South East Wales News

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s lovely Maesnewydd Garden Centre is once again in full bloom and open to residents who want to grab a bargain and support the ongoing training and employment of adults with learning disabilities.

Gamers in Newport are set to strike it lucky, as Superbowl UK Newport brings a brand-new SEGA Prize Zone to its Friars Walk location.

Students from Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences spent their Easter holiday in Jordan, volunteering with grassroots organisations involved in public health and supporting Palestinian refugees.

Welsh yacht builder Swallow Yachts will showcase their new, innovative trailerable sailing cruiser when the world’s toughest and most prestigious sailing event, the Volvo Ocean Race arrives in Cardiff on Sunday May 27 for a 14 day stopover.

A new pilot scheme is being proposed to increase the number of vehicle electrical charging points in the Welsh Capital.

The Gwent-headquartered Caldicot Group has successfully completed the acquisition of one of Gloucestershire’s biggest recovery agencies expanding its portfolio of depots to four regional centres and increasing its operating network to more than 6,000 square miles.

Schools across the Caerphilly county borough look set to benefit from £110million of investment thanks to the next phase of a hugely successful funding programme aimed at improving education across Wales. 

This Wednesday (April 18th) and Thursday (April 19th) from 8pm until 5.30am the following morning, the Link Road (A4232) will close for resurfacing inbound (eastbound) from the Culverhouse roundabout to the Leckwith slip road.

Plans on how to introduce a Welsh Government scheme providing eligible working parents of three and four-year-olds in the city with 30 hours of free early years education and childcare will be discussed this week. 

Have you seen Peter Pan at a Cardiff children’s ward recently? It could well be the student-led Make A Smile project.