Author: Rhys Gregory

Food lovers visiting Wales’ premier Christmas lights trail will be treated to a festive feast of delights with a brand-new line-up of leading local street traders coming to the city centre event for 2025. As well as a feast of twinkling illuminations to get you into the spirit, Christmas at Bute Park is a real destination for foodies, offering an array of tasty street-food and bars so you can maximise the Christmas experience. This year organisers have worked again with Togather Events to bring new local traders to the light trail, ensuring your appetite is as full as your festive…

The Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales (IEPAW) is urging the Welsh Government to strengthen legal protections for trees and woodlands, warning that outdated legislation and weak enforcement are putting some of Wales’s most valuable natural assets at risk. IEPAW is an independent body that reviews how environmental law works in Wales and advises ministers on how to improve it. Its latest report, The Protection of Trees and Woodlands in Wales, published today [12 November], finds that Wales’s tree protection framework – largely reliant on the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Forestry Act 1967 – no longer…

Hundreds of bus workers at First Cymru in South Wales are dramatically escalating their strike action in a row with their employer over pay. Workers are furious at the rates of pay and the attempts by First Cymru to refuse to pay back-pay from the pay anniversary, according to Unite the Union. Strikes will now take place from 20 November continuously until 21 January. Drivers feel they have been left with little choice but to escalate strike action. In a statement issued by Unite, they say ‘the continued withholding of agreed back pay and the £50 “bung payment” the company…

Police are appealing for help to find 15-year-old Shyla, who has been reported missing. She was last seen on 31 October in the Wrexham area, but it is believed she may now be in South Wales. Shyla is around 5ft tall, of average build, with blue eyes and long dark hair. She has known connections to Barry, Penarth and Cardiff Bay. Anyone who may have seen Shyla or has information that could help officers locate her is urged to get in touch with South Wales Police, quoting occurrence number 2500352723. Information can be shared online via this link, by calling…

Two men have been charged after officers from South Wales Police discovered significant quantities of drugs and cash during a patrol in Grangetown. Police on patrol in the Virgil Court area witnessed suspicious activity around a parked vehicle. After approaching the car, officers seized large amounts of cocaine, cannabis and cash. Jordan Campbell-Beer, 24, from Riverside, and Bruno Duarte, 23, from Heath, were arrested and later charged with possession of Class A and Class B drugs with intent to supply. Both men have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on November 28. Inspector…

Leading pet food and health brand, Pooch & Mutt, announces another development in its scientific capabilities. The company has acquired a new laboratory at AberInnovation, a world-class innovation campus supporting cutting-edge agri-tech and biotech research. Pooch & Mutt acquired BIOME9 earlier this year, a pioneering microbiome research company for veterinary partners across the UK. This allows the growing pet care brand to offer customers an at-home Gut Health Test that uses science, research and AI to deep-dive into dogs’ unique microbiomes, to identify current or potential future health issues. The new facility, located alongside the University of Aberystwyth and Aberystwyth…

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has exchanged contracts on the purchase of the former Wilko superstore in Barry town centre. Bringing the 22,323sq foot building back into use is the first part of an ambitious plan to breathe new life into the town centre. The aim is to find a way to redevelop this prime retail space into a vibrant space for small businesses and other activities that will drive footfall in the town centre. In the short term the building’s windows will be used for seasonal art displays. These will attract shoppers and brighten Holton Road while work is…

Work will soon begin on a new Specialist Resource Base (SRB) at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, representing a significant £7.3 million investment in Welsh Medium provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs. The new facility, funded through Welsh Government’s Welsh Medium grant, will provide a safe and inspiring learning environment for pupils with profound learning needs, supporting their independence and growth in line with the Welsh holistic curriculum. Located on the existing school site, the SRB will be delivered by Wynne Construction, with work commencing in December and completion expected next year. During this time Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf will…

Mae’r stori hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg – cliciwch yma i’w darllen. Rhaid i geidwaid dofednod ac adar caeth yng Nghymru gadw eu hadar o dan do o ddydd Iau 13 Tachwedd yn sgil cyflwyno mesurau i leihau’r risg o ledaenu ffliw adar Mae Cymru’n wynebu bygythiad sylweddol uchel oherwydd nifer cynyddol o achosion o ffliw’r adar mewn adar cadw ac adar gwyllt ledled Prydain Fawr. Mae ffliw adar yn destun pryder difrifol, nid yn unig o ran iechyd a lles anifeiliaid, ond hefyd o safbwynt cynhyrchu bwyd ac iechyd pobl. O ddydd Iau Tachwedd 13, bydd yn ofyn cyfreithiol i…

Mae’r stori hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg – cliciwch yma i’w darllen. Mae nifer y busnesau sy’n eiddo i weithwyr yng Nghymru wedi cyrraedd 100 – sy’n cadarnhau ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i’r model perchnogaeth gan weithwyr a’r manteision y mae’n ei ddarparu i’r economi a chymunedau ledled Cymru. Mae nifer y busnesau sy’n eiddo i weithwyr yng Nghymru lawer yn uwch bellach na’r nifer yr ymrwymwyd iddo yn y Rhaglen Lywodraethu i ddyblu’r nifer yng Nghymru a chyrraedd 74 erbyn 2026. Mae gwasanaeth Busnes Cymru a Busnes Cymdeithasol Cymru Llywodraeth Cymru yn cynnig cyngor arbenigol i gefnogi pryniannau gan weithwyr, ac…