A substantial six-figure loan from the Development Bank of Wales has helped Alexander Sage and Carl Adams to complete the management buy-out of Motomec Aberdare Limited allowing them to take over the ownership and management of the Aberdare-based business. Motomec was established by Eddie Hawkins in 1987 Motomec was established by Eddie Hawkins in 1987…
As part of The Welsh Government’s action plan for ‘Environment Regulation of Overflows” which covers the ongoing and forthcoming work to improve the current regulatory approaches, a report was due to be published on storm overflows by March 2023, this has yet to be published. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Janet Finch-Saunders MS…
A MOTHER-of-one who had a cardiac arrest in her sleep has paid tribute to her quick-thinking husband and the ambulance crew who saved her life. Leah Lewis, 30, from Merthyr Tydfil, woke husband Jordan in the early hours of the morning by ‘snoring’ – but after several attempts to rouse her, she would not wake….
Commenting on the news that, in Wales, less than half of patients at risk of irreversible eye harm are being seen within target, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Russell George MS said: “This is another clear example of Labour’s failure to bear down on Wales’ excessive waiting lists, risking serious harm to patients. “Over half of patients…
The Merthyr PIPYN team celebrated the launch of the brand new children and families programme today by climbing Pen Y Fan and accessing the free local services for families at Cyfarthfa Park. They were joined by families, key stakeholders for the programme and their local project ambassador Kerry Morgan, from Active Merthyr. The team hopes…
The Council would like to reassure residents and visitors that the Dare Valley Gravity Family Bike Park will continue with a new supplier after May 9, following the recent announcement from Pedalabikeaway that it will no longer operate the facility after this date. The current provider made the decision that it would not continue with…
Aberdare MTB So sad to hear the news about the gravity park this is not good it was doing so well for our town, with job losses so sad for the team at PedalAway. UPLIFT & BIKE HIRE AT DARE VALLEY BIKE PARK The Gravity Family Bike Park formed part of the wider £1.5m investment…
One of the oldest Armed Forces veterans in Wales, the oldest in Rhondda Cynon Taf, is celebrating his 100th birthday this week surrounded by family, friends and former Servicemen and women at a special event held in Pontypridd. Gordon White, known all his life as Pop Gordon White, known all his life as Pop, was born…
South Wales Police Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan has today reaffirmed the force’s commitment to the use of facial recognition technology to keep the public safe. A series of trial deployments and the testing and evaluation of data has been carried out and confirmed that the responsible way in which the technology is used by South…
The Welsh Government has today announced that it is unlikely to recover a whopping £7.35m that it had spent on a failed racetrack project in Ebbw Vale. Welsh Government officials have confirmed that there was little chance of recovering this £7.35m from the now insolvent company behind Circuit of Wales. Commenting on the news, Leader of…
