How to Deal with Grief for the 1st Time
Regardless of whether you have lost a loved one a number of times in the past or whether you are experiencing such a tragedy...
10 tips to keep your heating costs down this winter
As winter sets in, it’s that time of year when we start to crank up the heating. With the cost of energy bills a...
Get winter ready with the Warm Homes Fund
With temperatures dropping, Neath Port Talbot Council is calling on eligible households to apply for a free first time central heating system in readiness...
TWO THIRDS UNCERTAIN HOW TO MANAGE RETIREMENT INCOME
66% do not know how much they should withdraw from their retirement fund each year
Increasing life expectancy to stretch retirement funds –...
60% OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE A ‘SIDE HUSTLE’ BECAUSE THE COST...
Nearly half (42%) of students and recent graduates have a second job
43% of those with a side hustle wouldn’t be able to...
Climate debate: Get the PM on board.
The campaign for a world-first climate and nature debate between party leaders is building momentum.
Over 160,000 of you have signed our petition, thousands of...
Welsh feel guilty more than 63 times a month
The Welsh feel remorse for something around 16 times per week, adding up to a whopping 821 shameful occasions each year, according to a...
Young people have their say on safeguarding issues/
A group of young people from Neath Port Talbot schools have passed on their feedback to senior decision makers as part of Safeguarding Week...
Remembrance events
The Royal British Legion is once again organising three main annual Remembrance Services in Neath Port Talbot on Sunday, November 10th. Here are the...
One in four Welsh adults showing signs of financial distress
One in four Welsh adults showing signs of financial distress, says leading debt charity
New research reveals many households are struggling to cope financially, with...
HALF OF UK WOMEN REJECT A COMPLIMENT WHEN GIVEN
ALMOST HALF OF UK WOMEN REJECT A COMPLIMENT WHEN GIVEN (52%)
Embarrassment named as number one reason for rejecting a compliment.
Men more likely to accept...
Carys helps engineer a boost to Narbeth women’s careers
A young female engineer has become the new face of Chwarae Teg’s Agile Nation2 Career Development Programme for women, having recently benefited from the...
Why Lottery Charity Funding Is the Most Exciting Strategy to Raise...
Societies are always looking for ways to raise more money to help boost their reserves. There are many ways they can achieve this goal...
The Whitebrook – up 11 places to 38 in Good Food...
The Whitebrook Restaurant with Rooms goes up 11 places to number 38 in The Good Food Guide UK 2020 by Waitrose & Partners and is included in...
Find the Fossils competition winner scoops £50 prize/Enillydd cystadleuaeth Darganfod y...
A visit to the 2019 Pembrokeshire County Show proved lucrative for one eagle-eyed young visitor, who won £50 in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park...
The bank of mum and dad – helping your child buy...
It is a well-known reality that first-time buyers struggle to come up with the funds for a deposit and it is increasingly common that...
Generous donation of old model lifeboat to Rhyl RNLI lifeboat station.
Anne was chatting to Samuel Trevor, A RNLI Lifeguard Supervisor, who lives in Aberporth. She mentioned she had been to Rhyl lifeboat station some...
Report to consider the future of Trem y Glyn residential care...
Councillors in Neath Port Talbot are due to consider a report to review the options of keeping Trem y Glyn residential care home open...
WELSH PARENTS AMONG THE MOST RELAXED IN THE UK
International parenting research reveals how parents in Wales compare to the rest of the UK
Parents in Wales are hands-off when it comes to raising...
Are Golf Club Memberships Value For Money?
There are a few different ways to play golf and one of them is to join a club and become a member. As a...
Don’t Feed the shark! – Safer NPT’s campaign bites back at...
The Safer Neath Port Talbot Partnership has launched a campaign to help people recognise and avoid the pitfalls of illegal money lending.
The aim of...
Swansea is ‘car sex capital of the UK’, according to new...
Popular vehicle leasing firm Select Car Leasing ( https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk ) asked thousands of Brits if they’d ever enjoyed a 'steamy windows' moment in their vehicle.
And Swansea...
Great manners and being a feminist define modern accomplished man in...
GREAT MANNERS, BEING A FEMINIST AND TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS REPLACE DIY AND OLD-FASHIONED ROMANCE IN WHAT DEFINES AN ACCOMPLISHED MAN IN WALES
Traditional qualities such...
56% of couples are spreading faecal bacteria with each other with...
Drench has found that 5 in 10 couples said they share towels, which means these couples are almost certainly spreading coliform bacteria, a form...
Network Rail invites residents to find out more about rock netting...
Pembroke residents are invited to a drop-in event, hosted by Network Rail, to find out more about upcoming de-vegetation and rock netting at Pembroke...
