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Wrexham owners assure Parkinson of job security
Wrexham’s co-owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have expressed their confidence in manager Phil Parkinson, stating that he holds a permanent position, citing his crucial role in the club’s recent success.
Under Phil Parkinson's leadership, Wrexham has achieved a remarkable feat of three consecutive promotions, transforming the team's fortunes.
Wrexham's co-chairmen, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have expressed their admiration for manager Phil Parkinson, describing him as crucial to the club's resurgence and assuring him of a long-term role at the helm.
As the fifth anniversary of their takeover approaches, the celebrity owners are celebrating Wrexham's meteoric rise from non-league strugglers to contenders for a spot in the Premier League.
Since his appointment in 2021, Parkinson has overseen an unprecedented three successive promotions, a testament to his managerial prowess and the club's newfound success.
Currently, Wrexham is positioned for a Championship play-off spot and has set its sights on reaching the top flight for the first time in the club's history.
Reynolds and McElhenney have reaffirmed their commitment to the club's continued growth, focusing on enhancing infrastructure to ensure long-term sustainability and success.
The co-chairmen have emphasized Parkinson's vital role in their plans, with McElhenney praising him as the driving force behind Wrexham's transformation.
The past five years have witnessed a remarkable Hollywood-inspired transformation of Wrexham.
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In a recent interview with The Athletic, McElhenney praised Parkinson's instrumental role in Wrexham's success, stating that he is an indispensable part of the team.
McElhenney revealed that he and Reynolds have complete faith in Parkinson, saying that it would not make sense to consider replacing him as manager.
According to McElhenney, Parkinson has been the mastermind behind Wrexham's resurgence, and as long as he wants to remain with the club, his position is secure.
McElhenney acknowledged that publicly guaranteeing Parkinson's job security might seem unorthodox, but he emphasized that honesty and transparency have always been the co-chairmen's approach.
Reynolds was in attendance at the recent match against Millwall, where Wrexham suffered a setback in their play-off pursuit.
He had also been present when Wrexham secured a historic victory over Premier League side Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup third round, the club's first top-flight win in over 20 years.
Reynolds confessed that his investment in Wrexham has made him a dedicated fan, and he is deeply affected by the team's losses.
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Reynolds and McElhenney completed their acquisition of Wrexham from the supporters' trust in February 2021, marking the beginning of a new era for the club.
The initial £2m investment has sparked a rapid ascent through the divisions, with a documentary series capturing the club's journey and significantly boosting its revenue.
Subsequent investments from the Allyn Family and Apollo Sports Capital have enabled Wrexham to set its sights on further expansion, including the construction of a new all-seater Kop Stand and the redevelopment of the historic home ground.
In a recent interview, the co-chairmen reiterated their goal of building a sustainable model, with McElhenney emphasizing the need for the club to be able to support its own growth.
McElhenney stated that the co-chairmen's primary objective from the outset has been to establish a sustainable foundation for the club.
He acknowledged that the current economic model is not viable in the long term due to the lack of infrastructure, which has been a challenge for generations.
The co-chairmen are working to lay the groundwork for a sustainable future, aiming to create a model that will endure for decades to come.
McElhenney expressed his desire for Wrexham to achieve success, including winning the Premier League and Champions League, but emphasized that the club's prosperity must be accompanied by the town's overall growth and development.
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Insects and equipment among concerns for Ynyshir restaurant inspectors
Wedi ymweliad ag unig fwyty yng Nghymru â dwy seren Michelin, cododd arolygwyr bryderon am bryfed, offer a dorwyd a llawr budr.
Ers 2022, mae bwyty Ynyshir wedi cael dwy seren Michelin, sef y safon uchaf ym myd coginio.
Yn dilyn ymweliad arolygwyr â'r bwyty hwnig yng Nghymru sydd â dwy seren Michelin, canfyddwyd nifer o bryderon, gan gynnwys pryfed, offer wedi torri a llawr budr.
Prif gogydd bwyty Ynyshir, ger Machynlleth, sydd wedi bod yn rhedeg y bwyty ers 2013, dywed nad yw'n teimlo cywilydd ar ôl derbyn sgôr hylendid bwyd o un allan o bump.
Adroddiad llawn yr arolygwyr, a gafodd ei rhyddhau yn dilyn cais rhyddid gwybodaeth, yn cynnwys gorchymyn i beidio gweini cimwch amrwd ac yn nodi bod pryfed, byw a marw, a chyllell fudr wedi eu canfod yn y bwyty.
Ymatebodd Ynyshir drwy nodi bod yr adroddiad wedi canfod "nifer fach o faterion sy'n arferol mewn cegin broffesiynol yng nghefn gwlad Cymru wledig" ac y byddent yn gweithredu ar unwaith i ddatrys y materion hynny.
