Author: Rhys Gregory

Welsh Ministers have approved a milestone application to create an 85MW wind farm and energy storage facility in Garn Fach, south of Newton in Powys. Savills Cardiff supported the application for the scheme on behalf of EDF Renewables UK, which referred to the decision as ‘a major step forward in our commitment to renewable energy and combatting climate change in Wales’. The 17 state-of-the-art turbine project will be capable of generating enough renewable electricity to meet the equivalent needs of 69,000 average UK homes. An energy storage facility onsite will also support flexible capacity and the integration of the renewable…

Introducing the all-new, limited-edition Popcorn Shake at Five Guys! This game-changing shake combines popcorn syrup and real popcorn pieces for a taste sensation worthy of the big screen. Get ready for a show-stopping treat, exclusively at Five Guys. That’s right, you read that correctly. Five Guys have taken the classic movie snack and spun it into a creamy, dreamy milkshake experience. It’s a blockbuster combination you won’t want to miss, guaranteed to be the perfect sweet treat for movie-goers! This latest menu addition gives Five Guys customers new milkshake mix-in options to choose from – with over 1,000 ways for…

Joanne Jones, 49, was last seen around 9.45am on Monday morning, October 21, in Vale Gardens, Pontypridd, but has not been heard from since.  It is believed she headed onto Graigwen Road in the direction of Llanwonno Forest. Chief Inspector Matt Rowlands said: “Along with Joanne’s family and friends, we are growing increasingly concerned for her well-being and are appealing for anyone who may have seen her to please get in touch. “Officers with specialist training and equipment, who are used to working in various terrains and weather conditions, have carried out extensive searches for Joanne, which has included the use…

A man has been jailed after racially abusing a woman in Caernarfon. Michael Owen Williams, of Dolfor, Pwllheli, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Tuesday October 22nd after admitting to racially aggravated harassment and breaching a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO). On August 9th, a woman was at Caernarfon bus station with her children when 36-year-old Williams approached her and began racially abusing her unprovoked. He began shouting at her to “go back where you came from” and telling her “you don’t belong here”, leaving the woman and her children feeling very distressed and upset. This behaviour put him in…

Denbighshire County Council have completed works on the Four Great Highways project in Llangollen. The project was part of investment by the UK Government that was secured through a joint application between Denbighshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council for the former Clwyd South Constituency, in which £3.8 million was allocated to Denbighshire to invest in the communities of Llangollen, Llantysilio, Corwen and surrounding areas. The intention of the work was to promote and enhance the Four Great Highways of Llangollen, by providing landscape and engineering improvements that would improve accessibility and visibility of attractions within the town through…

A special ground-breaking ceremony has marked the start of construction of the new home for Willows High School. The £60m project is the latest of Cardiff’s education developments delivered under Cardiff Council and Welsh Governments Band B Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme and will see the existing Willows High School relocated and rebuilt to providecapacity for 900 learners aged 11 to 16 years, in addition to a 30 place Special Resource Base for pupils with Complex Learning Needs. The new school will provide excellent quality education environments to support and enhance teaching and learning, as well ascomprehensive sports facilities including…

The development of more than a dozen new council homes is underway in a Swansea community. Ground works have commenced at the site of a former Swansea Council-owned educational facility known as Brondeg House in the Manselton community. Demolition works have previously been completed at the site after the ageing building was identified as surplus to requirements by the council. The council-led development will see a total of 13 new homes, comprising of 8 one-bedroom flats and 5 three-bedroom houses, all featuring energy efficient technology, including solar panels, battery storage and ground source heating, all designed to keep homes warmer…

A war memorial in Risca has been given a makeover in time for Remembrance Sunday. The Risca branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) joined forces with construction expert Willmott Dixon and Caerphilly County Borough Council to transform the St Mary’s Street memorial and surrounding garden area. Volunteers worked together to clear weeds and overgrowth from the garden, plant shrubs, repaint benches and clean the area in preparation for visitors to the Remembrance Sunday event on 10th November. New metal military silhouettes have been added to the memorial, along with a ‘poppy waterfall’ created by Risca RBL and Risca Yarn…

Tammy Ann HART of Central Avenue, Cefn Fforest pleaded guilty on 25/06/2024 and was sentenced by HHJ R KEMBER at the Merthyr Crown Court on the 16 October 2024 for unlicensed dog breeding, Animal Welfare Act 2006 offences and failing to indicate in adverts that puppies were being advertised by a dog breeder contrary to The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. Tammy Hart was given a 16 week custodial sentence suspended for 52 weeks for causing unnecessary suffering to one of the 29 dogs in her possession under section 4(1) of The Animal Welfare Act 2006, 3 counts…

Health Secretary Jeremy Miles is today (Thursday 24th October) announcing £28m to help the NHS cut the longest waiting times. The funding will pay for more evening and weekend appointments and regional working to target waiting times in specialties such as orthopaedics, ophthalmology, general surgery and gynaecology. Health boards will also free-up outpatient appointments for new patients to be seen by reducing the number of automatic follow-ups in cases where they are not needed. These interventions will cut the number of people waiting more than two years for treatment, waiting times for a first outpatient appointment and ensure more people…