Author: Rhys Gregory

South-Wales based JCP Solicitors has recently appointed two new Directors, demonstrating the law firm’s commitment to developing future leaders. This double promotion names Lauren Protheroe in Medical Negligence and Ben Davies in Property Litigation as Directors at the award-winning business. Starting her legal career at JCP Solicitors in 2014 on an Undergraduate Placement Scheme with Swansea University, Lauren Protheroe became one of the first candidates at JCP to be offered a training contract whilst only a 2nd year law student. Since then, Lauren’s career has gone from strength to strength, becoming a leading expert in Medical Negligence in the region,…

Daniel Symmons, 31, from Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday, June 26. On Sunday, April 8, 2024, we received information about a white Citroen van with false number plates parked outside the Three Saints Hotel in Llantrisant. As officers were looking for the van, it was seen travelling towards Llantrisant Common. Symmons refused to stop whilst driving over the common and began to break heavily, coming to a stop before reversing into a police car, causing minor injuries to the officer driving. The pursuit continued and Symmons began throwing items out of the van, including…

A series of free Family Volunteering Club are taking place in Abergavenny, this summer. Family Volunteering Club makes it easy for children aged and their grown-ups to help out at important causes on their doorstep – helping create a society in which every child grows up feeling connected to their local community and understands the positive role they can play in helping change issues that matter to them. Sessions taking place in Abergavenny include: Saturday 13th July, 12 – 1.30pm, Bailey Park: Family friendly event volunteering at IYE Festival. Help out on stalls and activities, from giant board games to enormous bubbles.…

Bingo is a prevalent game in the US and the world, with approximately 100 million online players worldwide. Not only is it easy to play, but it’s also a social game that’s great for parties, community events, and making friends online. Are you tired of playing the same old bingo game day in, and day out? If so, it’s high time you give one of its many variations a whirl. There are plenty of bingo variations to choose from if you want to shake things up. Here are the best bingo variations to spice up your gaming experience. 1. 90-Ball…

Swansea City are set to lose defender Nathan Wood this summer, as Russell Martin looks set to raid his former club for one of their prize assets ahead of Southampton’s 2024/25 league campaign, as they look to retain their spot in the Premier League, after clinching promotion via a win over Leeds United in the Championship play-off final last term.  It’ll leave a bitter taste in the mouth for Swansea though, with Martin signing one of the club’s key players, which could see them struggle defensively for the upcoming campaign in the second-tier of English football. Wood made 29 appearances…

Whether you’re brand new to the online casino world or whether you’ve been playing for a few or many years now, there is always an opportunity to sign up at a new casino. It has become such a lucrative market for both small and large casinos that we are seeing new ones enter the market near enough every month. And you don’t necessarily need to be unhappy or dissatisfied with your current choice of casino to try another one, but there are other reasons aside from this that you should try a new one from time to time, and it’s…

Marcell Bridgeman spent £170k on six kilos of cocaine and sold it for profit but his drug dealing came to an end when a warrant was executed in Fairwater, Cardiff. He tried to dispose of his mobile phones, which contained key evidence, by throwing them from an upstairs window while officers forced entry to his house. Bridgeman was arrested in his bedroom, his phones were found, and the following items were seized from his house: £11.5k cash Cannabis valued between £5,900 and £11,780. Designer clothing and accessories including four pairs of Valentino trainers, three Louis Vuitton bags, and two pairs…

A family run business from Corwen, Denbighshire, is on track to reach record sales of over £4 million thanks to recent export success across North America and Europe, supported by the Welsh Government. Ruth Lee is a world-leading supplier of manikins and training aids utilised by rescue training experts across the world. Designed and manufactured in Corwen, the manikins are primarily used by the military, fire and rescue services, healthcare sector and those operating in water rescue services, from swimming pools to flood zones. The firm works with companies and organisations across the world, including the US military, US Homeland…

A new academy for the green energy engineers of the future aims to train 400 people a year as demand in the sector soars. Energy Renewable Solutions (ERS) of Barry sells and installs solar panels, batteries, air source heat pumps and air conditioning for homes, offices and commercial premises across South Wales, and now the firm is helping to train the next generation of technicians. ERS has invested in state-of-the-art training facilities to help tackle what it describes as a ‘desperate’ shortage of the skills to install the renewable energy products. The firm has received the backing of Tata Steel…

Earlier this year South Wales Police posted a CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with a robbery in Canton, Cardiff. Thanks to information from the public, James Crook, known as Jay, was identified, and arrested for robbery. On the afternoon of February 9, 2024, 41-year-old Crook watched a woman withdraw a substantial amount of money from a cash machine on Delta Street. He then followed her into Albert Street where he grabbed her bag, causing her to fall, and he ran off into a nearby housing estate. The woman’s bag was found, but her £500 was missing. Crook…