Mae'r bwyty hefyd yn awgrymu bod rhannau o'r adroddiad yn "ffeithiol anghywir" ac bod gan adran iechyd yr amgylchedd Cyngor Ceredigion "ddiffyg dealltwriaeth o'u prosesau arbenigol".
Yn ymateb, dywedodd Cyngor Ceredigion eu bod "cefnogi barn broffesiynol a chanfyddiadau ein staff wrth weithredu safonau hylendid bwyd".
Nododd yr adroddiad fod pryfed yn peri "risg sylweddol i ddiogelwch bwyd" oherwydd eu gallu cario bacteria niweidiol fel E. coli a Salmonela.
Canfyddwyd bod darn o dâp gludiog mewn ystafell paratoi bwyd yn cynnwys nifer o bryfed marw.
Yn ogystal â hyn, tynwyd sylw at lawr budr, cyfleusterau golchi dwylo annigonol mewn rhai ardaloedd ac offer oedd wedi torri.
Sgôr hylendid bwyd o un allan o bump yn golygu bod angen "gwelliant mawr" i ddiogelwch bwyd.
Nododd yr adroddiad hefyd bod angen gwelliant mawr yn y ffordd y mae diogelwch bwyd yn cael ei reoli, yn ogystal â glendid a chyflwr y cyfleusterau.
Gareth Ward, prif gogydd Ynyshir, sydd wedi bod yn rhedeg y bwyty ers 2013, dywedodd nad yw'n teimlo cywilydd ar ôl derbyn sgôr hylendid bwyd o un allan o bump.
Yn y adroddiad, nodwyd bod cig cimwch yn cael ei weini yn amrwd ac "nad oedd peryglon microbiolegol wedi eu amlygu a'u rheoli yn llawn".
Gorchymynodd yr adrolygwyr i Ynyshir stopio gweini cimwch amrwd ar unwaith, neu bydd camau pellach yn cael eu cymryd.
Nid oedd trefniant wedi ei ddogfennu ar gyfer storio cimwch byw na threfniadau o ran trin a rheoli safon y dŵr.
Gofynnodd swyddogion i weld y fwydlen gyfredol, ond bu rhaid iddynt wneud sawl cais cyn i'r ddogfen gael ei darparu.
Mae bwydlen Ynyshir yn cynnwys tua 30 o gyrsiau, sy'n cael eu gweini dros gyfnod o rai oriau, am gost o bron i £500 y pen.
Dywedodd Gareth Ward fod ei fwyty "yn gweithio ar y safon uchaf yn y byd".
Nododd yr adroddiad bod sawl bwlch yn y gwaith papur sy'n ymwneud â dadansoddi peryglon posibl.
Roedd pryderon am ddiffyg cofnodion o ran tymereddau rhewi pysgod, y broses o storio hwyaid a cholomennod, a darnau o bysgod sydd i fod i gael eu bwyta yn amrwd.
Y casgliad oedd bod angen i Ynyshir "adolygu ei system rheoli diogelwch bwyd fel cyfanwaith".
Yn ymateb i'r adroddiad, dywedodd Ynyshir fod ganddynt "sawl blwyddyn o brofiadau gydag adran iechyd yr amgylchedd Cyngor Ceredigion" ac y byddent yn parhau i adolygu ac addasu eu gwaith papur.
Nododd y bwyty eu bod wedi addasu eu systemau, wedi ehangu eu gwaith papur ac wedi trafod gydag arbenigwyr diogelwch bwyd allanol.
Byddant yn parhau i adolygu ac addasu eu gwaith papur i adlewyrchu'r datblygiad o fewn y bwyty.
Roedd yn siomedig bod eu gwaith wrth baratoi rhai prydau wedi eu cwestiynu, rhywbeth a arweiniodd at orfod talu yn ddrud am brofion biolegol ychwanegol.
Gadarnhaodd y profion hynny bod eu technegau yn ddiogel, yn addas ac yn cyd-fynd â'r canllawiau.
Awgrymodd Ynyshir bod rhannau o'r adroddiad yn "ffeithiol anghywir", gan gynnwys y cyfeiriad at y "gyllell fudr".
Nododd y bwyty eu bod wedi dechrau glanhau'r gyllell ar y pryd, ac felly roedd yn ymddangos yn fudr yn ystod yr ymchwiliad.
Mae Ynyshir yn cyflogi bron i 30 o bobl leol ac yn cael ei gydnabod am ei gyfraniad i letygarwch a thwristiaeth yng Nghymru.
