Author: Rhys Gregory

Three employees from Wales’s leading farmer owned dairy co-operative are retiring with an impressive 117 years of service between them. Morgan Owen, Gwyn Jones and Peredur Williams are leaving South Caernarfon Creameries with a string of lifelong friendships and a vatful of fond memories. From earthquakes to frightening flights and early morning calls, the three soon-to-be retirees have many stories to tell of their time at the creamery. Morgan from Llangybi is the longest serving of the three, having worked for almost half a century at the creamery. His 45-year career began in the cheese area, before progressing to running…

Hywel Dda University Health board has launched an innovative, yet simple ‘Switch it off’ campaign to help drastically reduce both its energy usage and costs. The campaign consists of ‘switching off’ all non-essential equipment when not in use; from computer monitors and laptops to medical equipment, lights, and radiators. This is one of the several initiatives being delivered as part of Hywel Dda’s Decarbonisation Delivery Plan. All of which are aimed at helping to reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions for non-essential equipment by around 20%, which could save around £100,000 per year. From March 2022 to April 2023, the…

37 pre-school settings from across Bridgend County Borough are taking part in the Healthy and Sustainable Pre-School Scheme which helps to promote positive health behaviours from an early age. Day nurseries, Flying Start settings, playgroups, childminders and Cylchoedd Meithrin providers (Welsh-medium) have all signed up to the scheme to ensure this important message reaches a wide range of children. Funded by Welsh Government and co-ordinated by Bridgend County Borough Council’s Childcare Team in partnership with Public Health Wales, the scheme covers several aspects of health, including active play/physical activity, emotional health, wellbeing, hygiene, safety, nutrition and oral health. Flying Start…

The latest roll out of the new ‘sack sort’ recycling scheme to 37,000 properties across Cardiff has resulted in a significant improvement in the quality of recycling collected from residents’ homes, Cardiff Council can reveal. After running the scheme for six weeks the council’s latest household recycling figures show that around 92% of waste collected from residents’ homes via the new system can be recycled. Under the co-mingled green bag collection scheme only 70% of material collected is able to be recycled, via our internal processes. The rollout is producing similar figures to the pilot project which took place last…

A major new heating network is in the pipeline for Swansea to help save businesses money on their energy bills and cut the city’s carbon footprint. The low carbon heating network would use excess heat from a large data centre that’s due to form part of the £4bn renewable energy project in the area of Swansea port. Led by Bridgend-based DST Innovations, the overall project is also set to include a tidal lagoon, a high-tech battery manufacturing centre, eco-homes anchored in the water and an oceanic and climate change research centre. The proposed heating network would heat a number of buildings in the SA1 and city…

Neath Port Talbot residents are to be consulted on a series of potential measures to help ensure the Council exceeds the Welsh Government’s latest 70% recycling target. The decision to consult to improve recycling was taken as part of the council’s Waste Strategy Action Plan which was approved in 2023. Members of the council’s Environment, Regeneration and Steetscene Scrutiny Committee will be provided with draft proposals for the consultation and an update on progress on the Waste Strategy Action Plan at their meeting on Friday, April 19th  2024. The rising Welsh Government recycling targets are set to make our environments…

A 22-year-old has been jailed following a 15-hour siege in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Cameron Lloyd Jennings-Williams of Hafan Deg, Tanygrisiau held a woman hostage and took up considerable emergency service resources during the incident in August last year. He appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court today (Thursday, April 11th) for sentence after admitting threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a private place, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and intentionally causing a public nuisance. He was sentenced to two years in prison. On August 16th, North Wales Police received a 999 call shortly after midnight reporting Jennings-Williams…

On Tuesday, 9 April, MonLife Heritage and the Chepstow Society came together to commemorate a significant milestone: the 75th anniversary of Chepstow Museum. The museum is rooted in the community, working with local groups to foster not only an interest in the past and a sense of continuity but also to enliven the cultural and educational life of the town. The event saw MonLife colleagues, the Chepstow Society, current and former volunteers and museum friends gather to share stories, memories and explore the current exhibitions. Founded in 1949 by the Chepstow Society, the museum’s inception was championed by Ivor Waters,…

It would be fair to say that most Swansea City supporters would have expected their beloved to have secured Championship survival much earlier than the middle of April. It has left nerves frayed and fingernails chewed as Luke Williams has sought to mastermind continued existence in the second tier of English football, but finally the Swans got over a line with a 1-0 victory over Rotherham United. All of which means that they can begin to prepare for life in the Championship in 2024/24 – a campaign in which they will need to improve in order to avoid being sucked…

JCP Solicitors, headquartered in Swansea, has announced a series of three internal promotions naming Claire Davies, Emily Summer, and Alice Rowlands as Senior Associates. Leading legal cases concerning Family, Commercial Litigation and Lifetime Planning respectively, the promotions demonstrate JCP’s continued commitment to professional development and business growth. Having made her name in high-net worth matters of family law – particularly cases involving businesses, farms, pensions, trusts, international affairs and pre-nuptial agreements – Claire Davies brings over 20 years’ experience to her new role. After joining JCP in 2020, Claire has worked diligently for her clients on a range of cases…