The UK and Welsh governments will announce an agreed position next week setting out a direction of travel in seeking to address decades of under investment in rail enhancement projects in Wales. While it will not set out a financial funding commitment, or which projects could be backed, it will be the first time that … Read more
Here are your rugby evening headlines for Friday, January 10. Wales wing set for debut in much-changed side Regan Grace will makes his Cardiff debut on Saturday at Perpignan in the Challenge Cup, as the Blue and Blacks make nine changes for the trip to France. The former rugby league star signed for Cardiff from … Read more
AFTER a week of continual snow, ice and rain, it looks like there could finally be some respite from the adverse weather with the weekend set to stay reasonably dry. However, it is not all good news, with the current cold snap set to continue over the weekend period with some minor possibilities of some … Read more
TWO STREETS in Gwent have featured in the first ten daily People’s Postcode Lottery draws for 2025. Named among numerous other streets across the UK in the most recent daily prize draws, two streets in Gwent have won a sum of money. Residents of Festival Crescent, in New Inn, Pontypool, with a postcode of NP4 0NB, have won a … Read more
Lidl has confirmed it is still looking for a new location to relocate an existing store in a Pembrokeshire town. Despite currently having a supermarket in Pembroke Dock, Lidl is planning to relocate the store in the same area. Meanwhile, the German brand is progressing with plans to open another store in Tenby with timelines … Read more
Drivers will soon have to pay to park their cars at a number of popular seaside spots in the Vale of Glamorgan. Vale of Glamorgan Council’s cabinet members agreed in principle to parking charges being introduced at car parks in and around Barry and Penarth and to new on-street charges for a number of locations … Read more
More details have been revealed about plans for a new school for pupils with additional learning needs on the site of a former council HQ in the Rhondda. A planning application has been submitted by Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council for the new English medium 3 to 19 ALN school on the site of the … Read more
A landlord has been taken to court and ordered to pay more than £11,000 over the horrendous state of a mould-ridden block of flats. Sohail Baig ignored his tenants’ pleas for repairs to the Cardiff property, including the broken window of a child’s ground-floor room. The property at 41 Neville Street, Riverside, is a three-storey … Read more
-Credit:2024 Getty Images It seems like everyone has an opinion on whether young Bath hooker Kepu Tuipulotu should represent England or Wales. The fact of the matter is the 19-year-old, who was born in Pontypool but educated at Harrow School, has a choice and has chosen to represent England which is his right. But the … Read more
A self-funded knitting group from Swansea have been bringing joy to hundreds of sick children through their talent, ingenuity and dedication. Wendy Bartlett founded the Swansea Bay Community Whizzknits Volunteers, a group that donates thousands of knitted and crocheted items to the Swansea Bay University Health Board each year. Wendy has her own business which … Read more