Author: Rhys Gregory

This story is also available in Welsh – click here to read it. Wrexham is delighted to announce its intention to bid once again for the title of UK City of Culture 2029, following its outstanding achievement in reaching the final stages of the last competition and finishing as runner-up to Bradford, the winner for 2025. Building on the wealth of experience gained from its previous bid, the whole county of Wrexham is more determined than ever to celebrate its unique culture, heritage, and energy through a vibrant and imaginative programme for 2029. This bid is not just about culture, it’s about…

A 54-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman as she slept has been jailed. Vincent Davies, of no fixed abode, admitted a charge of sexual assault by penetration following the incident in Connah’s Quay in August. As the victim lay asleep in bed, Davies sexually assaulted the woman in the middle of the night. When he was confronted the following day, he apologised to the victim before fleeing. He was arrested the following day and subsequently charged and remanded into custody. At Mold Crown Court on Thursday, 23 November, he was jailed for three and a half years. He was…

Following a South Wales Police investigation, a man has been jailed after pleading guilty to assaulting and strangling a woman. Dylan Fuller, aged 26 of no fixed abode, was sentenced for assault by beating, ABH and intentional strangulation. The offence took place on Sunday October 5, 2025, in Swansea, where Fuller punched and strangled his victim making her fear for her life. He appeared before Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday October 28, 2025, where he was sentenced to a total of two years in prison. He is also subject to a restraining order lasting five years. PC Gregory said “Dylan Fuller…

Mae’r stori hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg – cliciwch yma i’w darllen. Bydd Inspiration, trên arddangos anhygoel Rheilffordd 200, yn cael cartref gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru yng ngorsaf Llandudno rhwng 15 a 18 Tachwedd 2025. Y digwyddiad unigryw hwn fydd unig ymweliad y trên â Chymru yn ystod ei daith o gwmpas Prydain i ddathlu 200 mlynedd ers sefydlu’r rheilffordd fodern. Mae Rheilffordd 200 yn rhaglen genedlaethol i nodi’r deucanmlwyddiant. Mae’n anrhydeddu hanes cyfoethog y rheilffordd ac yn gobeithio ysbrydoli’r genhedlaeth nesaf o weithwyr STEM proffesiynol i lunio’r trywydd ar gyfer y dyfodol. Erbyn diwedd y flwyddyn, bydd y trên Inspiration wedi…

This story is also available in Welsh – click here to read it. Transport for Wales will be hosting Railway 200’s flagship exhibition train, Inspiration, at Llandudno station from 15–18 November 2025. This unique event marks Wales’ only stop on the train’s nationwide tour celebrating the 200th anniversary of the modern railway this year. Railway 200 is a national bicentenary programme that honours the railway’s rich history while inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals to shape its future. The Inspiration train will have visited 60 locations across the UK by the end of the year, and TfW are excited to bring…

Mae’r stori hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg – cliciwch yma i’w darllen. Mae adeilad eiconig yng nghanol dinas Abertawe eisoes yn cael ei ddefnyddio eto wrth i gynlluniau i’w agor i’r cyhoedd ddatblygu’n gyflym. Mae hen adeilad siop adrannol JT Morgan ar Belle Vue Way – a fu’n wag ers 2008 – bellach yn gartref i gymuned o arlunwyr, cerflunwyr, awduron, dylunwyr ffasiwn a golygyddion fideo. Mae pob un o’r 55 stiwdio newydd yn yr adeilad wedi’u meddiannu’n llawn ar ôl cwblhau cam cyntaf ei adfywiad fel rhan o brosiect dan arweiniad Oriel Elysium. Yn ogystal â’r stiwdios, roedd cam cyntaf…

This story is also available in Welsh – click here to read it. An iconic Swansea city centre building is already coming back to life as plans to open it to the public once again gather pace. The former JT Morgan department store building on Belle Vue Way – which had been empty since 2008 – is now home to a community of painters, sculptors, writers, fashion designers and video editors. All 55 new studios are fully occupied at the building following the completion of the first phase of its regeneration as part of a project led by Elysium Gallery. As well…

Mae’r stori hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg – cliciwch yma i’w darllen. Mae’r manylion terfynol wrthi’n cael eu trefnu ar gyfer cynnal gwasanaethau a gorymdeithiau Sul y Cofio ynghanol trefi Castell-nedd a Phort Talbot ddydd Sul, 9 Tachwedd, 2025. Yn ôl y Cynghorydd Wyndham Griffiths, un o Hyrwyddwyr y Lluoedd Arfog dros Gyngor Castell-nedd Port Talbot: “Mae’r gorymdeithiau a’r gwasanaethau blynyddol ar Sul y Cofio a gynhelir gennym yma yng Nghastell-nedd Port Talbot yn coffau’r rheiny a gwympodd yn y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf a chyfnodau diweddarach o ymladd. “Mae arnom y fath ddyled i aelodau o’n lluoedd arfog a gollodd eu…

This story is also available in Welsh – click here to read it. Final details are being put in place for Remembrance Day services and parades which will take place in the centres of Neath and Port Talbot on Sunday, November 9th, 2025. Councillor Wyndham Griffiths, one of Neath Port Talbot Council’s Armed Forces Champions said: “The annual Remembrance parades and services we hold here in Neath Port Talbot commemorate those who have fallen in the First World War and in subsequent conflicts. “We all owe a great debt to members of our armed forces who lost their lives while serving our…

Mae’r stori hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg – cliciwch yma i’w darllen. Bydd cyfres ddogfen newydd sy’n edrych ar hanes rhyfeddol Llong Ganoloesol Casnewydd yn dechrau fis nesaf. Bydd Cyfrinachau’r Llong / A Ship Through Time: Secrets of the Newport Ship yn gweld y cyflwynydd Sean Fletcher yn dilyn tîm rhyngwladol o arbenigwyr wrth iddynt ddatgelu cyfrinachau’r llong, a oedd wedi’i chuddio ym mwd Afon Wysg yng Nghasnewydd am dros 500 mlynedd. Ers ei darganfod yn 2002, mae’r llong wedi ennyn diddordeb pobl ledled y byd, sy’n awyddus i ddysgu mwy am pryd y cafodd ei hadeiladu, o ble ddaeth hi…