Author: Rhys Gregory

The popular takeaway and delivery service, which has operated in Cwmbran since 2022, will serve its final customers on Saturday, November 2nd. The owners of Tin Can Kitchen Cwmbran (part of Yard Group Ltd), have announced that its shipping container kitchen situated on the premises of What! Stores, Llantarnam Road, Cwmbran, is set to close its doors permanently and relocate to Grangetown, Cardiff. Popular with local residents and social media personalities, with customers praising the quality of the food on offer, owners Barry Fallon and Jordan Phillips have suffered a number of set-backs since opening their street food-inspired takeaway and…

Hundreds of children have put pen to paper and have written poems to show their support for Cymru, who have reached the UEFA Women’s EURO play-offs for the first time. On Tuesday 29 October, Cymru will face Slovakia in their second play-off semi-final match.  Ahead of the games, Literature Wales and the FAW teamed up to ask the children of Wales to celebrate Cymru’s achievement and show how inspiring they are using the power of poetry. Submissions were sent in droves by teachers and parents alike. From Anglesey to Narberth, Merthyr to Mold, Rhyl to Brecon, children from 6 – 16…

One in three stroke survivors (33%) say that talking to other stroke survivors was the single most important part of their recovery, but in fact only a quarter (25%) did so, according to new research released today by the Stroke Association. To mark World Stroke Day (Tuesday 29 October), the charity, which connects survivors with each other to improve recovery from stroke, surveyed over 1,000 UK stroke survivors. The research findings highlighted just how important connecting with other stroke survivors was to their recovery. Of those who spoke to other stroke survivors for support (25%), a staggering 100% said it helped…

A stalker who damaged the home of one ex-partner and threatened to post intimate pictures of another ex-partner has been jailed. Gruffydd Llyr Williams, of Ffordd Efailnewydd, Efailnewydd, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday, October 25th after admitting to stalking and threatening to disclose private sexual photos without consent. The first woman ended her relationship with Williams in January 2022. However, he began calling her daily using a withheld phone number and submitted a false complaint against her at her work. The 44-year-old drove his car past the victim’s home and workplace regularly, on some occasions driving behind her…

A development in Llantwit Major containing 90 units of temporary accommodation for the homeless is about to welcome its first tenants. Built on the site of the former Eagleswell Primary School, the project has been signed off by the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Planning and Building Control Teams so is ready for use. The units will provide high-quality, short-term housing for those in significant need, such as refugees from the war in Ukraine and local families on the Council’s housing waiting list. Work on the properties, which will be known as Heol Croeso, began last year. They are a mix…

Ruthin sports venues are leading the way in tackling the impact of nighttime light pollution. The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape team has been working with Clwb Rygbi Rhuthun and Llanfwrog Community Centre to introduce more sustainable and ecologically friendly lighting on their pitches, tennis courts and golf driving range to reduce light pollution and improve the facilities for users and nature. The pioneering new lights installed at the tennis centre, the Rugby Club and the Golf Driving range are the first in Wales to be fully dark sky and ecologically friendly and lead the way in demonstrating…

The transformation of a boarded-up former electrical shop near one of Swansea’s best-loved parks is turning heads. The store, close to the entrance to Brynmill Park, has been turned into a café that’s become a welcoming gathering place for local people. To seal its place in peoples’ memories, there’s a huge mural of flying ducks on the new-look building. The building, owned by Swansea-based property developer Peter Loosmore is being operated as the Duck & Dough café and community hub by proprietor Max Freitas. Upstairs, there’s new residential accommodation. The transformation was supported through Swansea Council’s Transforming County Anchor Placemaking…

Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet has adopted and published a five-year vision for ensuring local people make more journeys on foot, bicycle or using other “wheeled” modes of active travel. At their meeting on Wednesday, October 23rd, Cabinet members approved the council’s Active Travel Development Plan (2024-2029). Its aims are: •    Making walking, cycling and wheeling (for example wheelchairs, scooters and prams) the first choice for a cleaner, safer, healthier and more active Neath Port Talbot. •    Expanding the active travel network and improving facilities to enable all to walk, cycle and wheel. •    Encouraging behaviour change by promoting active…

Pembrokeshire Archives was delighted to host the Legal Wales Conference 2024 this month, the first time the event has come to west Wales. Organisers praised the role played by Pembrokeshire County Council and its team in making the event a “huge success.” Special thanks was given to Legal Services Manager Kelly Byrne for her contribution to the work of the programme committee along with Claire Orr and the team at the Archives for putting on a display of material of legal interest. The Legal Wales Conference, now in its 21st year, provides a platform for significant contributions to the continuing…

Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet has agreed an additional £1.4m of capital funding, alongside grant funding, to support a Milford Haven Public Transport Interchange. Subject to confirmation of further funding contributions from Welsh Government, work could start to begin on site next year and be completed in 2026. Cllr Paul Miller, Deputy Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council said: “We have been working closely with Welsh Government, Network Rail and the train operating companies for some time now and am delighted to be able to bring these proposals forward. “This project is important in its own right but it’s also a key…