Author: Rhys Gregory

A new community shop and café has opened in Rogiet, restoring services the village had been without and creating a welcoming space for people of all ages. The project has been made possible through £300,000 from the Welsh Government’s Community Facilities Programme, alongside support from the National Lottery Community Fund. Built on community-owned land in the centre of the village, the development has been led by local volunteers who set out to tackle loneliness and strengthen community ties. Rogiet lost its shop in 2014, and the new building bring it back, offering affordable, locally-sourced produce, as well as a café…

The Minister for Sports is urging football clubs across Wales to take up a mental health training course to better support teams, coaches, and players. Football clubs across Wales can access an online course delivered by Mind Cymru and UK Coaching to increase their mental health awareness. Around 200 clubs have completed the e-learning course, but there are plenty of spaces still available. The course equips coaches with knowledge and confidence to understand and support people experiencing mental health difficulties. It helps create positive environments where everyone can enjoy being active and feel encouraged to participate. Minister for Sports, Jack…

 A Limited Company and food operator have been ordered to pay £22,549 after a catalogue of failings were identified at a restaurant and a takeaway in Canton. The inspections that took place by Environmental Health Officers from Shared Regulatory Services deemed both businesses as an imminent risk to public health. Rasathi Sri Lankan Takeaway and Chennai Dosa – two separate food businesses in Canton – are both owned and operated by the same company, JS Local Ltd. Rasathi Sri Lankan Takeaway has two directors, Jerurasa Senjoansrajah and Saromina Senjoansrajah, while Chennai Dosa, an Indian restaurant, has one director: Jerurasa Senjoansrajah…

You are about to sink conduits into concrete, and the stakes feel permanent. Getting the layout right now can spare you chiselling headaches later. Think through load paths, moisture, and future access before the mix even pours. For today, you are pacing rebar grids, marking box heights, and picturing walls before they rise. Substation Building Essentials Modern concrete substations require early coordination between civil and electrical teams, because embedded conduits, grounding grids, and transformer pads become permanent once the pour cures. Choose a configuration early: Single-busbar, breaker-and-a-half, or ring-bus schemes affect slab size, column spacing, and the number of under-slab…

Modern venues carry a significant responsibility. Whether it is a theatre, a sports arena, a music venue, a hotel, or a community space, people enter expecting not only enjoyment but safety. As expectations shift and risks evolve, venue operators must take a fresh and more holistic look at the measures that protect visitors, staff, and performers. Effective venue safety today requires practical planning, thoughtful design, and continuous improvement rather than a checklist mindset. Fire and Evacuation Safety Remains the Cornerstone Fire safety continues to be one of the most important considerations for any venue. A proper fire risk assessment should…

The NHS has recently updated its guidance on managing long-term health conditions, with particular focus on innovative treatment options like the Mounjaro pen. This injectable medication, containing tirzepatide, has gained significant attention within UK healthcare circles for its effectiveness in certain chronic conditions. Knowing how to properly use the Mounjaro pen has become increasingly important for patients who have been prescribed this treatment. For many individuals facing ongoing health conditions, proper administration of injectable medications can seem daunting at first. The Mounjaro injection represents one of several treatment advances that require specific handling and administration techniques. Healthcare professionals across the…

Swansea Council has signed two additional open access agreements with leading UK digital infrastructure providers Ontix and Cellnex. These non-exclusive agreements allow the companies to use council-owned assets such as street lighting to deploy small cell infrastructure to help boost mobile network capacity across the city during busy periods. Having this option available means that businesses and residents are less likely to have signal dropouts during peak usage times, providing a strengthened overall infrastructure in the city. These agreements are a demonstration that Swansea is a city ready and willing to work with mobile network operators to better its connectivity.…

Croeso Pubs is celebrating a major milestone after serving its one millionth pint of the year – that’s enough to fill the equivalent of approximately 3,800 bathtubs. To put the scale into perspective, one million pints is such a vast amount that, if poured into beer kegs and laid end-to-end, they would stretch the equivalent of around three and a half journeys between Croeso’s The Bear’s Head in Penarth and The Discovery in Lakeside. The South Wales pub company, which operates nine venues across the region, reached the landmark at the start of December, rounding off what has been a…

Pobl Group, which will become Codi Group from January 2026, alongside development partner Hacer, welcomed Julie James MS, Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, and Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, to Biome this week for a tour of the landmark regeneration project. Set to complete in spring 2026, Biome is fast emerging as one of Wales’s most forward thinking developments, focused on sustainable, nature rich living in the heart of Swansea city centre. During the visit, guests were able to see first-hand the impressive progress on site. The 4-storey glasshouse is now fully constructed, offering panoramic views across…

Thomas Griffiths, 34, of Riverside Close, Ynyshir, Porth, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the manslaughter of Christian Dean. Griffiths pleaded guilty to the charge at Cardiff Crown Court on November 17, 2025, following a tragic incident that unfolded on June 26, 2025. On that fateful day, shortly before 1pm, South Wales Police received a 999 call reporting that Christian had been injured at a property on Graig Road, Porth. Emergency services were swiftly dispatched, and upon arrival, they discovered Christian lying unresponsive on the kitchen floor. Initial information provided by witnesses at the scene indicated that…