Author: Rhys Gregory

Shaun Gwyther 26, from Mayhill in Swansea was sentenced to four years and four months in prison for multiple offences at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday August 28, 2024, after pleading guilty to all offences. On Friday July 26,2024 officers attended an address in Swansea with the intention of arresting Shaun Gwyther. On getting to the address officers noticed Gwyther come out of his home and crossed the road to the lane directly opposite. Officers then got out of their vehicle and followed Gwyther into the lane where he was detained and arrested. During the arrest Gwyther was seen to…

Transport for Wales has completed a million-pound investment into Flint and Runcorn East railway stations. Improvements at both stations include CCTV, help points, customer waiting and cycle shelters, seating, lighting, waste facilities and signage. Flint station works also included improvements to the ticket office, waiting rooms, water refill units, toilet refurbishments, new customer information screens and landscaping, and was supported by £90,000 funding from Railway Heritage Trust. Additionally, as part of TfW’s wider Social and Commercial Development Plan a disused building at Flint has been transformed into two new community rooms and a staff room. Local councillors were recently invited to…

Halloween Spooktacular returns to A Welsh Coal Mining Experience at Rhondda Heritage Park Museum on 29th and 30th October! The fang-tastically spooky event for children is packed full of activities and this year a brand-new Halloween themed show is being added for even more skele-fun! Included in the ticket price are no less than 7 brilliantly entertaining ghoulish things to do….. Pumpkin Patch pumpkin pickin’ Wander through our Pumpkin Patch and search for your perfect pumpkin. Take it home to carve and make those pumpkins look FA-BOO-LOUS! (One pumpkin per child ticket purchased) Halloween Hunt Our Halloween spooks have escaped…

It is illegal to sell nicotine vaping products to anyone under 18 or for adults to buy them on behalf of under-18s. Throughout the school summer holidays Caerphilly Trading Standards have been carrying out compliance checks with the assistance of the young people of the Caerphilly Youth Forum acting as underage test purchase volunteers. Reality test purchases were attempted at a staggering 132 premises across the County Borough through the school summer holidays. It was reassuring to find that all premises except for one, refused the vape sale to the young person and all requested identification. Caerphilly Trading Standards are…

The Play in the Park summer programme has been hailed a success, with events running from 1st August at Welfare Park, Senghenydd, and concluding on 27th August at Blackwood Showfield. Despite the unpredictable British summer weather, only one out of the eight scheduled sessions had to be cancelled, allowing children and families to enjoy a summer filled with play and community spirit. The series provided children and families with the opportunity to engage in low-cost or no-cost, easy-to-replicate activities within local green spaces throughout the Caerphilly County Borough. These sessions, delivered by Caerphilly Early Years and Childcare Service alongside Caerphilly…

A county council and town council by-election for Machynlleth is to be held, Powys County Council has confirmed. The by-election is taking place to fill the county council and town council vacancy following the death of Michael Williams in July. The notice of election has been published and anyone considering standing as a candidate have until 4pm on Thursday, September 12, 2024 to submit their nomination paper to the Returning Officer. If an election is contested, it will take place on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Anyone who isn’t registered to vote have until Monday, September 23, 2024 in order to…

Health Secretary Mark Drakeford has today confirmed £7.7m to upgrade the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery as it marks its 30th anniversary. The funding will improve facilities at the centre of excellence at Morriston Hospital, in Swansea, which supports a population of 10m people from Aberystwyth to Oxford. The centre provides specialist care to more than 1,000 people every year – half of whom are children – including people who have suffered the most severe burns. People with complex burns from further afield are also referred to Swansea for treatment and care. The £7.7m will create three burns…

As children return for the new school year, the Welsh Government has confirmed that all pupils in maintained primary schools across Wales are now able to receive a free school meal from this week. The roll-out of the programme has now been completed across Wales, meaning every child up to and including Year 6 is now able to receive a free school meal every school day. The Welsh Government set out the commitment in 2021 as part of its efforts to tackle child poverty. Since its launch, nearly 30 million meals have been served and this new rollout entitles 176,000…

Leading price comparison website Go.Compare is the latest blue-chip company to move its head office to the refurbished Hodge House office building in central Cardiff. Legal General Investment Management (LGIM), on behalf of its Legal & General Property Fund, recently invested £20 million to refurbish and transform the 110,000 sq ft eight-storey office building in St Mary Street. Earlier this year, the L&G UK Property Fund successfully passed an investor resolution to adopt a hybrid strategy combining direct UK property with an indirect global exposure via listed REITs. This offers investors a market-leading solution via an open-ended vehicle; allowing for…

A food distribution company that’s aiming to create 150 new jobs as part of a £6 million expansion has clinched two major schools contracts worth over £2 million – including a first ever education deal in South Wales. Harlech Foodservice has a new £1.5 million contract to provide schools in Gwynedd with a range of products including Welsh beef – following up it’s first Gwynedd contract which was signed in 2022 – as well as landing a £700,000, 12-month agreement to supply schools and care homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Harlech, which has its headquarters near Criccieth, in Gwynedd, and…