Author: Rhys Gregory

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…

Scouts from Wales were among the first to congratulate adventurer Dwayne Fields on his appointment as the new UK Chief Scout at a special ceremony. Dwayne, who was the first Black Briton to reach the North Pole, has been chosen to be the 11th Chief Scout and to lead half a million young people and adult volunteers for his values, commitment to help young people learn skills for life, and outstanding leadership. Explorer Scouts Iwan Clark, aged 17 from Merthyr Tydfil, and Lily-Rose Haddrell, aged 16 from Bangor in Gwynedd, were among Scouts from across the UK to witness this…

FABRICATOR Dudley’s Aluminium has made three new appointments to its team in Cardiff. Taran Bhullar, an experienced Estimator, has joined Dudley’s from aluminium product manufacturer Smart Systems. Using his expertise, Taran will assist with cost estimation for new projects and will take an active, leading role within the department. Joining Taran in the estimating team will be Estimator Apprentice Miles Neizer. Miles has an NVQ Level 3 in Construction in the Built Environment from Cardiff and Vale College and through his apprenticeship, he will learn to review detailed drawings, elevations, floor plans and specifications to assist the team and calculate…

One of the most crucial skills for students to master is the art of transforming lecture notes into effective study materials. The ability to distil complex information from lectures into concise, comprehensible notes can significantly impact your academic performance. Reviewing and Organising Your Notes Once you’ve captured the key information from your lectures, the next step is to review and organise your notes. This process should ideally occur within 24 hours of the lecture while the information is still fresh in your mind. Start by reading through your notes, filling in any gaps or clarifying unclear points. If there are…

This means that marketing techniques have exhibited dynamism to suit the current trends in the use of the internet and other related technologies. Companies have embraced different technologies to develop communication capability, interaction and revenue. With the development of social media up to parasitic SEO and using Reddit marketing as well, businesses are still coming up with ways that would make them relevant in Internet marketing. Notably, industries such as online casinos are the most efficient users of these new strategies in gaining consumers in the market. Social Media As the Key Element in the Development of New Media as…