CARDIFF ENERGY CEASES TRADING
Commenting on the news that gas-only supplier Cardiff Energy has ceased trading, uSwitch.com Head of Regulation Richard Neudegg said:
"Cardiff Energy is - unfortunately -...
The UK’s Dirtiest Drivers, Revealed
You’ve seen the state of Boris Johnson’s car, but how does yours polish up to the Prime Minister’s?
Is the inside of your car...
Statement on local taxi firm incident
Last weekend, the Council became aware of comments made by a local resident on social media platforms which suggested a local taxi firm was...
St. David’s Named UK’s 4th Most Accessible City
HomeToGo reveals the 19 UK cities with the greatest share of wheelchair-accessible accommodation - and St. David's comes in at #4
London, UK - For...
National Lottery grants for six Swansea based groups
Chinese in Wales Association are celebrating their successful application for £99,769. They plan to provide an advocacy, advice and information service for two years...
The UK’s best and worst train stations
London Paddington has been named the UK's best train station, according to a new study.
The research, which was completed by Novotel, looked at the 100...
Brunos Animal Haven – Can you help?
Good Afternoon
I am writing on behalf of Brunos Animal Haven, a small registered charity who are struggling financially to keep rescuing animals. The founder...
Welsh office bugbears revealed
OFFICE POLITICS:
BONDING RITUALS AND BUGBEARS AMONGST WELSH WORKERS REVEALED
Cracking a joke, making a cuppa and lending a pen are the fastest ways that...
Peter Francis auctioneers – Post auction report
A large group of old postcards, that represented a lifetime of collecting for a local seller, generated huge interest at the Summer Fine Catalogue...
Dream roles for Summer Rangers/Swyddi delfrydol ar gyfer Parcmyn Haf
Two Summer Rangers have taken up seasonal duties with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority’s Ranger Teams in the north and the south of...
Castell Coch back to its best ahead of summer
For the first time in over a year, visitors to Castell Coch can now see its iconic fairy-tale turrets free from scaffolding — with...
Does anyone in Wales actually say ‘daps’?
Is someone a bewt if they lose their kecks? Would you say a cuppa was lush?
Travel specialist Stay in Devon is stoking the flames...
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR OCTOBER INTAKE AT CARDIFF’S NATWEST ENTREPRENEUR ACCELERATOR
Applications are now open for October’s intake at the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator in Cardiff.
Entrepreneurs from across Wales are being encouraged to take part in...
Welsh Social Media Network “Tŵt” Now Open to the Public
http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/welsh-social-media-network-tt-now-open-to-the-public-2bcb360c44bb087c1e474e2912f2970a/
After six months in beta release, the bilingual Welsh social network toot.wales is now open to the public. Built with native support for Welsh...
Students in West Wales reminded to claim their TV Licence refund
Students in West Wales who are moving home for the summer are being reminded by TV Licensing that they could be entitled to £50...
Surfing the Severn Bore is the greatest ride on earth
The Severn Bore is the greatest ride on earth, says the surfer who has ridden tidal waves from the mighty Amazon to the crocodile-infested...
Wear Black To Nail A Job Interview, Blue To Smash Your...
A nationwide study has revealed the colours we choose to wear in certain situations may have a bigger influence over the outcome than previously...
CuleM Watches launches on Kickstarter – the first dual-time luxury travel...
Independent watch maker, Culm Watches, has launched its automatic luxury dual-time GMT travel watch on Kickstarter.
CuleM combines two passions; mind-expanding travel and luxury watches...
MAJOR WILKO STRIKE LOOMS AFTER COMPANY FORCE STAFF TO WORK WEEKEND
More than 90% of GMB members are so angry they are willing to walk out – that shows the strength of feeling
A major strike...
Prominent Llanelli citizen dies
One of Llanelli’s most prominent citizens, the architect Wynford Lewis, has died at the age of 83.
Mr Lewis had a long and distinguished career...
3 Easy Steps To Having The Home Of Your Dreams
We all have a mental image of the home of our dreams, but it can often seem like an impossible ideal. Although palaces and...
THIRSTY FOR THOR: 1 IN 5 FANS WOULD LEAVE THEIR PARTNER...
THIRSTY FOR THOR: 1 IN 5 FANS WOULD LEAVE THEIR PARTNER FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME STAR
1 in 5 (20%) Marvel fans would leave their partner...
The three words Wales residents can say to our DOGS but...
"I love you" - the three simple words Wales residents can say to our DOGS but not our FAMILIES
Over half of Wales...
Massive uplift in Welsh drivers choosing second-hand over new for next...
Proportion of drivers in Wales planning to buy a second-hand car rises from 43% to 54% in a year, while the proportion planning...
A QUARTER OF MILLENNIALS STILL LIVE WITH THEIR PARENTS… AND HALF...
Only 1 in 4 (25%) millennials own or have shared ownership of a property – nearly a quarter still live at home with...
