Author: Rhys Gregory

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the leasehold sale of The Lion Art Hotel & Restaurant in Berriew, Wales. Created by renowned sculptor Andrew Logan and Michael Davis in 2018, The Lion Art Hotel & Restaurant is a unique 17thcentury boutique hotel with seven en suite bedrooms and three dining rooms, nestled in the charming village of Berriew in Montgomeryshire. The 400-year-old property combines historic architecture with vibrant interiors and Logan’s own bespoke mirrored artworks. After eight years, Andrew and Michael have decided to step back from running the business and hand over the reins to Roshan…

Swansea city centre community services hub Y Storfa was formally opened this week (Wednesday). It has been open to the public since December 1 and in that time has attracted thousands of visitors. Positive comments on social media have included this small selection from those who’ve visited: “I really like it. I’ll be a regular visitor – it’s so convenient whilst in town.” Pat Baldrian “It’s really nice, with individual areas too. I haven’t been to the library in years but I’ll be sure to pop in again.” Peter Martin “The staff and service are excellent.” Chris Perry  “I had…

A man from Canton has been charged following an incident in the Capital Retail Park Leckwith, Cardiff earlier this week (Tuesday, December 16). Officers attended a report of a man with a knife just before midday. A suspect had left the scene but was arrested within 45 minutes and a knife was recovered. Thankfully nobody was injured. Jay Robert, 31, from Canton has been charged with being in possession of a pointed or bladed article in a public place. He appeared at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court yesterday today (Wednesday, December 17) and is remanded in custody until a further court hearing…

A stalker who was serving a suspended sentence for burglary has been jailed. Dale Myles Selby, of Cae’r Ffynon, Llanystumdwy, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Tuesday 16 December after admitting to stalking. In September 2025, Selby sent a woman threatening and abusive voice messages after claiming she had sent money to him to the wrong bank account. The 37-year-old threatened to bust the door of her house down and assault both the woman and her husband. Selby continued to send several threatening voice notes to the woman, leaving her in fear that violence would be used against her. Selby…

Testing carried out by the Animal and Plant Health Agency has confirmed that two swans, found dead at Roath Park Lake, died of avian flu. Avian Flu has previously been confirmed in a bird that died at Cardiff Bay. The risk to public health is low as it is rare for the H5N1 strain of the flu to be passed on to humans, but as a precaution, please avoid contact with dead or sick birds. Please also avoid feeding wild birds in public places as this encourages them to gather, increasing the risk of transmission. If you touch any dead…

Changes will be made in January to the 302, 349 and X49 local bus services, operated by First Cymru. Starting from Monday, 5th January 2026, new morning peak journeys in both directions will be added to the 349 service between Haverfordwest and Tenby via Pembroke Dock. This will provide new opportunities for those travelling to Tenby and Pembroke Dock for work and school and fill a gap in the Haverfordwest-bound schedule. The first additional bus will depart Haverfordwest at 06:25 via Neyland (07:02) and Pembroke Dock (07:17) and arrive in Tenby at 08:16. The second will depart Tenby at 07:20…

Further feedback sessions have been arranged for January as part of the no-one left behind project. Duffryn has been chosen as the first area to benefit from a £500,000 fund and it is important that residents have their say before the money is allocated. It follows the great success of a first event, held earlier this month, to ask residents what they felt was missing in their neighbourhood. Now three more sessions are being held in Duffryn Community Centre, including one on a Sunday, to try and reach as many people as possible. Come along for a cuppa and a…

Monmouthshire County Council has announced the opening of the final section of the active travel route connecting Kingswood Gate to Monmouth town centre. The new walking and wheeling route, running from Midsummer Way, Kingswood Gate, to Wonastow Industrial Estate Road, is now open for use, and completes the route to Monmouth via the already-constructed Williams Field Lane active travel route. The route has been constructed to provide an accessible route away from the highway, to connect homes and destinations. MCC was awarded £338,000 for the construction of this scheme from the Welsh Government (WG) Safe Routes in Communities (SRiC) Fund…

Women will benefit from groundbreaking research and innovation designed to eliminate health inequalities at Wales’ first Women’s Health Research Centre. To mark the first anniversary of the landmark Women’s Health Plan for Wales, First Minister Eluned Morgan and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Sarah Murphy met staff, researchers and the communities collaborating with them at the £3m centre. The research centre, led by Women’s Health Research Wales, is designed to strengthen investment in women’s health research, including representation in clinical trials. The centre brings together researchers, NHS partners, industry, policy makers, and communities to develop more effective treatments and ensure…

Trial pilots across Wales have successfully registered over 16,000 new voters automatically, an independent evaluation has found, paving the way for a more accessible democracy. Wales became the first part of the UK to trial automatic voter registration earlier this year, working with four local authorities – Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Newport and Powys – to test how locally held data could be used to register voters without requiring an application. The Electoral Commission’s evaluation, published today (17 December 2025), found the pilots added just over 14,500 new voters to the registers (which represented between 2-8% of the register in each local authority area). Crucially,…