Author: Rhys Gregory

The latest chapter in Narberth Library’s story has started with a soft opening at its new purpose built premises. The informal opening at the recently redeveloped Old School site happened on Thursday, 26th September, with a formal opening to come later in the year. The library was previously housed in a former Wesleyan Church on St James Street and now enjoys a much better position, with ample parking available at the adjacent Town Moor car park. Building the library to a basic shell and core standard was incorporated into the construction works for the whole Old School site, led by…

A support hub set up by Newport City Council to help people live independently in their own homes has moved into the city’s central library building. The Smart Hub, which was previously in Newport Market, is the place to go to find out more about assistive technology. Assistive technology is anything that helps people live safely and independently in their own home. Some of the tech on display includes the Komp, an age-friendly video screen that enables elderly people to connect with those most important to their health and wellbeing. The Komp is easier to use than any tablet or…

At the Abergavenny Food Festival on Sunday, September 22, 2023, students from four Monmouthshire primary schools showcased their culinary talents, impressing judges and audiences with their innovative chickpea korma. The event, presented by Kate Humble and judged by Masterchef winner James Nathan, highlighted Monmouthshire County Council’s commitment to serving sustainable and delicious lunchtime meals for schools across our county. Pupils from Osbaston, Kymin View, Raglan, and Undy collaborated with Size of Wales in partnership with the Council, The Co-op Foundation, and The ‘Cookalong Clwb’ to create a deforestation-free recipe. Their efforts demonstrated the creative potential of vegetables, emphasised the importance of sustainable meal…

First Minister Eluned Morgan and Health Secretary Jeremy Miles have officially opened the North Wales Medical School. The first direct intake of medical students have started at Bangor University this semester – this includes a mix of school leavers and graduate entrants. They will be the first to have all their medical training delivered in North Wales. This year the school will take 80 students, but numbers will increase steadily to reach 140 a year from 2029-30 onwards. Planning for the new medical school began in 2020, when Bangor University, Cardiff University, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and the Welsh…

Welsh Government funding for schemes throughout Wales will help support communities and alleviate child poverty, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Jane Hutt has said. The projects to benefit from funding support the aims of the Child Poverty Strategy which outlines how the Welsh Government will work with partners and organisations to tackle the issue. The Cabinet Secretary recently visited a project supporting Cardiff’s Somali community, which is one of many across Wales being funded by the Welsh Government’s Child Poverty Innovation and Supporting Communities Grant. The Empowering Somali Families project, which is led by Hayaat Women’s Trust on behalf of…

Wales’s Chief Plant Health Officer is asking all landowners, foresters and farmers to be vigilant for signs of Ips typographus. Also, known as the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus is a serious pest of spruce trees in Europe which was first identified in the UK in 2018. This year for the first time, we caught a very small number of beetles in a surveillance trap in Monmouthshire. Natural Resources Wales, in conjunction with plant health service partners, undertook swift investigations and have confirmed there is no evidence of an outbreak in the area. Recent findings in England have also…

The charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information given anonymously to them that leads to the arrest of a man in connection with an attempted murder in Cardiff. Elliot Fiteni, aged 23, is wanted following a violent assault which happened in Cardiff in July this year which caused serious injury to the victim.   Fiteni, who lives in Cardiff, is thought to have fled the area to avoid arrest.Please do not approach Fiteni. If you know of his whereabouts, in an emergency speak to the police directly by calling 999 – to stay anonymous or…

Hexarelin, a synthetic hexapeptide, belongs to a class of compounds referred to by scientists as Growth Hormone Secretagogues (GHS). This peptide has garnered increasing interest in the field of scientific research due to its potential impacts on various biological systems, suggesting numerous experimental and theoretical implications. By targeting specific receptors and influencing metabolic, regenerative, and hormonal pathways, Hexarelin is believed to hold the key to understanding certain physiological phenomena and may serve as a model for investigating broader biological principles. This article aims to investigate the mechanisms by which Hexarelin may interact with the growth hormone (GH) axis, its possible…

Several of Cardiff’s landmarks were lit up in purple this week to mark the start of City Hospice’s annual Light up a Life appeal and recognise the specialist palliative and end of life care the charity has been providing to the people of Cardiff for 40 years. The iconic locations across the city that turned purple included Cardiff Castle, Mermaid Quay, and Roath Park. The illuminations highlighted City Hospice’s Light up a Life appeal which aims to bring light and hope for people in Cardiff by remembering and celebrating the lives of loved ones in the lead up to Christmas.…

In its biggest simultaneous roll-out of funding rounds to date, Media Cymru has announced a bumper crop of funding opportunities for businesses, organisations and individuals working in the media sector in Wales, with a combined total of over £1.2 million available across five separate funds.  Following the successful funding of over 75 projects to date, the UKRI-funded Media Consortium has also unveiled two brand new funds designed to super-charge their fair, green and global ambitions to grow Welsh media innovation. The newly available funding opportunities follows news that Cardiff and surrounding cities Newport and Swansea make up a “creative cluster”…