforming a retail unit at the city shopping destination into an interactive and professionally-designed microbiology ‘laboratory’, Superbugs will offer guests the chance to immerse themselves in a series of fun educational activities from swabbing your own body and stepping inside a VR lab to growing your own microbes. The Superbugs Pop-Up Science Shop will be open on over four weeks in July and August at St David’s Cardiff, with mini scientists able to explore a range of zones such as: Microscopes Station…

A comfortable rural mobile home with rustic vibes in the heart of Wales could help a new owner to squirrel away welcome investment income during the busy holiday period. The cosy home from home is plum in the middle of a gorgeous garden setting amid a green oasis of tranquil trees and shrubs in the mid Wales county of Powys The mobile home, either for owner occupation or as a canny investment opportunity, is being sold by South Wales-based Paul Fosh Auctions. The lot, in aptly named Squirrels’ Leap, Rhos Park, Llandrindod Wells, has a guide price of just £13,000-plus.…

Neath Port Talbot Council Leader, Cllr Steve Hunt, has welcomed a major step forward in the development of huge floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea which could create thousands of new jobs. Britain’s Crown Estate has announced Equinor and the Gwynt Glas joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB will be its preferred partners for the two new wind farms which will be among the largest floating wind developments in the world. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said as part of the announcement on Thursday, June 19th, 2025: “Floating offshore wind will be transformative for economic growth in…

RCT Council was delighted to welcome the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Wales to the Tylorstown Landslip remediation site this week. They saw the progress being made at one of Wales’ flagship coal tip projects – one of the sites benefitting from major funding for monitoring and essential works. First Minister Eluned Morgan and Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies visited the works site on Wednesday, June 18. They were welcomed by RCT Council Cabinet Member Councillor Mark Norris, the Council’s Service Director for Highways and Engineering, and project contractor Prichards. The Council continues to welcome Welsh Government’s significant…