Author: Rhys Gregory

Children in a Swansea community have been treated to a brilliant new play area. Parc Llewelyn serves Morriston, Mynyddbach and Landore and is already a much-loved community destination and home to beautiful views across Swansea, a thriving community centre, wonderful dog walks and tennis courts. Now its children’s play area is the latest to benefit from the city-wide £7m play upgrade programme which was officially opened by Council Leader Rob Stewart. It means more than 50 neighbourhoods around the city have now benefited from the play areas renewal project, that typically include facilities for disabled youngsters such as flush roundabouts,…

A project aiming to ‘rebuild community foundations in Powys’ has received an extra £419,400, due to high demand. Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO) has received the money to offer grants to community-owned facilities for: Repairs and maintenance Generating renewable energy Installing electric vehicle charging points The award to PAVO was made by the Powys Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) Local Partnership, after it heard the grant scheme was oversubscribed and experiencing high demand. It receives its funding from the UK Government and is managed by Powys County Council’s Economy and Climate Service. The £419,400, is in addition to £812,999 allocated…

Youth work services in Wrexham are helping young people to thrive by providing a range of services from two city centre facilities, including face to face support, homelessness prevention and drug and alcohol services. Meeting with staff and young people at the INFO shop and The Victoria Young People’s Centre, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle heard firsthand how the diverse range of services were helping young people aged 11-25. The award winning ‘Inspire Hospital Youth Work Project’ is one of the projects based at the Victoria Young People’s Centre and works with young people in Wrexham and Flintshire…

A Flintshire man has been jailed after admitting writing Facebook posts inciting racial hatred. Daniel Aaron Kingsley, of Plough Lane, Aston, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Thursday, August 15th. The 33-year-old was sentenced to 21 months after pleading guilty to distributing written material to stir up racial hatred – an offence under Sections 19(1) and 27(3) of the Public Order Act 1986. On Saturday, August 10th, North Wales Police was made aware of two racist posts published on Facebook, supporting recent riots. One of the posts incited rioting at a number of properties in the Deeside area. Kingsley was…

A mature student is celebrating achieving the highest possible grade in his healthcare and nursing course two years after emigrating to Wales from Nigeria. Dolapo Babajide, 38, moved to Pontypridd in September 2022 to support his pregnant wife who was preparing to study for her Masters degree in Public Health. While working in a hospital in Wales, Dolapo saw first-hand the impact nurses were having on the lives of patients and decided to embark on an Access to Healthcare and Nursing course at The College, Merthyr Tydfil. Today Dolapo picked up 45 distinctions in his results pack, the highest possible…

In an era of increased migration, what are the best ways of integrating newcomers into the language of their host country? It’s a question which is being addressed as part of an innovative study funded by a prestigious Leverhulme Trust research project grant. A team of researchers will start working on the project in September 2024, led by Professor Leigh Oakes from Queen Mary University London (QMUL) and including Dr Huw Lewis from the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University as well as language policy experts based at Swansea University and the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen, Germany. Over…

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has confirmed that its annual flagship event, RCPsych International Congress, will take place at ICC Wales The College is the professional medical body for psychiatrists and focuses on setting and raising standards of psychiatry in the United Kingdom. This prestigious four-day Congress will attract over 2,000 delegates and will focus on sharing examples of best practice and the latest findings in mental health. The programme will include keynote presentations from world-renowned international speakers, opinion leaders and those with lived experience, 60 sessions across five concurrent streams, an exhibition with 50 exhibitors and hundreds of poster…

An innovative new website has been launched by leading healthcare organisations and charities to provide answers and a diagnosis for ongoing, unexplained, and often misdiagnosed gut problems. It’s designed to support healthcare professionals, like GPs, make an informed diagnosis and help people experiencing gut issues understand what the cause of their problems may be. Every day, people throughout the UK visit their GP to find out why they have gut problems, with many cases being unexplained. People can spend years suffering with symptoms, such as diarrhoea, constipation, vomiting, and stomach cramps before getting diagnosed – unable to find a treatment…

The afternoon sun shone after a damp start to the day, as Llanfyllin Show welcomed a large crowd and record entries. Show president Doug Williams: “The show went very well with a strong attendance. We were fortunate that the sun shone early afternoon to provide a wonderful day in the stunning setting of Bodfach Park.  “There was so much for people to see at the show and everyone worked so hard to ensure it was successful. I don’t think I have ever walked so much in a day presenting trophies to the winners in all the different sections, ably assisted…

Steven Chappell, 29, assaulted Daniel Bradley, 32, in the vicinity of The Brogden pub, Porthcawl, on September 9, 2023. He died in hospital on September 23, 2023, as a result of his injuries. Steven Chappell, from Beechwood Avenue, Cwmdare, Aberdare, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison at Newport Crown Court after being found guilty of manslaughter. Detective Inspector Claire Lamerton said: “Daniel suffered a violent, unprovoked attack from Steven Chappell. Daniel didn’t represent any threat, and nothing happened that night that justified what Steven Chappell did to Daniel. “Rather than walking away Steven Chappell’s anger resulted in the…