Author: Rhys Gregory

Tennis courts at six parks in Cardiff will undergo a complete transformation for the benefit of local residents as part of a partnership between Cardiff Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). The tennis courts at Heath Park, Roath Park Pleasure Gardens and Hailey Park will all benefit from resurfacing, repainting and new nets, as will Llandaff Fields, Victoria Park and Rumney Hill Gardens, as announced by the Council last year. Over £730,000 is being invested as part of this boost to local sports facilities, with £516,000 coming through the LTA’s Park Tennis Project and the remaining funds from Sport…

Pupils and staff at Swansea’s Maes Derw School have gone the extra mile to earn an award for promoting walking, cycling and scooting as part of an active lifestyle. It has become the first pupil referral unit (PRU) in Wales to achieve the Active Travel School Bronze Award from Sustrans. Working with the national charity the school has encouraged pupils and staff to walk, cycle and scoot to school and to take part in a daily mile so they are more alert and engaged when lessons begin. There have been maintenance workshops to teach pupils the skills they need to…

Car accidents in New Orleans are an unfortunate reality of modern life. Whether minor fender-benders or more severe collisions, they can shake up even the most seasoned drivers. Knowing the exact steps to take after a vehicle collision can immensely help ease the stress and potential complications. In this article, we delve into the crucial actions that should be taken following a car accident. Immediate Actions to Ensure Safety Following a Car Accident Once an accident occurs, it’s imperative to quickly assess your surroundings for immediate dangers. If possible, move vehicles out of traffic to a safe location and turn…

STUNNED Kevin Jones celebrated becoming a millionaire after winning People’s Postcode Lottery’s biggest ever prize – then revealed his dad predicted it. Kev, 58, was left speechless after scooping a record £1,210,914 jackpot in the lottery’s monthly Postcode Millions draw for January. Then he told how his stepdad John Davies, 79, called him the night before to tell him he’d win big – despite Kev’s protests that his prize would be a maximum of £2,000. Kev, of Llandrindod Wells, Powys, mid Wales, said: “My dad said to me yesterday, ‘get a Bentley and show them’. I said, ‘I’m only going…

Mathew Pickering has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of seventeen and a half years after the murder of 46-year-old Georgina Dowey in his Cadoxton, Neath address last year. Pickering was sentenced today Monday 5 February at Swansea Crown Court following the guilty verdict last week. Mathew Pickering, 49, of Beaconsfield Street, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder after Georgina’s body was discovered by police in his downstairs bathroom on Sunday, May 7, 2023. The victim, who was a vulnerable individual, was in a relationship with Pickering, and had moved into his address in March 2023. Detective…

Severe cuts to the apprenticeship programme in Wales will have dire consequences for patient and residential care, the Welsh Government has been warned. Proposed Welsh Government cuts to apprenticeship budget, together with the loss of European funding, could result in nearly a quarter (24%) of the programme in 2024-’25 being slashed, it is claimed by training and healthcare providers and educational institutions across Wales. The National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) and CollegesWales have already warned about the catastrophic and irreversible impact these cuts would have on the apprenticeships in Wales. They estimate that the number of apprenticeship new starts…

This year’s Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), held at the International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales), Newport, was the launchpad to hosting the Worldchefs Congress and Expo at the venue in May, 2026. Organised by the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), the three-day WICC moved to ICC Wales for the first time, having previously been held in North Wales. CAW president Arwyn Watkins, OBE, declared the event a success and is confident that it will grow in its new venue to become a Welsh hospitality hub for three days every January. He said the WICC 2024 was the start of…

Accessing epilepsy care in Wales has become a postcode lottery due to ongoing inconsistencies in the way neurology services are rolled out. Amid ‘woefully short’ nationwide staffing levels, some rural areas have little to no dedicated provision in place at all. More than six months since a motion was passed in the Senedd to reduce waiting times and improve staffing levels, Epilepsy Action Cymru called another meeting with Senedd members to demand quicker action. Members of the Senedd, clinicians and patients gathered at a meeting arranged by Epilepsy Action Cymru in Cardiff Bay this week (31 January), to discuss the…

Bridgend based multi-award winning Hawkstone Commercials posts record setting 2023. In only its second year of business, Hawkstone Commercials is incredibly proud to announce that 2023 has seen the business deliver over 1,000 units of vans, trucks, and other commercial vehicles to customers across the UK. Oliver Lewis, Co-director of Hawkstone Commercials said, “The commercial leasing industry is going through one of its toughest economic challenges in perhaps the last thirty years. The cost of living crisis, political uncertainty and continued fears of a recession have understandably slowed the demand across the commercial sector. However, due to Hawkstone Commercials extensive…

An Aberystwyth University project which provides free legal advice and signposting to UK military veterans and their families, has teamed up with a local GP practice to offer support. Based in the University’s Department of Law & Criminology, the Veterans Legal Link project is working with Aberystwyth-based Ystwyth Medical Group as part of a Wales-wide initiative to provide veteran-friendly services to patients who formerly served in the UK military. The pilot, which is the first of its kind in the UK, began earlier this month.  The initiative aims to ensure that veterans are aware of the support that is available…