Author: Rhys Gregory

As the days get longer and the daffodils start to bloom, it’s that time of the year when we start dreaming about our next getaway. If you’re a savvy traveller from Wales, you know that spring is the perfect season to explore new destinations without breaking the bank. In this quick guide, we’ll spill the beans on some budget-friendly travel options, spill some local secrets, and share a few travel hacks that will make your spring adventure both unforgettable and easy on the wallet. Local Gems: Unearth the Hidden Treasures of Wales Why look far and wide when there’s so…

Wales U20 head coach Richard Whiffin has named his squad to face Scotland in the opening game of the U20 Six Nations at Colwyn Bay on Friday (KO 6.45pm, LIVE S4C). The side will be captained by Dragons RFC centre Harri Ackerman and will have eight players starting who will all be making their debuts. There are potentially six more players on the bench who could earn their first caps at this level. Ackerman, along with midfield partner Louie Hennessey and No 8 Morgan Morse are only survivors from the starting XV who lost to Scotland last year in Glasgow.…

City Hospice, Cardiff’s local hospice, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The charity was established in 1984 to provide community palliative care to the people of Cardiff. Over the four decades since its inception, City Hospice’s services have expanded to meet the needs of its patients, families and the wider community. In addition to home-based specialist palliative care, City Hospice’s holistic approach and services now include welfare advice, complementary therapies, counselling and bereavement support. Thanks to funding from The National Lottery, the provision of its bereavement care in the community is being extended over the next few years and…

The first family to access Self Build Wales are set to move into their new dream home. The scheme has now been extended to allow people who already own or have found a plot of land, to access support for building costs. Katherine Simmons, 42, and son Kyle, 27, had to make extensive changes to their family home after Kyle suffered a brain haemorrhage at the age of 12, which left him in a coma and in need of multiple surgeries. After undergoing treatment, Kyle defied the odds and began to show signs of improvement, though now needs 24-hour care…

Lee Hawker will take the reins at Persimmon Homes East Wales, the developers behind sites in Capel Llanilltern and St Edeyrns in Cardiff as well as various others across South Wales, including Merthyr Tydfil, Ebbw Vale, and Llanwern. Prior to joining Persimmon, Lee spent 24 years with Redrow Homes. Starting as a Land Graduate, Lee worked his way through the ranks to Land Director before taking up the role of Managing Director for Redrow’s South West Region, a position he held for the last nine years. Lee brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of the newbuild housing…

To celebrate the start of the 2024 BetMGM Premier League, BetMGM UK has landed three giant, golden darts in different spots around Cardiff city centre – which is hosting the first night of the tournament this evening. The darts will appear in three locations – on Churchill Way near to the Utilita Arena, next to the Alliance sculpture and at the Wales Millennium Centre below the iconic Celtic lettering.  Following the success of the recent PDC World Championships, BetMGM is taking darts into its new golden era through its headline sponsorship of the PDC Premier League. With the 12-foot darts…

Swansea Building Society is implementing a series of pivotal changes to its lending criteria, effective from February 1, 2024. These strategic adjustments are poised to provide a more nuanced and flexible approach to mortgage lending. In a bid to enhance the self-employed income assessment process, the Society will now consider the last two years of accounts or tax returns, as opposed to the previous three-year period. This forward-looking modification reflects Swansea Building Society’s commitment to aligning its practices with the evolving financial landscape. Investors seeking Limited Company borrowing will now find increased flexibility with a raised maximum Loan to Value…

EPCR has announced that Cardiff and Bilbao have been selected as host cities for the tournament organiser’s prestigious 2025 and 2026 Finals Weekends. Following a highly competitive tender process conducted in conjunction with The Sports Consultancy  that generated impressive bids from 23 stadia across 12 countries, the Board of EPCR awarded the 2025 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup finals to the Welsh capital’s iconic 74,000-capacity Principality Stadium – widely regarded as one of the world’s great sporting venues – and it was also decided that the 2026 showpiece matches would return to the superbly-appointed San Mamés Stadium in…

In November, officers were parked up in a marked police van in Ely, when Corey Whitehead aged 18, wearing a balaclava, drove past them on his Suron E-Bike. He then attempted skid manoeuvres in front of the van but lost control and fell off. As he tried to escape on foot officers detained him and conducted a search. He was then found in possession of 38 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin. Whitehead also had £2500 in cash and a large knife hidden in his waistband. His mobile phone when examined also showed evidence of dealing drugs. Whitehead from Caerau,…

The Gower Golf Course Ltd and owner of Gower Golf Club have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety at work regulations after an employee was injured following an accident on the course in a maintenance buggy. The poorly-maintained buggy crashed into a ditch and the employee suffered head, leg and back injuries after the brakes failed on the Kawasaki Mule he was driving. At Swansea Magistrates court on 24th January 2024 the golf club owner Adrian Richards, who is also the company’s sole director, pleaded guilty on behalf of himself and the company to three health and safety charges…