Author: Rhys Gregory

The Anglesey club where cricket legend Matthew Maynard started his illustrious career has been given a major boost thanks to cash seized from criminals. A £2,000 grant from the North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT) has enabled Menai Bridge Cricket Club to buy a new roll-on net cage so that the new generation of players can hone their batting and bowling skills. PACT’s main focus is to provide funding to community and voluntary groups for schemes that improve people’s quality of life by reducing crime or the fear of crime. Over the past quarter of a century over 3,500…

Biffa, the UK leader in sustainable waste management, has completed the acquisition of a business which specialises in the collection of hazardous and liquid waste. Hazrem Environmental Limited is a regional market leading provider of hazardous and liquid waste management solutions. Based in Tredegar in South Wales, Hazrem was established in 2004 by Paul Goddard, former British Royal Navy. The company has become a regional market leader with over 70 customers including blue-chip entities and local authorities, some of which have worked with the company since its inception. During the last 20 years Hazrem has built an enviable reputation for…

AN ACCLAIMED restaurant group and social enterprise organisation are serving up more than 900 wellbeing food boxes for families in North Wales. Led by the Children’s University and supported by Menter Môn’s Neges scheme, the initiative is funded by HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales). The boxes will be given to children in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, and Flintshire, and contain locally sourced ingredients and recipe cards to help educate pupils, parents and carers on nutrition and healthy eating. The food and drink will be prepared and distributed by the award-winning Dylan’s group, which has restaurants in Conwy,…

Coworking and small business support experts, Town Square Spaces Ltd (TownSq) has entered an international partnership with flex-space management software Baseworx. The deal gives TownSq an exclusive licence to utilise the Baseworx platform for growth in the UK, to enable further scale and expansion. With the platform fully operational, it has the potential to generate millions in additional revenue over the next five years. Baseworx, the technology driving Ireland’s government-backed Connected Hubs initiative known as the “Airbnb of Coworking,” is a SaaS company based in Cork, Ireland. The platform offers a comprehensive venue management solution favoured by coworking spaces, large…

Pontypridd born triathlete, Kate Strong, alongside globally recognised freshwater health expert Numair Masud, hiked the length of the River Taff from its source in Brecon down to Cardiff over three days. The 82km walk was carried out to kick-start a campaign which aims to highlight the fragility of our water systems and mobilise our government to take action to protect our rivers and waterways. The River Taff plays an important role in providing not only freshwater for people in Wales, but also a habitat for salmon, trout, otters and eels, among other wildlife, and offers a source of food for…

Leading partnerships developer Lovell and housing association Pobl Group have started on a £28.65 million development in Haverfordwest, where 69% of the homes will be affordable. Contracts have been completed for a brand-new, mixed tenure development called Augustus Grange, which will provide a total of 115 two and three-bedroom homes located off St David’s Road, just six miles from the stunning Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. 36 of the homes will be available for open market sale and 79 will be affordable homes, with 37 available through Shared Ownership and 42 for social rent. Lovell has now commenced work on the…

Dogs Trust Cardiff is shining a light on a volunteer and fundraiser who has gone the extra mile in her support for dogs across South Wales. Since starting her volunteer journey in August 2021, Jen Pattenden has contributed a staggering 400 hours of support to Dogs Trust Cardiff. Her compassion and commitment to helping has been instrumental in helping some of the centre’s dogs find their happily ever after. Across her time at Dogs Trust, Jen has formed a close relationship with many of the dogs awaiting their forever home, helping with training and opening her own home to seven…

A substantial five bedroom detached house with garage and spacious gardens offers a new owner plenty of space for growth. The property, at 1,A,  Navigation Street, Trethomas, Caerphilly, is being sold on behalf of the church and listed by Newport-based Paul Fosh auctions with a guide price of £350,000-plus. Sean Roper, of Paul Fosh Auctions, said: “The house does require improvement works but would make an ideal home for either a large family  or has the potential to split into further units either houses or flats or use as an House of Multiple Occupation (HMO), subject to obtaining the necessary…

Breaking records all over the world, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has impacted the global economy to such a level that it’s birthed a new word: Swiftonomics. Projected to boost UK spending by £1bn, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Cardiff on Tuesday June 18 – bringing with it 74,500 fans and a projected £64 million boost to the Welsh economy. Data from Barclays Bank reveals Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated Eras Tour is predicted to provide a £997m boost to the UK economy, with Swifties forking out £848 on the Eras experience – including tickets, travel, accommodation, outfits, merchandise, and food…

Things are hotting up at the National Lido of Wales, Lido Ponty, with eight sessions a day EVERY day of the week until the end of July. Lido Ponty’s timetable has now switched to summer, which means two early morning swim sessions every day of the week, plus the usual six family fun sessions, when the inflatables are out and the fountain is on, on weekends, school holidays and bank holidays. Added to the timetable are the weekday day-time swims, running from 9am to 3.30pm (all three pools are open including the splash pool) and two after-school fun sessions with…