Author: Rhys Gregory

A man from Swansea has been sentenced for his part in the theft of motorbikes from numerous different owners. 22-year-old Rhys Kent pleaded guilty to four charges of Handling Stolen Goods on May 8 2024. The total value of the motorcycles involved, which officers found stored at an address in Blaenymaes, was upwards of £18,000. He has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, to be served concurrently with his four-year term currently being served for drugs offences. Sergeant Elliott Griffin said: “There is a zero-tolerance approach to those found to be handling stolen goods in our area. “We will pursue…

Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, which tells the story of the town including its part in the creation of the iconic Millennium Falcon for Star Wars in 1979, is going from strength to strength thanks to the dedication and commitment of its volunteers and trustees. The independent museum, which is housed in the historic Royal Dockyard Chapel, achieved the UK Museum Accreditation Standard in July 2023. The Standard, which helps museums to be sustainable for the future and safeguards its collections, is managed in Wales by the Welsh Government. The Centre holds a unique collection telling the 200 year history of…

Welsh rugby legend and well-known broadcaster Jonathan Davies OBE has joined leading energy efficiency company Consumer Energy Solutions (CES) as an ambassador. Jonathan, who is well known for representing Wales in both rugby union and rugby league throughout the 1980s and 1990s, as a media personality, as well as his services to charity. He has joined the business to play a role in the company’s development, and increasing people’s awareness of CES’ work. CES, the Swansea-based company which has a workforce of more than 800 people, supports customers in energy-proofing their homes to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately, their…

Welsh Government’s free language lessons continue to transform the lives of young people and teachers. As the new academic year begins, young people aged 16-25 and school staff across Wales have the opportunity to learn Cymraeg for free. The free Welsh language lessons scheme, funded by the Welsh Government, has been running for two years, with over 3,200 people benefitting from it in 2023-24. Prif Weinidog Eluned Morgan said: “Through this scheme, we’re making it easier than ever for people to learn Welsh and pass the language on to others. I’m delighted that so many have already signed up for…

Tai Calon’s Glanffrwd development in Ebbw Vale will bring forth 23 new and energy efficient homes to help alleviate local housing shortages. The development will include a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses, two-bedroom bungalows and one-bedroom flats. Tai Calon has received more than £4m in Social Housing Grant (SHG) funding from the Welsh Government to support the project. The SHG is used to fund affordable housing schemes identified by local authorities and build new social homes that contribute towards the Welsh Governments 20,000 target for this government term. Like all new builds in Wales, the homes will comply…

New photographs show blooming success of Biodiversity Plan on Wales’ strategic road network. On hundreds of roadsides across Wales’ strategic road network, work is underway to better manage and increase the biodiversity of grass verges as part of the Welsh Government’s Llwybr Newydd i Natur – the Nature Recovery Action Plan. The A483 at Plasnewydd near Ammanford in Carmarthenshire is just one of many areas where you will discover an assortment of native wildflower plants specifically chosen to enhance the botanical interest of the verge and provide nectar resources for pollinators, such as butterflies. The colourful grass verges also offer…

Software developers, particularly those in the gambling sector, love history. Scroll through the average online casino gaming lobby, and you’ll see historical tributes from all manner of time periods and cultures. As is often the case in pop culture, Rome and Greece are used in abundance. However, when you dig a little deeper, you’ll see that a lot of popular online slots contain iconography from other historical icons, such as the Mayans and Aztecs. Casino Games Inspired by Historical Legends Take, for example, the Temple Tumble slots game. Created by Relax Gaming, this Aztec-themed slot features 46,656 paylines and features such…

A distinctive property widely considered to be one of the grandest buildings in North Wales is to be sold with a guide price of £1.20m. Plas Tan y Bwlch, a Grade II listed former manor house located within the Eryri National Park, was a private house for the Oakeley family in the 18th century before it became the Snowdonia National Park Environmental Studies Centre. Now the Eryri National Park Authority (NPA) has decided the time is right to pass the property onto new owners to oversee the next phase of the property’s journey. “Plas Tan y Bwlch is a substantial…

FinTech Wales, the independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has today announced a new community partnership with Future Finance at its monthly Networking Breakfast event, hosted by Atamis. Future Finance is a collaborative research project, part of the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme delivered by Innovate UK and ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council). The project aims to support mid-tier organisations and SMEs in the UK financial services sector to adopt innovative processes and products that improve the accessibility of services and boost the productivity of their business. As part…

University spin-out Awen Oncology has secured a substantial equity investment from the Development Bank of Wales and co-investors Start Codon, to further develop a breakthrough range of anti-cancer drugs that target a variety of cancer types. This brings the total funds raised by Awen Oncology to over £1 million. Originally founded with a Cancer Research UK grant and based at Wales’ first dedicated science park,  M-SParc in Gaerwen, Awen Oncology is a spin-out of Bangor University and Cardiff University. The therapeutics start-up was set-up by co-founders Doctor Ramsay McFarlane, Doctor Jane Wakeman and Professor Andrea Brancale, a world leader in…