Author: Rhys Gregory

Nuradin Maxamed Shiiqow contacted South Wales Police about a bike almost year before his arrest and it helped land him in jail. The 41 year-old was arrested in a house in Grangetown on July 9, where he was caught with street deals of crack cocaine in his pocket. He was surrounded by materials such as bicarbonate of soda which is used in the manufacture of crack cocaine. Two phones were also seized by officers who found clear evidence of drug dealing and the mass advertising of drugs for sale. Officers were able to link one of the phone numbers directly…

Extra rail replacement buses are being laid on to ensure one of Wales’ premier food festivals is a great success this year, despite the planned closure of the railway. On 21 and 22 September Abergavenny plays host to its annual food festival with around 25,000 people expected to attend. However, the main railway line through the town which links Shrewsbury and Newport is closed for the course of the weekend for Network Rail to deliver vital track safety work and to install part of the new accessible footbridge at Abergavenny station. Senior rail officials from Network Rail and Transport for…

Farmers have been thanked for giving their support to the first year of a project designed to help an under-threat bird. Clwydian Range and Dee valley National Landscapes is taking part in the project “Curlew Connections Wales”, a Curlew Recovery Wales partnership project working with Bannau Brycheiniog and GWCT. This is under the all-Wales partnership project Gylfinir Cymru, an all-Wales partnership project that aims to help breeding Curlew across the country, including Denbighshire. Curlews are under severe threat and are ‘Red Listed’ on both the Welsh and UK Birds of Conservation Concern (BoCC). Over 80 percent of the breeding population…

In a bid to tackle inequality across Cardiff, the Council has published a new document outlining an ambitious vision for equality for the next four years. The Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy for 2024-2028 will strive to ensure that the city provides great opportunities for everyone regardless of their background, where those suffering from disadvantage are supported, and where every citizen is valued and feels valued. It sets out the measures that the authority will take forward to ensure its aim of a ‘Stronger, Fairer, Greener’ Cardiff is achieved and includes five key objectives: A Fairer Cardiff – We will…

SWANSEA Council highways teams have been working flat out across the weekend after the city was deluged with more than a month’s rain in just a few hours. Crews worked around the clock over the weekend dealing with flooded roads, sink holes, collapsed trees and supplying sand bags to a number of homes affected by the atrocious weather. BBC weather forecaster Derek Brockway said that Victoria Park in Swansea was hit with 87.2mm of rain in just two hours on Friday night with more rain on Saturday and Sunday. Rob Stewart Leader of Swansea Council said: “I want to thank…

Neath Port Talbot Council is set to discuss the future of its indoor leisure services at the Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee meeting on Thursday, 12th September. Members are being asked to consider what the best option is to deliver much needed and valued services against a backdrop of a hugely challenging financial time. A working group made up of trade union representatives, Celtic Leisure staff, and Council Officers was established to develop the options. This group was tasked with identifying the best approach while considering the increasing budgetary pressures on the council due to high inflation rates and…

The detailed planning matters application for the Brynhir housing development in Tenby has been unanimously approved by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Tender submission bids for the site’s development were received over the summer and are currently being evaluated, with a Pre-Construction Service agreement anticipated to be awarded in the autumn. The approved plans include 125 new homes. The successful contractor will then be required to carry out final works on design, market testing, seek Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) Approval Body approval along with other matters before a construction contract is entered with the plan to commence on site late Spring…

Following numerous enquiries, Rhondda Heritage Park Museum is pleased to announce that visitors can once again enjoy a magical Christmas experience as Santa’s Toy Mine returns from 23rd November to Christmas Eve. Every toy mine ticket includes a guided tour through the toy mine to find Santa in his gorgeous grotto.  The toy miners will take visitors underground on a journey to find the man in red himself.  Along the way there will be fabulously festive sights to see and lots of fun to be had as the elves are sure to have been up to snow good…. Tickets will…

Parents in East Cardiff are benefitting from an innovative approach to adult learning, thanks to a new scheme being run by Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC). The pilot scheme, delivered by the CAVC Family Learning team, is one of a series of Welsh Government funded citizens curriculum pilots, where adults get to design their own curriculum. Using the local secondary school, Eastern Community High Community Campus, and local primary schools, staff from CAVC reached out to parents by holding family engagement events, talking with parents in the playground and running surveys to find out what they wanted to learn about…

Hot on the heels of Tom Pidcock’s thrilling gold medal at the Paris Olympics, another British mountain bike superpower is changing gear in the development of their rapidly growing international biking business based in Mid Wales. Atherton Bikes owned by siblings Dan, Gee and Rachel Atherton was established in 2019 and has already put Wales on the global map in mountain bike production. Despite being only five years old, Atherton bikes have already helped to secure the title of UCI 2023 World Downhill Champion for Charlie Hatton and 2024 European Champion for Andi Kolb who both rode an Atherton bike to victory. The…