Mae Gareth Ward, Amelia a'r holl dîm yn Ynyshir yn gwbl ymroddedig i gynnal safonau diogelwch bwyd, proffesiynoldeb a thryloywder.
Dywedodd Cyngor Ceredigion eu bod "cefnogi barn broffesiynol a chanfyddiadau ein staff wrth weithredu safonau hylendid bwyd y DU".
Mae arolygiadau yn cael eu cynnal yn unol â safonau cenedlaethol a osodwyd gan yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd.
Rhwng mis Ebrill a mis Rhagfyr 2025, fe wnaeth 90% o'r safleoedd a gafodd eu harolygu yng Ngheredigion gyflawni sgôr hylendid bwyd o 3-5 allan o bump.
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Anfonwch unrhyw syniadau am straeon i cymrufyw@bbc.co.uk, dolen allanol neu cysylltwch drwy WhatsApp ar 07709850033.
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Gwynedd council proceeds with plan to close two-school campus
Cyngor Gwynedd wedi cadarnhau eu bwriadau i gynllunio cau’r ysgol gynradd lleiaf yn y sir, sef Ysgol Y Garreg.
Ysgol Y Garreg yn Llanfrothen sydd â dwy disgybl yn mynychu'r ysgol ar hyn o bryd, sef y nifer isaf yn y sir.
Mae Cyngor Gwynedd wedi cadarnhau eu bwriadau i gau ysgol gynradd lleiaf y sir, gan ddatgelu eu cynlluniau i fynd â'r broses ymlaen.
Adroddiad diweddar sy'n argymell cau Ysgol Y Garreg cyn mis Medi 2026, gan fod dim ond dau ddisgybl yn mynychu'r ysgol yn Llanfrothen.
Ar ôl cyfarfod y cabinet ddydd Mawrth, mae Cyngor Gwynedd wedi cyhoeddi hysbysiad statudol 28 diwrnod i gau'r ysgol ar 31 Awst, 2026, fel rhan o'u cynlluniau.
Os bydd y cau yn mynd yn eu blaen, bydd disgyblion o'r ardal yn mynychu Ysgol Cefn Coch ym Mhenrhyndeudraeth, sydd oddi wrth Ysgol Y Garreg tua dwy filltir.
Mae trafodaethau yn parhau yng Ngwynedd ynglŷn â chau ysgol gynradd sydd â dwy disgybl yn mynychu.
Yn ôl dogfennau Cyngor Gwynedd, roedd 22 o ddisgyblion yn mynychu Ysgol Y Garreg yn 2021, a 17 o ddisgyblion yn Ionawr 2025, ond ers hynny mae niferoedd wedi gostwng yn sylweddol.
Ar hyn o bryd, mae pennaeth dros dro yn rhannu dyletswyddau rhwng Ysgol Y Garreg ac ysgol arall drwy drefniant anffurfiol, i geisio delio â'r sefyllfa bresennol.
Yn ogystal, mae un athro a chymhorthydd rhan-amser yn gweithio yn Ysgol Y Garreg, gan geisio darparu addysg o safon i'r disgyblion sy'n mynychu.
Y cost fesul dysgwr yn Ysgol Y Garreg yw £14,621, sy'n uwch na'r cyfartaledd sirol o £5,780, gan godi cwestiynau am y cynaliadwyedd ariannol.
Dywedodd cynghorydd fod y ddau ddisgybl yn blwyddyn chwech ac yn paratoi i symud i'r ysgol uwchradd ym mis Medi 2026, gan greu sefyllfa newydd i'r ysgol.
Yn ôl y Cynghorydd Dewi Jones, aelod cabinet dros addysg, "Nid yw hyn yn rhywbeth newydd i ni yng Ngwynedd, ond mae'n adlewyrchu newidiadau mawr yn demograffeg y sir dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf."
"Rhyw 10 mlynedd yn ôl, roedd tua 1,500 o blant yn llai yn yr ystod 0-15 oed, a hynny wedi cael effaith ar ein hysgolion a'n cymunedau," meddai y Cynghorydd Jones.
Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, gostyngodd y gyfradd enedigaethau yn y sir, a hynny wedi cael effaith ar niferoedd ysgolion.
Yn 2012, ganwyd tua 1,300 o blant yn y sir, ond erbyn 2022 roedd y ffigwr wedi gostwng i 997, gan ddangos y newid sylweddol yn demograffeg y sir.
Dywedodd y Cynghorydd Jones fod y ddau ddisgybl yn blwyddyn chwech ac nad oes unrhyw blentyn wedi'i gofrestru ar gyfer y dosbarth derbyn, gan greu sefyllfa anghyflawn.
