Author: Rhys Gregory

Motorists are advised to plan ahead before they travel as major road works  are set to begin on the A470 between Talerddig and Dolfach with a total closure of the road from 31st October until 20th December 2024, The work will provide a permanent solution on this stretch of road which has had traffic management in place since an emergency closure in October 2023, when a retaining wall which supported the road partially collapsed. Detailed design work on the permanent solution is now complete and work can begin. It will improve the resilience of the A470 and ensure a similar emergency…

Opportunities to deliver growth and investment will be at the top of the agenda when leaders of the four nations meet at the UK’s first Council of the Nations and Regions in Scotland today (Friday 11th October 2024). The First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan, will join the Prime Minister, the First Minister of Scotland, the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and regional mayors from England for the event. Ahead of the Council, Eluned Morgan said: “The new Council of the Nations and Regions is evidence of the reset in relations with the new UK Government.…

Volunteers, donors and suppliers of a community kitchen in Carmarthen were given the millionaire treatment as a team of National Lottery winners hosted a party to celebrate 30 years of The National Lottery and Cegin Hedyn’s 2nd anniversary. The winner workforce – including a few who have catering experience – put on their aprons for a busy morning in the kitchen preparing lunch for their special guests, and for the local people who regularly enjoy Cegin Hedyn’s ‘pay-what-you-can’ vegan menu. Meanwhile a slightly less culinary-minded but very enthusiastic team of National Lottery winners were busy decorating the dining hall, packing…

A slowdown in demand in the housing market in Wales is leading to a cautious outlook amongst surveyors for the final quarter of the year, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). A net balance of -43% of surveyors in Wales reported that new buyer enquiries fell through September which is the lowest this balance has been since October 2023, and the lowest balance across all the UK regions. As demand is falling, supply is rising. A net balance of 31% of Welsh respondents reported that new instructions to sell increased in the most recent survey. However,…

Work has been completed on five new energy-efficient bungalows on the site of the former ambulance station in Nelson, Caerphilly. Not-for-profit housing association United Welsh worked with Caerphilly County Borough Council and Welsh Government to bring these high quality, energy-efficient homes to the community. The two-bedroom bungalows have been built with high insulation and have achieved the top energy efficiency rating of EPC-A. Air source heat pumps supply heating and hot water instead of gas, and solar panels on the rooves convert sunlight into electricity to power the homes, reducing the impact on the environment and lowering energy bills for…

A mum-of-four is a key part of the team in the build of a local school, just months after fearing she would struggle to get back into the construction industry. Sarah Morgan followed her passion of working in construction after a career in retail, and she progressed rapidly including gaining her qualifications to operate site machinery. However, the 34-year-old faced an uphill battle to re-enter the industry she loves after being let go by her former employer when she lost her driving licence. Finding a role that was commutable and fitted in with family life proved challenging and coupled with Sarah’s…

Swansea University will play a key role in new healthcare and data science partnership between the UK and Singapore. SeRP (Secure eResearch Platform) and SAIL Databank, based in Population Data Science at Swansea University Medical School, are a pivotal part of a groundbreaking collaboration between Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF). A Memorandum of Understanding has just been signed to formalise this partnership, strengthening ties between the UK and Singapore as well as setting the stage for globally impactful health data research. The partnership will explore innovative ways to harness data for improving patient outcomes through secure and…

A Cardiff drug dealer caught with cocaine and cash has been jailed. Kamil Ernest, 19, of Grangetown, Cardiff wasn’t at his family home in Fairwater when police officers turned up unannounced on July 9. But officers located him in a nearby park where they searched him and found hundreds of pounds in cash and wraps of crack cocaine. Ernest was carrying a mobile phone which seized by officers and found to contain evidence of bulk messaging linked to the supply of cocaine and heroin. Ernest pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and possessing crack cocaine…

Barry Island is seeing a proper tidy rise in customers as new trains and the return of some old favourites give the area a welcome boost. More than 100,000 people caught the train to the Island in July and August, a huge rise from 57,000 the previous year. The increase follows the June timetable change where the brand new four carriage Class 231 trains began running to Barry and Barry Island. It was also confirmed in May that much loved BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey would return to screens for one final time this Christmas, sparking a fresh wave of…

s part of a master planning programme aiming to regenerate Bridgend town centre over the next ten years, the proposed Bridgend College development will be built on the former South Wales Police Station and Brackla One multi storey car park at Cheapside. Set to open in September 2026, the campus will encompass two new buildings at Cheapside that will provide exceptional teaching and learning facilities, including a theatre, hair and beauty salons, recording and dance studios, design workshops and more. The demolition of the police station took place in June last year, and the removal of the multi storey car…