A YOUTH club in a village in one local authority in Gwent is bringing the community together after it was devastated by flooding. Crosskeys Youth Club in Caerphilly county, has been described as a “safe haven” for many young people was destroyed in the flooding caused by Storm Bert in November, and further worsened by … Read more
A call by a Pembrokeshire town council to be allowed to site allotments on a county council-owned derelict play area is to be considered by planners. In an application submitted to Pembrokeshire County Council, Pembroke Town Council is seeking permission for a partly retrospective change of use of the former local authority play area on … Read more
Specsavers Haverfordwest has become the largest Specsavers store in Wales. The store relocated to a new, state-of-the-art premises in the Riverside Shopping Centre, following a £1.2 million investment by local partners. The grand opening of the new store took place on Monday, December 16, with customers and dignitaries, including several mayors, in attendance. Guests were … Read more
South Korea has detained a shaman for his alleged involvement in president Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2022 presidential campaign on charges of receiving illegal political funds, an investigation that could spell more trouble for the impeached president. Prosecutors detained the shaman, Jeon Seong-bae, who is known as Geon Jin, on suspicions that he received illegal political … Read more
What to buy for the discerning gents in your life? Whether they’re a country man at heart, fitness fanatic, lover of the good life, or a bit of a mystery — here, there’s an idea for all. If you’re brave, why not try buying him an item of clothing: a cardigan from Finnieston, rugby shirt … Read more
Efforts to fix the ongoing water supply issues caused by a fault at the Cheam Water Treatment Works are now in their third day. SES Water confirmed this morning, December 18, that significant progress has been made overnight, but some areas in south London continue to face disruptions. The fault, caused by a failure of … Read more
An Uzbek national was offered $100,000 (£78,650) by Ukraine to assassinate the head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons unit, Moscow has claimed. Russian police have arrested a 29-year-old suspect, who they say had been “recruited by Ukrainian special forces” and offered the money for the assassination of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov. “On their instructions, … Read more
It’s tricky to design the costumes for a show that is modern dress and, on top of that, uses fashion as the backdrop of the story. There is a lot of pressure to “get it right” but what that means exactly is hard to define. We have set The Devil Wears Prada musical in 2005, … Read more
A man has been taken hospital after he was struck on the head by an item which fell from lift shaft at a building site in Plumstead. Emergency services were called to the building site next to Greenwich Community College in Plumstead Road at 9.05am today (December 18). The man was found injured and was … Read more
A mum is urging Christmas cooks to always wear shoes in the kitchen after boiling hot goose fat burned her feet so badly she needed skin grafts. Rebecca Evans was rustling up a Sunday roast and popped goose fat into the oven to heat up to ensure she cooked perfect crunchy-on-the-outside, fluffy-in-the-middle roast spuds. Distracted … Read more