"Erbyn mis Medi, ni fydd unrhyw blant yn mynychu'r ysgol o gwbl," meddai y Cynghorydd Jones, gan tanlinellu'r sefyllfa bresennol.
"Mae hyn yn sefyllfa trist, ond y cynnig yw cau Ysgol Y Garreg, sydd wedi gwasanaethu'r gymuned am flynyddoedd lawer," meddai y Cynghorydd Jones.
"Mae staff Ysgol Y Garreg wedi gwneud eu gorau i ddarparu addysg o safon i'r disgyblion, a hoffwn ddiolch iddyn nhw am eu gwasanaeth," meddai y Cynghorydd Jones.
Dywedodd Gwern ap Rhisiart, pennaeth addysg y sir, fod ymgysylltu wedi digwydd gyda'r gymuned, a bod cyfle i bobl fynegi eu barn neu wrthwynebu'r cynlluniau.
Dechreuwyd trafodaethau cyflogaeth gyda staff Ysgol Y Garreg, gan gynnwys y pennaeth dros dro, athro, cymhorthydd, a'r rhai mewn rolau glanhau ac arlwyo.
Yn ôl Gwern ap Rhisiart, nid oedd unrhyw benderfyniad wedi'i wneud eto ynglŷn â defnydd posibl yr adeilad yn y dyfodol, gan adael y drws ar agor i ddilechdid.
Dilynwch Cymru Fyw ar Facebook, neu ar blatfformau cymdeithasol eraill, i gael y diweddaraf o newyddion a straeon.
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Lawrlwythwch yr ap am y diweddaraf o Gymru ar eich dyfais symudol, i gadw i fyny â'r holl newyddion a straeon.
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Car crash leaves Welsh language speaker unable to communicate
In 2024, Ellis Pears was injured in a vehicle accident, which subsequently led to difficulties in his social interactions and academic performance.
After a car accident, a university student reported feeling like an outsider in his own community due to his sudden loss of Welsh language skills.

In November 2024, 19-year-old Ellis Pears was involved in a near-miss collision on a country road, which caused his vehicle to flip and left him with a concussion, marking a significant turning point in his life.
Ellis Pears, a law student at Aberystwyth University in Ceredigion, discovered a few days after the accident that he was struggling to express himself in Welsh, a language he had spoken fluently since childhood.
The concussion, according to Ellis, triggered a range of difficulties, including language problems, flashbacks, anxiety, and cognitive impairment.
Having started university just months prior to the incident, Ellis was still adjusting to his new environment when the accident occurred.
While driving to a friend's house near Aberystwyth, Ellis's vehicle was forced off the road by an oncoming 4×4, resulting in a loss of control and a crash.
Ellis recalled the incident, describing how his vehicle spun multiple times before colliding with a bank.
"I was trying to get someone's attention, but there were no houses in sight for miles," Ellis explained.
In a state of distress, Ellis relied on the what3words geocoding app to provide his location to emergency services.
Ellis credited the app with saving his life, as it enabled him to get help quickly, despite being in a remote area with no visible road signs or houses.
Although Ellis's physical injuries were limited to a cut on the back of his head, he underwent a series of medical tests, including CT and MRI scans, at Bronglais Hospital.
It was not until a few days after the accident that Ellis became aware of his difficulties with the Welsh language.

He attributes this to the concussion, which, combined with his low mood, made it challenging for him to focus.
As a significant portion of his university course was conducted in Welsh, Ellis felt disconnected from his studies and peers.
The accident had a profound impact on Ellis, who found himself struggling with tasks that were previously manageable, such as writing university essays on human rights law.
The constant use of Welsh by his friends and housemates exacerbated Ellis's feelings of isolation, leading to daily nightmares and panic attacks that further hindered his ability to concentrate.
For a period of four weeks, Ellis avoided attending lectures, preferring to stay in his room, as he found it difficult to cope with the language barrier.
Ellis described feeling overwhelmed by the fact that his flatmates frequently conversed in Welsh, leaving him feeling excluded.
A particularly distressing experience occurred when Ellis was unable to understand a university lecture, highlighting the extent of his language difficulties.
Ellis attempted to communicate with his lecturer in Welsh via email but found it impossible to express himself.
By June 2025, Ellis had noticed significant improvements in both his mood and language abilities.

Despite achieving lower-than-expected grades in some modules, Ellis was reassured that this would not substantially impact his overall performance.
The frequency of his flashbacks decreased to about once a week, and his Welsh language skills returned to normal.
While Ellis still perceives his comprehension as slightly slower than before, the experience has prompted him to reevaluate his priorities.
Ellis now places greater emphasis on spending time with his family and finding a balance between his academic and personal life.
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