Powerhouse Energy Group sponsors Welsh internationals
Bridgend-based Powerhouse Energy Group is supporting Wales’ Over 35 Women’s Masters Hockey Team as they compete this summer at the European Championship in Valencia (June), and the Home Nations tournament in Glasgow (August). Paul Emmitt, Chief Executive Officer, Powerhouse Energy…
Cardiff region city deal ‘on course to create 26,000 jobs’
Council chiefs claimed the Cardiff region city deal is “more than on course” to create 26,000 jobs by 2036 despite delivering 4,335 jobs in the decade to date. Mary Ann Brocklesby – chair of the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR),…
Taxpayers hit with £5.25m bill for botched Aberthaw contract
Taxpayers will foot the bill for a £5.25m settlement after a legal claim over the awarding of a demolition contract for Aberthaw power station, a committee heard. The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) lost a high-court legal challenge brought by a…
Propel condemns Cardiff Council’s £10m spending on private schools amid ALN crisis
The grassroots political party Propel has condemned Cardiff Council’s continued subsidy of private school placements for Additional Learning Needs (ALN) provision, which was a staggering £10,462,880.85 last year. The party has called for an urgent reassessment of spending priorities, arguing…
Sian Reeves lends support to Care Home Open Week
TV actress Sian Reeves – best known for Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Cutting It – is hosting a special radio Singalong Show designed to get care homes across the UK singing together to improve their health and wellbeing. The one-off,…
Bronglais thrombosis prevention team wins top national award
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth has won a prestigious national award in recognition of work by teams across all departments in lowering the risk of thrombosis in patients under their care. The team beat off stiff…
“We can’t afford to lose local cinemas” a message from three South Wales Venues
Cinemagoers, staff and volunteers at Gwyn Hall, Taliesin Arts Centre and Maesteg Town Hall have come together to share the places they love and they’re inviting the public to fall in love with them too. This follows a series of…
South Wales Police to host popular Family Fun Day at Police HQ in Bridgend
This weekend sees the return of South Wales Police’s popular Family Fun Day. On Saturday, June 7, the gates at police headquarters in Bridgend will be opened to welcome visitors to the free event, which will feature tons of attractions…
‘Rushed’ battery storage developments risk ‘devastating’ consequences
The rapid and largely unregulated proliferation of battery storage developments is becoming an urgent safety issue in many parts of Wales, a Senedd member warned. Plaid Cymru’s Llŷr Gruffydd said he is not opposed to battery energy storage systems…
Former member of Police staff convicted for passing confidential information onto her drug-dealer boyfriend
A former member of police staff has been convicted of passing on confidential information to her drug dealer boyfriend. Lucy Langmead, aged 44, from Pontypridd, was working for South Wales Police when she began a relationship in 2020 with Daniel…