Author: Rhys Gregory

The landmark is being brought back to life, thanks to funding from Swansea Council and £4.9m from the Welsh Government. The project, led by the council and assisted by R&M Williams and GWP Architecture, is part of the council-driven £1bn city regeneration plan, aiming to breathe new life into the High Street area and create a hub for local businesses. Lead tenant Tramshed Tech is Wales’ leading co-working network and innovation hub. The restored Palace Theatre building will feature six floors of versatile workspace including co-working, meeting rooms, office space and podcast studios. The historic theatre stage is being preserved…

Runners at this year’s Cardiff Half Marathon will be treated to a colourful collaboration, from race sponsor Principality Building Society, and partners Run 4 Wales and Pride Cymru, as the popular Principality Rainbow Roundabout returns for this year’s event on Sunday October 6th. Located between Roath Park and Lake Spice restaurant, which runners will pass twice between miles 10 and 12, the roundabout will be set for the festivities with a rainbow of colours. Cardiff local and Pride favourite, Opal Fruits, will once again host the highly anticipated Principality Rainbow Roundabout. Both runners and spectators are invited to experience the…

Medtech startup, Corryn Biotechnologies Ltd, has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund, as part of a £550,000 seed funding round that will support the development of its novel wound dressing technology, designed for the treatment of chronic and complex wounds. The South-Wales-based company is an emerging player in the field of regenerative medicine, offering solutions for wound care management that maximise a patients’ natural healing response and so help decrease the closing time of chronic and complex wounds. The company’s unique, handheld wound care device uses a patent-pending method to manufacture a material composed of microscopic polymer fibres…

Former Wales rugby union captain Ryan Jones is taking on the Cardiff Half Marathon to raise money for NSPCC Cymru, a charity he has long supported.   The three-time Grand Slam winner will be among a record number of runners raising money for the children’s charity on Sunday, October 6.  Ryan said: “I’m thrilled to be taking part in the Cardiff Half, and running for the NSPCC makes it even more special.   “As a supporter of the charity, I have seen how important the NSPCC’s services are to children and young people and the vital difference they can make.…

Cardiff Crown Court has heard of the misery that Paul Atkinson caused residents after they agreed for him to undertake building work and home improvements at their properties. In a case brought by Bridgend County Borough Council, Atkinson, of Woodlands Avenue, Porthcawl, was charged with offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. The Shared Regulatory Services then investigated Atkinson’s trading practices, and it soon became apparent that he engaged in misleading and fraudulent trading practices in his dealings with customers. Using classic rogue trader practices, Atkinson had many reports against him including…

Swansea Council has announced an immediate halt to work on the proposed active travel route through Sketty and Uplands. The proposed active travel network expansion, which has been under discussion with residents and businesses, aims to provide dedicated cycling lanes and improved pedestrian and crossing facilities along Walter Road and Sketty Road. It would also see general upgrades to key public areas in Uplands. However, a number of key policy and priority changes announced by the new administrations in Westminster and Cardiff on economic growth and public transportation, will now need to be fully considered by Swansea Council’s Cabinet, alongside…

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle, was warmly welcomed to Tonyrefail Community School on Tuesday, September 24, to see in person the fantastic language learning going on in partnership with Cardiff University’s School of Modern Languages. The Cabinet Minister was welcomed by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Inclusion, and the Welsh Language, Councillor Rhys Lewis, were they had the chance to see Cardiff University’s Modern Foreign Language (MFL) mentoring programme in action. Cardiff University’s MFL programme involves training university students to mentor learners in years 8 and 9 and support them as they prepare to…

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is excited to announce the return of the much-loved annual Diwrnod Shwmae/Su’mae Day celebration on Saturday 12 October 2024, from 10am to 4pm at Penderyn Square. This vibrant event, run jointly by the Local Authority and local Welsh language partners, has been getting bigger and better since October 2019. Its mission is to ignite a passion for the Welsh language, to inspire and encourage everyone to embrace basic phrases like “shwmae,” “bore da,” and “sut wyt ti.” Talented students from Caedraw School, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd y Grug, Abercanaid Primary School, Dowlais Primary School, Gwaunfarren…

Representatives from Birmingham, Alabama have been visiting Wales this week, as part of an agreement to build on the historic friendship between the city and Wales. The visit follows the signing of an International Friendship Pact between the Welsh Government and the City of Birmingham last year, which seeks to promote economic trade and cooperation across shared interests including Arts and Culture, Life Sciences, Healthcare and Education. As part of the visit, the First Minister and the American guests presented the City of Birmingham Seal to pupils at St. Mary The Virgin Church in Wales Primary School, in Butetown, Cardiff…

A major investment of over £1bn in the redevelopment of Shotton Mill in Deeside, North Wales, will safeguard 147 jobs and create a further 220 when fully commissioned, the UK and Welsh governments have confirmed today[Thursday 26 September]. Cabinet ministers from both the UK and Welsh government will visit the historic industrial centre of Wales to meet with members of Eren Holdings, who acquired Shotton Mill in 2021. There, they will hear more about the site’s transformation, which will turn the area into the UK’s largest paper manufacturing site. The announcement comes ahead of the Investment Summit next month which…